Book recomendations

[scooter1]

Powder - Kevin Sampson

 

[rcf0712]

The Stieg Larsson books are cracking thrillers

Indeed they are

 

[cuthbert]

"The Blue Afternoon" by William Boyd.

 

[MikeySmall]

Another one for Shantaram. Brilliant.

 

[BHseagull]

Dead Famous - Ben Elton

Dead Simple - Peter James

Deadline or Severed - Simon Kernick

 

[bhafc99]

Another one for Shantaram. Brilliant.

And one NOT for Shantaram:

Amazon.co.uk: R. Gray "bhafc99"'s review of Shantaram

 

[Stat Brother]

"The Blue Afternoon" by William Boyd.

Have you read Any Human Heart, by Boyd. I rather enjoyed it.

 

[poidy]

Yes Man by Danny Wallace.

Great read. He's done a few gun uns to be fair

 

[surrey jim]

Escobar: The Inside Story, - Just finished it, worth a read.

 

[Norman Potting]

If you like military history then try The Most Dangerous Enemy by Stephen Bungay - the best (by some distance) History of the Battle of Britain I have read and sadly I have upwards of thirty books on the subject.

Thanks for the recommendation on the basis of which I bought it off Amazon. Only about 80 pages but already fascinated by the breadth of the thing, interested in all the Political shenanigans on both sides and he hasn't even got to the war yet!

 

[sifry]

Asian Saga - James Clovell - Would start with Tai-Pan
The Void Series - James F Hamilton
Empire Series - Conn Iggulden

All great, gripping reads!

Enjoy!

 

[jakarta]

Thanks for the recommendation on the basis of which I bought it off Amazon. Only about 80 pages but already fascinated by the breadth of the thing, interested in all the Political shenanigans on both sides and he hasn't even got to the war yet!

My pleasure - have to say it is probably my favourite military history book overall over a period of nearly 40 years of collecting them although if looking at WWII Beevor's Stalingrad/Berlin/D-Day are obviously excellent and the Hasting's Armageddon/Nemesis books regarding the end of the European and Pacific Theatres very good as well.

 

[FamilyGuy]

My pleasure - have to say it is probably my favourite military history book overall over a period of nearly 40 years of collecting them although if looking at WWII Beevor's Stalingrad/Berlin/D-Day are obviously excellent and the Hasting's Armageddon/Nemesis books regarding the end of the European and Pacific Theatres very good as well.

What he said......Beevor is great!

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

What he said......Beevor is great!

Reading D-Day by Beevor just now...not usually my cup of tea but he writes so well and captures the drama perfectly.

In terms of a cracking holiday read I recommend "Night-Fall" by Nelson De-Mille, just a really well put together yarn concerning the downing of TWA flight 933 he really makes you think in that one.

Oh, and there's always the excellent "Awaydays" by Kevin Samson much loved by many on here.

 

[acrossthepond]

The legend of Colton H. Bryant by Alexandra Fuller is a beautifully written book, I read it in one go on a plane, and was last off the plane as I wanted to finish it....

 

[Norman Potting]

Just finished "Trautmann's Journey - from Hitler Youth fo FA Cup legend". Fascinating book, I am sure most people are aware of him as the goalie who played the last 16' minutes an FA Cup final with a broken neck. The story of how he came to be there tells a lot about what it was like to grow up in 1930's Germany and be "the enemy" during WWII, football plays a relatively minor part but an excellent book all the same.

Continuing the WWII theme and appropriately in view of the 70th Anniversary, "The Most Dangerous Enemy - A History of the Battle of Britain" is a superb book covering the Battle in virtually aspect you can think of and several that you can't. It sheds light on many "myths" but actually makes the whole achievment of those who took part seem all the more noteworthy.