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    Enjoyed :-
    The Coup - Ken Payne
    The Lost - Jonathan Aycliffe
    Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell

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    I've come late to Don Winslow and have just finished the first of the narco troilogy, The Power of the Dog. Imperfect, but a ratting good read for lazy days on holiday, methinks.

    I have just bought all of David Peace 19XX books as a job lot in Oxfam. Are they worth reading?
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    Yes to David Peace.

    Found the first two of the narco books very violent so I haven't read the third.
    Ah! but a man's reach should exceed his grasp......

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    I've come late to Don Winslow and have just finished the first of the narco troilogy, The Power of the Dog. Imperfect, but a ratting good read for lazy days on holiday, methinks.I have just bought all of David Peace 19XX books as a job lot in Oxfam. Are they worth reading?
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    "And still they gazed and still the wonder grew. That one small head could carry all he knew.

    And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."

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    Tombland by C J Sansom: fabulous insight to an event I knew nothing about. All the Shardlake books worth a read.
    Vote Alfie!!!!

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    Any new recommendations forumites?
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grasshopper View Post
    It's really the wrong thread for this, but.........


    Brexit is going to make the Tory austerity years look like unbridled profligacy.

    Corporations and jobs will move out of the UK jurisdiction in droves, which will massively impact tax receipts. We won't be able to afford shi*t. The UK credit-rating will tank even further, meaning any money we try to borrow from the markets to prop-up the State will be at a huge mark-up, and Government bond yields will need to be massive to attract any investment. End result is that we can only kick the can down the road a bit, before payback cripples us further.

    We are going to be utterly, utterly fu*cked when Brexit comes to pass, and as a country, we will eventually look back on Osborne's parsimony with misty-eyed nostalgia about how good we had it.

    To counter this inevitable calamitous outcome, we have the intellectual and persuasive might of May, Johnson, Davis and Fox going to bat for us. What have we to worry about?

    We won't need any social-care in a few years. We'll be shooting each other in the streets over loaves of bread.
    Looking back, this was the beginning of what would ultimately become a twitter ban
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Quote Originally Posted by granger View Post
    Any new recommendations forumites?
    The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
    The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch

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    Someone mentioned The Phantom of the Open on here years ago. Bought it for Mike but have been planning to read it myself. There are plans by that guy who’s in Ghosts and Detectorists to turn it into a film. Should be fun.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Euronymous View Post
    The Name of the Wind - Patrick Rothfuss
    The Lies of Locke Lamora - Scott Lynch
    Thanks Euro. Fantasy is an adventure too far for me
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Quote Originally Posted by granger View Post
    Looking back, this was the beginning of what would ultimately become a twitter ban
    Pretty-much.....though I am now back in the Twitter-sphere, and trying hard to stay on my best behaviour.

    As far as the reading is concerned, it is still mainly cu*nts, and I’m still mainly a miserable ba*stard. The tomes I’ve been running with since my last post are:

    Rage: Bob Woodward
    Everything Trump Touches Dies: Rick Wilson (hilariously good)
    Running Against The Devil: Rick Wilson (also good)
    True Crimes & Misdemeanours (The Investigation of DJ Trump): Jeff Toobin
    Siege: Trump Under Fire: Michael Wolff
    The Ascent of Gravity: Marcus Chown
    Fear: Bob Woodward
    Why We Get The Wrong Politicians: Isabel Hardman
    How To Be A Liberal: Ian Dunt
    Betting The House (Story of 2017 GE): Tim Ross
    The Fifth Risk: Michael Lewis
    Collusion: Luke Harding
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    Figured an update was due.

    Still on Twitter, and still mainly reading about cu*nts. Some things never change:

    Donald Trump vs The United States: Michael S Schmidt
    ISIS: The State of Terror: Jessica Stern, JM Berger
    Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency: Michael Wolff
    Disloyal: Michael Cohen
    Driven: The Men Who Made Formula 1: Kevin Eason
    Ball Four: Jim Bouton
    Peril: Bob Woodward, Robert Costa

    Still haven't read 'House on the Strand' and I've no idea where it has gotten to.
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    Who has read what lately?

    Empire of Pain - Patrick Raddan Keefe

    well worth a read
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Jaysus PJ. I came on to recommend 'Say Nothing' by Keefe and you pull this out.

    Anyway, U.S. pulitzer prize journalist dissects Belfast and it's cast of horrible characters in early 70's using the McConville abduction as his pathway into the period. I normally avoid books about Norny like the plaque, but one was well recommended and fasinating.
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    And that small head knew that Impaire Et Passe would win the Champion Hurdle."

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    On holiday from Sunday

    Who has a book recommendation

    Non fiction a requirement for me but post it if for others
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    Quote Originally Posted by an capall View Post
    Jaysus PJ. I came on to recommend 'Say Nothing' by Keefe and you pull this out.

    Anyway, U.S. pulitzer prize journalist dissects Belfast and it's cast of horrible characters in early 70's using the McConville abduction as his pathway into the period. I normally avoid books about Norny like the plaque, but one was well recommended and fasinating.
    If you haven't already Colm, Reddans book on rogues was a easy read
    Some people say he’s the best since Arkle and that’s certainly true when you look at what he’s done

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    The Yank is a different perspective on the troubles -very well written.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LUKE View Post
    The Yank is a different perspective on the troubles -very well written.
    John Crawley is the author.

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    1971 David Hepworth, excellent wee non fiction read. Also the cold war a new history by John Lewis gaddis.

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    There's been some great stories published about the life, treatment and experiences of psychiatric patients from real people the last few years which I am pleased about.

    One I saw recently was about a gambling addict amongst other things with the somewhat humourous title 'Might Bite'...I think he may have went all in on that horse and got him sectioned!

    I was definately ahead of the curve when I wrote my memoir Section Free in 2013.
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