Marc
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* Bit like films and TV shows only you have to imagine what is going on in your head instead of it being projected on to a screen. Sometimes books become films and TV shows.
Any readers on here? I apologise for the above, but I'm getting it in before the "reading seems like too much work", and "its made up so why bother" comments.
Few I have recently read:
The Lovely Bones - Pretty morbid. Centres on a young girl that is raped and murdered and looks down on her family and murderer from heaven. Peter Jackson made it in to a film - 8/10
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - About an autistic teenager who sets out to find out who murders his neigbours dog. - 10/10
Now I have decided to read War & Peace. Just felt I had to, was only £1.95. After that Lord of the Rings 
Not sure if this thread will take off!
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John
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Trying to finish the Steve jobs biography before moving on.
Read all o the Bourne ones before that, why does e=mc^2, can't remember what else.
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Russ
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half way through fire strike 7 9
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Aaron
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Soldier Five
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Hammer
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Frankie Boyle's book.
I found it (and subsequently him) a peculiar and weird try-hard.
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corsa_sean
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Frankies boyles book was a good read just finished angels and demons away to get started on some ian mac bride ones heard here pretty good
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Bart
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Back Door Sluts Part 2.
Have not read part 1, not sure if matters 
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Carl
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Anthony keidis biography scar tissue. Crazy life!
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SetH
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I have got to chapter 6 of 'The greatest show on earth'.
For some reason I only read when I am on a train or a plane. Just can never get into a book when I am at home, no idea why.
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bubble
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Trying to finish the Steve jobs biography before moving on.
One of the best things I've read recently.
A short history of nearly everything by bill Bryson is excellent as is Inside by John hoskison.
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Jamescorsa97
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Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
9/10 Brilliant and i couldn't put it down.
Just finished Lotr Trilogy too for the 2nd time. 10 x better than the films!
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John
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I've read a short history of almost everything.
The blind watchmaker is an excellent read. As is a brief history of time.
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by Jamescorsa97
Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
9/10 Brilliant and i couldn't put it down.
I have that, some of the pics! 
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SetH
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What is it about?
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nibnob21
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Currently reading one called 'Sh*t my Dad says' which is very funny.
Other books I highly rate are:
Scar Tissue - Anthony Kiedis autobiography.
Addict.
Marching Powder.
Marching Powder is probably the best book I've ever read, absolutely incredible true story about a British drug smuggler jailed in San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
[Edited on 06-05-2012 by nibnob21]
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Marc
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Originally posted by SetH
What is it about?
Account of an exhibition to Everest, includes frost bite pics etc.
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Ben J
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Read this.
Currently reading Born Fearless by Big Phil Campion.
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
quote:
Originally posted by SetH
What is it about?
Account of an exhibition to Everest, includes frost bite pics etc.
Read this too. Amazing!
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Marc
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quote:
Originally posted by nibnob21
Marching Powder.
Marching Powder is probably the best book I've ever read, absolutely incredible true story about a British drug smuggler jailed in San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
Have this also  Unbelievable the corruption/prison system over there.
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Ben J
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
* Bit like films and TV shows only you have to imagine what is going on in your head instead of it being projected on to a screen. Sometimes books become films and TV shows.
Any readers on here? I apologise for the above, but I'm getting it in before the "reading seems like too much work", and "its made up so why bother" comments.
Few I have recently read:
The Lovely Bones - Pretty morbid. Centres on a young girl that is raped and murdered and looks down on her family and murderer from heaven. Peter Jackson made it in to a film - 8/10
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - About an autistic teenager who sets out to find out who murders his neigbours dog. - 10/10
Now I have decided to read War & Peace. Just felt I had to, was only £1.95. After that Lord of the Rings
Not sure if this thread will take off!
Curious incident..... is great. There's another good one by same author. Can't remember what it's called.
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SetH
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben J
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Originally posted by Marc
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Originally posted by SetH
What is it about?
Account of an exhibition to Everest, includes frost bite pics etc.
Read this too. Amazing! [/quote
Fuck yeah, I am buying that shit sounds awesome. Right up my street.
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nibnob21
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quote:
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Originally posted by nibnob21
Marching Powder.
Marching Powder is probably the best book I've ever read, absolutely incredible true story about a British drug smuggler jailed in San Pedro prison in La Paz, Bolivia.
Have this also Unbelievable the corruption/prison system over there.
The swimming pool chapter with the rapists is unbelievable.
I went to La Paz in the summer of 2009 but there was a video released on the internet which caused a lot of controversy in Feb 2009 so they temporarily stopped the tours so I didn't manage to get in. It was confirmed in April 2010 that the tours are running again though. Absolutely gutted I missed out.
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Ben J
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I can see my amazon wish list getting a hammering!
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Marc
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Just started War & Peace. Text is tiny and 1000 pages 
Feel sick.
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baza31
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Seal team 6. Quality book. Roy dobyns hells angel book was good. Frankie Boyle shit life so far was quite funny. Only three books I think I've ever fully read in my life
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