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	09/18 John is currently reading: Popcorn (Paperback) by Ben Elton bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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	08/14 John is currently reading: Dark Fire (Matthew Shardlake 2) by C.J. Sansom bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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October 09
	John gave to: The Last Lennon Tapes (Paperback) by Andy Peebles bookshelves: fact, music-and-art	my rating:
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	John gave to: Keystone: The Life and Clowns of Mack Sennett (Paperback) by Simon Louvish bookshelves: biographies-et-al, fact, movies-people-true-stories	my rating:
	John said: "I remember, many years ago, as I watched Torvill and Dean wend their way gracefully over the ice to that collection of music.... not the Bolero - the other one... well... I found out that it came from a musical called Mack and Mabel. Quite obvious...more " add a comment
October 08
	John gave to: The Scout handbook: The official handbook of the Scout Association (Unknown Binding) by Scout Association bookshelves: childrens-or-read-as-a-kid, imonthescoutingtrail, management-and-reference, sporty-type-things	my rating:
	John said: "The Scout movement has moved on and changed structure since this book was printed. [This was, and still is, a sad development.... but it does depend upon your viewpoint.... this however is entirley off-the-point and nothing to do with the book:] T...more " add a comment
	John gave to: Scout Proficiency Badges by The Scout Association bookshelves: childrens-or-read-as-a-kid, imonthescoutingtrail, management-and-reference, sporty-type-things	my rating:
	John said: "The Scout movement has moved on and changed structure since this book was printed. [This was, and still is, a sad development.... but it does depend upon your viewpoint.... this however is entirley off-the-point and nothing to do with the book:] T...more " add a comment
	John gave to: Patrol Activity Award and the Leadership Award (Paperback) by Peter Rogers bookshelves: childrens-or-read-as-a-kid, imonthescoutingtrail, management-and-reference, sporty-type-things	my rating:
	John said: "The Scout movement has moved on and changed structure since this book was printed. [This was, and still is, a sad development.... but it does depend upon your viewpoint.... this however is entirley off-the-point and nothing to do with the book:] T...more " add a comment
	John gave to: Explorer Award (Paperback) by Peter Rogers bookshelves: childrens-or-read-as-a-kid, imonthescoutingtrail, management-and-reference, sporty-type-things	my rating:
	John said: "The Scout movement has moved on and changed structure since this book was printed. [This was, and still is, a sad development.... but it does depend upon your viewpoint.... this however is entirley off-the-point and nothing to do with the book:] T...more " add a comment
	John gave to: Chief Scout's Challenge (Paperback) by Peter Rogers bookshelves: childrens-or-read-as-a-kid, imonthescoutingtrail, management-and-reference, sporty-type-things	my rating:
	John said: "The Scout movement has moved on and changed structure since this book was printed. [This was, and still is, a sad development.... but it does depend upon your viewpoint.... this however is entirley off-the-point and nothing to do with the book:] T...more " add a comment
	John gave to: Scout Leaders' Handbook (Paperback) by Peter Rogers bookshelves: childrens-or-read-as-a-kid, imonthescoutingtrail, management-and-reference, sporty-type-things	my rating:
	John said: "The Scout movement has moved on and changed structure since this book was printed. [This was, and still is, a sad development.... but it does depend upon your viewpoint.... this however is entirley off-the-point and nothing to do with the book:] T...more " add a comment
	John gave to: Fun of Scouting (Paperback) by Peter Browne bookshelves: childrens-or-read-as-a-kid, imonthescoutingtrail, management-and-reference, sporty-type-things	my rating:
	John said: "The Scout movement has moved on and changed structure since this book was printed. [This was, and still is, a sad development.... but it does depend upon your viewpoint.... this however is entirley off-the-point and nothing to do with the book:] T...more " add a comment

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John's favorite quotes

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."
— Dr. Seuss

tags: crying, experience, happiness, joy, life, optimism, sadness, smiling

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"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."
— Mahatma Gandhi

tags: change, inspirational, philosophy

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"Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent."
— Eleanor Roosevelt

tags: confidence, inspirational, wisdom

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"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
— Mark Twain

tags: lies, lying, memory, truth

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"Give a man a fire and he's warm for the day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life."
— Terry Pratchett (Jingo: A Discworld Novel)

tags: humor, proverb

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John's groups (recent posts)

The Haters Club — 382 members — last activity 9 hours, 58 min ago
Sorry Kids! The Haters Club is 18+ now.

It's tragic that in today's day and age that hate is so grossly undervalued. If hate is truly love reflecte...more

World War 2 buffs — 76 members — last activity 08/16/2008 10:53AM
Just what the title says, mac. Probably one of the only wars in history which came as closely to being a war of good versus evil (or was it? discuss!)...more

Constant Reader — 973 members — last activity 1 hour, 15 min ago
An open forum for friendly discussion of books and anything to do with reading, movies and art.

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die — 4120 members — last activity 1 hour, 59 min ago
For those attempting the crazy feat of reading all 1001 books!

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, ...more

John's friend comments

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04/07/2008 09:15AM

Cheers Fiona..... It was either Animal... Cookie Monster or Oscar the Grouch....

Animal won it easy...

Regards

John

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from Fiona

04/06/2008 03:49PM

hi thanks for the add, wicked picture animal rocks.x

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