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I struck lucky today, as I also bought The Road to Nab End by William Woodruff, about growing up in poverty in Blackburn, in the 1920's.

£1.20 well spent, and both books look like new.:)

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have a couple going at present , 'the Rise of American Democracy (Jefferson to Lincoln)' , Sean Wilentz. and on the nightstand ' Untold Stories' by Alan Bennett.

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Just looked that up on Amazon, will order it when the student loan comes through :D

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Just read the first chapter of that myself BB, but DK never disopionts me and I've read every book he's ever written

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I'm halfway through Hush Hush by Linda Kavanagh - a sort of grown up chick lit without all the soppy mush and unbelivable characters.

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Interesting: I have just finished, finally, Noam Chomsky's "Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy." Bullseye Barb loaned it to me .... seems as if Chomsky is her fav. author;):D

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currently reading ..The Coffin Dancer..jeffery deaver..
ex forensic cop bed bound after accident solves crimes..The Bone Collector

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Dannielle Steele. Sisters. Really good. I can't put it down lol.

It's aged since I've read a book though

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Have you read No Greater Love? Thats my favourite of hers.

I'm glad its not just me who doesn't read "serious" books :D

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No, don't think I have. I'll keep my eyes peeled for it.

I used to read alot, like Danielle steele and Sydney Sheldon, but don't seem to get the chance now anymore.

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I'm reading the gruffalo........... next im starting on the gruffalos child..

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Douglas Haig: War Diaries and Letters, 1914-1918. Edited by Gary Sheffield (who, by the way, wrote a challenging book on the Somme) and John Bourne. The editing is a little biased in Haig's favour; not surprising given that Sheffield edited it. Oh ... and it has pictures, but non of them pop up.;)

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I've been reading a number of books by Dee Henderson. She writes these dramas very well.

Brian

Glad to have a light hearted thread after my anti-establishmenary political posts over in "General Chat!" Trust me, I'm still the nice, chummy guy you've come to know and love! :p

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I'm into non-fiction... I'm now reading Anne Frank :cool:

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Usually read the paper to get me off to sleep, hadn't got one ... finished up reading a young people's abridged version of Black Beauty ..... LOL.

Hope to catch up with adult reading soon.. :D

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Got a book yesterday about Murder and dark deeds going on in Hyndburn and Blackburn it the 19th century.
The very first story is about a step dad that cut the hands of his stepdaughter with a cut throat razor she was only 5 at the time this all happened in Victoria st in 1921.
shocking story.

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that sounds interesting Mick, whats it called?

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The book is called "Foul deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Blackburn & Hyndburn" by Steve Greenhalgh

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Just read a book based round the village where my Mum grew up. It is called "An Irish Country Childhood" and though it wouldn't appeal to a lot of people I really enjoyed it as it gave me some insight into Mums early years:) Oh it is written by Marrie Walsh and funnily enough Mums maiden name was Walsh:)

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i have that book too Mick, read it several times, Magpie was reasearching the girl (lady) in the first story not long ago, i love reading stuff like that

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i'm reading 'Beyond Ugly' at the moment, the second book by Constance Briscoe

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What do you think of it, Flashy?

I didn't rate it compared to Ugly.

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just finished it tonight H, only took me just over a day to read it, there wasnt as much depth to it compared with 'ugly' i thought there would have been more reference to her mother than there was, aparently her mother tried to sue Constance for 'bad mouthing' her in the first book, i dont know how that went on, i thought the ending to the book was a bit dismal and rather quick, other than that i thought it was a decent book :D


now i need another decent book to read :D

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just started reading 'unbeaten' by Kim Woodburn, i eventually took that book back to the library, the book that was due back 6 years ago :D paid the £13.27 fine so now i can get some books out (hence the book i am reading)

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Idiot's Guide to Global Warming.

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Just finished "Pearl" by Tabitha King ( for about the 6th time!) , great book, she is Stephen King's missus and a better writer ( I think).
Have read all the Spike Milligans and he is one of the few authors whose books I actually keep.

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just read "Faceless" by Martina Cole first ive read of hers, will be looking out fer the rest, best i read fer yonks.:)

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the Afghan , Frederick Forsythe, absolute rubbish, bubble gum for the brain , should have known better when I saw it on the 'remainder' table for $3.50 (new hardback), Don't think the guy has written a decent book since 'Day of the Jackel' .........but at least it helped put me to sleep last night :eek: ;)

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How The West Was Lost.by George and Gordon.

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just finished the Kim Woodburn book and am now reading 'the step child' by Donna Ford

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I have just started The Hobbit.
Found it a bit strange to read at first but really liking it now :)
I am going to read Lord of the rings when i finish this one.
I am trying to expand my reading brain,i usually read Stephen King,Dean Koonz and stuff like that.

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Just finished reading The Hobbit last night for the 5th time was going to read Lord of the Rings yet again but have been given 2 other books so will read them first:D

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What kind of a writer is she cashy, mystery, horror, crime??

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Pierre Berton's "Vimy." A good read for those who think that Canada doesn't have much of a history.

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love reading true stories, although just started uni course so having plenty of psychology/sociology books to read at the moment! Not really that much difference eh?!?:confused:

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I'm going to get 'At my mother's knee....and other low joints' by Paul O'Grady very soon. :)

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"If I Don't Write It, Nobody Will", Eric Sykes' autobiography. I'm up to 1944.

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Sharpe......................Richard by name.

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Dear Fatty.......... Dawns French's autobiography

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Just finished "A killing frost" by R.D. Wingfield, the last one in the series - the author died last year. I think he was a great writer very humorous- Frost is a northern poor man's Morse.

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You don't keep all your books!!!!!!!!

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Just reading "A Time to Die" the story of the Kursk Disaster very interesting.

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I class this as one of those 'unsolved ' mysteries up there with the TWA and Swiss Air downings ......no really good explanations, ;)

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Ive just finished Alex Garlands 'The Beach'. COuldnt put it down after the first chapter and i usually read 1 book a year.

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READING A LIFE CHANGING BOOK ......PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE by RICK WARREN ......over 40 million sold worldwide ........christian

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sounds exciting......i'll stick with my dan brown

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I'm currently enjoying Patricia cornwells latest paperback, Book of the Dead.

Can't wait to get my mitts on my mums copy of the latest Kathy Reich book either!!!

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Adam Smith 1759: Theory of Moral Sentience

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Haven't room to keep them all, I just keep the authors who I know I will read again, have all Colin Dexter's, most of Reginald Hill and most of Spike's.

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I have always been an avid reader and love books with a historical content where fictional characters are woven into fact. Alexander Kent's naval series staged in Napoleonic times featuring the fictional 'Richard Bolitho' a Cornishman who rises from a teenage midshipman to his death with the rank of Admiral over 23 books. The series is currently continuing with Richards's son 'Adam Bolitho' and I consider these books equal, if not superior to anything written by CS Forester or Patrick O Brien.

:thankya:

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Love the Bolitho novels .... the kind of books you can read over and over, like Asimov's Foundation trilogy, but O Brien has to be the best of the three .... but that's only my humble colonial opinion;)

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Just finished Dan Brown's Angels and demons. Also reading numerous theories of teaching and learning, teaching, ICT and pedagogy books. My head hurts, roll on Christmas when I finish my foundation degree.

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I'd never heard that word before, I've just googled it now.

The art of being a teacher....styles of instruction.

That sounds very interesting.

Good luck with your degree. :D

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Thank you. I know what you mean about the word pedagogy, I didn't know what it meant before I started this degree. Mind you different tutors pronounce it differently.

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'Saint Sebastian: Or A Splendid Readiness For Death' by Louise Bourgeois.

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Richard Laymon - Beware

Very good, fast read

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Another good series currently into it's 3rd book is the Hawkwood Series by James McGee concerning the expoits of a Bow Street Runner. Titles are: Ratcatcher, Resurrectionist and Rapscallion. Good boys own stuff again with fictional characters woven into true events.

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i'm back to reading 'my booky wook'

have read three books whilst still reading that lol

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Nobody reading any more? Recommend Simon Scarrow's series concerning the adventures of commencing with 'Under the Eagle' two Roman Legionaries and now into it's 8th sequel. Again fictional characters woven into actual campaigns which are h exciting and amusing at the same time.

Happy reading.

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I've just finished reading Dracula (another in my attempts to read some classics) and have just started Catcher in the Rye. It's nothing like I expected, but I'm really enjoying it so far.

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Lol, I had to read that really quickly, as someone asked for it as a present from me.

So it was a speedy read, and one where I had to remember not to turn down the corners of the pages, or sneeze on it.:D

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Hee hee, I've done that.

Trying to read the book without opening it properly so you won't crease the spine and the person you'll be giving it to will be able to tell you've read it!

It's not easy, is it? :D

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HAHAHAHAHAHA i did that with a book that i bought Richard for Christmas last year:D

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That makes 3 of us now. LOL :D

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pmsl :D, its not a good idea to eat chips with your fingers when reading the book either, greasy food marks arent good as a present ;)

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Started reading the first chapter of The Railway Detective by Edward Marston which someone had left on the park and ride bus in Southport. Enjoyed it so much that I bought my own copy (having handed my find to the driver) and found it hard to put down. I have now purchased The Excursion Train which is the second book in a current series of five. I heartily recomment this series to crime readers and railway buffs alike.

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'What Not to Say' (Finding the rights words at difficult moments). Daughter bought me this at Christmas, as she recognised my talent for saying the wrong words at difficult moments ... :o:D

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"The Line Upon a Wind: The Great War at Sea, 1793-1815." Noel Mostert .... a real good read for those interested in fighting sail ... a must for lovers of Hornblower, Bolitho, and Aubrey. And as a companion ... "British Sea Power: How Britain Became Sovereign of the Seas", David Howarth. The early chapters are really fascinating.

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The Sinatra Solution....(nowt to do with Frank)
Book Review: The Sinatra Solution

....as part of my quest for knowledge into the connection between ill health and nutritional deficiencies

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the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico 1517-1521 . Bernal Diaz Del Castillo , (Conquistador) . English translation of eye witness account first published in 1575.

heavy going , this translation was done in 1908 so the style of writing takes a bit of getting used to , plus many of the place names have changed over the years

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Silent Service, a History of the Submarine.

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Good Book that Less:D
Just reading "famous lancashire people"
and the next book is sat here ready "Road to Nab end & Beyond nab end" all one book :D

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I read those and enjoyed them. :)

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Just read the " Further adventures of a London call girl " by Belle de Jour , the one that the tv seies was made from, hysterically funny in places and pretty rude too, very entertaining!

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Any one who like Patricia Corn wall books may like the author i found called Karin Slaughter. I have just read her 1st book Blind sighted and on to next one A faint cold fear.

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I got loads of books for Christmas and my birthday so have recently finished autobiographies by Paul O'Grady and Julie Walters and have just started Michael Parkinson's.

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Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth

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Inside Out A personal history of Pink Floyd by Nick Mason
Good Book

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Up till now - William Shatner's (Captain Kirk) autobiography. It's quite a funny book.
I'm also reading The Great Gatsby.

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Just picked up a nice hard cover copy of the illustrated version of Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" .... only $4.99 at Chapters .... for those who like coloring, I'm sorry to say that the pictures are already colored.

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I have that - bought when it was a best seller - couldn't make moss nor sand of it :confused: - and by now that theory has been superceded by 'string theory'
decided that I don't need to get knotted with that one

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Something I've often wondered about , how many of the millions who bought that book actually finished it , I even had it on tape (literature for simpletons)bought at a flea market, think I managed to get to tape #5 of 8 before I gave up .
Other best selling books which I never managed to finish were "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintanence" and "Catch 22" :confused: :eek: :D

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Aquote from a character in Ronnie Barker,s PORRIDGE

I READ A BOOK ONCE,GREEN IT WAS!

PARKY IS NOT A BAD READ[FOR A YORKSHIRE MAN]

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Just finished two theatrical biographies, that I got as Christmas presents.

Biggins, absolute rubbish. Numerous mistakes and inconstancies. Feel it was rushed out to cash on winning I'm a Celebrity.

Paul O'Grady's At My Mother's Knee, brilliant. Warm, funny, packed with background charcaters. It ends on a cliffhanger, his mother's heart attack, his father's death from a heart attack brought on by his wife's, and his on/off girlfriend announcing she was pregnant. Quite a day.

Really hope and look forward to reading the next installment.

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It's a fascinating read: Love the bits about Schrodinger's cat ... But it is a book one may have to read with google at hand ... I think google, or whatever one uses, is a great boon to those who find footnotes and cross refs. confusing and irritatingly sparse. Isacc Azimov's "Atom: A Journey accross the Sub-Atomic Cosmos" is also a great read for those who have some interest in the history of atomic theory, and some hints on where it might lead.

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What about "War and Peace" and "Paradise Lost":confused::D

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Nation by Terry Pratchett
And can't wait for Raymond E Feists next installment to his fantasy serious due out in April WOOOh!!!

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Just Finished two books about Kenneth Williams, and am reading Parky at the moment, which is very good!


Best Regards - Taggy

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Katie Price - Jordan Pushed To The limit

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I'm currently reading...

Of Mice and Men - Steinbeck,
The Sorrows of Young Werther - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The economic naturalist - Why economics explains everything - Robert H Frank
The Myth of Sisyphus - Albert Camus
Oilopoly - Marshall Goldman

And a huge pile of various law and philosophy books which cause me no end of pain (in some cases actual physical pain, they can get heavy!)

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just give me a good historical romance
all that mushy stuff LOL

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If you are into fantasy books I can heartily recommend the Shannara series by Terry Brooks. The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara are thoroughly absorbing reads that have been around for some time. Terry Brooks also wrote a prequel to the series entitled The Scions of Shannara. Well worth a look if you haven't already encountered them. They have often been compared with Tolkiens Lord of The Rings, but I found them better and uncomplicated to read

Happy reading . . . Stumped.

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Ive just finished Dear fatty by Dawn French.
It is a really good book and made me laugh out loud on many occasions.
Im now back to reading Lord of the rings.

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i have just finished stephen king "IT" not as gd as the film but it was ok

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Lord of the Rings bored me half to death when I started reading it and I just had to stop.

I find the ending so utterly disappointing. I keep picking up Needful Things, getting a third of the way through and then forgetting about it for months and having to start again. I will eventually read it from cover to cover and then I will finally know how it ends. I saw the film was on telly once and refused to watch it because I don't want to know the plot.

Tempting though.

I never seem to get through books cover to cover any more.

I've been reading Sarah Kane's Complete Plays recently. Not for the faint-hearted.

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Just finished Bernard Corwells's 'Azincourt' (Agincourt). What a cracking read. The battle scenes are verging on the horrific, but nonetheless riveting. My rating: 10/10 both for characterisation and content.

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well worth aread old pal's act. c.j.broadbent.

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have just finished Dorian Grey it was brilliant

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Just finished The Lord of the Rings trilogy of books absolutely brilliant!

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Well I got a bit of a shock last week, Iwas looking through this second hand book shop and came across a book of the history of the Archers, by William Smethurst, I say shock because its never been broadcast over here, so I snapped it up.