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For me.
I am reading Undercover by Rob Evans and Paul lewis
at the moment which is a good read being I was 18 and living in the East End of London at time.
when all this was going on.
Next book is The Quarry by Iain Banks


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:29 pm
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Hero on a bicycle, Shirley Hughes


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:31 pm
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First shift, second book of the Wool trilogy, Quadrilogy, whatever, not sure how many books there are now.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:33 pm
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I am reading Undercover by Rob Evans and Paul lewis

I fancy reading that myself.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:33 pm
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Building Machine Learning Systems with Python, it's bloody thrilling I can tell you.

I try not to read too many fiction books as they tend to totally absorb me and I then spend every spare moment reading the book instead of eating or the like.

EDIT: actually after I finish the above, I'm going to reread World War Z


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:35 pm
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Currently re-reading William Gibson's Hubertus Bigend trilogy; read [i]Pattern Recognition[/i], currently just over half-way through [i]Spook Country[/i], to be followed at some point next week by [i]Zero History[/i].
Love Gibson's books, particularly these three, this'll be the fourth or fifth time I've read them.
Reading them on my iPad, but I have the original first edition hardcovers too.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:35 pm
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Wool trilogy is ace, waiting for book 3 to appear on audible. Currently reading (listening to) Neil Gaimans "Neverwhere".

It's ok. That's about as much as I can say. American Gods is better though.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:39 pm
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Mr Pratchett's 'thief of time'


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:39 pm
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Tom Danielson's Core Advantage... at home, on a Friday night, I really need to get out more. Getting frustrated trying to activate my bloody TVA.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:42 pm
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@ coolhandluke - I've just started the sixth book in the Wool books and they're very good but isn't First Shift book number 6 ?


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:42 pm
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Just finished: Charlotte Higgins [i]Under Another Sky: Journeys in Roman Britain[/i] - brilliant.

Just started: Richard Jefferies [i]Landscape with figures[/i].


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:44 pm
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Re-reading [i]Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintanence[/i]. Brings back memories of yoof!


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:48 pm
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@ IvanDobski

I have the first 5 wool books on audio,they are very good.
Let me know and I can stick them on a CD for you no bother

Audiobooks FTW 😀


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:50 pm
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The Chimp Paradox, trying to reprogramme my computer.

and when I fancy some lighter reading issue 85.

Kindle it's perfect for bedtime reading.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:52 pm
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:52 pm
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Just read, Skys the limit, again, and next is Boy Racer, mark Cavendishes book, and waiting for his new book out in the shops 7 th November 2013, on back order from Bookdepository


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:55 pm
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Halfway through Where The Bodies Are Buried by Chris(topher) Brookmyre. I think I prefer him when he's unhinged.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:56 pm
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Teach Yourself Cognitive Behavioural Therapy which is interesting. Also reading Newton's Wake by Ken Macleod which is interesting and fun. Not unlike his pal Iain M Banks.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 9:57 pm
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What fresh lunacy is this - Oliver Reed's biography


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:00 pm
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The Killing Floor ( the 1st Jack Reacher novel) thought I'd see if they're worth getting into. Can't say they are tbh, seems very basic as far as decent stories go.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:00 pm
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Finished The Pit yesterday, Dredd at his finest. Now got Day of Chaos and Trifecta to read 🙂


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:11 pm
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Agree with Mr Hoppy - I'm struggling with the first Reacher novel as well. Finding it very mundane. Just finished "the Beating of his Wings" last book of The Left Hand of God trilogy - a series that consistently went down hill after the first book. Now reading "Kill anything that moves" about the Vietnam war by Nick Turse. Amazing and appalling - telling the real story of the millions of South Vietnamese the Americans slaughtered. You can never look at another american film about Vietnam without realising what lying bastards they were/are about what really happened in Vietnam.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:12 pm
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@sausagefingers - I didn't realise the individual books were split into mini books until a while ago. I've listened to "Wool" and "Shift" and I'm waiting for "Dust" (I think it's called), well worth the £7 I paid.

If you have got the next books though I'll take you up on the offer. I can swap you for my embarrassingly eclectic assortment of zombie related fiction or hillbilly related deep south crime thrillers...

(Or deep south related zombie fiction)


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:13 pm
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Re-reading the flying Scotsman by obree
A sparrow falls by Wilbur smith
Someone here recommended carabanchel a while ago and that's ace
How to garden by the rhs
How to brew beer

I like having multiple books on the go at once. 😉


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:17 pm
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😆 sorry Ivan I just started on the Shift books which I thought was book 6.
I agree,it's a bit confusing but well worth it it - great books


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:18 pm
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I am just about to start reading the Hundred year old man who climbed out a window (or something like that) stated it on holiday in June but didn't finish it so time for a second attempt.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:22 pm
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skunkworks by ben rich


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:26 pm
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War of the Worlds (after a visit to Woking?!)


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:27 pm
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I just finished War of the Worlds! It'd have been much better if I could get the bloody awful songs out of my head.


 
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I think dust starts at 9.2.5.1 Not a straight progression though...


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:29 pm
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Clichéd response here, but just finished the 4th game of thrones book.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:44 pm
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The streets by Mike skinner
awesome geezer


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 10:45 pm
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Got several on the go. In search of Robert Miller, Touring bikes by Tony Oliver and several by Nevil Shute.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 11:13 pm
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Dune, with Time Crunched Cyclist waiting on the side (I don't have the time...)

Work - Principles of Product Development Flow


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 11:20 pm
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Re-reading Feersum Endjinn by Iain M Banks for the second time after a gap of about 15 years. Enjoying it much more this time around.


 
Posted : 25/10/2013 11:32 pm
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I enjoyed [i]Feersum Endjin[/i] much better the second time, much easier to follow the odd syntax.


 
Posted : 26/10/2013 12:03 am
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its reedin thi [s]inturnet[/s] cript that meks it eezy 2 undirstand bascule


 
Posted : 26/10/2013 12:16 am
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MR James.
Even scarier when you know how they all end.
Right weather and season for it too.

Might give 'Salems Lot' a pop next. Not read it for 20 years but I loved it as a kid.

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Re-reading Feersum Endjinn by Iain M Banks for the second time after a gap of about 15 years. Enjoying it much more this time around.

Good idea. Never got on with it and gave up.
I'll give it another go.


 
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This:

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Quite ace, I've liked all his books so far.

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I'm re-reading "right hand, left hand" by Chris McManus. It's about the origins of asymmetry in biological systems! Really interesting, I first read it about 10 years ago.


 
Posted : 26/10/2013 7:17 am
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Ocean at the end of the lane by Neil Gaimam. Previously finished the last Dexter book, not as disappointing as the TV series was at least.


 
Posted : 26/10/2013 7:46 am
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Time Crunched Cyclist waiting on the side (I don't have the time...)

I got as far as the intro where he suggests that if you only read 2 sections of the newspaper over breakfast you can give yourself enough time to train.
He has time to sit down at breakfast 😯


 
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Obsessive Cycling Disorder.

Can highly recomend Alistair Humphries two cycle touring books.


 
Posted : 26/10/2013 9:26 am
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sir alex fergusons autobiography.


 
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