Generally Speaking edition by Lawrence Block Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks
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In the summer of 2009, award-winning novelist Lawrence Block began contributing a monthly column to Linn’s Stamp News, America’s leading philatelic publication. A collector as a boy and young man, Block had returned to the hobby in the 1990s. Before long he had begun writing about stamps when one of his characters, an assassin-for-hire named Keller, took up philately so he’d have something to do in his impending retirement.
Collectors can probably imagine what became of Keller’s retirement fund; it dwindled even as his collection thrived, and he’s gone on to star in four novels—Hit Man, Hit List, Hit Parade, and Hit & Run—with a fifth, Hit Me, coming from Mulholland Books in 2013.
Block’s column, “Generally Speaking,” quickly became one of Linn’s most popular features. It consists of the reflections and observations of a general worldwide collector—the author, like Keller, collects the whole world during philately’s first century, 1840 to 1940, plus British Empire through the reign of George VI.
The column ranges widely in theme, sometimes dealing with the choices a collector has to make (“Mint or Used?”, “Condition, condition, condition”), sometimes with the day to day tasks one confronts (“Album Bulge and Other Afflictions”, “Buying the Same Stamp Twice”), and often shining the light of philately upon some intriguing social or cultural topic. (“The Philatelic Upside of War” examines the profusion of collectible stamps resulting from the First World War; the philatelic impact of Germany’s hyperinflation of 1923 is assessed in “How Much is That Dachshund in the Fenster?”)
Generally Speaking gathers together the first twenty-five of Block’s columns. If you’ve been reading them in Linn’s, now you can have all the columns at hand in one place. If you’re a collector but haven’t read Lawrence Block before, you’re in for a treat.
And if you’re a fan of the bestselling author’s fiction, but have always regarded a stamp as something to stick on an envelope, here’s your chance to get a little more insight into what keeps Keller hard at work. Even if you don’t rush out to equip yourself with a pair of tongs and a packet of hinges, you’ll have a good time reading about it, and will very likely emerge with a little more respect for what has long been called the King of Hobbies and the Hobby of Kings.
Generally Speaking edition by Lawrence Block Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks
I just recently pulled my stamp albums off the shelf again and re-read several Herman Herst books to rekindle my affection for the hobby. Then I turned to Amazon hoping to find someone from today who was writing lovingly about stamps the way Herst used to write. Fortunately I found this book. I had read Mr. Block's columns in Writer's Digest for many years so was delighted to discover he was writing about stamps.This book is a collection of columns he wrote for Linn's Stamp News and each is a gem.Another good thing about the book is that it led me to Mr. Block's excellent Hit Man series featuring Keller the stamp collcting hit man.
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Generally Speaking edition by Lawrence Block Crafts Hobbies Home eBooks Reviews
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I enjoy this writer's style and humor. It's wonderful to have this collection on my mobile device so I can read them when I'm away from home.
Excellent writer. Entertaining and informative. Who knew stamp collecting (philately) could be so interesting and amusing. I'm interested in reading his novels now.
As a stamp collector, I very much enjoyed Lawrence Block's commentary on the hobby. Highly recommended for fans of Block or collectors.
Speaking as both a dedicated philatelist and a fan of Mr. Block's monthly column in Linn's Stamp News, I was thrilled to discover this eBook and even more thrilled to devour it. Wonderfully written in style, tone, and content, the articles in this compilation are a real pleasure to read. And to be frank, I can't wait to read them again. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the hobby of kings, to anyone who knows a stamp collector and wants to get inside their brain, and most of all, to anyone who enjoys excellent literature.
I have only a passing interest in stamp collecting, but this is a new Lawrence Block book, people, and it's only $2.99 and you don't have to have any prior knowledge of stamps to enjoy it. So click that button for an enjoyable look at Keller's (and Block's) favorite obsession. I guarantee it will keep you entertained and, by the by, give you some insight to what is a consuming hobby for a lot of people. Never hurts to learn something new.
Lawrence Block's stamp-collecting Hit Man (John Keller Mysteries)Keller, has become a hit amongst the philatelic crowd, and with good reason Block not only is a rippingly good writer, but he also has a broad knowledge of stamp collecting and the many things that you can learn from the hobby. His columns in Linn's, collected here, are always enjoyable and full of fascinating background information. Often taking the format of a classroom lecture, with asides and digressions, questions and snide comebacks, these columns are a lot of fun to read and you can't help but learn quite a lot, whether you are a stamp collector or not.
I just recently pulled my stamp albums off the shelf again and re-read several Herman Herst books to rekindle my affection for the hobby. Then I turned to hoping to find someone from today who was writing lovingly about stamps the way Herst used to write. Fortunately I found this book. I had read Mr. Block's columns in Writer's Digest for many years so was delighted to discover he was writing about stamps.This book is a collection of columns he wrote for Linn's Stamp News and each is a gem.
Another good thing about the book is that it led me to Mr. Block's excellent Hit Man series featuring Keller the stamp collcting hit man.
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