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The Alan Clarke Diaries 1991 - 1999.

The third and final installment of the diaries of Alan Clarke, the maverick English politician.
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I last read the Raiders of the Lost Ark novelization.
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the Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov.
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An Inspector Rebus mystery(Let It Bleed)presently, and then Confessions of a Shopaholic, which I'm saving for a plane trip in a few weeks.I always buy a book to read when I go on a plane :up:
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Finished Confessions of a Shopaholic and am now on Shopaholic Takes Manhattan(there's a whole series of Shopaholic books)
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Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic by Bill Griffiths. AS history is one of my interests (besides Bond).
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Kristatos wrote:Aspects of Anglo-Saxon Magic by Bill Griffiths. AS history is one of my interests (besides Bond).
Have you read the chapter on Alfred Daniels and Ealhswith McGee yet?
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Starting Casino Royale..going to try and read it over the Thanksgiving holiday :up:
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Reading Twilight...I wanted to see what all the hype was about..so help me I like what I've read so far :oops:
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I've just read Batman: The Killing Joke. Very good read if you're into the Cape Crusader.
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Currently,I'm reading April 1865:The month that saved America, about the Civil War. It's interesting,and a history lesson to boot.
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Trying to read 50 books this year..so far I'm midway through book 7. This is going to be easy! 8)
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White Teeth by Zadie Smith. Probably going to read Marley and Me next! 8)
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I read a book.
It was good.
Full of names, and addresses. Not sure what the authors name was, but it took a while to get through.
For anyone who's interested it's called
'The telephone directory'
The weird thing is that the begining is identical to the ending.
Got a weak plot aswell.
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Captain Nash wrote:I read a book.
It was good.
Full of names, and addresses. Not sure what the authors name was, but it took a while to get through.
For anyone who's interested it's called
'The telephone directory'
The weird thing is that the begining is identical to the ending.
Got a weak plot aswell.
:lol:
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I thought for sure you'd burn me for that one.
I'm impressed.
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I'm reading Berlin by Antony Beevor which is about the final few months of the Eastern front fighting in WWII. Or perhaps I should have waited a few days before saying that as this thread is titled - "Last book you read"!
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Currently reading The Number One Ladies Detective Agency. I've only just started it and it's quite good. :up:
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I'm reading Harry Potter 4 right now.
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Just finished Redcoat by Bernard Cornwell
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Definitely not his best work. Problem was it was set during the American Revolution. This time period tends to be problematic for story tellers. The American Revolution has it own deeply entrenched myths, it seems to go against the grain to have anything aside from the 'Wonder Washington' propaganda and find the real stories to tell. Eight years of war, there should be a few more stories.
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