| Books 11:29 - Aug 26 with 6878 views | Phildo |
Anyone read any good ones recently?
I am 40 years late but I just read Lonesome Dove and oh my I enjoyed it.
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| Books on 08:34 - Aug 28 with 771 views | EuroRanger |
| Books on 19:58 - Aug 27 by kropotkin41 |
If we all took this thread as a reading last... like a QPR book club challenge.... there'd be enough titles here to keep me for years probably! Some fascinating sounding books. Sadly, I'm already in danger of being crushed under my unread books pile if it ever topples towards my bed. I know which thread to resurrect if I'm ever short of ideas though.
LFW, the best read football forum ever?  |
I'd also add The Dispossessed (not recent, but can be grabbed for free) and Everything For Everyone (recent and brilliant) as fantastic social science fiction. Babel and Station Eleven also kind of fit under here as well, though Station Eleven is harder reading post-COVID 😅
The Dawn of Everything is easily one of the best things I've ever read. Graeber was a bona fide genius and one of the nicest people with it. The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison is also a really good introduction to how our politics ended up like it has (bonus points for discussing Bookchin).
Finally, Culture Warlords by Talia Lavin is a brilliant exploration of horrible online spaces that might explain why Clive gets so much abuse from d*ckheads on the interwebs... |  | | |
| Books on 08:53 - Aug 28 with 732 views | hubble |
| Books on 08:34 - Aug 28 by EuroRanger |
I'd also add The Dispossessed (not recent, but can be grabbed for free) and Everything For Everyone (recent and brilliant) as fantastic social science fiction. Babel and Station Eleven also kind of fit under here as well, though Station Eleven is harder reading post-COVID 😅
The Dawn of Everything is easily one of the best things I've ever read. Graeber was a bona fide genius and one of the nicest people with it. The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison is also a really good introduction to how our politics ended up like it has (bonus points for discussing Bookchin).
Finally, Culture Warlords by Talia Lavin is a brilliant exploration of horrible online spaces that might explain why Clive gets so much abuse from d*ckheads on the interwebs... |
Ahhh, The Dispossessed, now you're talking Euro! You didn't mention that this incredible book is by the late, great Ursula Le Guin. For years this was my favourite novel. Possibly categorised as 'soft sci-fi', but what makes ULG stand out from her peers is a kind of spare, yet deep emotionality that really immerses you in her worlds.
She was very into Daoism, and this philosophy underlies much of her writing. Her 'Earthsea' series, although probably considered YA (young adult), is utterly brilliant. Trivia fact: James Cameron basically ripped off her novella 'The Word for World is Forest' when he made Avatar. Dive deep into ULG, you won't regret it! |  |
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| Books on 09:13 - Aug 28 with 677 views | TheChef |
| Books on 08:23 - Aug 28 by BrianMcCarthy |
'Paper Cuts' is a cracking book. |
Another vote for Paper Cuts, great book. |  |
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| Books on 09:13 - Aug 28 with 676 views | Third_Division_South |
Just reading the last book in C J Sansoms Shardlake series. These are about a lawyer in Tudor England and he manages to bring the sights, sounds and smells! of that era to life. | | | |
| Books on 11:02 - Aug 28 with 553 views | Sussex_Ranger |
Most books I read tend to be autobiographies and I have just finished David White’s autobiography; Shades of Blue. The former Manchester City player was one the former players to come forward in relation to the Barry Bennell child abuse scandal, but the book isn’t all about that.
It’s a good read and he’s honest in saying that his performances were often 5/10 or 9/10 with nothing in between. It’s a pity the 9/10 games usually came against us! Goals in the first ever Monday night Sky game, a couple for Leeds in a 4-0 win and a superb goal for City in an FA Cup game at Loftus Road in 1993 come to mind.
I found it interesting as he played for Manchester City when they were often in turmoil and when they were a totally different club – a ‘real’ club – not like how they are these days. | | | |
| Books on 11:41 - Aug 28 with 486 views | johnhoop |
| Books on 09:13 - Aug 28 by Third_Division_South |
Just reading the last book in C J Sansoms Shardlake series. These are about a lawyer in Tudor England and he manages to bring the sights, sounds and smells! of that era to life. |
Yep, I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of those a few years ago. It’s a great shame that he is no longer with us to continue the series into the reign of Mary and beyond. | | | |
| Books on 12:31 - Aug 28 with 413 views | MrSheen |
| Books on 11:02 - Aug 28 by Sussex_Ranger |
Most books I read tend to be autobiographies and I have just finished David White’s autobiography; Shades of Blue. The former Manchester City player was one the former players to come forward in relation to the Barry Bennell child abuse scandal, but the book isn’t all about that.
It’s a good read and he’s honest in saying that his performances were often 5/10 or 9/10 with nothing in between. It’s a pity the 9/10 games usually came against us! Goals in the first ever Monday night Sky game, a couple for Leeds in a 4-0 win and a superb goal for City in an FA Cup game at Loftus Road in 1993 come to mind.
I found it interesting as he played for Manchester City when they were often in turmoil and when they were a totally different club – a ‘real’ club – not like how they are these days. |
I remember how disappointed I was when they knocked us out, we had been in great league form and I thought we’d go a long way.
White’s only England cap came in the Bard’s debut, away in Spain. At least the Bard got another go. |  | | |
| Books on 13:18 - Aug 28 with 358 views | 100percent |
This is such a great thread.
I'm much more in the non-fiction category, so my recent discoveries are the following:
1) Velvet Mafia - Tells the story of the LGBT music industry moguls who were front and centre of the business in the 60's and 70's - Epstein, Parnell, Parnes (Parnes shillings and pence) managers of the biggest acts in the world - how they survived in a world where homosexuality was illegal and could end your career.
2) The Other side of Notting Hill - Roger Rogowski - memories of the people that lived in Notting Hill and the surrounding areas before and after the substantial changes - told by the working class people affected massively by the developments and construction of the Westway.
3) No Lawyers in Heaven - Henry Milner. Henry was a criminal defence lawyer that represented some of the most notorious career villains in the country - compelling insight into the extreme cases of money heist, drug trafficking and A league individuals.
All three of the above come highly recommended - all fantastic reads. |  | | |
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| Books on 13:46 - Aug 28 with 298 views | kropotkin41 |
| Books on 08:53 - Aug 28 by hubble |
Ahhh, The Dispossessed, now you're talking Euro! You didn't mention that this incredible book is by the late, great Ursula Le Guin. For years this was my favourite novel. Possibly categorised as 'soft sci-fi', but what makes ULG stand out from her peers is a kind of spare, yet deep emotionality that really immerses you in her worlds.
She was very into Daoism, and this philosophy underlies much of her writing. Her 'Earthsea' series, although probably considered YA (young adult), is utterly brilliant. Trivia fact: James Cameron basically ripped off her novella 'The Word for World is Forest' when he made Avatar. Dive deep into ULG, you won't regret it! |
Double bonus points for Bookchin coming up in a LFW thread! Woohoo!
Also, The Dispossessed! What a novel. I thought it had absolutely won world literature forever...until I read The Left Hand of Darkness. Le Guin was an amazing writer. |  |
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| Books on 13:46 - Aug 28 with 298 views | Logman |
| Books on 12:31 - Aug 28 by MrSheen |
I remember how disappointed I was when they knocked us out, we had been in great league form and I thought we’d go a long way.
White’s only England cap came in the Bard’s debut, away in Spain. At least the Bard got another go. |
Anything about when he broke Simon Barker's leg in there ? I'd find it hard to want to know more about him as a result of that.
Returning to the thread and I'm another fan of The Dawn of Everything which I read following a recommendation from DMM on here. The title is a little bit of a misnomer in that it is not about the origins of the world at all - it's all about how we have become the people that we are. It's good - just a little bit contradictory in places (e.g. suggesting that pre-historic man was highly collaborative at the outset but then describing scenes of mass genocide in pre-historic Mesoamerica. Very good on the evolution of the State though. [Post edited 28 Aug 13:49]
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| Books on 13:59 - Aug 28 with 253 views | 08olesen |
1. Outlive- Peter Attia. About longevity and ageing. A bit geeky but very interesting.
2. Be Careful What You Wish For- Simon Jordan...Honestly its better than it sounds. A really good insight into the dirty world of football.
3. Barca- Graham Hunter. Great book on Pep's Barcelona and the rivalry during that period with Real Madrid and Jose.
4. Any of Tim Ferriss' books.
5. Jonathan Livingston Seagull- Richard Bach. Just read, its short and you wont be disappointed. |  |
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| Books on 15:14 - Aug 28 with 133 views | Sussex_Ranger |
| Books on 13:46 - Aug 28 by Logman |
Anything about when he broke Simon Barker's leg in there ? I'd find it hard to want to know more about him as a result of that.
Returning to the thread and I'm another fan of The Dawn of Everything which I read following a recommendation from DMM on here. The title is a little bit of a misnomer in that it is not about the origins of the world at all - it's all about how we have become the people that we are. It's good - just a little bit contradictory in places (e.g. suggesting that pre-historic man was highly collaborative at the outset but then describing scenes of mass genocide in pre-historic Mesoamerica. Very good on the evolution of the State though. [Post edited 28 Aug 13:49]
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I thought it was Peter Reid who broke his leg? (I could be wrong).
Certainly no mention of it whatsoever in David White's book. | | | |
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