What Book Are You Currently Reading ... (And Why)?
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+1 for books about long exhausting explorations, journeys, mountaineering and the like
I have read plenty of them without visiting the hot/cold/hazardous places described, reading about them is enough
I have read plenty of them without visiting the hot/cold/hazardous places described, reading about them is enough
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Re: What Book Are You Currently Reading ... (And Why)?
Cyril Haearn wrote:+1 for books about long exhausting explorations, journeys, mountaineering and the like
I have read plenty of them without visiting the hot/cold/hazardous places described, reading about them is enough
Talking of which, I'm now on Tim Moore's Gironimo.
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The New Penquin Atlas of Medieval Europe
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Penguin-Atlas-Medieval-History-Hist/dp/0140512497
I have this many years. And is a book to be dipped into as it is mainly maps of the peoples/cities/plaques/trade/christianity of Europe and the near east and north Africa from abut AD 400 to AD 1500. It is a fascinating book with the names of tribes and peoples Ibet many have never heard of and their migrations eg the Khanate of the Golden Horde - now that name makes your eyes boggle? I must have had this paper back 20 years or so
not that expensive and worth getting to get a look at how busy Europe & beyond has been over AD 400 to AD1500.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Penguin-Atlas-Medieval-History-Hist/dp/0140512497
I have this many years. And is a book to be dipped into as it is mainly maps of the peoples/cities/plaques/trade/christianity of Europe and the near east and north Africa from abut AD 400 to AD 1500. It is a fascinating book with the names of tribes and peoples Ibet many have never heard of and their migrations eg the Khanate of the Golden Horde - now that name makes your eyes boggle? I must have had this paper back 20 years or so
not that expensive and worth getting to get a look at how busy Europe & beyond has been over AD 400 to AD1500.
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mercalia wrote:The New Penquin Atlas of Medieval Europe
I have a close relative of that - starts in pre-Roman times and ends (I think) in the 19th century. The sort of thing you can browse in for 5 minutes and find that half an hour has passed.
Meanwhile, I'm reading Dan Simmons' The Abominable with Edward Whymper's The Ascent of the Matterhorn on the side for reference. You can get the Whymper for nowt on Gutenberg.org: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38044. It not only recounts the first ascent but tells you all about 19th century climbing kit and a deadly manilla rope.
Have we got time for another cuppa?
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'The Sky My Kingdom' by Hanna Reitsch. I've always liked aviation history and have started to re-read some of the biographies I've accumulated over the past 40 years.
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Spinners wrote:'The Sky My Kingdom' by Hanna Reitsch. I've always liked aviation history and have started to re-read some of the biographies I've accumulated over the past 40 years.
'The flyingest country', about aviation in Alaska is very good
Unfortunately I have mislaid my copy
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Currently reading the K-PAX trilogy of books by Gene Brewer.A quite thought provoking read.
Anyone else read it?
There was a film made of the first book which I watched years ago.
Anyone else read it?
There was a film made of the first book which I watched years ago.
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reohn2 wrote:Currently reading the K-PAX trilogy of books by Gene Brewer.A quite thought provoking read.
Anyone else read it?
There was a film made of the first book which I watched years ago.
Brilliant books. Film is excellent as well (does not spoil the books as films can do sometimes).
Ian
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Psamathe wrote:Vorpal wrote:.....IMO, The Faded Sun trilogy is as good as the best of the Foreigner books.
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Not come across it; now it's ordered and hopefully on it's way (10p+p&p 2nd hand). Thanks for the recommendation.
Ian
Did you get these? Have you read any? I'm curious what you think.
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Vorpal wrote:Psamathe wrote:Vorpal wrote:.....IMO, The Faded Sun trilogy is as good as the best of the Foreigner books.
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Not come across it; now it's ordered and hopefully on it's way (10p+p&p 2nd hand). Thanks for the recommendation.
Ian
Did you get these? Have you read any? I'm curious what you think.
Got the trilogy (in a single book) but not started on it. Family "challenges" stopped me reading anything much for the last few months (still half way through Convergence from the same author).
Ian
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Psamathe wrote:Brilliant books. Film is excellent as well (does not spoil the books as films can do sometimes).
Ian
Agreed about the books,unfortunately I can't remember much about the film other than I enjoyed it(must be my age )
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Been looking for books by Amos Oz for a while, found a copy of 'Stories from Tel Ilal', just read the first story, +1!
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'I love Israel, but I do not like it very much', said Mr Oz
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'I love Israel, but I do not like it very much', said Mr Oz
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I am currently reading Arnhem by Anthony Beevor, why ? Because a relative of mine was a paratrooper in Operation Market Garden, captured by the Germans and spent until April '45 as a PoW.
Beevor is one of our finest historians.
I am also reading Edward Thomas's poetry.
John
Beevor is one of our finest historians.
I am also reading Edward Thomas's poetry.
John
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I thought the other thread looked familiar, if a little short - so not wishing to clutter the forum up with duplicates, here's my contribution today (28/12 @ 7:01) https://forum.cyclinguk.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=128691
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reading this as an Ebook from Westminister Library ( London)
Had a sister in law who died of it a year ago. As we get older not a bad idea to have some understanding of it?
Had a sister in law who died of it a year ago. As we get older not a bad idea to have some understanding of it?