changingman
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Couple of the go currently, Trust by Hernan Diaz (very good) and Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen (very terrifying)
What book are you currently reading?
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Druss_The_Legend
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John Rabe - Wikipedia
This is the bloke I was talking about if you(or anyone else) is interested in reading more about him.
TheYorkshireTerrier
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I read Attack Warning Red recently, might add this to my list.
I've just ordered "Shadow of the Wind" on this recommendation. Don't say nobody takes any notice of you. I'll let you know what I think when I get round to it.
GeneParmesan
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It's been great so far
Gets better
There was some very strange things going on and a lot of which weren’t exactly what they seemed, or were reported. A lot of people knew Manson and later reputations had to be protected.
JonnyRiverdance
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Another one for the Ken Follett trilogy,read first two and about to start the third. Didn't think it would be my cup of tea tbh, but fair play to the author,brilliant fiction set in olden times.
speckyget
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Literally just finished Berlin Finale by Heinz Rein. Fictionalised account of the Battle of Berlin, published in 1946 so a contemporary account really. Absolutely harrowing. Just started John Cooper Clarke's autobiography, which I'm expecting to be a change of gear, but you never know.
The Emperor’s Messiah, Joseph Atwill
“The central thesis of Caesar's Messiah is that the Gospels of the Bible were written -- and the character of Jesus Christ was created -- by Roman intellectuals under the direction of Caesar Titus Flavius primarily with the intention of domesticating the Messianic Jewish movements which were resisting Roman occupation ...”
“The central thesis of Caesar's Messiah is that the Gospels of the Bible were written -- and the character of Jesus Christ was created -- by Roman intellectuals under the direction of Caesar Titus Flavius primarily with the intention of domesticating the Messianic Jewish movements which were resisting Roman occupation ...”
Redwurzel
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"The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat
Covers what it was like on a Corvette (smallest ship of the R/N) during the Battle of the Atlantic - you get the know the lives of the officers and commander and how they were taken to Hell and back for 5 and half years). "Das Boot" on the surface.
Covers what it was like on a Corvette (smallest ship of the R/N) during the Battle of the Atlantic - you get the know the lives of the officers and commander and how they were taken to Hell and back for 5 and half years). "Das Boot" on the surface.
That’s the one. Unbelievable story and no idea how he escaped death from the Nazis or the Japanese.John Rabe - Wikipedia
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This is the bloke I was talking about if you(or anyone else) is interested in reading more about him.
Matlex71
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Sparky_MFC
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Thanks very much - I'll get that added to the list.
HarryVegas
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Just finishing 'Sex, Brown Ale And Rhythm & Blues: The Life That Gave Birth To The Animals' by George Pearson. A surprisingly engaging and entertaining read, giving a picture of what life was like for young northern folk at the turn of the 60s. The author, an inside member of the Animals' circle does a really good job. I was drawn in and was never a fan of the band.