26/08/20: Abandoned book

Totteridge.

12/07/20: Abandoned David Baldacci book

Whetstone.

15/05/20: Abandoned Philippa Gregory book

Totteridge.

03/09/19: Abandoned books

West Kensington.

11/05/19: Abandoned Edgar Wallace book

Boots and Waitrose car park, Whetstone.

25/04/19: Abandoned James Bond, Bob Dylan and socialism books

West Kensington.

20/01/19: Abandoned novel

Whetstone. I've seen a lot of people reading this on the tube. Not much left of this copy.

05/12/18: Abandoned novel

King's Cross tube station. "A gripping story of betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment."

03/11/18: Abandoned flower book

Whetstone. Kenneth Turner's Flower Style. Picked it up and gave it to North London Hospice.

10/07/18: Abandoned knitting book

Earl's Court.

24/04/18: Abandoned supernatural thriller

In a skip in Whetstone. An online summary of Old Magic by Marianne Curley reads: "Sensing that her new classmate, Jarrod, has supernatural powers similar to her own, Kate Warren tries to inform Jarrod of the gift he possesses since he fails to recognize it himself, but when his power reaches a dangerous level, Jarrod's disbelief ends and he soon turns to Kate for help in controlling it."

09/03/18: Abandoned war book / abandoned hat #4

The Long Shadow: The Great War and the Twentieth Century by David Reynolds, on one of the benches at Bank DLR station platform. Amazon reviews range from "A great book for feeble minded Daily Mail readers" to "Excellent and clearly written. I learnt a lot". Also abandoned: a bobble hat.

28/01/18: Abandoned bridge books

North Finchley. A woman was already rummaging through them when I got there, and she said that most of the books were about the game of bridge.

04/11/17: Abandoned workout books

Whetstone. Two workout books, including the classic Jane Fonda tome. Other abandoned books here.

17/10/17: Abandoned spy thriller #3 and other books

Charing Cross Road. John le Carre, Ben Aaronovitch, Isaac Asimov, etc.

14/08/14: Abandoned Airbrushing for Modellers

Millwall Dock, E14. Airbrushing for Modellers by Richard M. Goldman and Murray Rubenstein is a 1974 publication that can be bought for $13.95 on Amazon.com, or picked up for free on the Isle of Dogs.

19/04/17: Abandoned "Hello!" book

Millwall Dock, E14.

28/10/16: Abandoned Su Doku book

Just outside Totteridge & Whetstone tube station. The Times Difficult Su Doku Book 1. Subtitle: "200 dreadfully tricky Su Doku puzzles". Obviously too difficult to be worth keeping.

13/04/16: Abandoned theory test book

Whetstone. Abandoned because the test was passed and the book no longer needed? Or abandoned because official theory for car drivers proved too tricky to continue with? Let's hope it was the former. One of the Amazon reviews of The Official Theory Test for Car Drivers reads as follows: "Unless you can't read, or are really, really stupid, you can't fail your theory test after reading this book. It has ALL possible questions with all the answers, and can be read the day before your test with ease. I'd say it's almost like cheating. I got 35/35 in and completed the test in 4 mins. You can't go wrong!!"

23/11/15: Abandoned spy thriller #2

Near Euston station. Fourth abandoned book in just over a year (see also HERE). So far thrillers are the most popular abandoned genre.