8th October 2010, 07:41 AM
Stephen Jack Wrote:Why? No French library carries it.I suggested Bidwell because there are lots of drawings that you can colour in. No clowns or giraffes I'm afraid though. I believe it was published in hardback, although it has been a few years since I last had a copy in my paw. I apologise profusely for the fact that no French library apparently carries this book. You have obviously been very busy trying to establish that and I am deeply sorry for wasting your time.
Bidwell and Holbrook Hadrian's Wall Bridges 1989 has a Google index of about 7, it's slightly higher if you use only the ISBN. To put this into perspective Roman Bridges by O' Connor has a Google index of 62000.
Was it ever published in hardback?
Just watched 'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold', your shot in the last scene. :0
Google Index? You go for it pal. In fact, in retrospect, one must ask why, if this book has such a high index, why you bothered posting your question on here.
In any event, you wrote "Should this be, beam compressed over time to now resemble the form of a flat plank. Beams will transfer loading to piles planks will not". If you are happy with your analysis then run with it. Well done, question answered. Reading the original report could possibly upset you if/when it did not lend itself to your reintepretation.
As for getting shot, I was due to survive the film but faced with the prospect of having to return to an underpaid job as a digger for an undisclosed unit in the north of England, and the stroppiness and rudeness of certain individuals my character had to deal with I decided Leamas would stay to brave the bullets of the progressive, peace and freedom loving DDR. But that is another story
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