Books

[DIDO.1 22,842]

1 hour ago, Councilestatekid said:

Tattooist of auschwitz 

I don't read anything to sad and deep....gives me nightmares

Edited May 23, 2024 by DIDO.1

[tatsblisters 9,894]

18 minutes ago, mackem said:

I am the same,old books and maps,that book store near picadilly has loads of first editions,one of the first cabinets has a first edition on the origin of species for around £80’ish K?Its just packed to the gunnels with fascinating literature,I love the smell of old books,the feel of the paper and turning a page.

Just like the fact reading books opens the mind and imagination especially books from a bygone age and times in history. 

[Councilestatekid 1,914]

2 hours ago, DIDO.1 said:

I don't read anything to sad and deep....gives me nightmares

One of best books I read in a long time few years ago me n mrs just watched the series was ok 

[waltjnr 6,828]

I've just read Ambon by roger Maynard ,about an island ,the aussies were sent to defend against the japs in ww2 ,very interesting 

[mr moocher 969]

i read papillion and banco the follow on when he ends up in venezuala i really enjoyed them

[THE STIFFMEISTER 16,050]

Conn igguldons series on ghengis khan will always be my first fiction / historical re-telling as a recommendation to someone when they ask this 

[waltjnr 6,828]

1 hour ago, waltjnr said:

I've just read Ambon by roger Maynard ,about an island ,the aussies were sent to defend against the japs in ww2 ,very interesting 

Mac ,you ever been there ? 

[waltjnr 6,828]

Just started Blood red snow ,a German soldiers account of being on the Eastern front ,battle of stalingrad,

[mackem 26,761]

16 minutes ago, waltjnr said:

Mac ,you ever been there ? 

No mate,it’s part of the Malay archipelago,that’s 25000 islands,a lot are uninhabited.

[greg64 2,842]

Really enjoyed chickenhawk about a Huey pilot in Vietnam 

[Greyman 28,554]

On 23/05/2024 at 07:19, DIDO.1 said:

I don't read anything to sad and deep....gives me nightmares

If you are ever down this way a stop off in Upton on Severn would be well worth your while lots and lots of bookshops, personally I,m not the most literate of people, ( surprise surprise ) so very seldom get to the end of any book but one I have read and really enjoyed which would also be quite apt for you was called a highland year by lee mcnally ( spelling?) he was a gamekeeper in the days when they hunted Scottish wildcats I have it in a crate somewhere and if the sale of the house ever goes through I will need to get shot anyways so you would be welcome if I ever find it  

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1 hour ago, Greyman said:

If you are ever down this way a stop off in Upton on Severn would be well worth your while lots and lots of bookshops, personally I,m not the most literate of people, ( surprise surprise ) so very seldom get to the end of any book but one I have read and really enjoyed which would also be quite apt for you was called a highland year by lee mcnally ( spelling?) he was a gamekeeper in the days when they hunted Scottish wildcats I have it in a crate somewhere and if the sale of the house ever goes through I will need to get shot anyways so you would be welcome if I ever find it  

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9 hours ago, DIDO.1 said:

Brilliant read that I remember a teacher in secondary school lending me a copy of this book as he probably knew I would read it as it was what interested me even at a young age. 

[mackem 26,761]

Got a book reading/meet the author this weekend in London,Patrick Winn talking about the research that went into his books Narcotopia (drug cartels in Asia) and Shadowlands,inside the meth fiefdoms of Southeast Asia,looking forward to it.

[waltjnr 6,828]

1 hour ago, mackem said:

Got a book reading/meet the author this weekend in London,Patrick Winn talking about the research that went into his books Narcotopia (drug cartels in Asia) and Shadowlands,inside the meth fiefdoms of Southeast Asia,looking forward to it.

I'll check them out ,just finished one about an aussie banged up in Thailand, late 7os ,heroin smuggling ,grim reading, but interesting