CanningTownWA 10:43 Tue Oct 4
New Book Recommendation Thread
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Seems to have been a while since we had one and I need some new reads.
I will start off - The Cormoran Strike novels (3 so far) by Robert Galbraith (J K Rowling) Good characters and stories, even manages to set some scenes in Canning Town!
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Eindhoven Hammer
5:32 Wed Oct 5
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www.noplacelikehome112.co.uk
It's about West Ham United.
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jools268
5:18 Wed Oct 5
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Zico
If you like them, then try My wicked wicked ways, Errol Flynns autobiography. One of my favourite books. Funny as fuck, especially a story about some Geese and piece of string.
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Biggie Biggs
1:12 Wed Oct 5
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Operation Mayhem
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Operation+Mayhem
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rob3770
11:10 Wed Oct 5
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The Phoenix Project
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Phoenix-Project-DevOps-Helping-Business-ebook/dp/B00AZRBLHO
For anyone whos ever worked in IT
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zico
2:28 Wed Oct 5
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If you like good autobiographies I thoroughly recommend Michael Caine's "The Elephant to Hollywood" and Roger Moore's "Last Man Standing: Tales from Tinseltown". Both absolutely brilliant and it was a shame when I finished them because they were that good.
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Takashi Miike
1:39 Wed Oct 5
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check out..............
Black Mass : Apocalyptic Religion & The Death Of Utopia by John Gray
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BRANDED
1:28 Wed Oct 5
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These are some of the best books I've read this year.
Doing Good Better. William Macaskill.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doing-Good-Better-Effective-Difference/dp/1783350512/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473165668&sr=8-1&keywords=doing+good+better
The Myth of Meritocracy. James Bloodworth
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01FDI3U32/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o07_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Zero to One. Blake Masters and Peter Thiel
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Zero-One-Notes-Start-Future/dp/0753555204/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=N88ERCR31RQJJ3E3FZ6N
Against Elections: The Case for Democracy . David Van Reybrouck
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Against-Elections-David-Van-Reybrouck-ebook/dp/B01DC19OQY/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473165993&sr=1-4&keywords=democracy
Anarchy, State and Utopia. Robert Nozick.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anarchy-State-Utopia-Robert-Nozick/dp/063119780X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1473166099&sr=1-1&keywords=anarchy+state+and+utopia
The Better Angels of Our Nature: The Decline of Violence In History And Its Causes. Steven Pinker
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005HHSYMW/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o07_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Mart O
1:03 Wed Oct 5
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Agreed, bruuuno. It is genuinely shocking but at the same time gripping in a 'can these fuckers really be doing this' kind of way.
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bruuuno
12:55 Wed Oct 5
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I found Stalingrad harrowing.
Chickenhawk, by a US Huey pilot in Vietnam is the only book to have kept me awake at night, very graphic
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neilalex
12:52 Wed Oct 5
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Excellent stuff by Beevor. His Second World War is as good a synopsis of WW2 as anything out there.
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Mart O
12:43 Wed Oct 5
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It's not new, but I'm re-reading 'Stalingrad', by Anthony Beevor. Stunning history of perhaps the most important battle of WWII. Even if you're not into history books, it reads almost like a novel.
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Raymond Duck
12:38 Wed Oct 5
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Just finished Nick Frost's autobiography which I recommend
Now reading Brian Williams' Nearly Reach the Sky which is a cracking read so far
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yngwies Cat
12:27 Wed Oct 5
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The Riddle of the Sands: 1903 by Erskine Childers.
A right ripping yarn,for those who like boats, the North Sea sea mists and dastardly plots against the Empire the pesky Germans.
Any book where the hero is called Caruthers, gets my vote
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Brussels Sprout
11:43 Tue Oct 4
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I've just finished reading Farewell to Upton Park - a selection of photos of the stadium and surrounding area, in particular from the final game. Very enjoyable and actually quite emotional.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Farewell-Upton-Park-Celebration-1904-2016/dp/0600634612
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