After viewing Vox's post, "Pictures of old technological devices." and the mention of Dr.StrangeLove.. It made me think of nuclear explosions, H- bomb explosions and all that fun stuff.. Which then reminded me of a Book one of my former teachers showed to me and the class.. Its called "100 Suns". Its essentially a coffee table book of 100 Atom and hydrogen bomb test explosions. It truly brings out the beauty in these explosions and made my jaw drop when I first looked through it. I recommend it to everyone who reads/posts here!
100 Suns
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wow, ze expensive...
34.49 euros delivered overhere.
do you think it'd be worth it?
(hardback 208 pages)
34.49 euros delivered overhere.
do you think it'd be worth it?
(hardback 208 pages)
34.49 € isn't overly expensive!
How much do you figure books cost nowadays, maybe? Most books I buy (in regular bookstores) cost about 50€.
How much do you figure books cost nowadays, maybe? Most books I buy (in regular bookstores) cost about 50€.
i never buy that kinda books Jeebz. i buy paperbacks in black on white print, not glossy big hardcover books with spiffy pictures in it.
Still, 34.49 € isn't a lot of money for 208 pages of photography in a hardcover edition. A decent pocket (Penguin, for instance) of a contemporary writer is easily 15-20 € nowadays. Think about it.SuAside said:
Might be worth checking out. Thanks for sharing.
15 to 20? sjeezes... the books i buy cost like 7.5 a pop (incl shipping).alec said:
but you're right, i guess. a hardcover photoprint book for 34.49 aint that bad.
SuAside said:
Still... It's hard to find anything worthwile under 25€, nowadays. I mean, here's a small list of the books I bought in the months where the price is still written on them (and I hence remember):
- Alexander II: the last great Tsar (paperback, 446p, Dutch, bought at Boekenbeurs Antwerpen - 22.50 €)
- Modern History of Germany (1800 - present) (paperback, 734p, Dutch, bought at Boekenbeurs Antwerpen - 27.50 €)
- Stalin - the court of the Red Tsar (paperback, 725p, Dutch, bought at Fnac Gent - 39.99 €)
- Tragedy of a People, the Russian revolution 1891 - 1924 (hardback, 1116p, Dutch, bought at Raaklijn bookstore - 49.95€)
- The first Crusade, the origins of the conflict between islam and christianity (paperback, 384p, Dutch, bought at Raaklijn bookstore - 24.95 €)
- The War of the World, history's age of hatred (hardback, 745p, English, bought at Fnac Gent - 35.30 € )
-1812, Napoleon's fatal march to Moskou (Paperback, 561p, dutch, bought at Standaard bookstore - 27.50€)
- The murder on Julius Ceasar, history's myths on democracy (paperback, 270p, dutch, bought at Raaklijn bookstore - 19€)
So, this book isn't all that awefully priced, considering shipment. I'd hit it, that's fo' sho'.
the price is from www.play.com (in ze UK), comes with free shipping to Europe.
but atm it's out of stock.
but atm it's out of stock.
If I remember correctly theres a nice summary about all of the test sites and such. But thats all for reading material really. After that its a lot of nuclear explosions. It really held my attention through the entire book.. Really cool stuff to look at imo. Worth the 40 euros I suppose.
Jebus said:
Those are all scholarly works, man, those work in a totally different pricing range than photographical compendiums. Photograph books tend to be amongst the most expensive ones, especially glossy hardbacks, so figuring that it's good value for money.
I only buy books secondhand or via the uni these days, though.
Literacy_Hooligan
First time out of the vault
Jebus said:
Oh really? I buy books for half of that... Sometimes even less! What kind of books are you buying? Even the popular stuff isn't that expensive where i live.
Literacy_Hooligan said:
You should really try to read the entire thread before you post.
SimpleMinded
Vault Fossil
So this is dangerously close to being off-topic in the thread, but alas, I see no reason to start a new thread and it is KIND of the same.
Since we're talking about a book with really cool pictures of nuclear testing sites, does anyone know of a good place where I could easily find posters of nuclear explosions or even cooler, a fancy pants 50s poster (though that is off topic so just nuclear would be acceptable).
Since we're talking about a book with really cool pictures of nuclear testing sites, does anyone know of a good place where I could easily find posters of nuclear explosions or even cooler, a fancy pants 50s poster (though that is off topic so just nuclear would be acceptable).
The most basic online place is probably allposters.com. Search for "atom bomb" or something.
It seems a little expensive though. I would suggest you look around college campuses for stores that sell posters. There's a comic book store near my university that sells that same above poster for like $5.
It seems a little expensive though. I would suggest you look around college campuses for stores that sell posters. There's a comic book store near my university that sells that same above poster for like $5.
Literacy_Hooligan
First time out of the vault
Jebus said:
I did. I'll try to come up with some shots of prices of books. You'll see.
if you read the thread, why do you ask what kind of books he's buying? he already clearly stated what kind of books he's buying and gave examples as well.
Literacy_Hooligan
First time out of the vault
That was an ironical question.
SimpleMinded said:
I'm sure I'm misunderstanding you. But its not of The test sites. Its of the explosions at the test sites.. Generally the explosions are at there peak. Some are typical mushroom clouds.. others are some really odd explosions that are HUGE but don't look like a typical A-Bomb.. It really changed my vision of what a A-Bomb explosion looks like.. Some in the book are really abstract.. It kinda sorta blew my mind.