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Post by Northy on Aug 22, 2019 7:26:00 GMT
I'm about to start reading this, any good? Only just got it myself off a work colleague (he's ex army) but he gave an explanation about it, interesting as I've recently been to the Rhine Ruhr area and into Kleve where my dads brother is buried in the Reichswald war cemetery, how land was used in the war battles and the German defence lines before the flatness all the way into the heartland. A good 3 part series on youtube, the Stafford and Shropshires were involved in it, many young casualties
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Post by harryburrows on Aug 30, 2019 8:14:58 GMT
A thousand splendid suns by Khaled Hosseini
Set in Afghanistan my Mrs just finished said it was fantastic
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Post by musik on Aug 30, 2019 9:52:56 GMT
I'm collecting one today at the library called "Mass challenges" by Tino Sanandaji.
It's about Sweden and Immigration challenges.
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Post by musik on Aug 30, 2019 15:17:19 GMT
I'm collecting one today at the library called "Mass challenges" by Tino Sanandaji. It's about Sweden and Immigration challenges. It's a shame none of his books are in English. I might translate one ... "Massutmaning" is about the "Mass challenges" that comes with massimmigration. Every immigrant is a challenge and therefore we have a situation with mass challenges. : I think that's what he means. This book is considered controversial here in Sweden, to the extent two libraries refused to store it. Some law was broken by them then, according to a couple of articles. But I doubt that very much, since every local library can decide which books to buy or not. Only KB (The Royal Library) must have a copy of every book there is. He is not a SwedeDemocrat (Right Wing), he says. So I don't know, maybe Liberal somewhere ... It will be an interesting reading nevertheless. 😃
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Post by scfcwebby on Aug 30, 2019 19:22:40 GMT
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
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Post by algor on Aug 30, 2019 20:07:51 GMT
I'm collecting one today at the library called "Mass challenges" by Tino Sanandaji. It's about Sweden and Immigration challenges. It's a shame none of his books are in English. I might translate one ... "Massutmaning" is about the "Mass challenges" that comes with massimmigration. Every immigrant is a challenge and therefore we have a situation with mass challenges. : I think that's what he means. This book is considered controversial here in Sweden, to the extent two libraries refused to store it. Some law was broken by them then, according to a couple of articles. But I doubt that very much, since every local library can decide which books to buy or not. Only KB (The Royal Library) must have a copy of every book there is. He is not a SwedeDemocrat (Right Wing), he says. So I don't know, maybe Liberal somewhere ... It will be an interesting reading nevertheless. 😃 Careful mate you will have Momo on here in a minute calling you a filthy racist right wing bastard with blood on your hands. It's apperantly racist to even discuss immigration here, perhaps it's becoming the same in Sweden?
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Post by musik on Aug 30, 2019 21:12:10 GMT
It's a shame none of his books are in English. I might translate one ... "Massutmaning" is about the "Mass challenges" that comes with massimmigration. Every immigrant is a challenge and therefore we have a situation with mass challenges. : I think that's what he means. This book is considered controversial here in Sweden, to the extent two libraries refused to store it. Some law was broken by them then, according to a couple of articles. But I doubt that very much, since every local library can decide which books to buy or not. Only KB (The Royal Library) must have a copy of every book there is. He is not a SwedeDemocrat (Right Wing), he says. So I don't know, maybe Liberal somewhere ... It will be an interesting reading nevertheless. 😃 Careful mate you will have Momo on here in a minute calling you a filthy racist right wing bastard with blood on your hands. It's apperantly racist to even discuss immigration here, perhaps it's becoming the same in Sweden? We've been there already here in Sweden and went on, algor. Now even the V party (Left Wing) here admits The Mass Immigration we've had in recent years is still a huge challenge. So our stop continues. The economic report and growth predictions suggest 2020 and 2021 will be rather level or negative, so an alteration isn't likely. I'm first and foremost interested in his calculations. They are said to be correct even by most mainstream tv media and newspapers here. He has also been critized though by some, regarding his conclusions. Being an economist myself, I'm always very examining and critical. I hope it's a good book, but I don't know yet.
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Post by murphthesurf on Sept 4, 2019 23:12:24 GMT
Just finished 'Day of the Jackal' and have now started on 'Dirty Dozen', which has only just been published, and is Lynda La Plante's latest featuring a young Jane Tennison. I've got all her others in the series and have enjoyed them all immensely so am surprised, (having reached chapter 6), to find that this one is a bit of a plodder, which is probably why I'm pratting about on 'ere instead of reading it atm.
Also just ordered 'Vanity Fair', which I've never read, but when it arrived I was a bit daunted - it's a whopper length-wise and is in tiny print, so I thought it can wait as I don't know if I'll have the patience and it might end up going straight to the charity shop.
And........ also got a Peter James on the go - 'Not Dead Yet' - one of the Roy Grace collection. Already read it twice before. Great stuff.
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Post by musik on Sept 5, 2019 0:33:17 GMT
Just finished 'Day of the Jackal' Also just ordered 'Vanity Fair', which I've never read I think I've read "Jackal" by F Forsyth once, but it was many, many years ago. Vanity Fair by W Thackeray should also be on everyone's bookshelf. A classic I haven't read yet.
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Post by partickpotter on Sept 12, 2019 19:09:22 GMT
Just finished The Age of Decadence.
You think things are bad now?
It ain’t nothing compared to the period 1880 - 1914 that this book covers.
Among other problems, you have a full blown constitutional crisis over the People’s Budget, the rise of the unions (Tonypandy et al), the suffragettes and Irish Home rule.
A brilliant book (but a very long one).
Thoroughly recommend.
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Post by telfordstoke on Sept 12, 2019 19:50:30 GMT
Got a couple of the CJ Sansom “Shardlake” series for our holidays, enjoyable Henry VIII era thrillers and the hero is a hunchback lawyer. Clever plot twists a plenty albeit the later book seems a bit laboured . For £2 each off eBay I can’t argue
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Post by raythesailor on Sept 13, 2019 5:11:52 GMT
The Pact. By Jodi Picoult. A very good read and very thought provoking.
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Post by heathstokie on Sept 13, 2019 6:23:22 GMT
It’s going to hurt by Adam Kay. Fantastic book, honest and hilarious book about a junior doctor in the NHS He is doing a live show at Victoria Hall in December which me and the wife will be going to, highly recommend this book
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Post by musik on Sept 16, 2019 21:48:33 GMT
A basic book in Physics arrived today in my plastic bag. For teenagers, 13-15 years old.
Still waiting for the Univ book in Physics.
Report later on these two.
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Post by Linx on Sept 16, 2019 23:00:33 GMT
Just finished 'Day of the Jackal' and have now started on 'Dirty Dozen', which has only just been published, and is Lynda La Plante's latest featuring a young Jane Tennison. I've got all her others in the series and have enjoyed them all immensely so am surprised, (having reached chapter 6), to find that this one is a bit of a plodder, which is probably why I'm pratting about on 'ere instead of reading it atm. Also just ordered 'Vanity Fair', which I've never read, but when it arrived I was a bit daunted - it's a whopper length-wise and is in tiny print, so I thought it can wait as I don't know if I'll have the patience and it might end up going straight to the charity shop. And........ also got a Peter James on the go - 'Not Dead Yet' - one of the Roy Grace collection. Already read it twice before. Great stuff. Dunner worry, murph. Trollope is easier to read than Dickens and all those other Victorian authors. You’ll get through it owrate in next to no time. Becky Sharp rivals Lizzie Bennet as my favourite heroine of that era and you just have to enjoy her. Plus, size isn’t everything, you know 😎.
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Post by murphthesurf on Sept 17, 2019 21:13:45 GMT
Just finished 'Day of the Jackal' and have now started on 'Dirty Dozen', which has only just been published, and is Lynda La Plante's latest featuring a young Jane Tennison. I've got all her others in the series and have enjoyed them all immensely so am surprised, (having reached chapter 6), to find that this one is a bit of a plodder, which is probably why I'm pratting about on 'ere instead of reading it atm. Also just ordered 'Vanity Fair', which I've never read, but when it arrived I was a bit daunted - it's a whopper length-wise and is in tiny print, so I thought it can wait as I don't know if I'll have the patience and it might end up going straight to the charity shop. And........ also got a Peter James on the go - 'Not Dead Yet' - one of the Roy Grace collection. Already read it twice before. Great stuff. Dunner worry, murph. Trollope is easier to read than Dickens and all those other Victorian authors. You’ll get through it owrate in next to no time. Becky Sharp rivals Lizzie Bennet as my favourite heroine of that era and you just have to enjoy her. Plus, size isn’t everything, you know 😎. Eh - EH - EH - Who are you callin' a trollop? Oh. sorry, Linxy - I see what you mean! Misunderstood you there for a mo. xxxx Um……….. VF was written by Thackeray…….. but going by the length of the book he had verbal diah dierhh dioor you-know-what so I still haven't tackled it yet. There's a theory, which I recently saw on line somewhere, that the two greatest books ever written were 'Vanity Fair' and 'War and Peace'. Did the latter for A-level English so thought I'd better buy the other. I've never really been into Dickens - my grandmother bought me a lovely Webberleys leather-bound copy of David Copperfield for passing my Eleven-Plus, and I did read it but never developed an interest for more Dickens. Amazingly, the new Jane Tennison book I've got on the go continues to be a disappointment so far - I've hardly picked it up in the last few days, and each time I've had another go at it I've given up after a very short time as it's basically boring - eg. I'm now on page 100 (chapter 7 started on p. 84) and basically bugger all has still happened yet. Normally when I read Lynda La Plante's books I literally can't put them down but this one's gobsmackingly devoid of interest so far. Re. 'size isn’t everything'……… oh yes it is!
I mean, just think of chocolate bars and how much they've shrunk in recent years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Linx on Sept 19, 2019 8:41:21 GMT
Dunner worry, murph. Trollope is easier to read than Dickens and all those other Victorian authors. You’ll get through it owrate in next to no time. Becky Sharp rivals Lizzie Bennet as my favourite heroine of that era and you just have to enjoy her. Plus, size isn’t everything, you know 😎. Eh - EH - EH - Who are you callin' a trollop? Oh. sorry, Linxy - I see what you mean! Misunderstood you there for a mo. xxxx Um……….. VF was written by Thackeray…….. but going by the length of the book he had verbal diah dierhh dioor you-know-what so I still haven't tackled it yet. There's a theory, which I recently saw on line somewhere, that the two greatest books ever written were 'Vanity Fair' and 'War and Peace'. Did the latter for A-level English so thought I'd better buy the other. I've never really been into Dickens - my grandmother bought me a lovely Webberleys leather-bound copy of David Copperfield for passing my Eleven-Plus, and I did read it but never developed an interest for more Dickens. Amazingly, the new Jane Tennison book I've got on the go continues to be a disappointment so far - I've hardly picked it up in the last few days, and each time I've had another go at it I've given up after a very short time as it's basically boring - eg. I'm now on page 100 (chapter 7 started on p. 84) and basically bugger all has still happened yet. Normally when I read Lynda La Plante's books I literally can't put them down but this one's gobsmackingly devoid of interest so far. Re. 'size isn’t everything'……… oh yes it is!
I mean, just think of chocolate bars and how much they've shrunk in recent years!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Doh, yes, Thackeray, always mix those two up. Too much vin rouge while I soak up the Indian Summer en France. Back in time for the Forest game, though😒 Have you tried George Eliot, possibly my favourite Victorian author? If not, start with Silas Marner is my recommendation, fascinating character and very readable. And not too long! I always used to plough painfully through books I wasn’t enjoying but more recently have decided that life’s too short. Reading is for pleasure (unless you are teaching or studying it!) and if it doesn’t grab you after 100 pages, then I’d have given up by now. Mind you, I do have 70+ unread books waiting for me.
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Post by musik on Sept 19, 2019 8:48:53 GMT
Charles Dickens is class.
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Post by deadwait on Sept 19, 2019 13:12:46 GMT
No one ever mentions our most esteemed local Author, Arnold Bennett. I have read most of his books The Old Wives Tale is my favourite.
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Sept 19, 2019 13:26:52 GMT
The Ball is Round - David Goldblatt
Quite simply, the best book on Football and why it's such a worldwide phenomenon ever. We crop a few times too, Neil Franklin's strife in Colombia is very well articulated.
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Post by Goonie on Sept 19, 2019 16:15:19 GMT
A basic book in Physics arrived today in my plastic bag. For teenagers, 13-15 years old. Still waiting for the Univ book in Physics. Report later on these two. Come on Musik we're awaiting your report 😎😁
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Post by lordb on Sept 19, 2019 16:49:52 GMT
No one ever mentions our most esteemed local Author, Arnold Bennett. I have read most of his books The Old Wives Tale is my favourite. The Card is an easy read.
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Sept 19, 2019 17:21:14 GMT
The Ball is Round - David Goldblatt Quite simply, the best book on Football and why it's such a worldwide phenomenon ever. We crop a few times too, Neil Franklin's strife in Colombia is very well articulated. The most exhaustive football history book i've read,it'll also come in handy for hitting prospective burglars with.A nice weighty tome...
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Post by estrangedsonoffaye on Sept 19, 2019 17:25:31 GMT
The Ball is Round - David Goldblatt Quite simply, the best book on Football and why it's such a worldwide phenomenon ever. We crop a few times too, Neil Franklin's strife in Colombia is very well articulated. The most exhaustive football history book i've read,it'll also come in handy for hitting prospective burglars with.A nice weighty tome... He’s just released another which extends into the last 15 years and the impact of social media, commercial partner etc...looking forward to digesting it.
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Post by murphthesurf on Sept 20, 2019 17:51:57 GMT
Charles Dickens is class. Friend of mine lectures in English & IMO virtually has a screw loose when it comes to Dickens - he sort-of goes into paroxysms of ecstasy whenever there's any mention of Dickens &/or his works. Actually, yes, I must agree that he was a very great writer, but he just ain't my cup of tea. However, Chaucer & The Canterbury Tales……. NOW you're talking!
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Post by murphthesurf on Sept 20, 2019 18:06:13 GMT
Eh - EH - EH - Who are you callin' a trollop? Oh. sorry, Linxy - I see what you mean! Misunderstood you there for a mo. xxxx Um……….. VF was written by Thackeray…….. but going by the length of the book he had verbal diah dierhh dioor you-know-what so I still haven't tackled it yet. There's a theory, which I recently saw on line somewhere, that the two greatest books ever written were 'Vanity Fair' and 'War and Peace'.
Doh, yes, Thackeray, always mix those two up. Too much vin rouge while I soak up the Indian Summer en France. Back in time for the Forest game, though😒 Have you tried George Eliot, possibly my favourite Victorian author? If not, start with Silas Marner is my recommendation, fascinating character and very readable. And not too long! I always used to plough painfully through books I wasn’t enjoying but more recently have decided that life’s too short. Reading is for pleasure (unless you are teaching or studying it!) and if it doesn’t grab you after 100 pages, then I’d have given up by now. Mind you, I do have 70+ unread books waiting for me. Easily done, Linxy - I'm exactly the same with the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen - I can never remember who the dickens out of all of them wrote what! See what I did there….. Nope, never read George Eliot...... obviously one to look at, so thanks for the recommendation. And I'm green with envy about your French trip!
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Post by felonious on Sept 20, 2019 18:36:35 GMT
Charles Dickens is class. Friend of mine lectures in English & IMO virtually has a screw loose when it comes to Dickens - he sort-of goes into paroxysms of ecstasy whenever there's any mention of Dickens &/or his works. Actually, yes, I must agree that he was a very great writer, but he just ain't my cup of tea. However, Chaucer & The Canterbury Tales……. NOW you're talking! I read a couple of Dickens a few years back on the basis that I needed my much older self to appraise him. I found the introduction of endless new overly described characters beyond the pale.
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Post by Linx on Sept 20, 2019 22:05:29 GMT
Charles Dickens is class. Friend of mine lectures in English & IMO virtually has a screw loose when it comes to Dickens - he sort-of goes into paroxysms of ecstasy whenever there's any mention of Dickens &/or his works. Actually, yes, I must agree that he was a very great writer, but he just ain't my cup of tea. However, Chaucer & The Canterbury Tales……. NOW you're talking! OMG murph - gotta love Chaucer. Everybody in my department wondered why I always insisted on teaching it if it was offered on the syllabus. Apart from the fact that it’s great poetry, I found it invaluable in giving students an immediate insight into the effects of rhythm, rhyme, imagery and symbolism, plus the added bonus that, after mastering Middle English, reading stuff like Shakespeare was a doddle. I’ve lost count of the number of students and ex-students who said that Chaucer had been their favourite writer they had studied in Eng Lit. BTW his body was exhumed over 150 years later to be reburied as the first occupant in Poets Corner in Westminster Abbey.
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Post by sammys89 on Oct 7, 2019 19:02:17 GMT
I just finished reading Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure. It was a fun read about his post-presidency road trip from Missouri to New York and back. I generally love travel books
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2019 22:22:05 GMT
Utopia for Realists - excellent political book Good Omens- big fan!
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