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Posted by jerryl on Friday, January 25, 2008 8:16 AM
  Just started reading the Peter Jones colnmn & was wondering If GR has ever put these together in a book.   If not, It may be a good idea.   What do you think?  Jerry L
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Posted by hoofe116 on Friday, January 25, 2008 8:41 AM

I think I'd buy a copy, is what I think. Tongue [:P]

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Friday, January 25, 2008 8:49 AM
No Peter Jones book has ever been done. However, I will email the Books department and link to this thread, so they can read your comments.

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Posted by cabbage on Friday, January 25, 2008 9:25 AM
errrrmmmm...

Rene,

Far be it for me to contradict a lady -but I have a copy of this book.....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Garden-Railways-Peter-Jones/dp/1861268335/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201274579&sr=1-3

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Posted by vsmith on Friday, January 25, 2008 9:27 AM

Its been done before, Harry Brunk's Opus "Up Clear Creek on the Narrow Gauge" is a single source compilation of his series of articles written over a period of several years in the Gazette.

Its a great source for us indoor guys, doing a book like this for outdoors, by someone like Peter Jones would be very interesting and might be a very good idea!

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Posted by jerryl on Friday, January 25, 2008 9:40 AM
 cabbage wrote:
errrrmmmm...

Rene,  Wasn't thinking about his book, but a compilation of the articles in GR.  jerry

Far be it for me to contradict a lady -but I have a copy of this book.....

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Garden-Railways-Peter-Jones/dp/1861268335/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201274579&sr=1-3

regards

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Friday, January 25, 2008 9:40 AM
Ralph,

YOU are correct. I meant that KALMBACH has never published a book. He had a book published last summer in published in the UK called Practical Garden Railways.

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Posted by vsmith on Friday, January 25, 2008 10:25 AM
Hey Ralph thats cool! I checked Amazon here, and its avalable this side of the pond alsoBig Smile [:D]

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Posted by Takasaki Matt on Monday, January 28, 2008 6:27 PM

My copy of 'Practical Garden Railways' is an indispensable source of information and inspiration. 

My copy will never ever be lent or sold!SoapBox [soapbox]  I even caught my wife reading it once.

 A compilation of all his 'scriblings' would be an instant hit, now why didn't someone think of that before? 

Bestest, Matthew Foster.

 

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Posted by DavidGSmith on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:25 PM

I like reading his column. Think it would be a hit if it was just his garden railways "notes" column.

Dave

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