This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.
Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.īut the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. Perfect for in-depth school essays and projects on Men at. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Suggested books and resources to further your understanding of Men at Arms by Terry Pratchett. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. Prevail.“The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money. An Invisible Thread: The True Story of an 11-Year-Old Panhandler, a Busy Sales Executive, and an Unlikely Meeting with Destiny - Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski.Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape - Jenna Miscavige Hill.Reaper Man Discworld (Series) Terry Pratchett Author (2009). Men at Arms Discworld (Series) Terry Pratchett Author (2009) Going Postal. Fire Weather: A True Story From A Hotter World - John vaillant Sir Terry Pratchett was the internationally bestselling author of more than thirty books, including his phenomenally successful Discworld series.Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion - Janet Reitman.Tom Clancy's Op-Center: Fallout: A Novel - Jeff Rovin.Military Intelligence Blunders - John Hughes-Wilson Men at Arms Discworld, Book 15 By: Terry Pratchett Narrated by: Nigel Planer Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins 4.8 (1,206 ratings) Try for 0.00 Prime member exclusive: pick 2 free titles with trial.Oppenheimer: Father Of The Atomic Bomb - Manhattan Project At Los Alamos, Trinity Test, Hiroshima & Nagasaki - A.J.Beauty in Lies Series - Adelaide Forrest.
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