Beck Valley Books: September 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

READ SCRAPPYS WEEKLY DIARY WEEK 2

LOST LOVE
The oldies have been taking me to some sort of Singles Night for Dogs. It’s quite weird really because you have to perform tricks as well, that seems to keep them happy for some reason, so we all just go along with it. At first I thought I would just tag along with them to see how it went, then I met Kiwi, WOW. What I dog, or should I say bitch. It was love at first sight, our eyes met and that was it. I got so caught up in it I even shared my ball with her. Every week we would meet and sniff, play ball and get treats, it was great. Then I went back and Kiwi is nowhere to be seen. I looked around the room to see if she was playing hide and seek but she just wasn’t there. My heart sank and I just layed down on the floor alone......Maybe she’ll come next week, paws crossed!!

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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ESCAPE TO VICTORY
What a day!! This has been a day to remember out of the whole week. Just been to the seasde with the oldies, keeping them happy by catching stones in the sea and getting myself totally wet. On the way home, something really strange happened. The window of car opened, wasn’t sure what to do. So in the end I jumped out for an adventure. Only trouble was the oldies hadn’t noticed and drove on. Meanwhile I’m sitting in the middle of the road not knowing what to do. Cars slowed down and a couple of people started to play catch. Well I wasn’t having any of it. I got up and crossed the zebra crossing to get to the opposite side of the road to them. Hah, not quick enough, were they!! Decided to take a slow walk home, when I got there no one was in, typical. So I just sat and waited. They turned up eventually looking rather freaked out and started smothering me with loads of cuddles, oh boy it’s so hard being a dog!!

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NEW AUTHORS SIGNED UP

We are very pleased to announce that we now have an arrangement with three authors to sell their books on our website. All the books are signed by the authors and some are first editions. The authors are:

David T Youngson - Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham - Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - SIGNED
Greater Love - A Directory of Chaplains of the British Army, Australian, Canadian, East African, New Zealand and South African Forces Who Gave Their Lives in the Period 1914-1922 - SIGNED
Stockton Deanerys Longest Serving Rector - The Revd Martin Brack B A (Cantab) B.Sc. 1866 - 1954 - Rector of St Peters Church, Wolviston 1906 - 1950 - SIGNED

Albert Roxborough - Boundaries Unlimited - A History of Wolviston Cricket Club Signed / First Edition

Alfred Leonard - Ampshire Boy - Signed / First Edition
Verguide - A Balance of Souls - Signed / First Edition

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Somebody Somewhere......

Somebody somewhere knows that little piece of information that could find Madeleine

Somebody somewhere knows they can help end this families tragic nightmare

Somebody somewhere, no matter how they try, can not lay what they know to rest

Somebody somewhere can never forget, even for second, the burden they carry

Somebody somewhere is weighed down with guilt but can help
Somebody somewhere realises that this little girl is not to blame

Somebody somewhere knows they must do the right thing to find true peace

Somebody somewhere knows that now is the time to put things right

Somebody somewhere, is that YOU?

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My Book Vow

I will continue to treasure my books every day

To admire them all on display

There gilted titling on colourful covers and spines

There beautiful designs that seem to come to life

To cherish my most precious book

To hold it in my hands and connect to the story and characters

Escaping into another world as

You gently turn each page

Feeling the books own unique history

The smell of the old pages and print

Books are our history, present and our future

Without them the world would be a very sad place indeed

by Sharon Martin

Our Favourite Book Quote

We were reading a book the other day and laughed out loud when we realised we could of been reading about ourselves or any other bookseller for that matter, we thought you might enjoy the little snippet....

However dull and dingy the shop may have appeared in the eyes of most people, to one person it was the most delightful spot on earth, and that person was none other than the owner of this collection of literature, some of which was remarkable for its antiquity if nothing else.

Bartholomew Stranges whole world was in his shop, beyond it he had no ambition, no affection, no desires. He loved his books simply for their own sakes, not for what he got by them, indeed it cost him such a pang to part with them, that if it had not been a necessity he would have refused to do so. Often if anyone wished to purchase a favourite book he would put a large price on it so as to keep it in his own possession, and be willing to wear the scantiest clothes, and live on the plainest food, if by this means he could keep his precious treasures.....

From Beckie's Mission or Mr Bartholomew's Little Girl by L Marston, published by John F Shaw & Co, circa 1919