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And it really wasn't about the bike !Originally posted by Mono View PostThanks Rocky, I just may........ Thinking about my "fav" book I would have to say that AT THE TIME it would have been LA's "It's Not About The Bike" of course what has come to pass is now history so it really was a work of fiction.
Steve
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Thanks Rocky, I just may........ Thinking about my "fav" book I would have to say that AT THE TIME it would have been LA's "It's Not About The Bike" of course what has come to pass is now history so it really was a work of fiction.Originally posted by Rocky View PostGot to give this one a plug!
Currently reading "Open - An Autobiography" by Andre Agassi.
Easily the best and most entertaining bio I have ever read. An eye-opener.
He says he has some writing talents and if he did indeed write this all himself, then there is no doubt about his writing talents.
You don't need to be a big tennis fan to enjoy this.
Do yourself a favour.
Steve
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Got to give this one a plug!
Currently reading "Open - An Autobiography" by Andre Agassi.
Easily the best and most entertaining bio I have ever read. An eye-opener.
He says he has some writing talents and if he did indeed write this all himself, then there is no doubt about his writing talents.
You don't need to be a big tennis fan to enjoy this.
Do yourself a favour.
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Yes, great book, and disturbingly similar to the first series of 'Life on Mars' (TV) (written much later).Originally posted by Pavoniboy View PostI already commented on my favourite of all time, but had to add another.
'Night Watch' by Terry Pratchett. It helps to know the characters from his previous Discworld novels, but it isn't necessary (there are a lot to get through to get up to Night Watch, but most are great books too).
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I already commented on my favourite of all time, but had to add another.
'Night Watch' by Terry Pratchett. It helps to know the characters from his previous Discworld novels, but it isn't necessary (there are a lot to get through to get up to Night Watch, but most are great books too).
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Another sci fi fan here, loved most of the ones already mentioned - Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke is one that stands out as well. My favourite book changes, what I liked when I read it I might not like as much now but I can look back on ones I enjoyed most while reading them - Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved country was great, for non fiction Richard Dawkins The Ancestor's Tale is long but worth it.
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Add me to the Sci-Fi buffs. Frank Herbert's Dune series is probably my all time favourite - a tour de force.
Asimov's classic Foundation Trilogy still impresses me. Robert Heinlein's Time Enough for Love stands out, and from left field, Ron L Hubbard's Battlefield Earth was a good read. Sci-Fi buffs will enjoy anything by David Brin - particularly Earth.
Anything by Len Deighton is a quality product with the famous Game Set & Match a firm favourite. ( His book SS - GB is a similar theme to All the King's Men mentioned above and is cleverly written)
Most recently I am enjoying The Associate by John Grisham which I think is one of his best.
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I have always loved the "Old man of the sea" by Earnest Hemingway. A basic simple story about determination and personal strength, well that's what I get from it.
Cheers Yabba
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Ah, so many great books...so little time. Unjust to single one out, so the one I mention may not be the best but is one that readily comes to mind as it is fairly recent in memory.
I am a bit of a film buff--refuse to say movies--and the moguls who ran the studios during the golden era of Hollywood up to the 1940s absolutely fascinate me.
They were primarily Jewish immigrants from Europe, very often from poverty-striken families, but visionaries when it came to seeing the future of mass entertainment.
They were eccentric pioneers.
Among them was Samuel Goldwyn, or Shmuel Gelbfisz, who as a teenager walked across Poland in the late 1800s, and caught a ship to America, arriving penniless.
His name, of course, is the G in MGM, an amalgamation of smaller studios, Metro, Goldwyn and Mayer.
From a worker in a glove factory, to tyrranical movie mogul who dined with presidents, his story is told in the biography,* Goldwyn, by Scott Berg.
Unforgettable. Inspirational.
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'The Idiot' by Dostoevsky for me. Followed by Jude the Obscure. Quite enjoyed the Milliennium Trilogy. I would rate Proust, but not on a per-word basis.
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Have to agree on the millenium trilogy...absolutely absorbing, causing a problem when trying to find an equally absorbing read afterwards.
Settled on some of the "Wire in the Blood" / "Fever in the Bone" books...the forever relentless spiral to murder.....
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I'm reading this (again) currently, love it.Originally posted by jonster View PostAlways come back to Crime and Punishment by Dostoevsky the harrowing poverty and relentless spiral to murder is so absorbing....
One book sticks in my mind, but it's one I will never ever re-read - 'Enemy Combatant' by Moazzam Begg.
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