The Book Thread - What You're Reading & Everything Book Related
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"Biography of a Runaway", i think that's the title in english. A magnificent and very entertaining essay, interviewing a very old guy in an old people's home who was a runaway slave in Cuba.
https://books.google.es/books/about/Biografía_de_un_cimarrón.html?id=qkQ7AQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
https://books.google.es/books/about/Biografía_de_un_cimarrón.html?id=qkQ7AQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
Green Squall
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Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
I've read plenty on non fiction on the war, so this book is giving me a whole new perspective.
I've read plenty on non fiction on the war, so this book is giving me a whole new perspective.
Papusadrianus
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Read thousands ov books (great time killer in gaol/jail) but though i coud recommend many great books my ll time favourite is Spares by Michael Marshall Smith - hands down check it out!!!!!!!
Papusadrianus
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Dr.Fred. i reckon yood enjoy Spares mate
Yeah looks like one I would enjoy ill have to keep an eye out for it.
Papusadrianus
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Morganic- check out A few kind words and a loaded gun by Noel razor Smith- great non- fic about armed blaggers in London in the 80s/90s- try n track it down u wont be disappointed
Papusadrianus
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None shall divide us by Michael Stone- UDA gunman in N.Ireland -attacked an IRA funeral using grenades guns- great read though i dont really agree with the politics behind it- he was released under the Good Friday agreement-brutal stuff
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I tried to reread Finnegans Wake out loud this time, only got like 11 pagesthin beeflup I jus kud Nup the blackwaking waftearing tranc tranc filly lilly
Papusadrianus
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Sorry M just got hang of posting quotes- A few kind words and a loaded gun by Razor Smith check out last few posts
i only add books to my library that i have actually read. helps to keep space requirements down.
currently reading:
Paul and Me: Fifty-three Years of Adventures and Misadventures with My Pal Paul Newman (2011)
by A E Hotchner
newman is one of my fav. actors and the book is entertaining.
very light reading.
Papusadrianus
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Just read The SOMME by peter hart- about all the poor fuckers forced to fight and endure the trench warfare of WW1- truly heartbreaking stuff
Papusadrianus
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The Haunted Head - nick blinko
Green Squall
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I started selling a lot of my books. It's amazing what people will pay on ebay.
Right now I'm reading "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa" by Eugene Sledge aka Sledgehammer.
Maybe some of you remember the name from "The Pacific" mini series.
Yep you're right I have a few I'm gonna get rid of I think, think it out a bit.
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geneva_sativa
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Dersu the Trapper by Arsen'ev
A classic true account of Russin mapmaker in early 1900's in area of Russia that borders China, and what is now North Corea. And his interaction with Goldi tribesman that saves his life.
Somewhat of obscure but an f'n gem, imho
A classic true account of Russin mapmaker in early 1900's in area of Russia that borders China, and what is now North Corea. And his interaction with Goldi tribesman that saves his life.
Somewhat of obscure but an f'n gem, imho
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reading the first translation ever made directly from Chinese into Spanish of the Chuang Tzu, translator Carmelo Elorduy, first Monte Avila edition. book is falling apart though.
