What is the longest book you own?
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What is the longest book you own?
And have you read it? Excluding dictionaries and has to be a single volume.
Reckon mine is Europe: A History by Norman Davies, 1365 pages.
Reckon mine is Europe: A History by Norman Davies, 1365 pages.
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
Hmmm certainly the longest set is Mazalan Book of the Fallen which is 10 interwoven novels of 900 pages or so each - I think 4th time around for me. They likely are the longest single volumes as well - one I think runs in the 1100 page range.
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
Possibly, "The Slave Trade". I forget the author. Excellent book though.
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Hugh Thomas?Pappa wrote:Possibly, "The Slave Trade". I forget the author. Excellent book though.
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
I think we should go by words and not pages. 
No, strike that, it should be by characters, including spaces and punctuation.
I have no idea what my longest book is by pages. However, as there is a practical limit to how many pages can be in a softbound volume, I might struggle to beat 1,365.

No, strike that, it should be by characters, including spaces and punctuation.

I have no idea what my longest book is by pages. However, as there is a practical limit to how many pages can be in a softbound volume, I might struggle to beat 1,365.
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
It's not a competitionklr wrote:I think we should go by words and not pages.
No, strike that, it should be by characters, including spaces and punctuation.![]()
I have no idea what my longest book is by pages. However, as there is a practical limit to how many pages can be in a softbound volume, I might struggle to beat 1,365.

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Re: What is the longest book you own?
Yeah right. You're just saying that because you know Anna will be along after a while with some mind-boggling page number ...Clinton Huxley wrote:It's not a competitionklr wrote:I think we should go by words and not pages.
No, strike that, it should be by characters, including spaces and punctuation.![]()
I have no idea what my longest book is by pages. However, as there is a practical limit to how many pages can be in a softbound volume, I might struggle to beat 1,365.

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Re: What is the longest book you own?
Actually, I'm expecting 'Zilla to come along with "USN issue underwear and its impact on the Pacific Theater" 3000 pagesklr wrote:Yeah right. You're just saying that because you know Anna will be along after a while with some mind-boggling page number ...Clinton Huxley wrote:It's not a competitionklr wrote:I think we should go by words and not pages.
No, strike that, it should be by characters, including spaces and punctuation.![]()
I have no idea what my longest book is by pages. However, as there is a practical limit to how many pages can be in a softbound volume, I might struggle to beat 1,365.
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
My version of War and Peace comes in at 1344.
Also got Count of Monte Christo at 1130, and a book called Shantaram at 936
Also got Count of Monte Christo at 1130, and a book called Shantaram at 936
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Ooh, found more...
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich at 1435
part of the 3rd IPCC report on Climate Change 2001 at 1032
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich at 1435
part of the 3rd IPCC report on Climate Change 2001 at 1032
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
Honourable mention for Dreadnought: Britain, Germany And The Coming Of The Great War by Robert K. Massie, 1007 pages.
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
I have that, and the (slightly shorter) sequel, Castles of Steel.Clinton Huxley wrote:Honourable mention for Dreadnought: Britain, Germany And The Coming Of The Great War by Robert K. Massie, 1007 pages.
EDIT: I have War and Peace as well, and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
The "Magic" Background to Pearl Harbor. 3345 pages in eight volumes.
Oh, and I have a government document that is five and half feet tall.
Oh, and I have a government document that is five and half feet tall.
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
2200 pages, Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, McGraw Hill. I opened it once or twice.
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Re: What is the longest book you own?
Off the top of my head I'd guess The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber at a paltry 944 pages.
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