What are you reading?
May 20th 2013, 6:22 pm
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Re: What are you reading?
A book about The Troubles in Northern Ireland as I'm working there a bit at the moment
Dismal what people will do to each other because they read a different version of a fairy tale
Dismal what people will do to each other because they read a different version of a fairy tale
May 20th 2013, 6:33 pm
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Re: What are you reading?
'The Most Dangerous Enemy' by Stephen Bungay
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May 20th 2013, 7:21 pm
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Re: What are you reading?
Just finished Shatter the Bones by Stuart MacBride, and away to start The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson.
My usual rule, although I am away to break it, is one fiction followed by one historical or autobiography.
My usual rule, although I am away to break it, is one fiction followed by one historical or autobiography.
May 20th 2013, 7:40 pm
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Shamal by Jum Ali Khan. Book is set in Dubai.
May 21st 2013, 3:16 am
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"What???? Don't you realise that my way of praying to God is far better than your way of praying to the very same God?????"
May 21st 2013, 6:08 am
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I'm reading "A bright moon for fools" by Jasper Gibson. The lead character reminds me of numerous people I've met (some are on here) over the years.
I have no idea how it ended up on my ipad either.
From Amazon
I have no idea how it ended up on my ipad either.
From Amazon
Harry Christmas - part Jim Royale, part Ignatius P. Reilly, part Oliver Reed - is on the run. Unable to cope with the death of his wife, bouncing from one bad decision to the next, a terrifying assault by the son of a woman he's conned makes up his mind to leave the country.
May 21st 2013, 11:46 am
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Saw this and thought you might be interested. A radio dramatisation. This is eposide one which is available for another week and a further 16 episodes should follow.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jrfm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jrfm
May 21st 2013, 12:19 pm
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Saw this and thought you might be interested. A radio dramatisation. This is eposide one which is available for another week and a further 16 episodes should follow.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jrfm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007jrfm
May 23rd 2013, 7:02 am
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Re: What are you reading?
A Memory of Light by Robert E Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.
This is the 14th and final book in a huge series called The Wheel of Time which I started well over a decade ago and I must say over the years have grown to love and to hate.
Robert Jordan passed away before this last book was finished, but he had extensive notes prepared for anyone who would finish it if he died (I think he knew he had cancer or something) so Brandon Sanderson stepped in and I must say I am enjoying it, he writes well.
I must admit I am sad to see it all come to an end and hence I am taking it as slow as possible
This is the 14th and final book in a huge series called The Wheel of Time which I started well over a decade ago and I must say over the years have grown to love and to hate.
Robert Jordan passed away before this last book was finished, but he had extensive notes prepared for anyone who would finish it if he died (I think he knew he had cancer or something) so Brandon Sanderson stepped in and I must say I am enjoying it, he writes well.
I must admit I am sad to see it all come to an end and hence I am taking it as slow as possible
May 23rd 2013, 11:08 am
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Re: What are you reading?
America Unchained by Dave Gorman, where he travels coast to coast across the USA in an ancient Ford Torino, with the aim of not giving any money to 'the man' - not allowed to use any chained petrol stations, hotels or food outlets.
May 23rd 2013, 11:13 am
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Emails.
CVs.
Insides of my eyelids.
CVs.
Insides of my eyelids.
May 23rd 2013, 12:21 pm
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I also have a couple of paperbacks on the go that live in various handbags so I always have something interesting to read. Currently The Chrysalids by John Wyndham and The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell.
Does this make me terribly pretentious or do I like too many authors?
Does this make me terribly pretentious or do I like too many authors?
May 23rd 2013, 12:22 pm
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May 23rd 2013, 12:34 pm
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this, it's very good so far, only bought it because I was in that there London
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013...ohn-lanchester
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013...ohn-lanchester