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PalazioVecchio Flag south pole 24 Feb 24 7.26pm Send a Private Message to PalazioVecchio Add PalazioVecchio as a friend

....interesting to note that you can get the same Historical-fecker ( say Napoleon or Tiger Woods) with 90 books written about them.
Some of the books are excellent and some are dire to the point of abysmal.

Hence, please also identify the Author wherever ambiguous titles exist.

- Stalin, Court of the Red Tsar....Simon Sebag Montefiore

- Thatcher, the Downing Street years

- Papillon, Henry Charriere ( reputed to be of dubious accuracy, nevertheless a good read )

- All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot....you will find it surprisingly well written if you have only seen the BBC doing a hatchet-job on it.

- Rambling Man, Billy Connolly


And a special request to prioritize titles available on Audio or CD....for those long hours sitting in traffic.

 


Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

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Cannonball Flag High in the Ozarks. 26 Feb 24 2.38pm Send a Private Message to Cannonball Add Cannonball as a friend

Actor David Niven's autobiography "The Moons a balloon" is a very witty and entertaining read,

 


Touch my coffee and I will slap you so hard even Google won't be able to find you.

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dreamwaverider Flag London 26 Feb 24 3.16pm Send a Private Message to dreamwaverider Add dreamwaverider as a friend

Interested in entrepreneurship?
'Mcdonalds: behind the Arches' worth a read. Largely about Ray Kroc, the guy who made McDonalds mega.

 

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RubinsCube Flag Wimbledon 26 Feb 24 5.14pm Send a Private Message to RubinsCube Add RubinsCube as a friend

If you are into cricket and are of a certain vintage, then the 90s autobiographies of Phil Tufnell ("What now?") and Simon Hughes ("A Lot Of Hard Yakka") are fantastic.

On entrepreneurship, "The Millionaire Fastlane" by MJ De Marco is outstanding.

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Midlands Eagle Flag 26 Feb 24 7.04pm Send a Private Message to Midlands Eagle Add Midlands Eagle as a friend

Originally posted by RubinsCube

If you are into cricket and are of a certain vintage, then the 90s autobiographies of Phil Tufnell ("What now?" and Simon Hughes ("A Lot Of Hard Yakka" are fantastic.

I have a bookcase full of cricket autobiographies and most of them are crap but all of Simon Hughes books are excellent.

I used to think that the more interesting the player the better the book would be but that isn't the case and Shane Warne's autobiography is particularly boring and should have been titled "It wasn't my fault"

 

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RubinsCube Flag Wimbledon 26 Feb 24 7.08pm Send a Private Message to RubinsCube Add RubinsCube as a friend

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

I have a bookcase full of cricket autobiographies and most of them are crap but all of Simon Hughes books are excellent.

I used to think that the more interesting the player the better the book would be but that isn't the case and Shane Warne's autobiography is particularly boring and should have been titled "It wasn't my fault"

I recall reading somewhere that it was largely ghostwritten. Maybe it was a bland, commercial rush job. I read Alec Stewart's and Sachin Tendulkar's autobiographies: they made a similar dull impression.

 

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Lanzo-Ad Flag Lanzarote 26 Feb 24 9.10pm Send a Private Message to Lanzo-Ad Add Lanzo-Ad as a friend

Aleister Crowley, Perdurabo, a fascinating Read

 


“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

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viveasheagle Flag perth 28 Feb 24 4.14am Send a Private Message to viveasheagle Add viveasheagle as a friend

A Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela.
I ended up reading this after going a wedding in Cape Town and visiting Robben Island where he was in prisoned. It is a truly inspiring read and if you ever think life is giving you a hard time this will give you a reality check.

 

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viveasheagle Flag perth 28 Feb 24 4.18am Send a Private Message to viveasheagle Add viveasheagle as a friend

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight is not strickly an autobiograhy but is a very good read about how he built Nike into a global brand.

 

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mr. apollo Flag Somewhere in Switzerland 28 Feb 24 8.31am Send a Private Message to mr. apollo Add mr. apollo as a friend

The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Tom Woolfe, follows the adventures of Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters in the 60's.

 



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Lanzo-Ad Flag Lanzarote 28 Feb 24 8.57am Send a Private Message to Lanzo-Ad Add Lanzo-Ad as a friend

Originally posted by Lanzo-Ad

Aleister Crowley, Perdurabo, a fascinating Read

Sorry forgot author, Richard Kaczynski

 


“That’s a joke son, I say, that’s a joke.” “Nice boy, but he’s sharp as a throw pillow.” “He’s so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent” “ “Son… I say, son, some people are so narrow minded they can look through a keyhole with both eyes.”__ Forhorn Leghorn

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JRW2 Flag Dulwich 28 Feb 24 9.08am Send a Private Message to JRW2 Add JRW2 as a friend

Originally posted by RubinsCube

I recall reading somewhere that it was largely ghostwritten. Maybe it was a bland, commercial rush job. I read Alec Stewart's and Sachin Tendulkar's autobiographies: they made a similar dull impression.

Aren't they all?

 

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