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Bill Rees

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After years of buying and selling books, Bill Rees began to write a few of his own. A book dealer's memoir (The Loneliness of the Long Distance Book Runner), a travel book (Rebel Land: A Portrait of the Cévennes) and a quirky biography of Dic Aberdaron, a polyglot tramp (1779 -1843.)

His most recent book - A Late Return: Table Tennis à la carte - is based on his experiences of playing table tennis in the French amateur leagues.

He lives between Bangor (North Wales) and Le Vigan (South of France).

'Thanks for letting me experience your typescript, a journey shot though with jolts of unearned nostalgia. I remember when all the writers were lining up to become on-the-road bookdealers. And then it turned around, so many hunched figures in quiet sh ...more

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Average rating: 3.06 · 53 ratings · 10 reviews · 9 distinct works

	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Book Runner 2.71 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Late Return: Table Tennis à la carte by William Rees, Bill Rees (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebel Land: A Portrait of the Cévennes by William Geraint Rees, Bill Rees (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Ping Pong and Other Addictions 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Late Return: Table-Tennis a la Carte: Table Tennis à la carte 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Stochastic simulation for the evaluation of accounting alternatives 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quantitative non-financial information and income measures: The case of long term contracts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Search of Dic Aberdaron: An Inquiry into a Welsh Tramp with the Gift of Tongues by William Geraint Rees, Bill Rees (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Book Runner
Having quit work as a reporter, Bill Rees took to the road with the enthusiasm of a Kerouac wannabe. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Book Runner is an idiosyncratic account of what turned into a life of dealing in books.

It was about a quest and that meant journeys.

"Love's Labours Won", a lost Shakespeare play, was perhaps the Holy Grail. But migh Read more of this blog post »

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