And, of course, the classic A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby.
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The GOT Book Club
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The Esk
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Yep, excellent. I think for me his most enjoyable book is "Slowly down the Ganges".
Gwladysstreetlad
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Kull: Exile of Atlantis by Robert E Howard, i've read quite a lot of Howard's work but i've never read this before. Pleasantly suprised so far.
Basil Fawlty
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Been reading this since yesterday, nearly finished it now. Only a couple of hundred pages long but some really good points in it. I think it was MagicJuan who recommended it last year but only just got round to reading it due to uni.
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough.
I'll be heading down to Kitty Hawk and the Outer Banks in about a month so wanted to read up first. A great read thus far and may be my fave by McCullough.
I'll be heading down to Kitty Hawk and the Outer Banks in about a month so wanted to read up first. A great read thus far and may be my fave by McCullough.
CahillsCornerFlag
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Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. His run on sentences are horrific, and I don't much care for his style either. But then he throws in moments of brilliance. About 50 pages left to go.
Pat's Van
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it's a fkn ace read, been discussed a few times in here, a real fave of mine, you should try no country for old men too
....just read Alastair Campbell's book 'Winners'. As the title indicates it's an assembly of thoughts from folk who have seen success largely in the fields of sport, politics and business. Some interesting anecdotes, particularly on the sporting front but a lot of the contents is about the approach to success. More specifically, utilising the model Objective-Strategy-Tactic.
Useful perhaps if you want structure and focus in pursuit of personal or business goals.
Useful perhaps if you want structure and focus in pursuit of personal or business goals.
And you should also read the " Border " trilogy by McCarthy too, not as dark as most of his stuff ( but does have its moments). The way he describes the landscape of the desert and mountains in these books is mesmerising. Wonderful books mate.
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Just finshed this - Total War, by Michael Jones.
The story of the siege of Stalingrad, break out and destruction of the German army / fall of Berlin Berlin. Told from a Russian view point.
It doesn't get bogged down with minor detail, which makes it very readable for a factual war book.
However the chapter that covers the Russian liberation of Auschwitz is horrific and isn't for the faint hearted.
Told in a series of eye witness accounts from Russian soldiers, who stumbled across the camp without knowing of its existence .
9 Red Stars out of 10.
Wasn't ignoring you mate, but have been away and only had access to a laptop today. I've read both Atlas Shrugged and Fountainhead and whilst they both make some interesting points, she tends to get a bit carried away with herself at times, so I certainly wouldn't want to take either book as a kind of philosophical gospel, which I suspect some folks do.
Must have read them both around a decade ago, and don't have a huge desire to go back to them, if only to reduce the cognitive dissonance of having to live in the world as it is rather than how you'd maybe like it to be.
Reading The Silmarillion. Wordy but enjoyable for me at least.
Devils Guard is the best book I have read for an age - brilliant only if they could make a film of it too controversial I suppose based on a true story - about the waffen SS after the war -
Devil's Guard
1 Sep 1988
by George Robert Elford
Mass Market Paperback
£5.07
Only 10 left in stock - order soo
Devil's Guard
1 Sep 1988
by George Robert Elford
Mass Market Paperback
£5.07
Only 10 left in stock - order soo
Devils Guard is the best book I have read for an age - brilliant only if they could make a film of it too controversial I suppose based on a true story - about the waffen SS after the war -
Devil's Guard
1 Sep 1988
by George Robert Elford
Mass Market Paperback
£5.07
Only 10 left in stock - order soo
Like the look of that mate, quick summary please ?
Basically it's about a top SS wafflen SS officer who's brigade escape the Russians after World War Two - it leads to Him and his few comrades fighting in the French Foriegn Leigion in the old Vietnam cong now Vietnam - The main man told his story to a journalist hence the novel of a great book - he offered advice to the USA in the Veitnam war,but was ignored as he knew the outcome of sending inexperienced boys into the terrain he had been successful in - he stayed, and lived abroad when the Foriegn legion was disbanded - it would make a great movie, but as I stated to controversial to glorify the remarkable fighting unit of the Waffen SS
A original copy of this book is sky high!
It's a great story too, brilliantly written!