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Wolf Hall - Hilary Mantel.
I'm half way through and it is excellent, a brilliant account of a very crucial period of our history. I was in doubt that I would enjoy it but she is an exceptional writer.
I will be reading the sequel.
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Kenyans-Adharanand-Finn/dp/0571274056 ]Running with the Kenyans[/url]
If you'd like something a bit sporty.
Topical I know, but Life of Pi is a fantastic read. For a book that won the Booker, it's very readable
the tibetan book of living and dieing
Germany 1945
http://www.amazon.com/Germany-1945-Peace-Richard-Bessel/dp/0060540370
Amazing/horrible, and it actually happened.
The average american male.
[url= http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/before-i-go-to-sleep-by-s-j-watson-2277300.html ]Before I Go To Sleep, S.J. Watson.[/url]
Although the story sounded interesting I thought it was going to be a it of a chicklit style book.
Couldn't have been more wrong. Definitely worth a look.
Matterhorn is the best book I've read this year.
Screwed
Ronnie thompson
Not my usual book but i was stuck on a rig and a colleague had just finished ir.
Somebody off here recommended Reamde to me and I enjoyed it over the summer.
Peace and War.
(Not War and Peace.)
"You've gone too far this time sir" cycling adventure book which was recommended to me. I really enjoyed it.
A green one
"Born to run in cool" as is "Feet in the clouds " BIT RUNNY THOUGH
I meant john updike - rabbit series - captures the male condition perfectly.
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wiggins book now 9 quid in tesco as opposed to 22 quid
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dividing-the-Great-ebook/dp/B005U0OHTA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339757458&sr=8-1 ]Dividing the Great[/url]
Child 44
Acid House by Irvine Welsh
The Power of Maps, Denis Wood.
"The Passage" by Justin Kronin.
Continental drifter by Tim Moore.Almost makes me wish I owned a Rolls-Royce.
Plus 1 for Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes,brilliant story.
Proof of heaven. Really good, everyone should read it.
1Q84 - mad but good.
Dark Matter - ultimate winter ghost story. Don't read in a bivvy!
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell - best book I've ever read.
The Painted Man
That 'Dark matter' recommended above is a blinding book, it'd be better to read it in the winter for the ambience.
Another vote for Wolf Hall. Not only the best book I've read this year but one of the best I've ever read. Naranjada have you got to the account of Anne's coronation, the page describing the gargoyles is stunning, I haven't read a page of fiction that well written since I got to the last page of The Grapes of Wrath nearly 30 years ago.
Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams and Mark Cawardine factual, critically endangered species, Adams' writing style. An easy to read but saddening book.
Desparation by Stephen King (or The Shining or Misery)
Blood, tears and folly - potted history of British ww2
To Kill a Mocking Bird
The Dark, Moon, Fluke, Ghosts of Sleath or Once by James Herbert
Not much sophisticated I'm afraid and very much at the non challenging end of the spectrum.
"A Blink of the Screen" Terry Pratchett
Mad, Bad and dangerous to know. Epic! Reeling in the years (Radcliffe) is great for easy read.
Another for 1Q84
Read the Trilogy in 2 weeks. Just couldnt put it down.
Another vote for Child 44 here. Great book
Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
1Q84 or Norwegian Wood or tbh anything by Haruki Murakami
Master and Margarita - Bulgakov, a philosophical parody of soviet society. One of the very few books I've been back to more than once.
"The Monkey Wrench Gang" by Edward Abbey.
[i]The Singapore Grip[/i] by J.G. Farrell - darkly comic account of the British disaster.
"The Monkey Wrench Gang" by Edward Abbey.
Read and thoroughly enjoyed his non fictional 'Desert Solitaire' at some point this year. Autobiographical tale of a season in the wilderness as a park ranger at the arches national monument park.
thoroughly enjoyed his non fictional 'Desert Solitaire'
One of my favourite books ever.
[i]Down the river[/i] is also good.
I'm not a big reader, but currently reading "The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out Of The Window And Disappeared"
Amusing and quirky.
If This Is A Man/The Truce
Primo Levi
Matterhorn by Karl Maralntes would be high on my list for this year - could not put it down.
So far this year I have read:
[b]Why we get fat[/b]; by Gary Taubes - A good and well argued / reasoned read, imo.
[b]The Paleo solution[/b]; by Robb Wolf - Fairly good, but some emotive language which won't appeal to all.
[b]The Rider[/b]; by Tim Krabbe - Excellent
[b]Half Man, Half Bike[/b]; By William Fotheringham - My Favourite book this year.
[b]The escape artist[/b]; by Matt Seaton - An ok read, but I've enjoyed other cycling books more.
[b]In the pursuit of Stardom[/b]; by Tony Hewson - A very good read, I enjoyed it muchly.
[b]Sky's the limit[/b]; by Richard Moore - A good read which helps provide the backround to the cycling events of this year, with Gold in London and Wiggins winning the TdF. Not withstanding Dave's comments on SPOTY.
[b]Racing through the Dark - the fall and rise of David Millar[/b] - A worthwhile read which I certainly enjoyed, especially the referance to a certain person on page 46...
[b]Put me back on my bike[/b]; by William Fotheringham - A good read, if thats your thing. Its the crazy days that was European grand tour cycling in the 60s with a focus on Simpson's rise and ultimate fall.
[b]Skunk Works[/b]; by Ben Rich and Leo Janos - Enjoyable and for me, quite interesting to [i]learn[/i] what was behind some of the planes, pictures of which, I had posters of on my bedroom wall as a kid during the 80s. That there were planes such as the Stealth, way back in the 70s, is amazing, imo.
[i]Recommend me a book[/i] Threads on here are very good, imo. My reading list above, has been greatly shaped by the recommendations from others here on this very forum. So, my thanks to those who recommended the books I hence went on to enjoy myself.
Cheers.
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Running a Hotel on the Roof of the World. Shocking, hilarious and definitely one of the most enjoyable books I have read. Brilliant.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Hotel-World-Years-Tibet/dp/0753152053