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PalazioVecchio south pole 24 Feb 24 7.26pm | |
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....interesting to note that you can get the same Historical-fecker ( say Napoleon or Tiger Woods) with 90 books written about them. 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
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Cannonball High in the Ozarks. 26 Feb 24 2.38pm | |
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Actor David Niven's autobiography "The Moons a balloon" is a very witty and entertaining read,
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dreamwaverider London 26 Feb 24 3.16pm | |
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Interested in entrepreneurship?
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RubinsCube Wimbledon 26 Feb 24 5.14pm | |
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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. Edited by RubinsCube (26 Feb 2024 5.15pm)
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Midlands Eagle 26 Feb 24 7.04pm | |
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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 Wimbledon 26 Feb 24 7.08pm | |
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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 Lanzarote 26 Feb 24 9.10pm | |
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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 perth 28 Feb 24 4.14am | |
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A Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela.
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viveasheagle perth 28 Feb 24 4.18am | |
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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 Somewhere in Switzerland 28 Feb 24 8.31am | |
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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 Lanzarote 28 Feb 24 8.57am | |
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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 Dulwich 28 Feb 24 9.08am | |
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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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