I should possibly also mention this - Narcomania by Max Daly and Steve Sampson, as it's both a good read and co-authored by a friend. It's a very up to date look at the illegal and legal drug market...
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I should possibly also mention this - Narcomania by Max Daly and Steve Sampson, as it's both a good read and co-authored by a friend. It's a very up to date look at the illegal and legal drug market...
Just about to finish "A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain" by Owen Hatherly. A thought-provoking journey around some of the major cities of Britain looking (primarily) at the post-97 generation...
Bit different to other books posted, but might be useful for somebody - Istanbul Eats: Exploring the Culinary Back Streets.
Anybody with half a brain can go somewhere foreign and find, for a...
I've read the Right Stuff - I'm a big Tom Wolfe fan in general, and I'd agree that that really does stand out. Excellent film, as well - fantastic ensemble cast. Haven't read the other book, but I'll...
Prompted by the events of the weekend, I dug out a copy of Gene Cernan's book The Last Man on the Moon - I've read a few books by astronauts and this one really stands out due to Cernan's candour and...
Thanks - not a big fiction reader but I'll give one or both of those a go.
American Tabloid is a very good read.
It looks as though we'll be going to Turkey for a short break soon, so I thought I'd get in the mood by reading this:...
Just finishing "Diamond Street" by Rachel Lichtenstein - a history and account of Hatton Garden and the surrounding area - Saffron Hill, the Fleet etc. Very readable, like relaxing in a warm bath of...
Small world indeed. Read almost all of Anno Dracula on the way back from the north today - a bit silly but very enjoyable. Quite enjoyed looking out for characters from other books - Daniel Dravot...
Just finished "Anno Dracula" - I don't generally alternative history, or much fiction at all, but the idea of a UK divided into sheep and goats, being ruled over by a malevolent and spiteful bunch of...
Thanks - I'd been thinking about buying that. It's had some good reviews - looks like he's back on for.
I'm reading "Iron Coffins" by Herbert Werner at the moment - an excellent read so far. I...
As should "Losing Small Wars" and "Cables from Kabul" - although to be honest, anyone who thought that getting involved on the ground in Afghanistan was anything than an utterly appalling ide would...
The Spire is an excellent book. I haven't read The Pillars of the Earth but having seem the tv adaptation, it did seem rather like The Spire with added bonking.
Just reading Alan Wace's "Mycenae: An Archaeological History and Guide" - managed to find a copy just before Christmas. Arguably still the definitive work on the site, beautifully written, with high...
Reading "Sailing Alone Around the World" by Joshua Slocum at the mo - probably the urtext of the solo circumnavigation genre. It's a little melodramatic, but an excellent and inspiring read.
Almost finished Forgotten Land: Journeys Among the Ghosts of East Prussia - an excellent and engaging read. Whilst it's mostly concerned with the 20th century, it also addresses previous eras - as...
Just read The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst - a tremendous and actually quite heartbreaking read.
Reading My Life with the Leica by Walther Benser. Interesting and engagingly written - probably not my book of the year, but definitely a recommended read for any Leica enthusiasts.
Just read "Carrying the Fire" by Michael Collins - excellent and engaging read. It's odd to think that many of the earliest astronaut cohorts are old men, or dead - it's akin to the Concorde thread -...
ive had him reccomended to me before, which one woould you reccomend?[/quote]
Anything is worth reading, although a good place to start could be A Time of Gifts. Mani is very good as well,...
How about Paddy Leigh Fermor?
I've got that lined up to read next - I don't read much fiction but I've heard a lot of good things about that trilogy and thought it would be worth checking out.
I've just read this:...
About to finish R. V. Jones "Most Secret War" - absolutely enthralling - for a book of >500 quite densely printed pages, it's an incredibly quick and gripping read. He writes elegantly and with...
I've been meaning to read a bit of Sharpe / Cornwell for a while actually. I don't read much fiction and something like that could be good to unwind, although it might give me a few too many ideas...
Read this a while ago: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alone-Berlin-Pe ... 184614082X
Highly recommended.