Read a good book lately?

[MIXONE]

my partners grandfather died a week or so ago, in his 89th year. He served in France, Italy (Cassino) and in North Africa. Would never ever talk about it.

I would like to find out more, might start with this book. thanks.

My Old Man was in the 22nd Battalion and they fought at all the above as well as getting his butt kicked at Crete.He wouldn't talk much about it either so I'm going to check that book out too.

[Katman]

I would like to find out more, might start with this book. thanks.

He wouldn't talk much about it either so I'm going to check that book out too.

Here you go.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Books/Rare-...-344608663.htm

[SPman]

Another great book is The First and The Last, by Adolph Galland.

Damn you Swoop - I clicked on the link and ended up spending $150 at Amazon...not on this book though (I first read it in 1960)

[Usarka]

I used a few of Swoops recommendations for chrissy presents, thumbs up all round. Thanks Swoop!

Been doing something a little different recently and reading some comics (or graphic novels as they're known as these days) called Transmetropolitan - by Warren Ellis

This is a series (avail in book form with about 5 stories each) is set in a futuristic chaotic city featuring the main character drug-taking journalist Spider Jeruselam - a very Hunter S Thompson like character.

Worth a look if you're into something different.

ps - as per george formby's comment below - these are definitely aimed at adult readers!

[george formby]

Just read "Watchmen" by Alan Moore & illustrated by Dave Gibbons. I thought WTF a comic! Do I look like a monosyllabic teenager?
Then I started to read it, brilliant. Highly recommended.

[Swoop]

Damn you Swoop - I clicked on the link and ended up spending $150 at Amazon...not on this book though (I first read it in 1960)

*chortle*
I know the feeling...

Some time ago I purchased Erich Hartmann's book from there and while browsing, ended up adding Hans-Joachim Marseille's story as well. Then there was the hardback coffee-table Tomcat book.

[Swoop]

Croz.
"Which way does the track go and what's the record?"

A bloody good, entertaining read! Thoroughly enjoyed this book, with a bit of an insight into the GP season back then. Nice to have the results in the last few pages as well.

[sondela]

Dunno if anyone has posted them on the thread yet, but Peter F Hamilton books - good SF! and there's a few of them.. I've just finished the Void trilogy, all massive books, and they keep you reading, despite the 700 or so pages per book =))

[pritch]

Best series Grumpy is reading is Wheel of Time which is SF by Robert Jordan. I am waiting for the 13th book in the series to come out and its coming out on 26th October. Been long time coming as the author has died so they had to get someone else to write the book as he could not do.
This series had better finish soon

I got a bit behind there. Last one I read (10?) was mainly about women sitting around plotting. I had planned to read the next one at Christmas but...

Read Stieg Larsson's trilogy instead. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo etc. All three in five days and I'm not a speed reader. There were some very late nights in there. Recommended for the few who haven't read it already.

Also over Christmas break, "The Junior Officers Reading Club ." A young Englishman's account of Sandhurst, a brief posting to Iraq, and a tour of Afghanistan. A good read but his prognosis is depressing. Can't tell you the author, I've loaned it to a neighbour, a former Arty RSM.

Currently reading Bernard Cornwell's "The Fort."

Next will be my Christmas present to me: Hokusai by Matthi Forrer. About the Japanese artist. Prices on the net vary quite a lot, amazon. com have it for up to about US$250. I bought it from amazon.uk for NZ$130 incl freight. It pays to shop around?

Enough of reading, time for a ride.

[george formby]

Dunno if anyone has posted them on the thread yet, but Peter F Hamilton books - good SF! and there's a few of them.. I've just finished the Void trilogy, all massive books, and they keep you reading, despite the 700 or so pages per book =))

Read one last year & found it entertaining & easy reading, it was about a guy who grew up on a terraformed planet, joined a corporation & had some very funky software.
Not a patch on Iain M Banks though, he really fries my synapses.

Just finished "The end of the beginning", WW II covering the siege of Malta
& the North African campaign up to the final El Alamein battle. Very good book, covers the politics & personality's of Roosevelt & Churchill, lend lease weapons, individual accounts of battle etc. Yeah, excellent book!

Just started "Pegasus Bridge" Stephen Ambrose, the first allied troops in on D-Day. A few glider borne troops holding the bridges against German Panzer divisions. Tough as nails & then some.

[SPman]

Dunno if anyone has posted them on the thread yet, but Peter F Hamilton books - good SF! and there's a few of them.. I've just finished the Void trilogy, all massive books, and they keep you reading, despite the 700 or so pages per book =))

I've just downloaded a Kindle reader for the phone...got an Amazon account so.....I've got this trilogy waiting to read after I finish Iain Banks - Surface Detail - the latest in the "Culture" series. Kinder is too damn easy though .....lying in bed out in the wops....browsing....see a new book ....push the download button and 2 mins later, you're reading.......have to watch myself on this one.........

[MIXONE]

Here you go.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Books/Rare-...-344608663.htm

Thanks for that Katman.For the grand sum of $6 it should be a good read.

[kit]

my partners grandfather died a week or so ago, in his 89th year. He served in France, Italy (Cassino) and in North Africa. Would never ever talk about it.

I would like to find out more, might start with this book. thanks.

Another book is "A fair sort of battering" about the nz soldiers in ww2, Its on my to buy list.....theres a couple of pics of my grandad in there.

[kit]

Finished the new Robert Jordan "wheel of time series" All coming together now.....good read, can't wait till the last one comes out, but will be sad to see the end of the story

[Spazman727]

I like Stephen E. Ambrose books (the dude who wrote Band of Brothers).
Ian McEwan is also good, but totally different. I especially like Saturday by him.
The Project Gutenberg which is a database of books which are out of copyright is a good way of getting hold of heaps of older books which are supposed to be good reads. http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page (Gutenberg was the dude that allegedly invented the first printing press, hence the relation to books)