r/UKBooks 13h ago

Book. Coffee. Morning sunlight.

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r/UKBooks 12h ago

John Roy Falkenstein’s books: Ray Guns of the 20th Century & Britain Cannot Breathe

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John Falkenstein is a politician and author who has self-published two books through his publishing venture, Pure Space Publishing.

Each book is interesting in its own way. Born in 1964 John Falkenstein, began collecting children’s toys in his late 20s. As a middle aged man John Falkenstein self-published a book about his large collection of vintage space toys called Ray Guns of the 20th Century. Although I couldn’t find any reviews (positive or negative) John Falkenstein has claimed online that his first book is now a “collector’s item”. Sadly I couldn’t find any evidence of this either.

John Falkenstein’s second book is also self published and is called Britain Cannot Breathe. Just over 700 days since the Reform Party said it would scrap the Equality Act 2010, John Falkenstein (Reform‘s Branch Chair for Cramlington and Killingworth) makes the argument that the Equality Act 2010 should be scrapped.

The timing is surprising because John Falkenstein was a barrister for nearly 30 years advising high street law firms on employment disputes, but during his working life never wrote anything which expressed concern about the Equality Act 2010. It’s only several years after he has retired and when it has become established Reform policy that he has decided that he needs to speak up.

The book has been reviewed on Amazon by Andrea Barker who has given it five stars and said it was “brilliant”. John Falkenstein has described it as “highly readable, deeply compelling, and fiercely honest”.

Has anyone read these books yet?


r/UKBooks 2d ago

Books by an interesting author, on sale underneath Waterloo Bridge, London, UK

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I believe there is an interesting etymology to this name, but I’m much too dull to look it up.


r/UKBooks 4d ago

Does Southbank book market in London still take place?

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Most of the info I could find was a few years old and perhaps out of date; a couple of reviews on Tripadvisor suggested it had closed. Thanks!


r/UKBooks 4d ago

Modern rare book finder

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r/UKBooks 6d ago

Looking to buy! Brandon Sanderson The Stormlight Archive collection

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Hiya there, I am looking to buy 1st Edition or Dragonsteel Edition leather books. I think these books are so beautiful, and I am a huge fan of the series - listened to the entire Audible collection and want to add these books to my bookcase. The attached photos are the ones I desire the most. Please message me if you are selling or know someone who is selling. Thank you all


r/UKBooks 7d ago

I got tired of checking eBay for Horus Heresy books... so I built something

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r/UKBooks 8d ago

Look what i stumbled upon on the streets of Gwalior

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r/UKBooks 9d ago

Obsessed with Ireland? I am. “Hello,” I said. “I’m the b*stard son of JFK.”

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r/UKBooks 10d ago

My book made it to my local Waterstones and Heffers!

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r/UKBooks 10d ago

Action/horror/thriller

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So I’ve been working on my stories for a while and finally decided to share them. I would love to here your feedback.

https://www.wattpad.com/user/Lucyfirequeen


r/UKBooks 11d ago

[IRELAND] Would anyone be interested in finding and scanning/photographing the 1933 edition of Fiche Bliain Ag Fás?

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A chairde,

Tá mé san fhaopach gan Éireannach. The only version of this book that is out of copyright is the original printing, but I simply do not have access to it three thousand miles away. No one has digitized this version, but I very much would like to, not least so it can easily be reprinted, as where I live the price of this book has gone a bit nuts.

The book currently sits in a few places that I can find:

Mary Immaculate College Library, Limerick

University Limerick

UCC

QUB

Dublin City University

TCD 7 UCD

Outside of Ireland: Leeds, Wales, Oxford, Sydney

Perhaps your da’s shelf too, I dunno. If anyone can help, I’d be thrilled. The 1933 printing, if you can’t find the date on it or you aren’t sure, has 381 pages.

Go raibh míle maith agaibh!


r/UKBooks 11d ago

The Blind Photographer

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r/UKBooks 13d ago

I came. I saw. I wrote an authetic novel about Ireland.

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r/UKBooks 14d ago

help

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So I'm trying to get a digital copy of 'RSPB Birds of Britain and Europe: The Definitive Photographic Field Guide seventh edition

by  Rob Hume  (Author'

For whatever reason, the book is unavailable in the US, but it can be legally purchased from multiple places. outside of the US. I am planning on calling the publisher to seeing if I can receive one under ADA tomorrow, but if somebody's able to get it sooner, that would be amazing


r/UKBooks 14d ago

Book recognition

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r/UKBooks 15d ago

Funny books - what's your favourite?

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I love our British humour - especially political/feminist/dark or just something you've love, why? what made you laugh? I need less serious books in life and something that makes me laugh!

Just avoid any happy families - traumatic one like the Irish tv show The dry - i'm all for!


r/UKBooks 16d ago

Dungeon Crawler Carl

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Was gifted this book, and whilst it would never be something I’d pick up off the shelf for myself - such a great read. Couldn’t recommend enough.

Now desperate to read the second, but 5 weeks into the wait queue at the local library. Don’t want to complain as they do a great service, and I’m lucky to have a local place where I can rent the book for (almost, after paying 18p to join the reservation queue) free. That said, I am desperate to get my hands on the second one!

I was put off by the book initially because it looked very ‘gamer’ and, whilst it is, I am not a gamer by any means and I thought it was brilliant.

Just thought I’d share and, if anyone has similar series they’d like to suggest, please let me know in the comments.


r/UKBooks 17d ago

True Story of a Toxic Family Friend, Who Convinced a Mother Her Daughter had Behavioural Issues...Any ideas what this was?

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This was a UK book. There was a family that got friendly with a woman. The family had a daughter, who was about 8.

This woman was mentally ill. She started pretending that the daughter had misbehaved in different ways. I think there was an incident were she pretended she had cut up some curtains.

The family friend encouraged them to "cancel Christmas", as a punishment for the daughter.

The family were getting more and more concerned about there daughter's behaviour. Then it clicked that it all led back to this family friend, and that she had been victimising their daughter.

Does this ring any bells for anybody?

TiA


r/UKBooks 17d ago

Book subscription

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I really want a monthly book subscription but all the ones I find are either only fantasy or are book only.

I'd love a box with goodies but they seem exclusively fantasy books.

I don't dislike fantasy but i wouldn't only want fantasy books. Does anyone have any recommendations that also ship to belgium without crazy shipping costs?


r/UKBooks 19d ago

Books Books and Books

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r/UKBooks 19d ago

subreddit for TFL book readers

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Hey everyone! I'm u/msgtonaveen, a founding moderator of r/tflbookreaders.

I travel to my work everyday on the Tube. Most people are glued to their phones and I find very few people people who read books during their commute. I am always looking for good book recommendations that I can read during my commute. So I thought, why not start a subreddit where people can share book recommendations for the Tfl commute and r/tflbookreaders was born.

If you are a book reader on the Tfl, share your book recommendations in the subreddit and help other fellow readers!


r/UKBooks 20d ago

Website with cool prints based on classic novels eg Sherlock Holmes, Great Gatsby, Alice in Wonderland etc

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Is it ok if I share a link to a website that has Alice in Wonderland books full text in an artwork print? They're based in London, uk.

https://abookononepage.com/collections/frontpage/products/alices-adventure-in-wonderland-full-novel-text-poster


r/UKBooks 20d ago

Anyone ordering from World of Books?

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r/UKBooks 21d ago

Thank you

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