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Hi All,

 Three chapters into Six War Years 1939 - 1945 by Barry Broadfoot.   A book about the experiences of both civilian and in-service Canadians written by a Canadian.

 

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Hi All,

Just had two quick reads by William Alan Webb. Kill Me When You Can and The Hairy Man,  both thoroughly enjoyable IMO.

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In Hit World when you hire an assassin, you don't expect them to fall in love with their target.Murder is obsolete now that LifeEnders Inc. is in on the scene.

 

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(2019 Darrell Award Runner-up!)                                      Junker Jane thought she knew animals from men... then she learned better. A Halloween tale in the world of The Last Brigade.The Hairy Men had always lived in the forests and mountains. The tribes knew of them and respected them as friends.

Now six chapters into Clive Cusslers - Dragon

A PLUNDERED TREASURE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS... A DEVASTATING NUCLEAR EXPLOSION IN THE PACIFIC... AN EVIL PLOT TO BRING THE WEST TO ITS KNEES!

Japan, 1945: Two U.S. bombers take off with atomic bombs. Only one gets through.

The Pacific, 1993: A Japanese cargo ship bound for the United States is instantly, thunderously vaporized, taking with it a Norwegian vessel. Japanese fanatics have developed a chilling plan to devastate and destroy the Western powers. From the ocean depths to the discovery of cache of lost Nazi loot.

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Hi All,

Just started the second chapter in The Encyclopedia Of Air Warfare by Chris Chant that is edited by various people.   The book covers from the first flight attempts and the weaponizing of this platform,  through both world and inter war years up until the mid 70's when the book was published.   This yet another book I have had since school and never really sat and read, I  just used the images to aid in my scale modeling.

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Hi All,

Just had quick read of this 1992 book Southern Warriors (Defenders Of The Mississippi Delta) by George Hall

Describes and illustrates the planes, equipment, activities, and troops at NAS New Orleans, home to units from each branch of the armed forces, more than likely out of date as far as the units themselves are concerned but none the less plenty of good photos with descriptions for any enthusiast.

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After the above I am about to start Collina The Rules Of The Game by Pierluigi Collina .  The Rules of the Game takes us as never before into the world of the referee, the preparation needed for each game, the managing of players and the other officials and the camaraderie behind the scenes. Collina describes how it feels to make a difficult decision, the pressures from the crowd and from the players while taking us through the most significant matches he has refereed.

But more than anything this is Pierluigi Collina's chance to speak out about the game he loves. His passionate, expert and, sometimes controversial views are compulsory reading for anyone with a passing interest in the beautiful game. ( One of the best in the business IMPO).

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Hi All,

 Just started The Last Wish ( A tie in and introduction to the Witcher Netflix series based on the books of Andrzej Sapkowski ).  I loved the series on Netflix great escapism and I am really looking forward to the 2nd if it views like the 1st..👍  I have bought all the books in the series and so far have not been disappointed and highly recommend if your into Sci-Fi/Fantasy.

(From the back cover) - Introducing Geralt the Witcher - revered and hated - who holds the line against the monsters plaguing humanity in this first book in the Witcher series that inspired a bestselling game and is soon to be a major Netflix series. Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers and lifelong training have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary killer: he hunts the vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil; not everything fair is good . . . and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth

 

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Hi All,

Four chapters into Scott And Amundson by Roland Huntford so far very detailed exploring the life Amundson so I expect the book to be the same apparently when first published it was controversial with some of the content.

At the beginning of the twentieth century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the fiercely nationalistic modern age of exploration. In this brilliant dual biography, the award-winning writer Roland Huntford reexamines every detail of the great race to the South Pole between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen. Scott, who died along the way with four of his men only eleven miles from his next cache of supplies, became Britain's beloved failure, while Amundsen, who not only beat Scott to the Pole but returned alive, was largely forgotten. This account of their race is a gripping, highly readable history that captures the driving ambitions of the era and the complex, often deeply flawed men who were charged with carrying them out.

The Last Place on Earth is the first of Huntford's masterly trilogy of polar biographies. It is also the only work on the subject in the English language based on the original Norwegian sources, to which Huntford returned to revise and update this edition.    

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Hi All,

I am 12 chapters in to Fredrick Forsyth's - Fist Of God
                                
The Fist of God is a 1994 suspense novel by British writer Frederick Forsyth, about the Iraqi Project Babylon and the resulting "supergun". Featuring a story set during the Persian Gulf War, the novel details an Allied effort to find the suspected Iraqi nuclear weapon. (Courtesy of wiki).

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I am about halfway through The Holocaust, the French, and the Jews by Susan Zuccotti. It's well written and readable; however, it's filled with numbers and statistics (internments, roundups, deportations, expulsions, and so on), which makes for slow going.

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Hi All,
  Twelve chapters into Nasher Says Relax by Brian Nash & Paul Dove, so far quite good but not quite sure about all the drug use affecting his memory though..... ;)

FRANKIE SAYS was the message and people listened. Now Brian Nash recounts a behind the scenes story that magically recreates the meteoric rise of Frankie Goes To Hollywood from the struggling days of obscurity playing local Liverpool clubs to a record-breaking run of chart hits around the world. Nobody could have possibly imagined the notoriety and fame that Frankie would create. One of the biggest bands of the 1980s, they became only the second act in the history of the UK charts to reach number one with their first three singles; Relax, Two Tribes and Power of Love.

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Hi All,
  Just started  The Next 100 Years by George Freeman.  Bearing in mind he published the book in 2009 it will be interesting to see exactly how his thoughts about how the world would cope in the coming years, through the various trials and tribulations that we have all experienced over the last ten years have come to pass and indeed currently experiencing, along with what he thinks of the future world events in a wide sphere of world wide influences.

The Next 100 Years is a 2009 book by George Friedman. In the book, Friedman attempts to predict the major geopolitical events and trends of the 21st century. Friedman also speculates in the book on changes in technology and culture that may take place during this period. (Courtesy of Wiki)

 

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Hi All,
  I can't put William Alan Webb's 3rd book (Standing At The Edge) in the Last Brigade series down it's just a good page turner..... 8-)     Hoping to get the fourth instalment for my B'day.  The story of Nick the A continues with his band of merry men and women I love the twist from Op Comeback... ;)

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Hi All,
 Just started The Secret Speech by Tom Rob Smith, so far so good although the start was a bit iffy to me, but then my tiny brain can't handle anything to intellectual.. :D

The Secret Speech is the second novel in a trilogy by British author Tom Rob Smith; it was released in April 2009. The book features a repeat appearance of Leo Stepanovich Demidov, the protagonist of Smith's first book, Child 44. The Secret Speech is a further exploration of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin created.

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Hi All,
  About to start Haunted Skies by Jon Hanson & Dawn Holloway 11 volumes and counting plus two other relevant books on the subject.

"This is the first of a ground-breaking new series compiled by former Police Officer John Hanson and his partner Dawn Holloway, together with David Sankey, a veteran UFO researcher and artist. The multi-part series covers British UFO sightings from 1940 to the present day" (Courtesy of Amazon).

If you are of any interest in the subject you can get in touch with Jon or Dawn via they're web page www.hauntedskies.co.uk/

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Hi All, 

 Nine chapters into Starman by Paul Trynka and enjoying it.  I have never been a massive Bowie fan except I like Ashes To Ashes when it came out.

I always thought he was a star from the outset, or maybe because I grew up in 70's leaving school in '76' it could be he was always around ?  

Reading this book shows how he actually really struggled in the early days, one thing he had on his side that very few keep and that was a self belief that he would succeed no matter what life threw at him.

If your a Bowie fan I recommend this as a must read.

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EDIT:-  A really good read and a must for any bowie fan.

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Hi All,

 Five chapters in to Jaws by Peter Benchley.  Having watched the film a few times I thought it about time to read the book that the film was based on.  IHMO having watched the film it adds to the reading as you can picture the main characters that helps the storyline.

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EDIT: A couple of differences from the film but none the les still a good read.

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Hi All,

 Just about to start The Seed and the Sower & Night of the New Moon by Sir Laurens van der Post based around his experiences as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in World War II. 

The books dramatized in the 1983 film starring:- David Bowie,Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano and Jack Thompson.

I watched the film many years ago so when I have read the book I can then re-watch  the film, but the last time I watched it I enjoyed and it has slipped under the radar as one of David Bowies good acting roles IMPO.

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Hi All,

Four chapters into Clive CusslerPacific Vortex, so far quite good and judging by the last Dirk Pitt series novel I read (Dragon) I should enjoy it as a matter of fact I enjoyed Dragon so much I have bought all the DP novels now...😏

Pacific Vortex! is an adventure novel by Clive Cussler. Though not the first book to be released featuring the author's primary protagonist, Dirk Pitt, Cussler states that this was the earliest story he wrote starring the popular action hero.

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Hi All,

Four chapters into Cagney By Cagney so far a great insight to his early life and beginning of his career.

Mr Cagney was advised to do this autobiography being as there were other unofficial books being written.   This book IMO is the true autobiography of the actors life and from his own lips not the musings of somebody who thinks they know all about him after researching other material already available.

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Hi All,

Three chapters into Odyssey by Neil Mcaleer.   Written with the full co-operation of Arthur C. Clarke and his family, this book charts the life of one of the world's greatest science fiction writers. The book examines Clarke's visionary approach to science, which fuelled both his work as a prophetic commentator and his writing.

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Hi All,

 Four chapters into another Clive Cussler book the second in his Dirk Pitt novels:- A Mediterranean Caper

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