Am clean out of books to read? Any good un's knocking about?

 

Went into Waterstones for 'Out Of Iraq' today and it was ?17:99! Just got it off Amazon for ?9:59 inc p&p.

Am clean out of books to read? Any good un's knocking about?

 

Went into Waterstones for 'Out Of Iraq' today and it was ?17:99! Just got it off Amazon for ?9:59 inc p&p.

 

Just read 'Stasiland' by Anna Funder which was excellent, if reading about the East German secret police interests you

The Damage Done, by Warren Fellows

 

Best book I have read in a while

The Islamist by Ed Hussein

 

Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I Left.

 

 

Cracking book.

It's been recommended on here before, but it's worth it.

 

The Damned United by Dave Peace.

Novel based on Cloughies short time at Leeds

Very very good.

If you can get hold of it 'Faith and Duty',best book ive ever read!Cracking book and i was gutted when i finished it!

 

 

Reviews

 

Synopsis

Nicky Curtis is one of the most highly decorated British soldiers ever to serve in Northern Ireland and in this compelling and unique book he graphically portrays his experiences in the Province during the turbulent years of 1969 - 76. Born into a Catholic family, the son of a miner and World War II veteran, Curtis was amongst some of the first troops to be sent to N.Ireland in 1969. Faith & Duty is a first-hand account of his experiences there, experiences that would change his life forever. After surviving nearly 2,000 fired rounds, Curtis's duty as a uniformed officer ended and he was awarded the Military Medal for acts of bravery in the field. But he returned to the Province to become a key figure in undercover operations, liaising closely with such figures as Captain Robert Nairac, himself a legend for his undercover work among the IRA. Hard-hitting, uncompromising and extraordinarily frank, Nicky Curtis's dramatic account of his life in N.Ireland is written with the raw emotion of a man who was actually there. It encompasses the extremities of urban civil war, the intrigues of undercover operations - and the political machinations that helped to form both.

Anne Frank's Diary:

 

Monday: stayed in

Tuesday: stayed in

Wednesday: stayed in......................

It's been recommended on here before, but it's worth it.

 

The Damned United by Dave Peace.

Novel based on Cloughies short time at Leeds

Very very good.

 

 

and add to this

 

fatty batter

 

and

 

pies and prejudice

The Islamist by Ed Hussein

 

Why I Joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I Saw Inside and Why I Left.

Cracking book.

 

 

Great book apart from the ending, cant believe he left the organisation so sad

Great book apart from the ending, cant believe he left the organisation so sad

 

...and your recommendation would undoubtedly be The Satanic Verses?

Depends what you like...

 

But..

 

If you want a series of books to get into, full of plots, sub plots, twists and turns.

 

The daddy of them all... GEORGE RR MARTIN's - A song of Ice and Fire. (He's completed about 4 of the 7 book series) - honestly if you love reading, you wont put these down.

 

O try.

 

Stephen Donaldson - The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.

 

David Gemmell - The Drenai Books - very basically written but a cracking read.

I have a horrid, deeply depressing confession to make on the subject.

 

In the last few months, I have read all the Andy McNab novels. I KNOW they are trash but the war mad little boy inside us all makes his stuff more addictive than crack.

 

Proper books - avoid anything by Sam Bourne. I have just finished reading "Aquariums of Pyongyang" by Kang Chol-Hwan. North Korea is just amazing.

Just read 'Stasiland' by Anna Funder which was excellent, if reading about the East German secret police interests you

 

Great book. On the GDR theme the film "Goodbye Lenin" is a cracking watch.

Not read owt for ages, but ended up purchasing "Guerilla Marketing". Apparently I'll be a millionaire when I'm finished reading it.

Oh, its the 4th edition for anyone wondering!

Proper books - avoid anything by Sam Bourne.

 

I'm halfway through the Last Testimant

 

Are you saying it's not worth finishing?

just read a book called

 

pointless, don't know the author, its a season following east stirling.

 

and we think we've got problems.

jeff connor

 

its on my list, after blue peter annual 2003

just read a book..... its a season following east stirling.

 

I wonder where he got the idea for that from?

I recommended "The Secret Hunters" by Ranulph Fiennes. I couldn't put it down. Very good. A sad ending though. Sure I got some dust in mi eye......

I seem to recall this got the thumbs up on Newsnight Review

Edited August 13, 200719 yr by SatanGreavsie

The boy in the striped pyjamas. Very good.

How can Alexander Mcnicol write an erotic book

 

 

he sounds like a reet geek