| Book recommendation 13:34 - Jun 29 with 10971 views | welwynranger |
American Dirt
Jeanine Cummins.
A heartwarming story about a woman who witnesses 16 members of her family shot down at the BBQ of her 15yr old niece birthday party.
Because her jounalist husband wrote a story about the leader of a drugs cartel.
She then has to travel through 6500miles through the bad lands of Mexico to the safety of America
Being trailed by the cartel.
I am never without a book and this is the best book i have ever read.
I would recommend this book to anyone male or female
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| Book recommendation on 14:16 - Jun 29 with 7091 views | elnombre |
It's a very good book, a little overshadowed by all the controversy.
I'm off now to castigate Dickens for writing 'a Tale of Two Cities' when he was neither French, nor a revolutionary, nor indeed lived through the French Revolution, but a TZ book club thread, there's an idea perhaps? | | | |
| Book recommendation on 18:22 - Jun 29 with 6942 views | derbyhoop |
My Father's House by Joseph O'connor (Sinead's brother).
Set in Rome 1944, as the Germans under.ptessure and Vatican helping escapees. |  |
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| Book recommendation on 19:17 - Jun 29 with 6905 views | Logman |
Love a good book thread and read the first two books in CJ Sansom's Shardlake series thanks to recommendations on here (both very enjoyable).
I've recently been going through a non-fiction phase, partly as a result of an unsettled time I have been going through and the desire to understand more about human behaviour.
The last novel I read prior to that was Dracula (again on the advice of a friend) which was actually good and has some relevance to the world we live in now; the whole sad story being an allegory to the world of lust and carnal desires.
If you are not a great fan of long books Tom Hanks has written a book of short stories called Uncommon Type, some of which are quite good. There is one in there about a teenager coming of age (but not in the usual sense) on a surfing trip with his father. It is wonderful little story (titled 'Welcome to Mars) , only about 10 or 15 pages long but like I say, there is a life story in there. Well worth trying to find. | | | |
| Book recommendation on 20:03 - Jun 29 with 6842 views | joe90 |
I’m reading ‘Angles With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina’ - By Jonathan Wilson.
Fascinating and well researched book that also covers the modern history of Argentina. Highly recommend. |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 20:32 - Jun 29 with 6832 views | Wilkinswatercarrier |
I'm halfway through 'The Earth is Weeping' by Peter Cozzens a history of the Indian Wars in the American west.
I didn't know a lot about this historical era, so thought I'd give it a go. Great book, very easy to read, but my God the brutality, lying and cheating that went on by both the US government, US soldiers and the Indians is shocking.
Highly recommended to you history buffs on here. | | | |
| Book recommendation on 21:02 - Jun 29 with 6794 views | CateLeBonR |
I'd love to read more but I've always been a terrible reader. I've got loads of books sitting on my shelves I haven't read. Just sitting on my shelves not being read. |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 22:06 - Jun 29 with 6740 views | dmm |
| Book recommendation on 20:03 - Jun 29 by joe90 |
I’m reading ‘Angles With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina’ - By Jonathan Wilson.
Fascinating and well researched book that also covers the modern history of Argentina. Highly recommend. |
We've mentioned this before but Jonathan Wilson's book, "Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics" is brilliant. |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 09:31 - Jul 2 with 6336 views | thehat |
I read "White City Blue" a few years ago with some good QPR material included in the book. | | | |
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| Book recommendation on 15:59 - Jul 2 with 6159 views | Metallica_Hoop |
I've just re-read Paul Kearney's 'Monachies of God' books for the 3rd time.
I cannot believe no one has tried to make a series out of them yet. Religious wars, Columbus like exploration, werewolves, huge battles, and lots of nookie. [Post edited 2 Jul 16:00]
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| Book recommendation on 17:49 - Jul 2 with 6094 views | PeterHucker |
I finished reading The Three Body Problem a few days ago.
Mind bending science fiction by Chinese author Cixin Liu.
My favourite sci fi author is Philip K Dick so if you like his stuff give The Three Body Problem a try.
Most of the time I lean more into horror with my fiction reading. But not cliched stuff, something with a bit of humour & a bit of brains.
Really liked The Supernatural Elements by Edgar Cantero
Slade House by David Mitchell (not the Peep Show one)
I’ve read quite a few by Grady Hendrix lately, all of them very good.
Also Devil House by John Darnielle (singer in The Mountain Goats) and The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 18:08 - Jul 2 with 6053 views | hubble |
About a month ago a friend recommended 'Across the Nightingale Floor' the first book in the Tales of the Otori series, and I was hooked. I'm now nearly at the end of book 5 and already feeling sad that this is the last one. These books are almost too good, they're so incredibly readable, you just devour them.
They're set in a fictionalised feudal Japan which is beautifully realised and despite the fast pace, they're imbued with a deep spirituality. Wonderful. |  |
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| Book recommendation on 19:54 - Jul 2 with 5967 views | MrSheen |
| Book recommendation on 18:22 - Jun 29 by derbyhoop |
My Father's House by Joseph O'connor (Sinead's brother).
Set in Rome 1944, as the Germans under.ptessure and Vatican helping escapees. |
Does this man get a mention?
The mural overlooks the churchyard where he’s buried in Cahersiveen in County Kerry. It’s painted on the end wall of the barber who cuts my hair on holiday. I’d never heard of him before I saw it. |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 21:13 - Jul 2 with 5900 views | NoDiddley |
Just read again on holiday’Stan The Man’
Still makes me chuckle on my sun lounger.
What a character & genius.
Anybody want a copy PM me |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 10:58 - Jul 3 with 5743 views | Silverfoxqpr |
It won the Booker Prize in 2023 and for once it's justified and worth the hype.
"Prophet Song" by Paul Lynch, can't recommend it highly enough and eerily apt for the times we're currently living in.
"If there was ever a crucial book for our current times, it’s Paul Lynch’s Prophet Song. The Limerick-born author’s fifth novel imagines the Republic of Ireland slipping into totalitarianism after the rise of the rightwing National Alliance party which seizes total control in response to trade unionists lobbying for increased teachers’ wages. Civil liberties erode and civil war breaks out. Like a lobster in a boiling pot, people don’t realise their freedoms have been obliterated until it’s too late: “All your life you’ve been asleep, all of us sleeping and now the great waking begins.” |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 11:14 - Jul 3 with 5705 views | nick_hammersmith |
I love James Ellroys books, maybe American Tabloid is a good one to start on?
Hard work, but rewarding to read |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 16:02 - Jul 3 with 5564 views | elnombre |
Some great recommendations so far, what a well-read bunch we are, thank you!
May I plug a favourite of my own - Richard Powers' 'The Overstory' is just breath-taking, and although I don't always enjoy Pulitzer prize-winners (Oscar Wao, anyone?), this is an absolute gem.
Nine stories intersected and interwoven by trees, yes it is a bit preachy (I'm no tree-hugging hippy - don't let that put you off), it is beautifully written, will make you cry several times over, and heck, yes, look out Mildred, he's actually going to say it, 'it may change your life'.
Reminds me in some ways of my all time fave, 'Moby Dick' (in that you will, besides a cracking tale, learn rather too much about whales/trees in passing) - I have no higher praise, until Clive's first novel (don't tell me you haven't though about it). | | | |
| Book recommendation on 06:00 - Jul 4 with 5378 views | dmm |
| Book recommendation on 16:02 - Jul 3 by elnombre |
Some great recommendations so far, what a well-read bunch we are, thank you!
May I plug a favourite of my own - Richard Powers' 'The Overstory' is just breath-taking, and although I don't always enjoy Pulitzer prize-winners (Oscar Wao, anyone?), this is an absolute gem.
Nine stories intersected and interwoven by trees, yes it is a bit preachy (I'm no tree-hugging hippy - don't let that put you off), it is beautifully written, will make you cry several times over, and heck, yes, look out Mildred, he's actually going to say it, 'it may change your life'.
Reminds me in some ways of my all time fave, 'Moby Dick' (in that you will, besides a cracking tale, learn rather too much about whales/trees in passing) - I have no higher praise, until Clive's first novel (don't tell me you haven't though about it). |
Great recommendation. This is indeed an excellent read. | | | |
| Book recommendation on 09:26 - Jul 4 with 5298 views | robith |
Non fiction wise I'd recommend Money Men by Dan McCrum. It is genuinely staggering. Starts with some light fraud, ends with the FT's offices being bugged and one of the wildest sentences I've seen in print |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 09:28 - Jul 4 with 5297 views | 1MoreBrightonR |
| Book recommendation on 22:06 - Jun 29 by dmm |
We've mentioned this before but Jonathan Wilson's book, "Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics" is brilliant. |
i was curious about how easy to read it was? I love him as a journalist but wasnt sure how accessible this would be. thoughts? | | | |
| Book recommendation on 10:09 - Jul 4 with 5232 views | joe90 |
| Book recommendation on 09:28 - Jul 4 by 1MoreBrightonR |
i was curious about how easy to read it was? I love him as a journalist but wasnt sure how accessible this would be. thoughts? |
It's a good mix of historical context and in-depth tactics. I found it accessible and wouldn't consider myself to have been that knowledgeable on the tactical side of the game, but have taken more of an interest since reading. | | | |
| Book recommendation on 10:26 - Jul 4 with 5201 views | CroydonCaptJack |
| Book recommendation on 21:13 - Jul 2 by NoDiddley |
Just read again on holiday’Stan The Man’
Still makes me chuckle on my sun lounger.
What a character & genius.
Anybody want a copy PM me |
I got Stan to sign mine when I did the stadium tour and he was helping out. It was truly wonderful to meet and chat to my hero. He also signed my sons shirt (that had his name on it) that day which is now in a frame in his bedroom. |  | | |
| Book recommendation on 11:43 - Jul 4 with 5133 views | dmm |
| Book recommendation on 10:09 - Jul 4 by joe90 |
It's a good mix of historical context and in-depth tactics. I found it accessible and wouldn't consider myself to have been that knowledgeable on the tactical side of the game, but have taken more of an interest since reading. |
Agreed, Joe. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It wasn't too technical at all. | | | |
| Book recommendation on 12:07 - Jul 4 with 5099 views | E17hoop |
A few I've read recently:
The Art of Explanation: How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence by Ros Atkins the BBC journalist. Really interesting to see how he takes all the source data to frame the narrative.
Making Decisions by Ed Smith. About his time as an England selector and how they used data alongside qualitative review to choose the team.
When the Dust Settles by Lucy Easthope. Fascinating insight into how disaster planning works. |  |
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| Book recommendation on 07:57 - Jul 6 with 4807 views | enfieldargh |
| Book recommendation on 19:17 - Jun 29 by Logman |
Love a good book thread and read the first two books in CJ Sansom's Shardlake series thanks to recommendations on here (both very enjoyable).
I've recently been going through a non-fiction phase, partly as a result of an unsettled time I have been going through and the desire to understand more about human behaviour.
The last novel I read prior to that was Dracula (again on the advice of a friend) which was actually good and has some relevance to the world we live in now; the whole sad story being an allegory to the world of lust and carnal desires.
If you are not a great fan of long books Tom Hanks has written a book of short stories called Uncommon Type, some of which are quite good. There is one in there about a teenager coming of age (but not in the usual sense) on a surfing trip with his father. It is wonderful little story (titled 'Welcome to Mars) , only about 10 or 15 pages long but like I say, there is a life story in there. Well worth trying to find. |
if you enjoyed the first 2 Shardlakes there are 4 0r 5 more to sink your teeth into.
Along the Elizabeth I mystery types are 2 other series I recommend.
S.J Parris (pen name of Stephanie Merritt) Bruno Guardino Series 7 of these so far.
S.W.Perry The Jackdaw mysterys.
Both series edge of your seat stuff whilst immersing you into Elizabethan London life with characters such as Shalespeare, Marlowe etc.
Henry VIII Nonsuch Palace features heavily.
Both authors writings come with the smells of London of the time, a bit like the stench found at Stamford Bridge |  |
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| Book recommendation on 12:59 - Jul 6 with 4719 views | TacticalR |
| Book recommendation on 09:28 - Jul 4 by 1MoreBrightonR |
i was curious about how easy to read it was? I love him as a journalist but wasnt sure how accessible this would be. thoughts? |
My thoughts on Inverting the Pyramid (from ten years ago):
Phil Neville instead of 'Arry? by TacticalR 2 Jun 2013 11:42Inverting the Pyramid is great for giving you a historical perspective on football, and the way certain ideas have passed between countries and between decades. For example Total Footall was pioneered by Englishman Jack Reynolds who managed Ajax between 1915 and 1947.
It's also great for giving you a perspective on the way tactics have been invented and reinvented.
However, Wilson can be hard to follow at times, and even though there are many diagrams in the book, I think it could have done with even more as it's still sometimes hard to picture in your mind whatever formation he is talking about (especially if there doesn't happen to be a diagram on that particular page).
If you are not sure whether to cough up for the book, have a look at a couple of his articles on the Guardian website to see if he is your cup of tea.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/jonathanwilson
You can read the first few chapters for free on a Kindle device or app, or by selecting 'Read Sample' on Amazon's website
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inverting-Pyramid-History-Football-Tactics-ebook/dp/B00 |  |
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