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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2018 21:54:05 GMT
Currently reading The Hanged Man by Simon Kernick Mainly read crime fiction/thrillers, with the odd sports bio for a bit of variety. Not sure that I'd get on with a Kindle, as I love the smell of new books, and that moment when you crack the spine and immerse yourself in another world.Ah memories eh. I've also had a few one night stands like that  |
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Post by LJG on May 6, 2018 10:07:38 GMT
I'm a big fan of historical fiction, especially during the Roman times, so anything by Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden and people of that ilk. I normally get through a book every two weeks. Have you read Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies- Hilary Mantel? About Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2018 20:27:40 GMT
Whizzed through 'Eddie Mac Eddie Mac: Life and times at Chelsea under Eddie McCreadie' - succumbed to the Kindle edition @£2.99
Have been watching a lot of mid 1970's football on You Tube, and his young Chelsea team feature a lot on The Big Match, so I was interested to know the story of how the team was built, and then dismantled within a few seasons. The book mainly focuses on his two seasons as Manager, as seen by fans, McCreadie himself, and his players each wrote their own contribution, it gives a good insight as to how different football was behind the scenes back then. Found it rather sad that most of the players had to be sold (some against their will) to pay for the new East Stand, because the Chairman had not included any time related penalty clauses, which sent it way over budget. Also, the way the young players were given cortisone injections and told to play every week - which brought careers to an early end, in Teddy Maybank's case he had to pack it in at just 24 due to a knackered knee. Very different from the way the prima donnas today are treated.
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Post by inee on May 12, 2018 12:44:51 GMT
Forgot one for you history buffs or anyone interested in bristol in general ,the book is called the history and antiquities of the city of bristol, fascinating look at Bristol in the 1700's and a lot before ,also lists things like how many ships came to bristol ,the forts for protection ,wills paid out to almshouses churches etc and the conditions of those wills and a lot more ,i wish we had this in history at school. Direct link to the pdf ia801409.us.archive.org/14/items/historyantiquiti00barr/historyantiquiti00barr.pdf |
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Post by William Wilson on May 26, 2018 12:14:02 GMT
I'm a big fan of historical fiction, especially during the Roman times, so anything by Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden and people of that ilk. I normally get through a book every two weeks. Have you read Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies- Hilary Mantel? About Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. Brilliant books, the pair of them. She`s busy writing the final book of the trilogy. A couple of years back, when I was in London, I wandered round Austin Friars where Cromwell lived. Don`t think he`d recognise it now.
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Post by LJG on May 27, 2018 10:31:09 GMT
Have you read Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies- Hilary Mantel? About Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII. Brilliant books, the pair of them. She`s busy writing the final book of the trilogy. A couple of years back, when I was in London, I wandered round Austin Friars where Cromwell lived. Don`t think he`d recognise it now.
Wish she'd hurry up! What I love about London is the ability to find 16th century architecture right next door to a glass fronted office block built yesterday. |
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Post by Officer Barbrady on Jun 10, 2018 13:44:25 GMT
Just throwing one out there. The definitive Sherlock Holmes audio book narrated by Stephen Fry is on audible at the moment which is a bit of a marriage made in heaven. It's about 50 hours of material. If you haven't got audible yet it's free for the first month with 1 credit and you get 1 credit per month after that for 7 quid but cancel anytime and keep your downloads. Either way you can get this one either for free or 7 quid where it retails at 60. I've been enjoying this in the car to and from work for a month now.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Jun 10, 2018 15:54:23 GMT
Just throwing one out there. The definitive Sherlock Holmes audio book narrated by Stephen Fry is on audible at the moment which is a bit of a marriage made in heaven. It's about 50 hours of material. If you haven't got audible yet it's free for the first month with 1 credit and you get 1 credit per month after that for 7 quid but cancel anytime and keep your downloads. Either way you can get this one either for free or 7 quid where it retails at 60. I've been enjoying this in the car to and from work for a month now. I've been toying with trying Audible for a while now. Is it worth the money? |
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Post by Officer Barbrady on Jun 10, 2018 16:55:08 GMT
Just throwing one out there. The definitive Sherlock Holmes audio book narrated by Stephen Fry is on audible at the moment which is a bit of a marriage made in heaven. It's about 50 hours of material. If you haven't got audible yet it's free for the first month with 1 credit and you get 1 credit per month after that for 7 quid but cancel anytime and keep your downloads. Either way you can get this one either for free or 7 quid where it retails at 60. I've been enjoying this in the car to and from work for a month now. I've been toying with trying Audible for a while now. Is it worth the money? I think so. I get more enjoyment out of it than Netflix for the same price so I just cancelled Netflix after the last stranger things season. The beauty is in the credits because essentially 1 credit costs 7 quid a month and every audio book is no mote than 1 credit. So if you make the right trades you can save some serious money on audio books. With us having the kid now it's tricky to find time to read so this is nice for travel time and just before bed so I don't have to listen to the missus tell me how sh**e I've been. What did it for me is the cancellation and reactivation at any time so if you look ahead and think theres nothing you fancy for the next month you can cancel it or let your credits build up and get a few at once. I'd heartily recommend the Sherlock collection as a starter for free. Plenty more in there too if you know where to look and providing you're not too niche with your tastes. |
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Post by William Wilson on Jun 21, 2018 6:22:56 GMT
Netflix? Audible?? I`ve only just discovered BBC2.
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Post by williambloke on Jul 30, 2018 18:46:55 GMT
Currently reading 'Forza Italia: A Journey in Search of Italy and Its Football' by Paddy Agnew.
A bit old now, but very well written & quite insightful...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 19:28:42 GMT
The Road to Serfdom.
Just to remind myself of the political agenda.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 7:03:01 GMT
Currently reading 'Forza Italia: A Journey in Search of Italy and Its Football' by Irish People Agnew. A bit old now, but very well written & quite insightful... The author has a strange name!.............but that's censorship for you in this day and age ! |
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Post by williambloke on Jul 31, 2018 20:31:00 GMT
Currently reading 'Forza Italia: A Journey in Search of Italy and Its Football' by Irish People Agnew. A bit old now, but very well written & quite insightful... The author has a strange name!.............but that's censorship for you in this day and age ! D'you know, I never even noticed that...
So, do I have to call him Patrick, even though that's not his name?? And the censorship certainly would seem strange if used with a p addy rice field...
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