[Misc] What Book are you Currently Reading?

[Beach Hut]

Blue River, Black Sea - Andrew Eames

 

[Beach Hut]

How Long Can You Go? - Tom Chesshyre

 

[Beach Hut]

A River and a Valley Far Away - Wayne McCallum

 

[Don Quixote]

The Wisdom of Crowds - Joe Abercrombie

 

[Beach Hut]

The Island That Dared - Dervla Murphy

 

[Poyningsgull]

The Armour of Light - Ken Follett

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

This excellent book is not as much about baseball as about 1980s small town America and the people who, year in and year out, inhabit the little band box stadiums that host the minor leagues. The author decided to live out a fantasy by dumping his day job, outfitting a second hand camper van, and setting out on a great circular journey around backwaters of American baseball & the "unknown" affiliate teams...some of which disappeared from the map years ago. Great read for any sports fans.

 

[Beach Hut]

Stories I Stole - Wendell Steavenson

 

[amexer]

The Korean War Max Hastings

 

[Colonel Mustard]

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This excellent book is not as much about baseball as about 1980s small town America and the people who, year in and year out, inhabit the little band box stadiums that host the minor leagues. The author decided to live out a fantasy by dumping his day job, outfitting a second hand camper van, and setting out on a great circular journey around backwaters of American baseball & the "unknown" affiliate teams...some of which disappeared from the map years ago. Great read for any sports fans.

When I used to visit my company HQ in New Hampshire, I made a point of finding Minor League Baseball to visit. Loved it, both culturally and sportwise.

 

[Colonel Mustard]

Are audiobooks included? I always drift off to sleep listening to something. Am currently on Book 7 of Anthony Powell's 12-volume A Dance to the Music of Time. I read them first as a student, 45 years ago. This week I’ve bought and downloaded the latest Alan Partridge and Wind in the Willows (which to my shame I’ve never read).

 

[Swimboy64]

Killers of the flower moon

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

When I used to visit my company HQ in New Hampshire, I made a point of finding Minor League Baseball to visit. Loved it, both culturally and sportwise.

Would love to do something like the author did, and just do a massive road trip, taking in MiLB along the way. Bucket list stuff.

 

[Beach Hut]

Gomorrah - Roberto Saviano

 

[Beach Hut]

Down To the Sea in Ships - Horatio Clare

 

[Beach Hut]

Ticket To Ride - Tom Chesshyre

 

[Don Quixote]

The Steel Remains - Richard K Morgan

 

[Peteinblack]

Just finished Peter James' Dead Man's Footsteps - No. 4 in the Roy Grace detective series set in Brighton (the TV series features the brilliant John Simm as Grace).

Have now started Matthew Kneale's Sweet Thames - his English Passengers being one of my favourite books.

 

[Swimboy64]

Ticket To Ride - Tom Chesshyre

Beach hut do you ever do anything else except read?

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Unfit and improper persons - written by the famous three