qos_75 Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I have not read them yet, but they arrived in the post this morning: Failed State by Noam Chomsky Chomsky assesses American foreign policy, past and present and argues that America shares similar features to the regimes it insists are failing and are a danger to it's neighbours. Hunting Grounds by Gary Sutherland The author travels to a match at all the Scottish football grounds last season. With some observational humour. A good write up for Queens fans and the social club. Bush at War Part III: State Of Denial by Bob Woodward. Examines the Bush administration and the lies it told to the public, in the run up and the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 4, 2007 Share Posted December 4, 2007 I have not read them yet, but they arrived in the post this morning:Failed State by Noam Chomsky Chomsky assesses American foreign policy, past and present and argues that America shares similar features to the regimes it insists are failing and are a danger to it's neighbours. Hunting Grounds by Gary Sutherland The author travels to a match at all the Scottish football grounds last season. With some observational humour. A good write up for Queens fans and the social club. Bush at War Part III: State Of Denial by Bob Woodward. Examines the Bush administration and the lies it told to the public, in the run up and the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq. Noam Chomsky is really, really dry. Bob Woodward's book is meant to be terrific, must get around to reading that myself actually. I am currently reading Hunter S Thompson's Songs of the Doomed, and like everything else of his I have read, it is magnificent. In fact, I am coming to the conclusion that the man is up there with F Scott Fitzgerald as the greatest writer of the last century. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 The Afghan by Fredrick Forsyth. Not read any of his books so I decided to give it a go. A good enough read but I was dissapointed with the way the plot and book was written. 4/10 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Hutchwright Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Michael Chabon ~ The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier And Clay Wonderful novel about a Jewish guy who escapes from Prague just prior to the Second World War and goes to live with his cousin in New York, where they create the comic book character The Escapist; an anti fascist superhero that liberates the worlds oppressed. I've got no interest at all in comic books but, although this probably would enhance the enjoyment of the book, it didn't really detract from what is a fantastic and moving story. Going to make a start on the same authors 'The Yiddish Policeman's Union' now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I have loads of books to read:A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian - Marina Lewycka Tokyo Year Zero - David Peace Cold Granite - Stuart McBride I started reading Mao: The Untold Story by Jung Chang but found it pretty boring to be honest. I think I will start Tokyo Year Zero today. What are those books like, Chris? I haven't heard of either of them. I have recently finished The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S Thompson - who I have been reading almost completely for the last 6 months. I am now reading Che Guevara - A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson and All The President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnjag Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 What are those books like, Chris? I haven't heard of either of them.I have recently finished The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S Thompson - who I have been reading almost completely for the last 6 months. I am now reading Che Guevara - A Revolutionary Life by Jon Lee Anderson and All The President's Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian is a light but entertaining yarn about a couple of sisters whose elderly father falls victim to a large- breasted gold- digger from the old country (The Ukrain) and how his warring daughters are brought together to fight their common foe. It's good fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Just read Bellies and Bullseye's by Sid Waddell the other week, tremendous stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 apart from school i never have read a book fully and never will apart from when im old 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbhaf Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Got for Christmas 'Two Sides of the Moon' by Alexei Leonov and David Scott, good if a little bit too contrived in the way it is laid out. Also just read JPod by Douglas Coupland, not too serious and slightly geeky... seemed to suit me well Have bought/got for Christmas but yet to read: The Book Thief The Damned United The Meaning of Sport 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 "White jazz" by James Elroy, bad baddies and even bader goodies, a superb read. Dave"The Enforcer"klein, 5 grand clip fees and Howard Hughes f**k pads. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mak QOSFC Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Gordon Ramsay's Humble Pie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliche Guevara Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde's command of the English language is superb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 apart from school i never have read a book fully and never will apart from when im old You almost say that like it's a good thing... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reynard Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Moby Dick 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uberman Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 Dave Courtney - The Ride's Back On 5/10 Follow up to stop the ride, I want to get off (which I haven't read), Courtney is a renouned celebrity gangster who now stars in the odd movie, writes books and has columns in a few papers/magazines. He comes across as a smug git, constantly name dropping and bragging about his lifestyle. The book tells of is court appearances where he was wrongly (so he claims) accused of being a police informer. The book would have been far better if he wasn't full of himself and coming across as a twat most of the time. I wouldn't say that to his face though! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistle Blower Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 You'll win nothing with Kids, Jim White (not the Sky Sports one the Telegraph one) White, writes about coaching his sons under 13 team, very funny and very true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centralparker Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 Sixty days and counting by Kim Stanley Robinson. One of the best contemporary Science Fiction writers around. His Mars trilogy is breathtaking. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the midfield general Posted January 7, 2008 Share Posted January 7, 2008 (edited) 'Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil' by Ron Ferguson. Edited January 7, 2008 by the midfield general 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Hutchwright Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Michael Chabon ~ The Yiddish Policemen's Union This is a detective story (which is not a genre I'm usually interested in) which is set in a fictionalised version of the city of Sitka in Alaska. It's an alternate history based on the premise that a temporary Yiddish speaking settlement for Jewish refugees, the 'frozen chosen', was established in Alaska in 1941. It's essentially a whodunnit which encompasses themes of Jewish identity and folklore along with the significance of the game of chess. Yiddish terms are sprinkled liberally throughout the prose which takes a wee while to get use to, but once you do it makes the dialogue really vivid and enjoyable. It's a great language for insults it would appear. It's a completely different style of book to The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier And Clay (his previous novel), and I didn't find it quite as enjoyable, but it's still a right good read although I thought it began to flag a wee bit towards the end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewartyMac Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Currently reading Dean Koontz's 'The Good Guy'. Typically excellent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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