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Top 10 books of 2009 and procurement analysis

2009-12-31T17:54:00.000Z

2009 was a record breaking year, 107 books in total were procured which allowed me to reach my target of 300 in the first 3 full years since Book Baron reactivation (actually ended up on 301). But what are my top 10 books of the year, well oddly enough the best book i got in 2009 was the first book i got. The rest of the top 10 was a bit difficult to tie down and contains some surprises maybe.

1) Secret Projects : Military Space Technology
2) Combat Fleets Of The World 1993
3) Warplanes of the First World War : Fighters : AD Scout to Port Victoria Kitten
4) British Airships 1905-30
5) Internal Security Weapons & Equipment Of The World
6) B-52 Stratofortress
7) The Unfree French: Life Under the Occupation
8) Vulcan Units Of The Cold War
9) Resistance in Western Europe
10) The Grand Strategy Of The Roman Empire

Now to just finish off the monthly procurement analysis, 16 books were procured in December. 5 Naval, 4 Air, 3 Land, 2 Old History and Modern History and Combi scored 1 each. 11 came off Ebay and 5 were new. Taking this data and other data from each month in the rest of the year we get this graph for monthly procurement totals.

It is of course interesting to note often how uneven the procurement was. After July i thought it was all over and target couldn't be reached! As for the source of these books around 70% were from Ebay and the rest "new" (though this included a couple of second-hand books procured from Amazon). Not a single book came from charity shops!

Finally a graph to show the breakdown of the categories of the 107 books procured this year. The big 3 dominate as expected but Naval was a clear winner overall.

So that concludes the 2009 Book Baron Campaign. 2010 will be very different, there will be no targets to reach or surpass what has gone on before, indeed i would be surprised if i pass 50 next year but then again thats what i believe i may have said this time last year...

Sugarfree - mornings and airports

2009-12-31T16:07:00.002Z

Unless something strange happens this is the last CD of the year, #82 to boot. 12 less than last year for what its worth.

Hale - kundiman

2009-12-31T16:06:00.000Z

CD #81 is by Hale and very good pop-rock songs are on this too!

Music 2009 in review

2009-12-30T13:23:00.007Z

So that was 2009, let the list orgy begin! My favourite artists/songs of the year according to my weekly chart. You may of course like to compare to 2008's lists.

Top 30 Artists of 2009

1) Tai Orratai
2) Takkatan Cholada
3) Vit Hyper
4) Joey Yung
5) Nidnoi Nantaporn
6) Ajareeya Bussada
7) Bew Kalaynee
8) Luang Kai
9) Noo Meter
10) Sunita Leetikul

11) Prisa Adinda
12) Earn The Star
13) Leon Lai
14) Janice Vidal
15) Karaked
16) Omelette
17) Vincy Chan
18) A-Zeer
19) Charmaine Fong
20) Fon Tanasoontorn

21) Air Suchawadee
22) Gretha
23) Am Fine
24) Zeljko Joksimovic
25) Morgan
26) Jintara Poonlap
27) Amadeus
28) Bua Bunchitar
29) Bao We
30) Sao Mard Mega Dance

Top 10 Songs of 2009

1) fan geb - Takkatan Cholada
2) speechless - Janice Vidal
3) mislis li na mene - Amadeus
4) luem ai bor wai - Klin Patooma
5) hed phon tee ton jeb - Tai Orratai
6) fah kong mee hed - Luang Kai
7) lagi lagi janji - Omelette
8) nung sue pok dum - Fangkaew Worasamon
9) tua chuay tee boh - Tai Orratai
10) pen huang der jar - Tai Orratai

The Beatles - rubber soul

2009-12-30T13:07:00.000Z

CD #80 is another Beatles remaster. This was one of the few Beatles CDs i had before, though i don't know what happened to my original copy. Maybe lost in the chaos of my divorce a long time ago. Anyway i love the song Michelle.

Top 10 chart (30/12/09)

2009-12-30T09:36:00.000Z

1) survivor - Charlene Choi (6)
2) gettin' in - The Monkees (2)
3) poo kror rai - Punch (1)
4) game over - GEM Tang (new)
5) poo ying luem yark - Vit Hyper (5)
6) mai yark hai dao - Bao We (8)
7) circular lie - Joey Yung (new)
8) Karaked klang fhon - Karaked (9)
9) please - Janice Vidal (4)
10) a letter to myself - Sherman Chung (new)

Imbue No Kudos - but what if we will

2009-12-29T19:26:00.000Z

Got a few OPM CDs from the Philippines, CD #79 is this one. Great hard rock song opens it, then the next 11 tracks more or less are the same. Still, its a great ride.

Carl's Ospreys ANALysis

2009-12-27T21:18:00.003Z

Following on from my own Osprey census i have done the same for my main competitor Baron Carl who has a smaller book collection than me though he does have more Ospreys. First of all a breakdown by series.

Then a comparison on the last 2 years where a similar census has been carried out.

Finally a side-by-side comparison over the last 3 years.

The Grateful Dead from the Mars hotel

2009-12-27T14:30:00.000Z

CD #78 i got for Xmas. I used to have this as an LP, jumped like crazy though. Its a novelty to finally here these songs properly.

Osprey analysis 2009

2009-12-27T09:45:00.000Z

After a fruitful year with quite a few new Ospreys procured (Baron Ronald estimates around 25) he has decided to perform a series analysis on his Osprey collection and presents it here. MAA still dominates of course though New Vanguard slowly closes the gap. This can be compared to a similar analysis performed last year for Barons Carl and Ronald.

Targets are just that

2009-12-26T10:49:00.000Z

This year the target was to reach 106 books at least which would then mean an unprecedented 300 books in 3 years. That target was reached yesterday, actually surpassed. Vulcan Units Of The Cold War, Roman Army Of The Principate 27BC - AD 117, Pusher Aces of World War 1 and Blitz were the 4 books that took Baron Ronald into territory never before reached in the history of Book Baronism. No numerical target has been set for 2010!

Psychedelia at Abbey Road

2009-12-23T17:15:00.002Z

CD #77 is another psychedelia compilation, getting a lot of mind expanding stuff lately.

Sherman Chung - a letter to myself

2009-12-23T17:14:00.000Z

And CD #76 ending the current cantopop cycle.

G.E.M. Tang - 18

2009-12-23T17:12:00.002Z

CD #75 is by the current teen sensation in cantopop.

Charlene Choi - another me

2009-12-23T17:11:00.002Z

A new cantopop batch has been received which includes Charlene's solo EP. CD #74.

Top 10 chart (23/12/09)

2009-12-23T13:57:00.000Z

1) poo kror rai - Punch (10)
2) gettin' in - The Monkees (3)
3) luem ai bor wai - Klin Patooma (2)
4) please - Janice Vidal (9)
5) poo ying luem yark - Vit Hyper (new)

6) survivor - Charlene Choi (new)
7) looh jarng sao rong - Takkatan Cholada (1)
8) mai yark hai dao - Bao We (new)
9) Karaked klang fhon - Karaked (new)
10) khon krajok - Songkrod Chama (8)

Bao We - 4

2009-12-20T21:28:00.000Z

CD #73 and the last in the current Thai cycle (and for the year) is the latest by Bao We.

Scores are tied

2009-12-17T17:28:00.000Z

Book #103 came today, Air Superiority. This now puts my 2009 total level with 2008, i still need 3 books though for my 300/3 target (300 books in 3 years). The books i should get for Xmas should take me there but if not then i do have a few days left at the end of the year to reach my goal.

Top 10 chart (16/12/09)

2009-12-16T18:11:00.001Z

1) looh jarng sao rong - Takkatan Cholada (2)
2) luem ai bor wai - Klin Patooma (1)
3) gettin' in - The Monkees (4)
4) kum sarb - Job Sabye Heart (3)
5) mislis li na mene - Amadeus (5)
6) kata gun lhork - Nongpang Natthida (7)
7) white paper - Vincy Chan (6)
8) khon krajok - Songkrod Chama (8)
9) please - Janice Vidal (new)
10) poo kror rai - Punch (new)

Pushing on

2009-12-14T18:34:00.000Z

106 is the target, and now i reach 102. Roman Artillery and Royal Navy In Focus 1960-69 are the latest books to join the collection. Both very different of course except maybe that they both begin with R.

Vit Hyper - chai park rai pood taen jai ying oak huk

2009-12-14T18:32:00.002Z

CD #72 is the latest by Vit, cool guy, cool dreads, good music. What more can you want?

Various - Grammy : New Releases Vol. 05

2009-12-14T18:30:00.000Z

CD #71 starts off the latest Thai batch, this one is a compilation of current Thai pop stars which is useful to see if there is anyone i am missing out on.

Ton up!

2009-12-11T19:27:00.000Z

We didn't have to wait long till 100. And the 100th book procured this year is British Warships Since 1945 - Minesweepers. Now the target is 106, which would mean (with 91 and 103 procured in the 2 previous years) an unprecedented 300 in 3 years. The ultimate Book Baron glory awaits.

To the edge

2009-12-09T18:33:00.000Z

Two more books were procured today to take us up to 99 for the year. Book #98 is Ark Royal and #99 Weapons Of The Gulf War. The latter was maybe the final Large Salamander produced, that kind of book one of the mainstays of the old Book Baron days.

Top 10 chart (09/12/09)

2009-12-09T18:13:00.000Z

1) luem ai bor wai - Klin Patooma (1)
2) looh jarng sao rong - Takkatan Cholada (6)
3) kum sarb - Job Sabye Heart (2)
4) gettin' in - The Monkees (9)
5) mislis li na mene - Amadeus (3)
6) white paper - Vincy Chan (4)

7) kata gun lhork - Nongpang Natthida (new)
8) khon krajok - Songkrod Chama (new)
9) khon lai jai harm - Nidnoi Nantaporn (5)
10) rang ngarn kao nhiew - Tai Orratai (7)