By: Sky High
- 13th October 2009 at 15:55Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"Just Tell Me When to Cry" by Dick Fleischer, which has a very interesting chapter on Hughes. And the marvellous paperback Patrick Bishop's Fighter Boys.
By: heslop01
- 14th October 2009 at 14:23Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
At the moment I am reading ...
Stanislavski: Creating a role
Stanislavski: Building a character
Stanislavski and the actor
Arthur Miller: All My Sons/ Death Of a Salesman/ The Crucible/ A Memory Of Two Sons/ A View From The Bridge
Modern Drama in Theory and Practice 1: Realism and Naturalism
The AB Guide To Music Theory Part I
By: Mr Creosote
- 14th October 2009 at 21:01Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Quite a good film too,re released on dvd a few years ago,purely from memory-Avro Ashton used for flying sequences ??
That's the feller. The one they used in the film had two test Olympus engines as well as the usual quartet of Nenes, which looked pretty odd for an "airliner". Been looking at DVD's on Fleabay but the cheapest I could find was about £8.00, which seems a lot for something I'll probably only watch once; prolly be on telly the week after I bought it too.
By: Larry66
- 19th October 2009 at 10:22Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Now reading The Palace of Eternity, a SF novel by Bob Shaw from 1969, has one of the best opening sentences in a book!
"In spite of of all his efforts Tavernor was unable to remain indoors when it was time for the sky to catch fire."
By: EGPH
- 21st October 2009 at 19:26Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Currently reading, amongst all sorts of chapters from books for uni, "Provos: The IRA and Sinn Fein" by Peter Taylor. Will then go on to read "Loyalists" by the same author.
By: Mr Creosote
- 22nd October 2009 at 13:17Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"If Britain Had Fallen" by Norman Longmate, a look at how life in the UK might have been under Nazi occupation. As an aside, does anyone else think we British are a bit selective in boasting that the UK was never invaded, when of course the Channell Islands were occupied?
By: Mr Creosote
- 20th November 2009 at 21:10Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"Second From Last In The sack Race" by David Nobbs (2nd time I've read it) which was also televised as "The Life and times of Henry Pratt" If you liked Adrian Mole, you'd love this.
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By: Mr Creosote - 13th October 2009 at 15:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"Cone of Silence" by David Beaty, about the flawed "Atlas Phoenix" airliner.
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By: Sky High - 13th October 2009 at 15:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"Just Tell Me When to Cry" by Dick Fleischer, which has a very interesting chapter on Hughes. And the marvellous paperback Patrick Bishop's Fighter Boys.
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By: Merlin Madness - 13th October 2009 at 16:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
U BOAT ACES by Geoffrey Jones
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By: Flygirl - 13th October 2009 at 17:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Just started.... Frenchman's Creek by Daphne Du Maurier :)
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By: bazv - 13th October 2009 at 21:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Quite a good film too,re released on dvd a few years ago,purely from memory-Avro Ashton used for flying sequences ??
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By: A225HVY - 13th October 2009 at 21:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Defence of the Realm the official history of MI5 a 1033 page giant:)
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By: Sky High - 14th October 2009 at 08:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Is it living up to its reviews? I think it will be on my Christmas list.
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By: Planemike - 14th October 2009 at 09:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Straight on till Morning by Mary Lovell
The biography of Beryl Markham
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By: heslop01 - 14th October 2009 at 14:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
At the moment I am reading ...
Stanislavski: Creating a role
Stanislavski: Building a character
Stanislavski and the actor
Arthur Miller: All My Sons/ Death Of a Salesman/ The Crucible/ A Memory Of Two Sons/ A View From The Bridge
Modern Drama in Theory and Practice 1: Realism and Naturalism
The AB Guide To Music Theory Part I
and for reference
The Oxford Concise Dictionary of Music
all this and it's only the 3rd week
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By: Mr Creosote - 14th October 2009 at 21:01 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
That's the feller. The one they used in the film had two test Olympus engines as well as the usual quartet of Nenes, which looked pretty odd for an "airliner". Been looking at DVD's on Fleabay but the cheapest I could find was about £8.00, which seems a lot for something I'll probably only watch once; prolly be on telly the week after I bought it too.
Posts: 495
By: Larry66 - 19th October 2009 at 10:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Now reading The Palace of Eternity, a SF novel by Bob Shaw from 1969, has one of the best opening sentences in a book!
"In spite of of all his efforts Tavernor was unable to remain indoors when it was time for the sky to catch fire."
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By: Merlin Madness - 21st October 2009 at 16:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Now onto The loss of the Bismarck, An Avoidable Disaster by Graham Rhys-Jones.
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By: EGPH - 21st October 2009 at 19:26 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Currently reading, amongst all sorts of chapters from books for uni, "Provos: The IRA and Sinn Fein" by Peter Taylor. Will then go on to read "Loyalists" by the same author.
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By: A225HVY - 22nd October 2009 at 02:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
A bit slow to start but well worth the read :)
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By: Mr Creosote - 22nd October 2009 at 13:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"If Britain Had Fallen" by Norman Longmate, a look at how life in the UK might have been under Nazi occupation. As an aside, does anyone else think we British are a bit selective in boasting that the UK was never invaded, when of course the Channell Islands were occupied?
http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/bookrev/longmate.html
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By: DazDaMan - 22nd October 2009 at 18:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
FINALLY finished "The Horse Boy", and now onto a favourite "The Man Who Listens to Horses" by Monty Roberts.
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By: Flygirl - 24th October 2009 at 09:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Just about to start.
Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success by Claire Shipman
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By: Mr Creosote - 20th November 2009 at 21:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
"Second From Last In The sack Race" by David Nobbs (2nd time I've read it) which was also televised as "The Life and times of Henry Pratt" If you liked Adrian Mole, you'd love this.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/0749300973/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1
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By: Larry66 - 20th November 2009 at 21:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Reading The Palace of Eternity by Bob Shaw-wonderful writing!
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By: Larry66 - 11th January 2010 at 11:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Halfway thru Icerigger, a SF trilogy by Alan Dean Foster,its kind of an adventure on a planet of ice with a strange, furry natives.