Books

[Celt_Man]

Lads, only came across this particular thread now so it might have been mentioned before but anyway... Have any of ye read any of the Jack Reacher series of books by Lee Child?  Very very good read, I think there are about 11 or so of them out at the minute - not a series where you have to start at the begininng I have read 3 or 4 of them now from various stages of the series and it doesn't make a difference... would recommend them to anyone

[IolarCoisCuain]

'four iron for the soul' or when i bought it it was called 'it should have been a three iron' by lawrence donegan now guardian golf scribe but former musician (with Leonard cohn). the story of a year (1996) as a caddy on the european tour for ross drummond. i couldn't stop laughing at some of the scenes in the book... brilliant

Donegan may have played with Leonard Cohen but his chief claim to fame is as one of Lloyd Cole's Commotions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sb0VEwF0O0

[Zapatista]

Just finished Walter Macken's 'The Silent People'. I liked it, it put the recession in perspective.

[irunthev]

Just finished Walter Macken's 'The Silent People'. I liked it, it put the recession in perspective.

I read that book at school and even back then I thought it was a stunning book and it is amazing how many times it springs to mind at various times. It would be fair to say it left an impression on me - and not just from the time Brother Mc sent it flying in my direction.

[IolarCoisCuain]

Just finished Walter Macken's 'The Silent People'. I liked it, it put the recession in perspective.

I read that book at school and even back then I thought it was a stunning book and it is amazing how many times it springs to mind at various times. It would be fair to say it left an impression on me - and not just from the time Brother Mc sent it flying in my direction.

Did anyone else here think that Wind that Shakes the Barley movie was a complete rip-off of Walter Macken's The Scorching Wind?

[comeontheredhands]

just finished Guernica by dave boling - excellent - based on baque country at time of guernica bombings - easy read - tesco for £3 ish.
on walter macken trilogy - silent people,scorching wind and seek fair land -  i like many others had to read them in years 1-3 in secondary school - hated them then but have since re-read and thoroughly enjoyed them

[irunthev]

just finished Guernica by dave boling - excellent - based on baque country at time of guernica bombings - easy read - tesco for £3 ish.
on walter macken trilogy - silent people,scorching wind and seek fair land -  i like many others had to read them in years 1-3 in secondary school - hated them then but have since re-read and thoroughly enjoyed them

I think that statement covers just about anything any of us had to do in secondary school..... both youth and education are wasted on the young.

[muppet]

just finished Guernica by dave boling - excellent - based on baque country at time of guernica bombings - easy read - tesco for £3 ish.
on walter macken trilogy - silent people,scorching wind and seek fair land -  i like many others had to read them in years 1-3 in secondary school - hated them then but have since re-read and thoroughly enjoyed them

I think that statement covers just about anything any of us had to do in secondary school..... both youth and education are wasted on the young.

Peig was the exception.

[Zapatista]

Did anyone else here think that Wind that Shakes the Barley movie was a complete rip-off of Walter Macken's The Scorching Wind?

Don't know I never read it. It wouldn't have been compulsory reading for the education system in the north. We were stuck with @Across the baricades' and 'Roll of thunder hear my cry' which taught us that as white people we were first class citizens.

I like them stories once in a while but they are very romantic and too much can be a n off put sometimes.  Leon Uris'sTrinity was good too. if you like that humble Irish hero type romance. I do like it but not too much of it.


I've now started on Gulliver's travels just because it was luing around.

[Zapatista]

Just finished The Butcher Boy by Patrick McCabe. Loved it. Absolutely brilliant.

[Tony Baloney]

Strangely enough every man and his dog has a book out in the run up to Xmas. Any tips or recommendations on sports, autobiographies, other populist entertainment books?

[WeAreBlueWeAreWhite]

how does a dog write a book

[tyrone girl]

Strangely enough every man and his dog has a book out in the run up to Xmas. Any tips or recommendations on sports, autobiographies, other populist entertainment books?

Tony would ya be into a book about men imprisoned in bangkok - read a deadly book on that - in fact read about 20 but this was by far the best.

Also read recently - though this wont interest 99% of people " Being the Soham psychic" - about your man who helped the wee girl hollies parents - interesting reading.

[Zapatista]

how does a dog write a book

http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Dog-Through-Friend/dp/1400052424

[Bensars]

DK DIY manual, £5 at WH Smith reduced from 25.