Read a good book lately?

[george formby]

Techniques of Motor Cycle Road Racing.... Kenny Roberts..


Fascinating from a historical & technical point of view, his own history, the development of slicks, issues with 2t engines, tussles with Freddie Spencer, Barry Sheene, Uncini etc. A great insight & entertaining, at times jaw dropping.

[Akzle]

wilbur smith - assegai.
old african hunters.. badass.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Techniques of Motor Cycle Road Racing.... Kenny Roberts..


Fascinating from a historical & technical point of view, his own history, the development of slicks, issues with 2t engines, tussles with Freddie Spencer, Barry Sheene, Uncini etc. A great insight & entertaining, at times jaw dropping.

I've been looking for that book for years. Where'd ya get it?

[FROSTY:Me]

2 autobiographies I've just finished reading CROZ and Possum Bourne.
Croz definitely was a bit of a larrakin in his day

[unstuck]

Just finished Dan Walshes These are the days that must happen to you. Good read. Bikes,drugs and travel.

[george formby]

I've been looking for that book for years. Where'd ya get it?

It was handed to me by a mate amongst a host of other books. It sat in the pile for months. I couldn't put it down when I started. I finished it a few days ago & started reading it again last night.

Buy my house & it's yours

[MyGSXF:Me]

If you haven't read Roald Dahl's autobiographies 'Boy' and 'Going Solo', I highly recommend them.

Yeah great books.. someone on here pointed them out to me for my sons to read.. Mr 16 really enjoyed them (was 14 at the time), now Mr 10 is into them!

I'm half way through the 6th (& final) book in the 'Clan of the Cavebear' series.. "Painted Caves". tis the 4th time I've read the series over the years.. still love em!!

[neels]

I'm half way through the 6th (& final) book in the 'Clan of the Cavebear' series.. "Painted Caves". tis the 4th time I've read the series over the years.. still love em!!

Hang on, aren't all the girlies supposed to be getting all hot and bothered reading 50 shades of grey?

[george formby]

Hang on, aren't all the girlies supposed to be getting all hot and bothered reading 50 shades of grey?

Plenty of shaggin in Clan of the Cave bear, I guess a bit of rough has it's appeal.

[The Lone Rider]

Am reading Chapterhouse Dune at the moment.

I find it rambles on, and there isn't much story.

In fact, it's like reading KB ramblings with a sci fi overture.


But I am determined to finish it, as I've read all the others by Frank Herbert and son.

[Usarka]

Leviathan Wakes - James S. A. Corey

I'm taking a punt here and reviewing this 2/3 of the way through because lately I've been forgetting to review once I've finished a book.

I've kind of run the not-impossible-to-read sci-fi dry (say that 3 times) and have been trawling sites looking for "if you like this" links and came across this. So far it's great. Very much on the space opera side of things as opposed to the hard sci-fi so don't read it if you are a hard sci-fi geek. But I reckon it would be a good bet for summer holidays at the bach/beach/state pen.

If you like Neal Asher, Peter Hamilton etc then this might be worth a read. I'll also chuck in some names like iain banks and m john harrison because i also dig their shit. Man.

I hope to fuck I don't come back in a couple of days and say the ending was shite!

Chur.

PS - I just check amazon and it's got a 4/5 rating which isn't too fucktardy.

[MyGSXF:Me]

The whole Philippa Gregory series about the murderous (& randy!!! ) Tudors

1. The White Queen
2. The Red Queen
3. The Constant Princess
4. The Other Boleyn Girl
5. The Wise Woman
6. The Boleyn Inheritance
7. The Queen’s Fool
8. The Virgin’s Lover
9. The Other Queen
& waiting on the latest book ''The Lady of the Rivers'' from the Library

Her Civil War Novels:

1. Earthly Joys
2. Virgin Earth

Her Wideacre Trilogy:

1. Wideacre
2. The Favoured Child
3. Meridon

Plus a couple of her modern novels:

Zelda's Cut
Alice Hartley's Happiness

I'm a bit of a fan of her' books.. does it show?

[avgas]

The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
How did I get here (the ascension of an unlikely CEO) - Tony Hawk (VERY VERY GOOD BOOK)
Mechwarrior - Surrender your dreams - Blaine Lee Pardoe, bit slow but a fantastic ending

Currently reading Allan Leighton on Leadership. And its leaving me to believe he doesn't actually know how to be a leader.
Got a whole horde of the Halo series in ebook form, so will probably do one of them next. Then after that have that massive Jobs book and the latest virgin one sitting on the shelf.

I read them then drop it off to the local op-shop. Hope to clear a majority off the shelf before 2014.

[Banditbandit]

For older riders .. I've been reading I'm YOur Man - The Life of Leonard Cohen.

A good read for Cohen fans ...

Before that I read my way trough all the books n the Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones, etc ...). There was just enough excitement to keep me reading and wanting to know what happens - but barely (and no, I haven't watched the TV series) .. I'm not sure I will read any more of the series when they come out.

[george formby]

Outlaws. Tony Thompson.

Synopsis

A fascinating & chilling potted history of bike gangs from the perspective of an ex British Outlaws member. Inside story on the Aussie massacre that was dramatised on telly recently, the murders at the airport & the guy who got shot riding his Harley on the motorway near London a few years ago.
If you want to know whats happening next time a patched up gang shove you of the road read this. I demolished it on 3 days. Exellent.