Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Oct 17th 2019, 2:31 pm
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Originally Posted by Expatrick
Was there an earlier version?
Oct 17th 2019, 9:43 pm
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Originally Posted by 007Steve
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Not a single reference to brave and defiant women such as Emily Hobhouse or Elise Hampel.... I wonder if she had it ghost-written for her Geni.... 
Not a single reference to brave and defiant women such as Emily Hobhouse or Elise Hampel.... I wonder if she had it ghost-written for her Geni.... Maybe because many in the establishment felt that Emily Hobhouse was a traitor in supporting the Boers ,even thought she did it for humanitarian reasons ( which I would personally have agreed with )
Elise Hampel was German so probable didn't qualify for a book about British women
Oct 31st 2019, 9:04 am
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Low level hell. A book about a scout helicopter pilot in Vietnam.Their job was to fly low to encourage the enemy to shoot at them so the Apache killer helicopters could locate them. Fasinating read.
Nov 1st 2019, 4:36 am
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Low level hell. A book about a scout helicopter pilot in Vietnam.Their job was to fly low to encourage the enemy to shoot at them so the Apache killer helicopters could locate them. Fasinating read.
About to read The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth .
Hopefully and simply for possible entertainment value within the pages. My MIL was such that I renamed her Smother-In-Law . May she RIP but honestly she was a trial to my patience, wit and heart.
Nov 1st 2019, 8:08 am
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
The guvnor, autobiography of Lenny McLean. Barry the Baptist in lock stock. A genuinely hard man physically and mentally. Makes you appreciate your upbringing too, his stepfather was knocking him about from age 5, his dad died at 28, his mum at 42. Great book.
Nov 1st 2019, 8:46 am
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Originally Posted by BEVS
I might have a go at that if I can find it anywhere.
About to read The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth .
Hopefully and simply for possible entertainment value within the pages. My MIL was such that I renamed her Smother-In-Law . May she RIP but honestly she was a trial to my patience, wit and heart.
About to read The Mother-in-Law by Sally Hepworth .
Hopefully and simply for possible entertainment value within the pages. My MIL was such that I renamed her Smother-In-Law . May she RIP but honestly she was a trial to my patience, wit and heart.
Nov 1st 2019, 9:00 am
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Originally Posted by stevenglish1
The guvnor, autobiography of Lenny McLean. Barry the Baptist in lock stock. A genuinely hard man physically and mentally. Makes you appreciate your upbringing too, his stepfather was knocking him about from age 5, his dad died at 28, his mum at 42. Great book.
Nov 1st 2019, 4:20 pm
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Moneyland, by Oliver Bullough - recently published by Profile Books,
If you've lived by the Rules and by 'playing the game' but find it increasingly difficult to keep your temper these days, or your living standard, then DON'T-READ-THIS-BOOK.
Seriously.
If you've lived by the Rules and by 'playing the game' but find it increasingly difficult to keep your temper these days, or your living standard, then DON'T-READ-THIS-BOOK.
Seriously.
Nov 1st 2019, 8:52 pm
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Originally Posted by el collado kid
Their used to be a bloke who lived in the same city as me he just like McLean a known sorter outer.When i was an apprentice he turned up on site i was on i told him i knew him he lived near my nan we became sort of friends and he said to me, you need me nipper you know where i am i did once he took care of it no more prob,s.a hard man . But a softy at heart he used to dress up as farther Christmas and hand Christmas presents out to the kids in the streets and did a lot of charity work
Nov 2nd 2019, 8:26 am
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Originally Posted by BEVS
Wonderful. I do not own a kindle thing. 😛
Nov 2nd 2019, 8:45 am
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Re: Book corner - What are you reading, and Why?
Originally Posted by BEVS
Wonderful. I do not own a kindle thing. 😛
Can take 'hundreds' of books while travelling, most 'classics' free, other books less expensive. Only negative ----not possible to view illustrations properly.
