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Really, you asked for opinions, when what you really want are those that you agree with. You can't handle it otherwise! Keep pulling the wool over your eyes!! Your problem not mine!!

Shove?? Well, maybe only a little one! :D

By the way... Have you tried the "Authors' Website" thread? Pretty spectacular!! I am not easily impressed, but... I'm IMPRESSED! L

You see, Robert! That is your big mistake. You personalise it! Also, who decides when costs HAVE to be cut? When that decision is made, who decides WHAT has to be cut? Did Nike make US workers redundant simply so they could afford to pay Tiger massive fees for advertising? Or did they do...

Hi Peder Haven't decided yet what to read! I consider this part of the fun though :D As to buying books... I have to admit to be an impulsive/compulsive buyer if there is such a thing! If I don't buy on impulse, I tend to forget about the book and move on to something else. Too many...

WooHoo! Shadow.... holds the lead!! I believe this could be one of the rare times I am in the winning team?? lol (Do I speak too soon?) Although I have been reading some stuff on both Palindrome Hannah and Historian. Luckily I voted before, or I would never have been able to decide! :p

Hi all Maybe I misled you MonkeyCatcher, when I said I started with Tanner on Ice. This is true but I much prefer the Bernie Rhodenbarr or Matthew Scudder series. Bernie features in the Burglar... series. I just wanted to clear that up but decide for yourself of course!! I got The Burglar...

Robert on what evidence do you base this belief? PLEASE show me a wider field of research than your father/cousin/brother/great auntie Jeanie!! I suggest you get your nose out of the gutter press, the most likely place for you to find this kind of opinion. Look at it from another point of...

Very strange indeed!! I don't see what reason they would have for that unless the monks were making megabucks from their project. I doubt that this was the case, bookcrossing is hardly the ideal vehicle for making your first million is it? Strange indeed!!

Hi again Hello!! I had a call from the library tonight saying that they found me ... Mondrian!! Oh dear! What a fix to be in... Block/Mankell:Mankell/Block?? How can I decide? I also found drummer girl at the weekend did I tell you? Faceless Killers was published in 1997,Kurt...

And why does Mexico have a labour glut? Companies drift around the world at leisure in the pursuit of the £ or $ note. It isn't just Mexico, South East Asia is an excellent example of how a regional economy can be boosted or deflated according to big business. Remember what I said about Tiger...

Unions are not dying institutions. But take the worst case scenario, suppose they were dead. Unionisation had to begin somewhere, it was not always in existence. If they are dead, it is always possible to revive them. Maybe you are trying to convince yourself it is not worth trying to organise...

it really doesn't help your argument any by quoting from personal experience or "personalising" your argument. As you say, finance not manual labour is the order of the day in US but what about the people in the places that manual production takes place? We ignore them? If we take that...

Sorry! I have to go now but I am not ducking out of the discussion! I WILL BE BACK!! :D see you later!

Exactly! This proves my point doesn't it? GM is in financing and not car manufacture because they can get cheaper cars over the border in Mexico. The global economy is to blame, not trade unions. I think that you will find out that eg Tiger Woods fee for advertising Nike shoes is FAR...

Of course its worth having unions. If not, you rely on the generosity of your employer. If things get tight financially and you lose all these perks you mention below, how do you protect yourself if you are not in a union? Safety in numbers etc. Are unions more bother than they are worth...

Trade Unionism: It's the principle as much as anything else. In this transnational economy that we live in, employers are more and more organised than ever. It is rare indeed to find a philanthropic employer/capitalist so it is NOW MORE THAN EVER important that workers organise, like the...

Ions is right but don't let us brow beat you Robert!! :D I happen to agree with Ions, but please don't think we are ganging up on you Robert!! I am interested in discussing this topic but didn't realise you and Ions were online when I wrote my last message!!

Wouldn't you agree that the car industry in USA is having difficulties because cars can be produced much more cheaply in eg Mexico? Wouldn't you also agree that this is partly because Mexican car workers are paid so much less than US car workers? This is fact, not fiction, there is loads of...

hi again Peder I forgot to mention that I voted for Shadow of the Wind for Book of the Month for October. AND IT"S WINNING (only just though!!) Have you read it? I have to say I really liked it but mostly because I love Barcelona and the book reminded me of so many places I have been there...