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Apr 11^th, 2007 at 6:43pm

john_uk Ex Member

what book are you reading, or the last book you read, and would you recomend others to read them??

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currently in the process of reading
Stalingrad by Antony Beevor

great read, and a good account of the battle of stalingrad from both sides (in a way)

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Reply #1 - Apr 11^th, 2007 at 8:26pm

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I reccomend The Alchemist, by Paulo Cohelo, very reflexive reading... Wink

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Reply #2 - Apr 11^th, 2007 at 8:51pm

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Jeremy Clarkson....Born to be Riled.

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Reply #3 - Apr 11^th, 2007 at 11:33pm

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Just polished off two books in my recent travels:

Flyboys by James Bradley (no, not that one- it's about a group of USN fliers in the Pacific inWWII... Bradley also wrote Flags of Our Fathers). When I saw the title on the spine, i grabbed it just to laugh at it: "Good lord, not another "novel based on the movie" book..." but once I saw what it was about, I had to buy it.
It's very thoroughly researched, a fitting tribute to some airmen whose fates were kept secret for many years, and he gets into some larger-picture stuff about war and politics in the last 150 years or so that I found very educational. Let's just say that there is plenty in there that should be in American public-school history books, but isn't.
The only thing wrong with that book is that he uses the word "Flyboys", with the capital "F", way too often for some reason...aside from that, I recommend it highly.

Also read Michael Crichton's State of Fear, which is a pretty bold and well-supported stab at the current obsession with global warming... cleverly disguised as just another silly action story. Classic Crichton. Grin

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I enjoy his stuff in general, but this was very though-provoking.

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Reply #4 - Apr 11^th, 2007 at 11:38pm

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Honestly, my favorite book. If I ever get elected to any government position, I'm so gonna be sworn in on that book... Grin

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Reply #5 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 2:40am

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Jasper Carrott - Sweet 'n Sour Labrador Grin

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Just about to start Bill Bryson - A Walk In The Woods

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #6 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 6:07am

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ozzy72 wrote on Apr 12^th, 2007 at 2:40am:

Just about to start Bill Bryson - A Walk In The Woods

A truly outstanding book. The mental image of his friend "Kat" that I had whilst reading, I laughed until I cried.
In fact anything by Bill Bryson ( I have read them all) would get my vote.

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Reply #7 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 9:06am

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"The Lovely Bones" by Alice Siebold...

No, it's NOT a horror book.

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Reply #8 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 9:38am

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My last book was a book about the east german airforce and before that, I've read "History of the Waffen-SS".

Good books? All by Matt Ruff.

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Reply #9 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 3:39pm

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beaky wrote on Apr 11^th, 2007 at 11:33pm:

Just polished off two books in my recent travels:

Flyboys by James Bradley (no, not that one- it's about a group of USN fliers in the Pacific inWWII..

What's that word, skillydo? Good book! I didn't appreciate Bradley's moralizing from time to time, but overall, good book, highly recommended!

BTW, I didn't like the movie, Flags of our Fathers, not at all. Huh

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Book I finished last, Blossoms in the Wind: Human Legacies of the Kamikaze. Excellent book! It does the best job I've read yet in getting inside the head of kamikaze pilots and sailors. It goes very far in understanding, and shall I say, respecting them for what they did. They don't compare with the current group of suicide bombers, and they don't appreciate being compared to them.

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Reply #10 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 4:50pm

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Playboy

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Reply #11 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 5:35pm

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*snickering* i started reading my friend's copy of "Knocked Out By My Nunga-Nungas. typical gossipy book about a girl going out with a sex-god and how when he goes off to london courtesy of a possible record deal, she starts thinking of going off wih an ex etc...methinks im gonna have to buy "Angus, Thongs And Full Frontal Snogging" though. i cant start a book halfway through the series... Grin

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Reply #12 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 7:26pm

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waspiflab wrote on Apr 12^th, 2007 at 4:50pm:

Playboy

Ma man!

(Next issue: 1 week... Grin

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Reply #13 - Apr 12^th, 2007 at 7:40pm

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Last read book...

Dunno exactly..

I think The world according to Clarkson.... and then some.

Still busy with 1984 though.. and also got some others waiting to be read

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Reply #14 - Apr 13^th, 2007 at 6:40am

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Where to start!!

As i am currently finishing off my final year prject for uni, i have been reading various PHP and MySQL books, along with database systems books!!!

On the other hand i have also been reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Grin

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in anticipation for the final book, this is the second time i have read this book

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Reply #15 - Apr 13^th, 2007 at 6:48am

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Harry Potter and the Order Of the Phoenix Tongue

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Only books i have ever read lol

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Reply #16 - Apr 13^th, 2007 at 2:33pm

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Under the Wire William Ash

Great Book Wink

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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Under-Wire-William-Ash/dp/0593054083

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Reply #17 - Apr 13^th, 2007 at 2:56pm

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Couldn't agree more masmith. My best friend Steve brought it over last summer and had to leave it here. Superb book. What an incredible guy. Those Eagle Sqadron lads were mens men! And so many incredible adventures Shocked

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All told with great humour.
Due to the passing of Neville Duke however I'm re-reading his War Diaries at the moment. And the wife has just returned from three days in Budapest armed with two new Terry Pratchetts for me so they are next Cool

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There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #18 - Apr 15^th, 2007 at 12:41pm

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Any book by Conan Doyle. Right now The Adventure of the Dancing Men. I just like Sherlock Holmes. Grin

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Reply #19 - Apr 15^th, 2007 at 1:15pm

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I am always re-reading Walden... Cool

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Reply #20 - Apr 15^th, 2007 at 6:45pm

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The World Is Flat - Thomas L. Friedman.

Failure Is Not An Option - Gene Kranz

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Reply #21 - Apr 15^th, 2007 at 6:54pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Apr 13^th, 2007 at 2:56pm:

Couldn't agree more masmith. My best friend Steve brought it over last summer and had to leave it here. Superb book. What an incredible guy. Those Eagle Sqadron lads were mens men! And so many incredible adventures Shocked

Shocked

All told with great humour.
Due to the passing of Neville Duke however I'm re-reading his War Diaries at the moment. And the wife has just returned from three days in Budapest armed with two new Terry Pratchetts for me so they are next Cool

Cool

man i love pratchett books. i can just sit and read one in a single sitting (i know they are not long but still) Cheesy

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his first few are the best by fay Cheesy

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Reply #22 - Apr 16^th, 2007 at 6:44am

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A book on World war I... it covers the circumstances wich lead to the great war and the battles ( sea, land, air)...

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Reply #23 - Apr 16^th, 2007 at 12:48pm

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waspiflab wrote on Apr 12^th, 2007 at 4:50pm:

Playboy

Reading or simply looking?? Cheesy

Cheesy

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Reply #24 - May 3^rd, 2007 at 4:58am

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Just finished Dale Brown's Dreamland Series - End Game

I've loved Dale Brown's books for many years now and recently re-read the entire Dreamland series which I like the best.

The Dreamland series is an excellent series if you're into high tech weps and aircraft.

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Reply #25 - May 3^rd, 2007 at 1:18pm

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Last read;

One Good Turn (A jolly murder mystery) - Kate Atkinson

Currently reading;

Case Histories - Kate Atkinson

Always happens, you read one book of an authors....and you want to read more! Thank god our school has over 20000 books in its library Cheesy

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Also currently in the middle of Spitfire: The Biography - By Jonothan Glancey....great book...nice information and stories

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Reply #26 - May 3^rd, 2007 at 1:18pm

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"Lives of low value" (Freely translated) from Norbert Hannig.

Narrated from the first person, the book covers everything from the beginning of his flying career in 1940 in the Hitler youth, his flight traing in 1941/42 and life in the Luftwaffe from 1942 till the end of the war, with lots of flying in 109s, 190s and 262s.

Nicely narrated (straightforward) and always trying to brighten things up a bit in a world in which his friends and comerades did like flies.
It's amazing how numb someone can get towards death.

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