| Books to read 21:20 - Apr 5 with 8377 views | Nigeriamark |
Someone already started a thread on films, Netflix etc. I am trying to mix up my time between watching TV & Reading. I usually buy detective novels but only so many you can read. I have just bought on Kindle my first spy novels ( all 8 of the George Smiley Novels by John Le Carre). Just read the first one and it seems OK
I was going to buy the 150 years Wisden anthology ( came out 7 years ago). However it is 45 quid, so I was wondering if anyone has bought it and what they think/ Any other good books people might want to suggest for each other?
By the way thanks for whoever recommended Narcos. I had never even heard of it but I just subscribed to Netflix and am really enjoying it. I did the Escobar & City tour last year in Medallin so it's good to see a few of the areas & some of the storylines I saw there |  | | |  |
| Books to read on 23:15 - Apr 5 with 6032 views | fitzochris |
All five of mine. Three detective and two football - thank me later. |  |
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| Books to read on 23:30 - Apr 5 with 6018 views | mikehunt |
John Dies In The End by David Wong. Billed as a comic, horror novel. This is such a clever, funny, original book. If you like something a bit off-the-wall, I highly recommend it.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is another fantastic read. Think Harry Potter meets the New York mafia (You'll get what I mean if you read it). This has such a good plot and I found it unputdownable. They made it into a film but the book is so good I daren't watch it. |  |
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| Books to read on 00:05 - Apr 6 with 6004 views | Thacks_Rabbits |
| Books to read on 23:30 - Apr 5 by mikehunt |
John Dies In The End by David Wong. Billed as a comic, horror novel. This is such a clever, funny, original book. If you like something a bit off-the-wall, I highly recommend it.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt is another fantastic read. Think Harry Potter meets the New York mafia (You'll get what I mean if you read it). This has such a good plot and I found it unputdownable. They made it into a film but the book is so good I daren't watch it. |
If you have never read the bachmann books, 4 books for the price of one available on amazon for next to nothing.
Anyone on here who buys it and feels it’s a bad buy, say on here and I will set up a funding site and match the purchase price (if you do) cash to get a hamper for nhs staff.
Tbh it’s such a good book it’s worth every penny, and fitz keep the writer in the dark, although obvious quickly, no googling chap.
Keep safe! |  |
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| Books to read on 00:37 - Apr 6 with 5989 views | sxdale |
I would recommend the Charlie Parker series by John Connolly, The only books I am straight down to Waterstones (other bookshops are available) on the day they come out. 18 in the series so far, starts out as a detective/crime thriller and as the series progresses turns more supernatural. Each book is an individual story but with a theme running through them so would suggest reading them in order. The first book Every Dead Thing is probably the most difficult to get into but they just get better and better.
Special mention to the characters of Louis and Angel, a pair of gay hitmen!
Just started La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman, prequel to His Dark Materials trilogy only two chapters in but showing promise. |  | | |
| Books to read on 05:01 - Apr 6 with 5947 views | richfoad32 |
Wisden 150 years anthology £22.49 with free P&P on ebay, which is slightly more palatable.
I was having a clear out of the loft and have some old Wisden's I was going to get rid of if you would like them? Going back to the 70's, some of them are a bit battered but perfectly readable. | | | |
| Books to read on 06:37 - Apr 6 with 5938 views | pioneer |
| Books to read on 05:01 - Apr 6 by richfoad32 |
Wisden 150 years anthology £22.49 with free P&P on ebay, which is slightly more palatable.
I was having a clear out of the loft and have some old Wisden's I was going to get rid of if you would like them? Going back to the 70's, some of them are a bit battered but perfectly readable. |
If you are a cricket history nut like me the anthology is a must read.
But it is an acquired taste.......
I finally read Altham and Swantons history of cricket from 1930s. I picked it up a few years ago second hand. Brilliant . . those blokes knew how to write.
And Jack Pollards 4 volume History of Australian Cricket.
The wife thinks its garbage and i am crackers - and she must be right, she always is.
My other reading interest is on artic and antarctic expeditions. Anything on Shackleton, Scott, Mawson, Franklin, Rae etc. Incredible what those folks achieved (and failed to achieve, trying). | | | |
| Books to read on 08:04 - Apr 6 with 5909 views | Dorislove |
My Parents used to have book stalls so i read plenty many years ago,these days i stick to John Grisham ,going to start his thirty odd from start again this week. |  | | |
| Books to read on 10:40 - Apr 6 with 5855 views | isitme |
I suppose it depends what books you like to read? If you like history I find Dan Jones, Antony Beevor and Max Hastings really good reads that are well written. Again it depends if you are interested in specific eras or events which some authors specialise in.
I am currently reading a cricket book on T20 called Cricket 2.0 which you can pick up on Kindle for about £7. 28 days data is another good cricket book, England focused when we were rubbish at white ball cricket. There are loads of fairly good football books that are quite cheap on Kindle as well. The early secret footballer books are okay, cheap and a quick read.
I can't really help with fiction books as I do not read them. |  | | |
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| Books to read on 10:50 - Apr 6 with 5849 views | AtThePeake |
I'm not one for detective books usually but recently read The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett and really enjoyed it. Been using this time to catch up on some modern classics that I had copies of but hadn't got round to reading before, enjoyed Fahrenheit 451, Revolutionary Road and Bullet Park and currently reading Light Years by James Salter.
For the cricket fans I recommend Rain Men by Marcus Berkmann. Excellent book. |  |
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| Books to read on 10:54 - Apr 6 with 5841 views | electricblue |
If you xan find a cheap copy of Executioner Pierrepoint: An Autobiography....
That is an excellent read..... |  |
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| Books to read on 11:03 - Apr 6 with 5831 views | tony_roch975 |
Le Carre's my favourite author - will be interesting to follow him through a lifetime from 'Call for the Dead' to 'Legacy of Spies' (which may be the 9th?) | |
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| Books to read on 15:21 - Apr 7 with 5480 views | jonesy |
I agree. We have lots of atlases and I am always tempted by maps of anywhere in charity shops. Really missing the charity shops!
I usually read a non-fiction book then a fiction. A bit of learning followed by a bit of fun!Just finished reading Strangeways by Neil Samworth. An insight into prison life. Soldier Spy, Tom Marcus is good. Read the first few pages and wondered if it was a fictional book! Reading a book by Tom Wood at the moment. Seems ok.
Suggest read Selfish Gene (very informative) and God Delusion (controversial) by Richard Dawkins. | | | |
| Books to read on 19:47 - Apr 7 with 5414 views | Morden |
I was only reading about James Michener today and was going to recommend 'Caravans', which is the only novel of his I have read.
I thought: that's a coincidence. But then I remembered why I was reading about him - the lead article on Wikipedia today was the musical South Pacific, based on Michener's Tales Of The South Pacific. I bet quite a few people will have set off on a similar trail of links today |  | | |
| Books to read on 20:05 - Apr 7 with 5409 views | SuddenLad |
| Books to read on 10:54 - Apr 6 by electricblue |
If you xan find a cheap copy of Executioner Pierrepoint: An Autobiography....
That is an excellent read..... |
Excellent read is that, along with 'The Rochdale Hangman' by Jack Doughty.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rochdale-Hangman-His-Victims-Biography/dp/1900734141/re
Another of my favourites is 'The First Day on the Somme', by Martin Middlebrook, telling the story through the recollections of veterans of the worst day in the history of the British Army, when 60,000 British soldiers were either killed or wounded in a single day. Riveting and heartbraking.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Day-Somme-Penguin-History/dp/0140171347
'Beyond Belief', by Emlyn Williams. The story of the Moors Murderers
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Belief-Moors-Murderers-Hindley/dp/0330020889/ref
'Five Chimneys' by Olga Lengyel
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Chimneys-Auschwitz-Olga-Lengyel-ebook/dp/B07TJD4SY
'The History of the Parish of Rochdale' by Henry Fishwick 1899.
A fantastic tome for anyone interested in our town. Reinforcement needed for smaller coffee tables !! Also any of the many Robertson books about Rochdale, Social & Political History of Rochdale, Rochdale Old and New, Rochdale Past & Present. Brilliant to follow the author as he walks the streets, describing the sights, points of interest, local characters......knowing what we know now and imaging mental comparisons.......wonderful stuff.. |  |
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| Books to read on 20:53 - Apr 7 with 5382 views | IOMDale |
Just a couple of recommendations as I could be here all day.
If you want travel escapism, I don’t think you can ever go wrong with one of Paul Theroux’s books.
In terms of fantasy, both The Dark Tower & The Wheel of Time series are completely engrossing. |  | | |
| Books to read on 21:55 - Apr 7 with 5364 views | kiwidale |
| Books to read on 15:21 - Apr 7 by jonesy |
I agree. We have lots of atlases and I am always tempted by maps of anywhere in charity shops. Really missing the charity shops!
I usually read a non-fiction book then a fiction. A bit of learning followed by a bit of fun!Just finished reading Strangeways by Neil Samworth. An insight into prison life. Soldier Spy, Tom Marcus is good. Read the first few pages and wondered if it was a fictional book! Reading a book by Tom Wood at the moment. Seems ok.
Suggest read Selfish Gene (very informative) and God Delusion (controversial) by Richard Dawkins. |
I'm impressed Jonesy a wide and eclectic taste, I'm seriously impressed with you tackling Dawkins The God Delusion but shouldn't you read the authorised version of God (kjv) first before tackling Dawkins fictional account? [Post edited 7 Apr 2020 21:56]
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| Books to read on 22:44 - Apr 7 with 5337 views | kiwidale |
| Books to read on 15:21 - Apr 7 by jonesy |
I agree. We have lots of atlases and I am always tempted by maps of anywhere in charity shops. Really missing the charity shops!
I usually read a non-fiction book then a fiction. A bit of learning followed by a bit of fun!Just finished reading Strangeways by Neil Samworth. An insight into prison life. Soldier Spy, Tom Marcus is good. Read the first few pages and wondered if it was a fictional book! Reading a book by Tom Wood at the moment. Seems ok.
Suggest read Selfish Gene (very informative) and God Delusion (controversial) by Richard Dawkins. |
You're obviously a scholar like me Jonesy a pleasant change from the philistines on here. I cant pass an op shop my sheds full of rubbish I've bought over the years. Speaking of books and op shops a couple of years ago I bought 14 of a set of 21 Charles Dickens classics first printed by Chapman and Hall London 1852 mine are reprints dated 1890 in excellent condition the look and feel of these books is amazing, a link below if you are interested. I paid $6 NZD each = 2 quid they are conservatively valued around $250 USD each a full set in similar condition would set you back far north of $10,000 USD, a set of first editions you could name your own price.
This link is to a very special one volume only signed by Dickens for sale at USD $75,653.00. I will look at similar offers. Scroll down the link to see the amazing prices for these books.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=Chapman&recentlyadded=all&bx=o
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Mine are far superior red Moroccan leather bound with marbled inlay to front and back covers to the one in the link so I'm upping the price. [Post edited 7 Apr 2020 23:39]
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| Books to read on 23:09 - Apr 7 with 5320 views | Nigeriamark |
| Books to read on 22:44 - Apr 7 by kiwidale |
You're obviously a scholar like me Jonesy a pleasant change from the philistines on here. I cant pass an op shop my sheds full of rubbish I've bought over the years. Speaking of books and op shops a couple of years ago I bought 14 of a set of 21 Charles Dickens classics first printed by Chapman and Hall London 1852 mine are reprints dated 1890 in excellent condition the look and feel of these books is amazing, a link below if you are interested. I paid $6 NZD each = 2 quid they are conservatively valued around $250 USD each a full set in similar condition would set you back far north of $10,000 USD, a set of first editions you could name your own price.
This link is to a very special one volume only signed by Dickens for sale at USD $75,653.00. I will look at similar offers. Scroll down the link to see the amazing prices for these books.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=Chapman&recentlyadded=all&bx=o
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Mine are far superior red Moroccan leather bound with marbled inlay to front and back covers to the one in the link so I'm upping the price. [Post edited 7 Apr 2020 23:39]
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$75k for that book. Was interested but the $17 P&P put me off !!
Read all of Dickens at some time and definitely the best English Author of all time. A lot of subtle humour even in his darker stories. | | | |
| Books to read on 23:40 - Apr 7 with 5300 views | D_Alien |
| Books to read on 21:55 - Apr 7 by kiwidale |
I'm impressed Jonesy a wide and eclectic taste, I'm seriously impressed with you tackling Dawkins The God Delusion but shouldn't you read the authorised version of God (kjv) first before tackling Dawkins fictional account? [Post edited 7 Apr 2020 21:56]
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That's actually quite amusing, kiwi
And last night you posted a video that i found "actually quite interesting"
Christ *, what's the world coming to
* Who?
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| Books to read on 23:53 - Apr 7 with 5284 views | kiwidale |
| Books to read on 23:09 - Apr 7 by Nigeriamark |
$75k for that book. Was interested but the $17 P&P put me off !!
Read all of Dickens at some time and definitely the best English Author of all time. A lot of subtle humour even in his darker stories. |
I can match price P&P free and today only I will throw in a modern reproduction of Richard Burtons-before he got involved with that slapper Liz Taylor- The Source Of The Nile for free. Bargain wont last long. | |
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| Books to read on 23:57 - Apr 7 with 5275 views | kiwidale |
| Books to read on 23:40 - Apr 7 by D_Alien |
That's actually quite amusing, kiwi
And last night you posted a video that i found "actually quite interesting"
Christ *, what's the world coming to
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Praise Indeed D_A hope all is well with you and yours. | |
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| Books to read on 00:24 - Apr 8 with 5265 views | jonesy |
| Books to read on 22:44 - Apr 7 by kiwidale |
You're obviously a scholar like me Jonesy a pleasant change from the philistines on here. I cant pass an op shop my sheds full of rubbish I've bought over the years. Speaking of books and op shops a couple of years ago I bought 14 of a set of 21 Charles Dickens classics first printed by Chapman and Hall London 1852 mine are reprints dated 1890 in excellent condition the look and feel of these books is amazing, a link below if you are interested. I paid $6 NZD each = 2 quid they are conservatively valued around $250 USD each a full set in similar condition would set you back far north of $10,000 USD, a set of first editions you could name your own price.
This link is to a very special one volume only signed by Dickens for sale at USD $75,653.00. I will look at similar offers. Scroll down the link to see the amazing prices for these books.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?kn=Chapman&recentlyadded=all&bx=o
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Mine are far superior red Moroccan leather bound with marbled inlay to front and back covers to the one in the link so I'm upping the price. [Post edited 7 Apr 2020 23:39]
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Very impressed by the books. I’ll keep my eyes open. If I see some in a charity shop or jumble sale (another pastime I am missing) I might take the plunge although Dickens isn’t my cup of tea. I presume an op shop is a charity shop? It makes you wonder how many books like these get thrown away by relatives when old people die. Most people wouldn’t see any value in them. | | | |
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