Coco Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Brilliant book revealing some of the human tentacles of the fairly menacing Chinese move to secure living room across the world. Next up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Harry Palmer Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 The Second World War by Winston Churchill. Needless to say there's enough bombscares to make MI5 nervous or is it 6 always confuses me... Think I'll order that D-Day book though, enjoyed the Stalingrad/Berlin books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Sexington Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Re-visiting this and loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dougal Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Just finished this (below). Was enjoyable yet a bit tragic. Have now just started this (below). Only about a 100 pages in. Starts a wee bit slow but is starting to get going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Kahneman has been put aside for now. Just finished this amazing book about a shipwrecked whaleship. And am halfway through this (Sugar Ray has just lost to Hands of Stone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroonlegions Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 How NOT to be a Rock Star - Gareth Icke Product Information How NOT to be a Rock Star tells the extraordinary few years of Gareth Icke's life on the road with his band Kody. From witnessing murders and being accused of terrorism, to amputation and break ins; this band saw it all, drank it all, and lived to tell the tale. This insight into the hearts, minds and memories of a young band doing what they do is both eye wateringly funny and ultimately worrying. Sometimes, stories have to be heard to be believed and trust me, this book is full of them. I should know, I was there at the time and I still can't believe some of the stuff we saw! Sit back, grab yourself a drink, and welcome to our World. Tim Pritchard - Kody Guitarist; :mojo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JamboX2 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Just about to start on this. Looks interesting read on an arguably forgotten period of Scottish History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Know a number of the sites in this book ... very disturbing stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I've just started Danny Baker's autobiography. Pretty good so far. I used to think he was an utter tosser and then I saw a few of his posts on Twitter and changed my opinion. Also just started Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. One of those books I've always meant to read but somehow never have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the general Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 just finishing Young Guvners about the Man City casuals then about to start Tract Thorn (on the bird from Everything But the Girl) autobiog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Just started The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr. Reviews sound interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 I finally caved in to pressure from a mate an started reading game of thrones. Can't put the kindle down now, possibly best book I've read for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Surprisingly very dull so far. Love the Oo too but it's like it was written by me Dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Swedish book about an old man who goes missing on his 100th birthday and goes on an adventure. Sounds odd but it is great so far, with chapters about his bizarre life all the way through the 20th century and chapters about his current adventure. Edited March 9, 2013 by Tazio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patches Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Don't know how to post pics in a reply, but I've just finished reading a few of Robin Hobbs Trilogies. "The Farseer Trilogy" and "The Tawny Man" Trilogy. Now working my way through the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilandy Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) Slogging through The Idiot by Dostoyevsky at the moment. Hard work. Edited March 11, 2013 by lilandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah O Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Neil Oliver's "A History of Scotland" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adi Dassler Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Surprisingly very dull so far. Love the Oo too but it's like it was written by me Dad. Been sitting on this since Xmas as I have heard 2 or 3 people saying it's gash. Shame, as I'm a big Townshend fan. Just finished reading Stars are Stars by Kevin Samson for the umpteenth time. My favourite book in the world. Ever. Anyone read Last Exit to Brooklyn? Any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Romanov Saviour of HMFC Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Last Exit to Brooklyn is good but it takes a bit of getting used to the writing style. Still on the Mandela book. Great read, would recommend. What a guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Phamism Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Just finished a Stuart McBride nonsense, and have started this: I like to jump between fiction and non-fiction, UK & US. Been reading too much US fiction of late, so looking forward to this footy tale from the Brian Clough days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 The Next Moon by Andre Hue* About the parachuting into France of an SOE agent to co-ordinate the resistance. He just so happened to be Welsh and his auld man was French....either way it was a great book. *Will check the name.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Phamism Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Just finished a Stuart McBride nonsense, and have started this: I like to jump between fiction and non-fiction, UK & US. Been reading too much US fiction of late, so looking forward to this footy tale from the Brian Clough days. Just finished this. Good read. John McGovern was a class player who reached the very top of the game, but is very much a forgotten man. Plenty of good mentions of Dave Mackay from his Derby County days, and even a wee mention of Super Wayne Foster at Bolton in the early eighties. This one is next..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primavera Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 I've been reading a bunch of books by Peter May lately. He directed Machair, the Gaelic soap back in the 90's so I was a bit surprised that he turns out to be a decent author. The Lewis Trilogy are excellent, very much recommend them for folk who like Scottish crime. The China series very good at making you feel what China is like (Well, how May perceives it at least) but the China stories are starting to get a bit repetitive in terms of plot and devices used (I'm on number 6), he also telegraphs the solution a bit too often for my liking, much prefer writers who dont give too much away. Good reads though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Finished recently The Black Flash - The story of Albert Johannson. Black player who played for Leeds in the 60's. Went through loads of racial shit and ended up having a drink problem, living life as a recluse and dying in the 90's. Song Man - Will Hodgkinson. Music journalist goes round loads of artists finding out how to write a song. The plan is for him to release 300 7 inch vinyl. Lawrence from Felt steals the show. Roy Keane's book. Thought it was a great read. Have a load of time for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Stinkfinger Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Swedish book about an old man who goes missing on his 100th birthday and goes on an adventure. Sounds odd but it is great so far, with chapters about his bizarre life all the way through the 20th century and chapters about his current adventure. Brilliant read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Prince Charlie Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson. Swedish book about an old man who goes missing on his 100th birthday and goes on an adventure. Sounds odd but it is great so far, with chapters about his bizarre life all the way through the 20th century and chapters about his current adventure. I just finished that; fantastic book. It's the best I've read since 11:22:63, Stephen King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Was out at the folks on Friday and my old man gave me the following to read. He has read a few and likes Ben Elton as a writer. A book he gave me before by him was quite enjoyable so going to make a start on it at bed time tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Just finished Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut. Not bad and no odd appearances by aliens like some of his others. I've just started Flashman And The Seawolf. Though it is purely out of a sense of interest as I love the Flashman books and thought they were over when George McDonald Fraser died. They new ones are written by Robert Brightwell and are about a relative of Flashman and set around the turn of the 19th century and onwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Just finished Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut. Not bad and no odd appearances by aliens like some of his others. I've just started Flashman And The Seawolf. Though it is purely out of a sense of interest as I love the Flashman books and thought they were over when George McDonald Fraser died. They new ones are written by Robert Brightwell and are about a relative of Flashman and set around the turn of the 19th century and onwards. Let us know how you get on with that. Love the Flashman books - not read any of the new ones as yet though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Just finished Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut. Not bad and no odd appearances by aliens like some of his others. I've just started Flashman And The Seawolf. Though it is purely out of a sense of interest as I love the Flashman books and thought they were over when George McDonald Fraser died. They new ones are written by Robert Brightwell and are about a relative of Flashman and set around the turn of the 19th century and onwards. Wasn't aware there was a new form of Flashy. Keep this thread informed! Enjoying this so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adi Dassler Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 The Killing Pool by Kevin Sampson. Outstanding. Best contemporary British writer by a country mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboX2 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Wasn't aware there was a new form of Flashy. Keep this thread informed! Enjoying this so far Excellent book. Fitzgerald is a great author. His descriptions of places, be it rooms or cities, is great. Sets the mood and scene just right. I recommend you get Tender is the Night, set later than that book (mid 20s) and its perhaps better. All as good as Gatsby. Got his unfinished book The Last Tycoon. Seeing this has made my mind up on what to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougal Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Recently finished this book, which is the first of her books set in Shetland. Pretty good and very easy to read. Have started reading this, which is a bit of a departure from the Crime/Mystery books that I usually read, but it's really enjoyable and definitely worth reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MacDonald Jardine Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Been sitting on this since Xmas as I have heard 2 or 3 people saying it's gash. Shame, as I'm a big Townshend fan. Just finished reading Stars are Stars by Kevin Samson for the umpteenth time. My favourite book in the world. Ever. Anyone read Last Exit to Brooklyn? Any good? You probably won't be when you've finished it. He comes across as an arrogant self justifying arsehole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld Reekin' Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 (edited) Slogging through The Idiot by Dostoyevsky at the moment. Hard work. 19th Century Russian novels where every character is known by 4 or 5 different names... (All those feckin patronyms, dimunutives, and whatever else, along with their actual first names.... ). "A Hero of our Time", by Lermontov, is superb though, and is much easier to read than anything by Dostoyevsky. Reading this at the moment: Only started it yesterday, but really enjoying it so far - the other books I've read by the same guy have been good too. A mate of mine used to share a flat with him in Moscow when he was studying or doing research there: according to my mate, Makine was reporting his movements, contacts, and conversations back to the KGB! (Allegedly... ) Edited April 11, 2013 by Auld Reekin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Excellent book. Fitzgerald is a great author. His descriptions of places, be it rooms or cities, is great. Sets the mood and scene just right. I recommend you get Tender is the Night, set later than that book (mid 20s) and its perhaps better. All as good as Gatsby. Got his unfinished book The Last Tycoon. Seeing this has made my mind up on what to read. Have read Tender is the Night ... love his language. Short stories are great too (Diamond as big as the Ritz my favourite). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dav1e Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 A Confedaracy of Dunces ,John Kennedy Toole .Very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 A Confedaracy of Dunces ,John Kennedy Toole .Very funny. Great book and apparently the film was in the pipeline for John Candy. Sadly he died before they started on it. Flashman update..... Finished this one. Not bad but it didn't have the feeling that you were learning huge amounts about history as you read it in the way the originals do. I've just started the second one as I got them both for a fiver from Amazon for the Kindle. Worth a look out of curiosity if you enjoy the George McDonald Fraser ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Palmer Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 The Next Moon by Andre Hue. His mum was Welsh, his dad was French therefore just the sort that the SOE needed to organise the resistance (or Maquis) in France from D-Day onwards. Enjoyable read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gorgiewave Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 What do you think of this book, Gigolo? I read it a while ago and was impressed. I've been reading: I think if you've done Higher physics, you'll already be familiar with some of this, but his explanations make it seem easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigolo-Aunt Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 What do you think of this book, Gigolo? I read it a while ago and was impressed. I've been reading: I think if you've done Higher physics, you'll already be familiar with some of this, but his explanations make it seem easy. Really enjoying it so far. Like reading about football in Nations a bit off the beaten track - as well as people within the game you may not have heard of that much. The stories about Dynamo Kiev are bizarre to say the least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Currently re-reading London Fields by Martin Amis, one of my my favourite books ever. . Also just bought this and getting the urge to get straight into after reading the first chapter. Set in Leningrad during the siege in WWII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 London Fields is superb. I dug it out for the bursd to read a while back and it's currently sitting in her 'to read' pile. Back around 1995ish I used to listen to Mark Radcliffe's superb radio one show from 10 or 11pm and he would have poetry readings, chat about books and readings from novels in amongst all the quality tunes. One of them was london fields. Great times. I also have a vague recollection of Thurston Moore or Kim Gordon doing some readings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Giving this one a bash shortly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_HMFC Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Another Ben Elton book called Chart Throb. So far so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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