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 Teddy Eagle  03 Sep 21 9.26am |
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Rob Baker: Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics / High Buildings, Low Morals. Odd bits of London 20 C history from the website Another Nickel in the Machine. Mikel Gilmore: Shot Though the Heart. Gary Gilmore and his family’s history. Written by his brother. David Seabrook: Jack of Jumps. About a serial murderer in west London in the early 60s who no one seems to have heard about. It’s aso a social history of London at the time. Tom Wolfe: The Right Stuff. The test pilots and astronauts at the start of the space race. Bill Bryson: The Lost Continent / Neither Here nor There. All his books are good but the early travel ones are really funny.
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Palace Old Geezer  Midhurst 03 Sep 21 9.35am |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Rob Baker: Beautiful Idiots and Brilliant Lunatics / High Buildings, Low Morals. Odd bits of London 20 C history from the website Another Nickel in the Machine. Mikel Gilmore: Shot Though the Heart. Gary Gilmore and his family’s history. Written by his brother. David Seabrook: Jack of Jumps. About a serial murderer in west London in the early 60s who no one seems to have heard about. It’s aso a social history of London at the time. Tom Wolfe: The Right Stuff. The test pilots and astronauts at the start of the space race. Bill Bryson: The Lost Continent / Neither Here nor There. All his books are good but the early travel ones are really funny. Thanks Teddy. Now, this one I've read, and seen the film. Stirring stuff. And I've also read a couple of Bryson's tales. For an American, he has a cute understanding of the British way of life.
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mr. apollo  Somewhere in Switzerland 03 Sep 21 10.11am |
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Anything by Irwin Welsh , PJ Wodehouse, Spike Milligan or Terry Pratchett.
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Hannes  Vienna 03 Sep 21 10.12am |
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Liked the Cambridge Wartime Mysteries by Jim Kelly. "The Mathematical Bridge" is the best of them - but as a football fan you will see the crucial twist much sooner than the detective!
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| Lombardinho London 03 Sep 21 11.06am |
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The Memoirs of Billy Shears by Thomas E. Uharriet
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| Bexley Eagle Bexley Kent 03 Sep 21 11.09am |
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The Amateurs by John Niven is worth a read.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 03 Sep 21 11.28am |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Sounds like Erich Von Daniken. What was his book, oh yes, Chariots of the Gods. Never read it - anyone recommend it? I've seen so much Ancient Aliens I suspect I know it all by now. And no, my missus is younger than I.
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Lanzo-Ad  Lanzarote 03 Sep 21 11.43am |
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And Boris Starling, Messiah and Vodka (two Books)
“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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| Lanzo-Ad Lanzarote 03 Sep 21 11.45am |
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Fantastic Fiction is a great website to look at a book before you buy
“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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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 03 Sep 21 12.02pm |
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The best non-fiction I read recently was Silk Roads. Really educated me on places I'd barely heard of. Most people buy the abridged edition. Don't - get the full paperback and wear glasses. Unreal research and pretty good at writing. Not 100% correct on the Royal Navy but still a great read.
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 03 Sep 21 12.13pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
What was his book, oh yes, Chariots of the Gods. Never read it - anyone recommend it? I've seen so much Ancient Aliens I suspect I know it all by now. And no, my missus is younger than I. Chariots Of The God's is a terrific read AS, especially if you let your mind roam free. Von Daniken spins a convincing yarn about how we were not the first. How the hell could we have built the pyramids etc etc without outside help all those years ago he says. He's written a number of books along the same lines.
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Cannonball  High in the Ozarks. 03 Sep 21 5.33pm |
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Just finished "The Berkut" by Joseph Heywood,its over 600 pages but a gripping read. It centers on A german officer trying to get Hitler to safety in the mountains and a kgb team hunting him for Stalin..Not the usual hunting hitler type of book.
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