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Post by tuum on Sept 8, 2021 8:12:21 GMT
The Last Escape - John Nichols & Tony Rennell. The forced marches of the PoW's in 1944-45 from the prison camps in Poland & East Germany to West Germany during the harsh Winter of 44-45.
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Post by Rednwhitenblue on Sept 8, 2021 8:17:18 GMT
im reading Jeffrey Archers prison diaries, really interesting read, first one is available free through prime reading, the others are three quid a go! They probably are interesting to be fair, but the problem with Archer is you can't believe a word he says, he's an even bigger self-aggrandising bullshitter than the current incumbent of No 10, so I'd be forever wondering how much of this stuff is actually genuine?
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Post by flea79 on Sept 8, 2021 8:19:14 GMT
im reading Jeffrey Archers prison diaries, really interesting read, first one is available free through prime reading, the others are three quid a go! They probably are interesting to be fair, but the problem with Archer is you can't believe a word he says, he's an even bigger self-aggrandising bullshitter than the current incumbent of No 10, so I'd be forever wondering how much of this stuff is actually genuine? your right but it comes across as honestly written and some of his days are tedious and pointless but the odd day does seem to be more exciting but i imagine he has embellished some things a little
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Post by stokefc on Sept 8, 2021 15:46:56 GMT
Just read Brian Darling's we'll be with you great read
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Post by Veritas on Sept 8, 2021 16:15:10 GMT
The Last Escape - John Nichols & Tony Rennell. The forced marches of the PoW's in 1944-45 from the prison camps in Poland & East Germany to West Germany during the harsh Winter of 44-45. I read that a couple of years ago, great telling of a harrowing episode of the POW experience. I am reading "Landslide - The Final Days of the Trump Presidency" a bizarre story which you wouldn't believe was true if we hadn't all seen it.
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Post by Veritas on Sept 8, 2021 16:18:08 GMT
They probably are interesting to be fair, but the problem with Archer is you can't believe a word he says, he's an even bigger self-aggrandising bullshitter than the current incumbent of No 10, so I'd be forever wondering how much of this stuff is actually genuine? your right but it comes across as honestly written and some of his days are tedious and pointless but the odd day does seem to be more exciting but i imagine he has embellished some things a little Honestly written and Archer in the same paragraph!
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Post by Orbs on Sept 8, 2021 16:28:16 GMT
The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman. Cracking!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2021 16:32:53 GMT
Finn McCool's Football Club: The Birth, Death, and Resurrection of a Pub Soccer Team in the City of the Dead Stephen Rea
Good read. About a team in New Orleans
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Post by TheTipster on Sept 8, 2021 16:36:34 GMT
Half way through The sentence is Death by Anthony Horowitz. Recently finished I follow you by Peter James. Both really good
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Post by The man from Utch on Sept 8, 2021 16:48:42 GMT
Conscious Language - The Logos of now. Robert Tennyson Stevens.
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Post by Bagwash on Sept 8, 2021 17:01:43 GMT
Just finished reading 'All or nothing' the authorised biography of Steve Marriott. Not a very nice bloke at all.
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Post by mrcoke on Sept 8, 2021 18:26:24 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2021 18:43:03 GMT
Just finished reading 'All or nothing' the authorised biography of Steve Marriott. Not a very nice bloke at all. Read that a few months ago. Not the kind of thing would normally read but was on Amazon as a suggestion so thought what the hell. They were seriously screwed by their management
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Post by iancransonsknees on Sept 9, 2021 17:49:07 GMT
Feet In The Clouds by Richard Askwith.
Book about fell running, very good so far. Seems to be a bit of a bible for those into it.
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Post by silsdenstokie on Sept 9, 2021 18:02:24 GMT
Just read Paul Canoville,s autobiography
Pleasant club were Chelsea in the mid 80s ☹️
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Post by boydcrowder on Sept 9, 2021 18:41:39 GMT
I’d recommend the Bernie Gunther series if anyone is into historical / detective type stuff. The detective side of it really plays second fiddle to the depth of research into the setting, particularly Berlin, and really captures the mood of the time. Most of the books are set around real events ranging from 1928 as the seed starts to take root all the way through to Nazi’s living in Argentina and Cuba into the 50’s. The main character is a Social Democrat, like the majority of folk in Berlin even in the election of 1932, and because he refuses to become a Nazi member he’s sacked from the police force but because he’s so good at what he does they keep dragging him back in. Finished the last in the series Metropolis and they’re all decent – arguably the worst was is Field Grey but that was the first one I read which hooked me on the entire series. Brief description of each book/ orderSpectator article on the seriesThe whole series is superb.
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Sept 9, 2021 18:55:09 GMT
I’d recommend the Bernie Gunther series if anyone is into historical / detective type stuff. The detective side of it really plays second fiddle to the depth of research into the setting, particularly Berlin, and really captures the mood of the time. Most of the books are set around real events ranging from 1928 as the seed starts to take root all the way through to Nazi’s living in Argentina and Cuba into the 50’s. The main character is a Social Democrat, like the majority of folk in Berlin even in the election of 1932, and because he refuses to become a Nazi member he’s sacked from the police force but because he’s so good at what he does they keep dragging him back in. Finished the last in the series Metropolis and they’re all decent – arguably the worst was is Field Grey but that was the first one I read which hooked me on the entire series. Brief description of each book/ orderSpectator article on the seriesSounds good....are the links correct noustie?
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Post by boydcrowder on Sept 9, 2021 21:26:02 GMT
I’d recommend the Bernie Gunther series if anyone is into historical / detective type stuff. The detective side of it really plays second fiddle to the depth of research into the setting, particularly Berlin, and really captures the mood of the time. Most of the books are set around real events ranging from 1928 as the seed starts to take root all the way through to Nazi’s living in Argentina and Cuba into the 50’s. The main character is a Social Democrat, like the majority of folk in Berlin even in the election of 1932, and because he refuses to become a Nazi member he’s sacked from the police force but because he’s so good at what he does they keep dragging him back in. Finished the last in the series Metropolis and they’re all decent – arguably the worst was is Field Grey but that was the first one I read which hooked me on the entire series. Brief description of each book/ orderSpectator article on the seriesSounds good....are the links correct noustie? berniegunther.com/
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Post by misterj on Sept 10, 2021 10:30:24 GMT
The Mavericks:a football related book which absolutely takes the p*** out of the FA establishment for only handing out a tiny amount of caps to the likes of Hudson, Osgood, Marsh, Bowles, Worthingtom etc in the 1970’s
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Post by Dutchpeter on Sept 10, 2021 11:00:35 GMT
The Road- Vassily Grossman. Got a Skinhead history calmed Scorcha! In the book queue too. Also waiting for a book about the demise of Third Lanark FC in 1967, delivery on the 22nd.
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Post by noustie on Sept 10, 2021 11:02:28 GMT
I’d recommend the Bernie Gunther series if anyone is into historical / detective type stuff. The detective side of it really plays second fiddle to the depth of research into the setting, particularly Berlin, and really captures the mood of the time. Most of the books are set around real events ranging from 1928 as the seed starts to take root all the way through to Nazi’s living in Argentina and Cuba into the 50’s. The main character is a Social Democrat, like the majority of folk in Berlin even in the election of 1932, and because he refuses to become a Nazi member he’s sacked from the police force but because he’s so good at what he does they keep dragging him back in. Finished the last in the series Metropolis and they’re all decent – arguably the worst was is Field Grey but that was the first one I read which hooked me on the entire series. Brief description of each book/ orderSpectator article on the seriesSounds good....are the links correct noustie? Thought I had - no idea what's happened there thanks: www.spectator.co.uk/article/goodbye-to-berlin-28-march-2019crimefictionlover.com/2019/03/a-guide-to-philip-kerrs-bernie-gunther-series/
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Post by tuum on Sept 12, 2021 3:52:20 GMT
I have read a few Bernie Gunther but in a random sequence. I thought I might want to go back and fill in the gaps so I clicked on one of the links. There I noticed you can buy the first three of the series as a trilogy so I thought I would do that even though I have definitely read at least one of them already. There was a link to Amazon US where you could buy the trilogy for $13 (about £9). Unfortunately, I have a UK account so it would not allow me to buy on the US site. I went over to Amazon UK and the trilogy is available for the princely sum of 99p. Result!
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Post by musik on Sept 12, 2021 9:25:56 GMT
Oskar Norgren-Hansson "Blockkedjor, bitcoin och kryptovalutor - Vår tids ekonomiska revolution?"
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Post by partickpotter on May 21, 2022 19:14:14 GMT
I thought I’d resurrect this thread partly because books have come up separately but mostly because I’ve just finished one of the greatest books I’ve ever read.
Namely…
The Greatest: My Own Story.
Muhammad Ali’s 1975 autobiography.
An amazing book.
It takes you from his early life to the Rumble in the Jungle and the Thrilla in Manila. But it’s the story behind those well know chapters in his life that makes the book; why he changed his name and why he called his original name his slave name, why he threw his Olympic medal away, why he gave up his title by refusing the draft, why he did all the poetry and bad mouthing. The actual boxing doesn’t really feature in great detail until that fight with Foreman which he goes through round by round and is a real eye opener. Told with humour, honesty and modesty (honest).
This is a MUST read.
You will not be disappointed.
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Post by Mystic Stokie on May 21, 2022 20:04:25 GMT
Lillian DeWaters Light of the Eternal. You can only read a page at the time, blow your mind stuff.
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Post by Mystic Stokie on May 21, 2022 20:13:16 GMT
im reading Jeffrey Archers prison diaries, really interesting read, first one is available free through prime reading, the others are three quid a go! My next door neighbor but one (old boy from Slough) told me he has read the diaries and was very impressed with what Archer says. Said the prison system fails because there is no effective plan in reforming the guests at her majesty's pleasure.
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Post by Mystic Stokie on May 21, 2022 20:27:38 GMT
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Post by FbrgVaStkFan on May 21, 2022 20:48:53 GMT
A little bit of history. I'm finally getting around to reading up on this subject. Pretty good.
"The Zulus at War: The History, Rise, and Fall of the Tribe That Washed Its Spears" by Adam Greaves and Xolani Mkhize
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Post by marwood on May 21, 2022 22:52:49 GMT
Usually travel for a living so have always had at least three books on the go and must read at least 50 a year Just finished the Haunting of Hill House
Brilliantly written prose terror suspense from 1959 Deliciously off kilter
Anything by the late great AA Gill, another wordSmith
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Post by raythesailor on May 22, 2022 4:23:17 GMT
The Last Escape - John Nichols & Tony Rennell. The forced marches of the PoW's in 1944-45 from the prison camps in Poland & East Germany to West Germany during the harsh Winter of 44-45. Thank you for your post. My father was on that march. He was finally left in a ditch to die. Luckily he survived and was found by US troops. I have just purchased it on Kindle.
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