Pittsburgh Footy
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Red Notice by Bill Browder
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The GOT Book Club
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bluebrotha77
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well i didn't want to give away to much about the book but thanks for the input.
Just finished this, as far as I know John Grishams only non fiction book.
The story of the wrongful conviction / stitch up for murder of two men, who were sentenced to death in rural Oklahoma.
If it wasn't true, it wouldn't be believable.
Very well written, with real passion by Grisham.
If you were pro death penalty, you won't be after reading this book !
Gwladysstreetlad
Player Valuation: £50m
Just finshed reading:
I was pleasantly surprised by this one. The main characters are compelling, the story interesting and the world building is superb. There's a few chapters that lag a little but overall it's an excellent read. The ending just left me wanting to know more. Looking forward to the next book in this series. Very much recommended.
I was pleasantly surprised by this one. The main characters are compelling, the story interesting and the world building is superb. There's a few chapters that lag a little but overall it's an excellent read. The ending just left me wanting to know more. Looking forward to the next book in this series. Very much recommended.
random
Player Valuation: £15m
At the moment I am working my way through books on football , the Kindle is armed with about 50 so far and from recent readings I can give you some of my opinions on the following:
Well worth getting hold of and I will be reading them again at some point:
Soccernomics - Simon Kuper & Stefan Szymanski
The Special One - Diego Torres
The Numbers Game - Chris Anderson and David Sally
Pep Confidential - Marti Perarnau
The Nowhere Men - Micheal Calvin
The Real Madrid Way - Steven Mandis
Inverting the Pyramid - Jonathan Wilson
Pirates, Punks & Politics: FC St Pauli - Nick Davidson
Ok & interesting in parts but probably not worth a re-read:
The Deal: Inside the world of a super agent: John Smith
The Fix: Soccer and Organised Crime - Declan Hill
The Billionaires Club - James Montague
Barca - Graham Hunter
Soccer Against the Enemy - Simon Kuper
El Classico - Richard Fitzpatrick
Meh:
Pep Guardiola - Guillem Balague
Football men up close with the giants of the modern game - Simon Kuper
The Football Ramble - Marcus Speller
Outside the Box - Duncan Alexander
Fear and Loathing in LaLiga - Sid Lowe
If there are any football books that are 'must reads' then please let me know (although I am not that keen on autobiographies, I have read quite a few and they really don't do it for me so I tend to avoid them nowadays, however biographies give a more balanced view imo)
Well worth getting hold of and I will be reading them again at some point:
Soccernomics - Simon Kuper & Stefan Szymanski
The Special One - Diego Torres
The Numbers Game - Chris Anderson and David Sally
Pep Confidential - Marti Perarnau
The Nowhere Men - Micheal Calvin
The Real Madrid Way - Steven Mandis
Inverting the Pyramid - Jonathan Wilson
Pirates, Punks & Politics: FC St Pauli - Nick Davidson
Ok & interesting in parts but probably not worth a re-read:
The Deal: Inside the world of a super agent: John Smith
The Fix: Soccer and Organised Crime - Declan Hill
The Billionaires Club - James Montague
Barca - Graham Hunter
Soccer Against the Enemy - Simon Kuper
El Classico - Richard Fitzpatrick
Meh:
Pep Guardiola - Guillem Balague
Football men up close with the giants of the modern game - Simon Kuper
The Football Ramble - Marcus Speller
Outside the Box - Duncan Alexander
Fear and Loathing in LaLiga - Sid Lowe
If there are any football books that are 'must reads' then please let me know (although I am not that keen on autobiographies, I have read quite a few and they really don't do it for me so I tend to avoid them nowadays, however biographies give a more balanced view imo)
scratchnsurf
Player Valuation: £40m
The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw: The Robin Friday Story (Mainstream Sport) Amazon product ASIN B0053QBDMA
Gwladysstreetlad
Player Valuation: £50m
Timothy Zahn yet again works his magic with yet another top class Star Wars book. Focusing on Thrawn and Vader/Anakin. The book is divided into two parts, half during the Clone Wars and half in the rebellion era. It also seems that Zahn has
brought the Vong into the new EU under a diffrent name.
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How would you rate this against the original Rift war series (assuming you've read those). I loved the first 3 books of the rift war but subsequent novels had an element of repetition about them
Black Belt Jones
Player Valuation: £25m
Read the first Witcher book on holiday, fun to see where the characters from the game came from, but a pretty basic read. Wasn't looking for a masterpiece, but it reminded me of stuff like David Eddings that you read when you're 14.
So not really recommended, although if you love fantasy it's no trouble to read in a couple of sittings.
So not really recommended, although if you love fantasy it's no trouble to read in a couple of sittings.
Just finished this - The Terror .
It's at it's a long one at over 900 pages, but a cracker.
The author imagines what may herb happened to Sir John Franklins I'll fated attempt to find the North West Passage in the Artic and throws in a monster for good measure.
Better than the recent AMC tv drama ( which is very good )
Gwlacticos
Player Valuation: £10m
Last day of holiday in Cyprus today. Sitting here by the sea reading How not to be a boy, Robert Webb autobiography. Enjoyed it so far, will finish it on the aeroplane tomorrow.
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Golan
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Is it wrong to say I found Tim Cahills Autobiography boring?
Not at all mate, a lot depends on the quality of the ghost writer.
I`ve read more footy books that`ve been rubbish than good.
Gwladysstreetlad
Player Valuation: £50m
Not sure I'd put it in the same league as the first three Rift War books but in fairness I don't see him ever topping those. This is still excellent and the best thing he's written in years imo. It takes a while to get going but the pay off is well worth it.