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Thread ID: 76884	2007-02-19 09:08:00	Dirty books	Thomas01 (317)	PC World Chat

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525768	2007-02-19 09:08:00	Have I grabbed your interest? I have just got a book from a garage sale "Defeat in The West" Very good indeed and I learned a lot I didn't know about, even though I was brought up during the war and actually served in the occupying forces. But although the book is only 35 years old (actually written in 1947) it has been left somewhere where dampness etc seems to have got to it. It is a bit stinky - and I want to keep it. I remember from years ago there are methods to improve the aroma etc of old books but cannot remember what they were. Any tips appreciated Tom	Thomas01 (317)
525769	2007-02-19 09:29:00	Remove musty odours from books: If your books have a nasty smell, place each one in a brown paper bag with 2 tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda. Dont shake the bag, just tie it up and let it sit in a dry pace for a week. When you open the bag, remember to shake out the remaining powder and the smell should be gone. Source: Verbatim from the Reader's Digest 200 extraordinary uses for ordinary things.	beeswax34 (63)
525770	2007-02-19 09:59:00	Open each page leaf, sprinkle some starch in between. Close and leave for a few hours. Open and brush off. This should remove any moisture.	bob_doe_nz (92)
525771	2007-02-19 18:36:00	Read it while in a public dunny, this should disguise any bad odours from the book Just entering smelly book in google brings up a plethora of interesting links Hmmm baking soda, embalming deodorizer and various others	Morgenmuffel (187)
525772	2007-02-19 19:10:00	Bicarb dusted between each page will remove the smell and soft white bread (no crusts) will clean the covers without damage. Old books are the best :)	Sue (33)
525773	2007-02-19 20:00:00	Thanks chaps. Yes it was the bicarb tip that I remembered once some of you reminded me. I will give it a go but also I may freeze the thing first just in case any "bugs" are present. Damned good book. I do want to save it as I am sure I will read it again soon. Tom	Thomas01 (317)
525774	2007-02-19 20:27:00	Also read a recent book "Europe at War" by Norman Davies. Your library should have it. His take is that the war in Europe was between two monsters, Hitler and Stalin and the war in the west was a sideshow.	PaulD (232)
525775	2007-02-19 21:01:00	Also read a recent book "Europe at War" by Norman Davies. Your library should have it. His take is that the war in Europe was between two monsters, Hitler and Stalin and the war in the west was a sideshow. I will try to get this book. Interesting viewpoint because there is no doubt that the suffering etc of the west was as nothing compared to what the Russians went through. Mind you for the individual person it didn't really matter where or even which side you were on - suffering was as real everywhere, sideshow or not. The British Government made a gross mistake in 1950 posting me to the Intelligence Corps in Vienna. But I certainly learned a lot about the toughness of the individual Russian soldier even then. Their officers were not as well fed as our privates. A soldier who moved when up a tree practising to be a sniper could be confined to the tree for a few days without food or water. Reading the old war books I noted a point not well appreciated by the critics of the mass bombing of Germany. The production figures for their armaments were greater in the last war years, than they were at first. But even Speer in his excellent autobiography admit their figures were based on what were ordered. The Allies had this somewhat strange idea that they should only count production when it actually rolled off the productions lines. It makes a big difference Tom	Thomas01 (317)
525776	2007-02-19 21:28:00	Two other good reads of the campaigns in the east. Antony Beevor the author in each case. Most libraries will have them "Stalingrad" If you want to know how the war went in the German/Russian huge battle for that city. "Berlin" to learn something of the final year of the war. Good reading! Leonidas	leonidas5 (2306)
525777	2007-02-20 02:44:00	Have I grabbed your interest? But although the book is only 35 years old (actually written in 1947) it has been left somewhere where dampness etc seems to have got to it. Tom How can a book written in 1947 be only 35 years old? Also beware of so-called Non-Fiction. Just the writer's opinion of what happened.	JJJJJ (528)
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