Read a good book lately?

[george formby]

I think it might have been you that recommended the Ed Macy AH64 books - on KB even. They were excellent. the descriptions of being able to read two different books simultaneously amazed me.

We've all read Antony Beevor, right?

Stalingrad, The fall of Paris etc? His book on Stalingrad is amazingly good.

http://www.bookdepository.com/Stalin.../9780141032405

Apache pilots? I read a book, the name of which escapes me about a British pilot in Afghanistan which had an incident where his wife caught him reading two things simultaneously. She was freaked. Probably called Apache.

And yeah, Stalingrad is a book I keep picking up and never cease to be horrified. I have yet to read Berlin.

[ellipsis]

You tried any 'Andy McNab' stuff? Kinda lost interest in the later ones but enjoyed the first few.

...a bit like you, Tazz...the first ones I read were kind of cool and quick fixes...but I got a bit fucked off with Macca's, shitting in a platic bag and when he ended up with a fucking Ducati, and he was a Rossi, I had had enough...

[Winston001]

We've all read Antony Beevor, right?

Stalingrad, The fall of Paris etc? His book on Stalingrad is amazingly good.

http://www.bookdepository.com/Stalin.../9780141032405

Antony Beevor's "The Second World War" is also excellent and I learnt a whole lot of new stuff. Such as the British navy sinking the French ships when Vichy France joined the Axis. The Battle of Madagascar. Jap invasion of Manchuria which set the ball rolling back in 1931. Recommended.

[Moi]

If you feel adventurous you could try sophisticated picture books - try your local library or local quality book shop and have a look.

Anything by Shaun Tan is worth reading even if it has no words, such as "The Arrivals". He's an Australian illustrator / artist and tells the story through amazing illustrations. Stanley Palmer's "To The Harbour" is another to look at. There are so many others...

[R650R]

Read Kindle version of Enforcer by Caeser Campbell cover to cover in less than 24 hours, couldn't put it down, great read.
Especially if you liked brothers in arms on TV, book gels well with the tv drama version of events later in the book.

[unstuck]

Mental Chemistry & the Mastery of Destiny by Charles Haanel.

[Winston001]

For those of us who enjoy military technology stories this is an excellent novel. Richard Clarke advised three Presidents on defence matters. Here's a clip from a Washington Post review:

"Clearly, Clarke is borrowing from real life. In fact, as you read “Sting of the Drone” you get the sense that it isn’t fiction at all. Clarke has written a classic in the genre of what is known as insider fiction — a thriller inspired by real episodes to which government officials were privy when they were working their day jobs."

The book describes in fascinating detail how drones are used and even better, their limitations.

Recommended.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...g-of-the-drone

[unstuck]

Hokonui. F.W.G Miller.
The history of the Hokonui district, a riveting read.

[FJRider]

Hokonui. F.W.G Miller.
The history of the Hokonui district, a riveting read.

Does it include the recipe's .. ???

[R650R]

Read Kindle version of Enforcer by Caeser Campbell cover to cover in less than 24 hours, couldn't put it down, great read.
Especially if you liked brothers in arms on TV, book gels well with the tv drama version of events later in the book.

Bought Wrecking Crew by same author despite lot of negative reviews online. Excellent read and written in same style and lot more of the behind the scenes politics and power plays.
Highly recommend both.

[unstuck]

Does it include the recipe's .. ???

Not in this one, there is another about the Macrae brothers that I read a few years ago that does though.

Just started THE GOLDEN JUNCTION. Episodes in Alexandras history by John Mcraw
Loving it so far.

[HenryDorsetCase]

re-reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.


So much win. accessible style too, don't be frightened of it, get stuck in.

[bogan]

re-reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.


So much win. accessible style too, don't be frightened of it, get stuck in.

Not read that one (non-fiction is generally reserved for books enabling creation of things, like Advanced Engineering Mathmatics (a real page turner)), but Weber's Safehold series is a good mix of storytelling and thought provoking religious overtones.

[george formby]

re-reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.


So much win. accessible style too, don't be frightened of it, get stuck in.

LOL. Really enjoyed that book. Must re-visit, too.
Must make an effort to read some Christopher Hitchins on the topic.

Just digging into The Coldest Winter, David Halberstam, about the Korean War. Starting off as bleak as the title.

To counterpoint I'm dipping into The complete Peter Cook. Tragically I was an only twin. More a book of his writing than autobiography.

[unstuck]

Can anybody recommend any good books on the history of Roxburgh township, mainly it's early settlers and local stonemasons or builders?