A good book

[crodonilson]

Apologies, I know there are already a million and one threads like this but the better half has asked me to compile a list of things I'd like for Christmas, and to be honest after redecorating and refurbishing the spare room and fitting a new kitchen in the past 9 months I deserve it.

I love a good book, so want to put a few down, any recommendations?? The last really decent book I read was Penguins Stopped Play, about the club cricket team who went to play on every continent, so something sporty, or anything you would recommend is worth a read.

Also any decent gifts you've received different to the usual

 

[Hungry Joe]

Reading this at the moment, it's very funny and quite moving in parts...

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Two of the latest books I have devoured and thoroughly enjoyed...

Robert Hudson being a friend of a friend and flatmate of one of the Peep Show guys.

 

[albionalex]

Brilliant book.

 

[The Ringleader]

bloody brilliant

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Brilliant book.

I enjoyed that one too.

 

[Gully]

I thought this was pretty damn good:

 

[Marc]

 

[Stat Brother]

Apologies, I know there are already a million and one threads like this but the better half has asked me to compile a list of things I'd like for Christmas, and to be honest after redecorating and refurbishing the spare room and fitting a new kitchen in the past 9 months I deserve it.

Sod the book, a large flagon of Palmers IPA is what you need.

mmmmmPalmers

I won't be your way till Feb, and I'm deffo gonna be making up for lost Palmers time, then.

 

[captainmorganrum]

A terrific book by Dan Simmons, The Terror. It is a fictionalized story of the disastrous 1845 Franklin expedition to search for the legendary Northwest Passage. The ships ended up stranded in the pack ice in the Arctic Circle. They never returned. Some of the bones were found and showed signs of cannibalism, but most of the marines, sailors and officers disappeared without a trace.

The book follows Captain Francis Crozier, an Irishman who takes command after the expedition's leader, Sir John Franklin, meets a terrible death. He leads the surviving crewmen in a desperate attempt to flee south across the ice. They are running from starvation, but even more from a terrifying monster that is stalking and savagely killing them.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I am quite looking forward to reading this one...

BBC NEWS | World | Africa | Malawi windmill boy with big fans

 

[Stat Brother]

Oh yeah, and just finishing this.
It's a very good read, personel trauma as well as the in's and outs of Team GB cycling, but not what you would call ground breaking.
So probably just a good read if you're into your cycling.

 

[fire&skill]

This is very good

It's written by Glenn David Gold

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Quite probably THE best book ever penned:

 

[Bigtomfu]

If you are after a book with a sporting direction then look no further than:-