| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 12:08 | |
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We havent had one of these for a while, so I'll start :- Auschwitz, The Nazis and the 'Final Solution' - Laurence Rees Tescopoly: How One Shop Came Out on Top and Why it Matters - Andrew Simms (Absolute rubbish BTW) False Impression - Jeffrey Archer | |
| dicky200006 Posted on 24/4 12:09 | |
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This board | |
| buttermyarse Posted on 24/4 12:10 | |
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this post? | |
| buttermyarse Posted on 24/4 12:10 | |
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too slow... | |
| speckyget Posted on 24/4 12:10 | |
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Just finished Pies and Prejudice by Stuart Maconie; just started Null Points by Tim Moore. --- Post edited by speckyget on 24/4 12:10 --- | |
| bevo2005 Posted on 24/4 12:11 | |
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Papillon and then Schindlers List | |
| baldycrowe Posted on 24/4 12:12 | |
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Hey Ho Let's Go The Story of the Ramones by Everet True I can only read one at a time. | |
| Moses_Kiptanui Posted on 24/4 12:13 | |
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FHM. | |
| cuteborochick Posted on 24/4 12:14 | |
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a really sad book called dont tell mummy (i know i'm sick) i just finished Narnia (yep i was bored) | |
| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 12:15 | |
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What's Pies and Prejudice like Specky? I've got it on my Amazon link ready to buy when I finish the current crop. | |
| mickbrown Posted on 24/4 12:17 | |
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Just finished some tat by Dan Brown. I can't even remember the name of it - about a meteorite. In my defence it was from a pub's book recyling scheme. --- Post edited by mickbrown on 24/4 12:17 --- | |
| BigHorace Posted on 24/4 12:17 | |
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Specky. Are you me ? I thouroughly enjoyed P+P but would be interested to hear a northerners veiw. | |
| zaphod Posted on 24/4 12:17 | |
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Guardians of Power (The Myth of the Liberal Media) by David Edwards and David Cromwell. Interesting information, seen through a lens of left wing hysteria. Gets a bit wearing. Leviathan by Boris Akunin. Detective Novel. | |
| Mat_Evans Posted on 24/4 12:18 | |
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Developing teachers: The challenges of life long learning by christopher day | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 12:19 | |
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my wage slip | |
| Cheeses_Christ Posted on 24/4 12:20 | |
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The Dirt - Motley Crue: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band I'd like to point out that I think "The Crue" are an appalling band and their music is cack, but the book is fantastic | |
| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 12:20 | |
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"pub's book recyling scheme." A pub, with a book recycling scheme, a PUB !!! <Shakes head and tuts> | |
| BigHorace Posted on 24/4 12:21 | |
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By the way, if you enjoy Tim Moore, then you'll like Charlie Connelly (The Shipping News and In Search of Elvis). While we're on a Stuart Maconie tack, can I take the cahnce to again reommend his book 'Cidar with Roadies' for, at the very least; A) it's title B) it's description of Goths and C) his recounting of going on tour with Napalm Death. | |
| corruptbiggins Posted on 24/4 12:22 | |
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Soul Survivor by Dean Koontz. | |
| FW_2 Posted on 24/4 12:23 | |
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'The Slaves of Solitude' by Patrick Hamilton. It's a bit boring. I liked Cider With Roadies and was recommended Pies and Prejudice only last week. By mrs_uncle_harry nonetheless. | |
| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 12:24 | |
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On a similar vein to Stuart Maconie, both Mark Radcliffe and Andrew Collins's books are also rather good. | |
| mickbrown Posted on 24/4 12:25 | |
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Well I say scheme - it's more like 20 dog eared paperbacks on top of the fireplace with a sign saying, "take read and return, or just pass on" | |
| speckyget Posted on 24/4 12:25 | |
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Lizards - excellent, well worth a gander. Although I found he did occasionally stray into Geordie/Teessider confusion. Much better on the North Western leg of the journey - understandable as he's from Wigan. Some laugh out loud moments, but the whole thing is just beautifully written. BigHorace - not sure. I'm usually me, but views differ. I'll chase up those other bits and pieces, ta. --- Post edited by speckyget on 24/4 12:28 --- | |
| Supernovaheights Posted on 24/4 12:26 | |
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The World of Karl Pilkington, first time i have found myself laughing out loud at a book .The man is half genius ,half idiot! | |
| BigHorace Posted on 24/4 12:29 | |
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The funniest book I've ever read is 'Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About' by Mil Millington. Many many laugh out load moments. --- Post edited by BigHorace on 24/4 12:30 --- | |
| BoroMutt Posted on 24/4 12:30 | |
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Berlin: The Downfall 1945 by Antony Beevor. Well worth a read if you are interested in this period of history. Not quite finished it but I was amazed that Hitler married Eva Braun whilst the Red Army had already stormed many of the buildings in central Berlin, the wehrmacht and the SS were shooting each other as often as the Soviets and the behaviour of Stalin was little (if any) better than the nazis. Next up will be the new Tolkein. | |
| speckyget Posted on 24/4 12:31 | |
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Ha! That's on the desk in front of me. Recommendation from Mrs Get. 'Things My Girlfriend and I Have Argued About', not the Beevor opus. --- Post edited by speckyget on 24/4 12:32 --- | |
| Tom_Fun Posted on 24/4 12:32 | |
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The Testament Of Gideon Mack by James Robertson | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 12:33 | |
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some of these books sound rubbish | |
| FW_2 Posted on 24/4 12:33 | |
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Is that the same 'Things My Girlfriend...' that started out as a website years ago? | |
| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 12:36 | |
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Yeah, that "My Payslip" by Graeme Bandeira sounds absolutley rubbish ! | |
| BigHorace Posted on 24/4 12:36 | |
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*dofs like-minded-spirit cap to Mr+Mrs Get* on a slightly more mature note. The Time Travellers Wife is worth a gander. | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 12:37 | |
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it is. Not enought noughts on it. | |
| BigHorace Posted on 24/4 12:37 | |
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Ms FW. yes, it is. | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 12:37 | |
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"The Time Travellers Wife is worth a gander" I've seen her and she's a pig | |
| janplanner Posted on 24/4 12:39 | |
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love on the dole - walter greenwood pies and prejudice - stuart maconie feeling very northern at the moment. | |
| FW_2 Posted on 24/4 12:41 | |
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I absolutely loved The Time Traveller's Wife when I read it - very original and incredibly well-written. | |
| littlejimmy Posted on 24/4 12:41 | |
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Cell by Stephen King (very similar to The Stand) British As A Second Languauge by David Bennun. Very funny. | |
| Ultra_Magnus Posted on 24/4 12:41 | |
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I was reading The Lord of The Rings - The Two Towers, but it started to get really boring half way through, so I have consigned it to the back of the book shelf. | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 12:42 | |
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Ultra Magnus. Watch the film and save yourself the tedium of reading about bearded wizards and speccy kids. | |
| BoroG_85 Posted on 24/4 12:43 | |
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only ever once willingly read one book.. harry potter to see what the hype was about read half and got bored.. then downloaded the film and switched that off half way through. | |
| wayvvee_dayvee Posted on 24/4 12:44 | |
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6th target ....james patterson always leave them laughing....tommy cooper biog | |
| midfieldgeneral7 Posted on 24/4 12:46 | |
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"Blink" - Malcolm Gladwell - good read | |
| mickbrown Posted on 24/4 12:47 | |
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"only ever once willingly read one book" Sweet Jesus | |
| Ultra_Magnus Posted on 24/4 12:49 | |
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bandito, the first book was pretty good, but the second has broken my resolve. So, the films are the way forward from now on. | |
| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 12:50 | |
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"only ever once willingly read one book" <Shakes head and tuts> | |
| corruptbiggins Posted on 24/4 12:51 | |
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What I can't stand in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is all that damned singing. At least I can skip over it. | |
| BoroG_85 Posted on 24/4 12:52 | |
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I know im sorry im disapointed in myself.. | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 12:53 | |
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dont be ashamed Boro 85. Apart from The Twits and Kes I've only ever read footballer autobiographies. | |
| Chutney Posted on 24/4 12:57 | |
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Austerlitz - WG Sebald, and it's slow going, believe me... | |
| BigHorace Posted on 24/4 12:59 | |
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Bandy, how many varations on 'got up, played football, won something, got injured' can there be ? I suppose you mix up the order a little but after that what's left ? | |
| littlejimmy Posted on 24/4 13:01 | |
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If I'd read less books than you Bandy, I would be mortally ashamed. | |
| boredreceptionist Posted on 24/4 13:06 | |
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Black Swan Green by David Mitchell. i've loved all his books so far, highly recommended. | |
| BoroG_85 Posted on 24/4 13:11 | |
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i used to read choose your own adventure books when i was younger.. always seemed to die in them though | |
| Salford_Boro Posted on 24/4 13:14 | |
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The most Evil People to have lived, quite an interesting read as it includes Robert Maxwell. They include him as he "spent" all the pension fund. | |
| hicktonspenaltyrunup Posted on 24/4 13:14 | |
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A tall man in a low land- Harry Pearsons take on life among the Belgians. I used to go to Belgium a lot when I lived in Cologne, and his book is brutally accurate, and as funny as you would expect. He only manages to mention football a few times.... | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 13:17 | |
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| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 13:18 | |
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Just think though Bandy if you read books you'd learn how to wrap yourself in tape and get your "mates" to take photos of it. See what you're missing. | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 13:19 | |
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I wish I'd read more books now and I could have made it big in the middle east. | |
| littlejimmy Posted on 24/4 13:23 | |
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Or you could be a ginger metrosexual who sticks up for the little people. | |
| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 13:27 | |
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Oh the japes, tell us more about your great life in the Middle East and how England is going to the dogs. | |
| Chutney Posted on 24/4 13:28 | |
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Well, this is getting bitchy. Good. | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 13:28 | |
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Jimmy, feed me some of your intellect. Tell me about the great books you have read. | |
| littlejimmy Posted on 24/4 13:34 | |
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It's, sweet isn't it? One minute TLJ is shaking his head at someone's remark about not reading any books, the next he is diving in to defend bandy's honour when I make a similar one. Anyway, great books I've read... The Hungry Catterpillar. The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Sex With Your Hamster. | |
| Chutney Posted on 24/4 13:35 | |
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The VERY Hungry Caterpillar, actually jimmy. Can't you read? | |
| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 13:36 | |
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Such a comedian, tell us the one about the fat bloke who wraps himself in tape. | |
| boksic Posted on 24/4 13:40 | |
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Getting back to the books... Brick Lane by Monica Ali - fail to see what all the fuss was about. Not a patch on Zadie Smith's White Teeth which covers some similar ground. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova - a modern retelling of the Dracula story, very enjoyable and 20 times better than anything by Dan Brown or others of that ilk. | |
| littlejimmy Posted on 24/4 13:45 | |
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You know that one already, Jumpy, and now you're running out of material because you keep mentioning it. And all because I made a joke at your mate's expense. He is perfectly capable of fighting his own corner and dishing it out. But for some reason the pink mist descended when I dared to engage in some banter with him (as we often do on these threads). | |
| The_Lizards_Jumpers Posted on 24/4 13:46 | |
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Dry your tears, water's a valuable commodity in the desert. As for material I dont really have that much on you, as I seldom read your tiresome threads. --- Post edited by The_Lizards_Jumpers on 24/4 13:47 --- | |
| Tom_Fun Posted on 24/4 13:47 | |
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Agreed boksic, White Teeth was excellent. Amazing to think it was her first book too. | |
| bandito Posted on 24/4 13:48 | |
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*PRESS RELEASE: EMBARGOED TIL JUNE 2012* White Teeth will be the title of Steve McClarens autobiogrpahy | |
| piggy_nichol Posted on 24/4 13:48 | |
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Diary of a Rock and Roll Star by Ian Hunter. I'm going to see him next month so it inspired me to get it off the shelf again. | |
| Wakey_Boro_Fan Posted on 24/4 13:51 | |
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Just about to start Tim Parks, Season with Verona | |
| littlejimmy Posted on 24/4 14:00 | |
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You seem to be more upset about it than Bandy. Look, if it makes you feel better, I won't say anything nasty to him again, OK? I'll leave you to post threads about how cultured you are. 3 books at once, eh? Impressive. Although, you can probably count the Archer one as being of negative value. Anyway, that was a nice little diversion. Gotta get back to shaving the whale now. --- Post edited by littlejimmy on 24/4 14:04 --- | |
| janplanner Posted on 24/4 14:01 | |
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wakey, the verona book is ace, i read it on holiday in italy earlier this year. | |
| Cheeses_Christ Posted on 24/4 14:13 | |
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"Although, you can probably count the Archer one as being of negative value"  Now now, each to their own and all that.... | |
| vanbasten8276 Posted on 24/4 14:15 | |
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I fancy reading that Verona book. At the moment I'm reading Forza Italia by Paddy Agnew. | |
| sunset_over_ici Posted on 24/4 14:22 | |
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Another vote for pies and prejudice here. At the moment i've got about ten to read but i'm most looking forward to 'apples' by a boro lad and set in boro. It's got a few very good reviews. | |
| Lefty3668 Posted on 24/4 14:25 | |
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Just finished Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown and I'm about to go out and buy Tricks of the Mind by Derren Brown next. --- Post edited by Lefty3668 on 24/4 14:26 --- --- Post edited by Lefty3668 on 24/4 14:27 --- --- Post edited by Lefty3668 on 24/4 14:28 --- | |
| mickbrown Posted on 24/4 14:26 | |
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Monica Ali - never read it but she's a Bolton lass. Season with Verona - I wouldn't bother too be honest - not a patch on the Miracle of Wotaevertheywerecalled. Even better because the author turns into an arse near the end. The best footy book by a mile - All Played Out - Pete Davies. | |
| Vinny_Garstroke Posted on 24/4 14:34 | |
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"As for material I dont really have that much on you, as I seldom read your tiresome threads"
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| Scrote Posted on 24/4 19:03 | |
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jonathan strange and mr norrell by susanna clarke good story but overly long and too much padding - almost finished it but it has been painful at times - the desire to find out what happens and why the main reason for continuing just bought the new tolkein book - children of hurin - i shall read that next whilst stroking my beard | |
| moxzin87 Posted on 24/4 19:16 | |
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The Complete Poems - William Blake Letters to a Young Contrarian - Christopher Hitchens Taskforce Dagger: The Hunt for Bin Laden* - Robin Moore *presumably the last words are "To be continued..." | |
| Borored Posted on 24/4 19:32 | |
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just finished along came a spider by James Patterson which was pretty good, just about to start 1st to die by the same author | |
| Dundee_Gadgey Posted on 24/4 19:43 | |
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Marching powder, very, very funny story of a drug smugglers efforts to survive a Bolivian prison(has to buy his own prison cell etc.). True story with some poignient moments, though mostly funny. | |
| gruntas Posted on 24/4 19:49 | |
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boroproud is reading some letters in the evening gazette by some Butler bloke and getting rather pissed off with it all by the sounds of things..... | |
