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Author Topic: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler  (Read 130681 times)

OfflineJules

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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #120 on: March 10, 2019, 06:06:08 PM »
It's in the editing process but it won't be ready until may /June, so first edition would be helpful for this tour.
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #121 on: March 10, 2019, 06:55:52 PM »
ok, thanks.

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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #122 on: August 13, 2019, 11:25:46 AM »
The second edition of the book is very near to the end, and between the many new chapters, there will be chapters for NEW ORLEANS and NASHVILLE related to DS and MK.

If any of you have pictures of any of those two cities that think might help to illustrate the chapters, please contact me in private. Thanks!
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #123 on: February 22, 2021, 01:08:07 PM »
Hello everyone.

The second edition of the book, which is going to be more another book, will be titled:

 "WALK OF LIFE, a walk through the places that inspired the songs and marked the history of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler"

Obviously the title is just "Walk of Life", lol

It's written by me and DMG, with help from many people from AMIT, specially Superval, without whom the Leeds chapter won't exists at all.

The reason to change it the name is because the first edition was mainly about London with some extra chapters about Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh and New Forest, this new one has many other cities, like Leeds, New York, Penan, New Orleans, Nashville, Alabama or Philadelphia, so it was impossible to be titled "London" anymore!

Also this time is written, and the chapters sorted accordingly, in a biographical way, and DMG wrote himself some of the new chapters and rewrote some of the old, so that made this book also different from the "London" one.

The London one had 90 pages, the "Walk of Life" one has 298 pages!

I ordered three test pressings to me, DMG and the person who is designing it and it looks very great, but need some fixes that would be done, I hope, before MK release another record and make us write new chapters or add sections, lol

Like a preview, these are the chapters of "Walk of Life":

    01. Glasgow
    02. Newcastle
    03. Leeds
    04. Deptford
    05. Islington
    06. Clapham
    07. Camden
    08. West end
    09. Notting hill
    10. New York
    11. Pennan
    12. Hammersmith
    13. Wembley
    14. New Orleans
    15. Edinburgh
    16. Silvertown
    17. New Forest
    18. Southwark
    19. Extras: Alabama, Nashville and Philadelphia
    20. Bibliography
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #124 on: February 22, 2021, 02:46:24 PM »
Great news, jbaent!     :clap   :wave
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #125 on: February 22, 2021, 11:26:00 PM »
Congratulations !
I hope to get this one !
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #126 on: February 24, 2021, 07:25:32 AM »
Can't wait!
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #127 on: February 24, 2021, 11:48:26 AM »
Fantastic news!  :thumbsup
The book is no. 1 on my list.
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #128 on: December 20, 2022, 12:23:31 PM »
Hello

Finally the new version of the book, with 366 pages (the old version had just 89) is ready!

Co-written with DMG. had the very valous help of many of you, too many to mention, but I want to name a few at least, TWM for helping with proof reading, Superval that helped so much with Leeds chapter that it wouldn't exists without her (and his husband!), same goes with Dan Molda (Hoops McCann) regarding the NY chapter, 3Strats with Newcastle and Pennan ones, Jeremiah Dixon with Newcastle chapter, Banjo99, Ingridswing and Knopflerfan for New Forest, I'm sure I'm forgetting someone here, please forgive me, I would ammend it on next comments!

As the book is 366 pages with so many pictures in colour is more expensive that I would had wanted, so a cheaper version in black and white has been created, all the information is here:

https://walkoflifebook.blogspot.com/2022/12/walk-of-life-book-about-places-related.html

There is 10% discount code valid until December 23rd, you need to aplly it before you fill your adress, BLIZZARD10

This is the content of the book:

01. Glasgow
    02. Newcastle
    03. Leeds
    04. Deptford
    05. Islington
    06. Clapham
    07. Camden
    08. West end
    09. Notting hill
    10. New York
    11. Pennan
    12. Hammersmith
    13. Wembley
    14. New Orleans
    15. Edinburgh
    16. Silvertown
    17. New Forest
    18. Southwark
    19. Extras: Alabama, Nashville and Philadelphia
    20. Bibliography

Also there is going to be a shorter version, just with the London chapters, in order to keep the guide spirit of it, but that version is not ready yet, so the oldest one is still available just in case your only interest in London.

I hope you like it.
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #129 on: December 20, 2022, 03:10:52 PM »
 Great  :clap :clap :clap :clap

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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #130 on: December 20, 2022, 04:24:37 PM »
Fantastic! Congratulations. Respect.
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #131 on: December 20, 2022, 07:14:06 PM »
Great news!  :clap
I like the cover work. Will order today!
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #132 on: December 20, 2022, 07:24:57 PM »
A very good title :)
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #133 on: December 20, 2022, 07:36:34 PM »
jbaent, can I pay by credit card or is it only by paypal?
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Re: New book about Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler
« Reply #134 on: December 20, 2022, 09:34:15 PM »
jbaent, can I pay by credit card or is it only by paypal?

I think lulu.com allows both card and PayPal.
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