Journal Entry 1 by AliceF from Coventry, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Friday, March 14, 2008

Accompanying the "ITV" series, this book describes a 'book' as an agent of social, political and personal revolution. Including famous books by Darwin, Newton and Shakespeare, it covers lesser-known works, such as Marie Stopes' "Married Love", and the original radical feminist Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman".

Don't know if I'll save it for my Dad's birthday, or wait for an excuse to give it to Catherine, as I know it's on her wishlist... 

Journal Entry 2 by AliceF from Coventry, Warwickshire United Kingdom on Thursday, March 20, 2008

Reserved for my BCUK "Not So Secret Spring Surprise" partner. 

Journal Entry 3 by Caterinaanna from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Saturday, April 12, 2008

I remembered to bring it home from school and take it to Cardiff.

Sneaky AliceF - not a word about it when I saw her yesterday! And there were clues aplenty: I thought someone had just made up an adjacent postcode, for some reason didn't connect the bits that showed through on the back of the label, and even when I saw the bookplate I thought someone might have mooched it from her.

Will be starting it later today - actually, I've read the introduction already and Spike1972 had to employ some pretty drastic tactics to make me stop there. ;o)

Thank you! It's always great to get a wish-list book, and especially a nice, new, hard-backed copy of a non-fiction one. 

Journal Entry 4 by Caterinaanna from Coventry, West Midlands United Kingdom on Monday, May 26, 2008

This was an interesting selection and included some I had read, some I knew a lot about even though I've never really read them, and others I knew nothing of.

Each book was put in context and its choice justified by Bragg. While he has succeeded in making even The Rules of Association Football seem important, he has not tempted me to read it, but then I'm not sure that's his aim. It certainly is a whistle stop tour through several hundred years of British culture, but it is that parochialism that makes me question the title. 

Journal Entry 5 by Caterinaanna at Pen and Wig pub OBCZ in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Monday, May 26, 2008

Released 3 yrs ago (5/31/2008 UTC) at Pen and Wig pub OBCZ in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom

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Taking to the monthly Cardiff meet-up. 

Journal Entry 6 by meddyg on Saturday, May 31, 2008

Caught at the monthly Cardiff Bookcrossers meeting at the Pen and Wig. Will read and release. 

Journal Entry 7 by meddyg on Sunday, July 05, 2009

A tour de force. Melvin Bragg takes twelve books he believes changed the course of human history for ever.

I really enjoyed reading this one, and it will repay reading by anyone who has an interest in intellectual pursuits.

As Bragg himself writes, his choice of books are idiosyncratic and others would choose differently.

Which 12 would you choose? 

Journal Entry 8 by tehuti at Pen and Wig pub OBCZ in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom on Saturday, February 27, 2010

Released 1 yr ago (2/26/2010 UTC) at Pen and Wig pub OBCZ in Cardiff, Wales United Kingdom

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During BC meet on behalf of Meddyg 

Journal Entry 9 by miketroll on Saturday, February 27, 2010

Picked up today at Pen & Wig meetup.