As above, really!

Need some good holiday reading. Stuff I like, as pointers;
Wodehouse for a little comedy. Fforde and Pratchett for inspired lunacy. Simon Winchester and Peter Hopkirk for historical/factual fascination.

So, anything good on the comedy, history or pop-science front I should be looking at?

Happyslapped by a Jellyfish – Carl Pilkington
Going Dutch – Tom Holt
Rope Boy – Dennis Gray (Autobiog. about the early days of British rock climbing with Joe Brown and Don Whilans)
Enjoy
Just remembered, best historical fiction I’ve ever read was “The Far Arena” it was bloody brilliant

“Obsessive Compulsive Cycling Disorder” comes highly recommended ..by me obviously 😉

just started hastings’ all hell let loose.

a suprising and refreshingly bottom up history of wwii

I’m trying to read Anna Karenina atm. It’s actually pretty cool.

Alan Turing – The Enigma, by Andrew Hodges. Seems he invented an awful lot more than computers…

Rachel

On a similar note to Rachel, Simon Sebag Montefiore’s ‘Enigma’ fills in some of the gaps in the code breaking story.
Bit dry.

stephen roche born to ride

If this is a Man / The Truce – Primo Levi.

One of the best books I’ve ever read… it contains the droll memoires of one mans stay at a terrible holiday camp and his somewhat epic journey home.

For you, 50 shades of grey.

Currently reading The Long Earth by Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.

If you like lunacy, Robert Rankin.

Christopher Brookmyre. Mike Carey’s Felix Castor novels.

Oh, been enjoying Koontz’ Odd Thomas series lately too.

Not sure whether these fit into your classifications, but I’ve just been totally blown away by Duff McKagans autobiography – inspired lunacy and historical interest?

For some cycling related nonsense, Ned Boultings “How I won the Yellow Jumper” is a great read as well.

For some cycling related nonsense, Ned Boultings “How I won the Yellow Jumper” is a great read as well.

Just got that today!

Already read Duff’s book.

Thanks all, some great tips. Got the Turing book as well(Already read the Sebag Montefiore one, agree that it’s a little dry, but most fascinating!)

For some cycling related nonsense, Ned Boultings “How I won the Yellow Jumper” is a great read as well.

Just got that today!

Already read Duff’s book.

Thanks all, some great tips. Got the Turing book as well(Already read the Sebag Montefiore one, agree that it’s a little dry, but most fascinating!)

Head on / repossessed by Julian Cope. Just finished it. Amazing book best described as very honest. I’m not even a fan but a top read.

Rifles – 6 Years with Wellington’s Legendary Sharpshooters by Mark Urban (though I’d be surprised if you hadn’t already read it)

Dividing the Great has been described as Woodhouseian by a reviewer