So 80s things like when kids cameras first came out, all my friends had one on school trips - mine was in a box in the loft being “saved”. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. The majority of pages are undamaged with some creasing or tearing, and pencil underlining of text, but this is minimal. A number of the books I have written were for children and include First Facts – Our World and First Facts – Space (Henderson Publishing) both from the Junior Fun-Fax series; A Look Into Space (Henderson Publishing) from the Fun-Fax series; Space Exploration (Belitha Press) from the Belitha Information Library series; and Space (Belitha Press) from the My First Reference Library series.In 2002, World of Books Group was founded on an ethos to do good, protect the planet and support charities by enabling more goods to be reused. I did get a pc when I was about 10 though, when they were very expensive relative to wages and we were not rich at all. A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. In addition, during the 1980s I held the posts of Publications Secretary for the Federation of Astronomical Societies and News Circular Editor for the Junior Astronomical Society. At around the age of five I was allowed to look through my father’s binoculars for the first time and I happened to point them at the stars.

Know what you are getting into when purchasing rare books, and learn the difference between signed books and inscribed books.Apart from astronomy, I am a keen collector of crystals and minerals (chunks of our planet, you might say), books (which explains Tucana Books), pre-decimal English coins (this ties in with my love of history) and Australian stamps. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Those binoculars stood me in good stead throughout (indeed, I still have them) until after I left school, started work and purchased my first telescope at the age of seventeen. Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy.

My walks generally take in the towpaths that grace the local canal network, although the odd mountain or two have contributed to the wear and tear of my walking boots! The radio and television work continued and I eventually make a series of appearances on the children’s TV-am programme Wide Awake, pointing out and describing some of the excellent things that could be seen in the night sky at the time. Things I coveted but never got: that tree house thing with the green plastic canopy; of course, Mr frosty; soda stream; that tank thing that was around in about 1982 which had elementary programming buttons to make it go forward/ backward a certain number of moves. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.Amongst the books written for an older readership are The Practical Astronomer (Quarto Publishing) and An Introduction to Practical Astronomy (The Apple Press), both being guides to practical astronomy for amateur stargazers. My continuing interest in astronomy took me into the realms of writing monthly night sky guides for local newspapers and appearing on local radio and television talking about all things astronomical. By sharing the technology that has grown World of Books Group into the business it is today, we're helping charities increase revenue and reduce waste through re-commerce. I have written a total of eighteen books, as well as being co-author and contributor to many others.