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Got copy of susan Mc Kay’s northern Protestants on shifting ground 

Will start it when i finish the current one I am reading 
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Currently 6% into LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G.

So far, it's giving a rundown of the history of the LAPD and the division on racial lines within the department leading into the Rodney King riots and OJ Simpson acquittal, which formed a backdrop to the murders of west coast rapper Tupac in Las Vegas, and east coast rapper Notorious B.I.G. in LA.

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Originally posted by Hotlips_Hoolahan Hotlips_Hoolahan wrote:

Book this was adapted from is 1 euro on Amazon today as part of their kindle daily deal.


Really good book and the show is a really faithful adaptation. Well worth a read and watch.   

Baltimore is really messed up place - although the aquarium is very good and nice area around the waterfront.
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Book this was adapted from is 1 euro on Amazon today as part of their kindle daily deal.



Edited by Hotlips_Hoolahan - 25 Jun 2022 at 2:58pm
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I’m reading “how to understand the mentality of a Liverpool fan”
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Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:

Originally posted by BrenC BrenC wrote:

Muhammad Ali:Fifteen rounds in the wilderness by Dave Hannigan.  Covers Ali’s public life between  retirement and lighting the Olympic flame in Atlanta.  Really interesting insight into Ali the man and the uniqueness of his fame. 

Hannigan’s other two books on Ali are class as well. Especially The Big Fight on the time Ali fought in Dublin. 
I met Ali when he was here in 72.

When you say met, is that out for a walk met and had a chat. Or in a big crowd and he was there met. 
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Originally posted by Gary McKay Gary McKay wrote:

Originally posted by BrenC BrenC wrote:

Muhammad Ali:Fifteen rounds in the wilderness by Dave Hannigan.  Covers Ali’s public life between  retirement and lighting the Olympic flame in Atlanta.  Really interesting insight into Ali the man and the uniqueness of his fame. 

Hannigan’s other two books on Ali are class as well. Especially The Big Fight on the time Ali fought in Dublin. 
I met Ali when he was here in 72.

Very jealous!
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Originally posted by BrenC BrenC wrote:

Muhammad Ali:Fifteen rounds in the wilderness by Dave Hannigan.  Covers Ali’s public life between  retirement and lighting the Olympic flame in Atlanta.  Really interesting insight into Ali the man and the uniqueness of his fame. 

Hannigan’s other two books on Ali are class as well. Especially The Big Fight on the time Ali fought in Dublin. 
I met Ali when he was here in 72.
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Originally posted by thebronze14 thebronze14 wrote:

Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski

Barp. 

I read that on holidays a few weeks ago. The 4 hour flight flew by when reading it
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Originally posted by thebronze14 thebronze14 wrote:

Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski

Formative book for me. One of the first adult books I started reading. Been ages since I read a Bukowski book but nothing compared to this one TBH. Very poignant and relatable stuff mixed in with some absolute filth that had me in stitches. 
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Ham on Rye - Charles Bukowski
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Muhammad Ali:Fifteen rounds in the wilderness by Dave Hannigan.  Covers Ali’s public life between  retirement and lighting the Olympic flame in Atlanta.  Really interesting insight into Ali the man and the uniqueness of his fame. 

Hannigan’s other two books on Ali are class as well. Especially The Big Fight on the time Ali fought in Dublin. 
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I'm currently reading the book below I got it for Fathers Day.



Lee Brilleaux: Rock n Roll Gentleman By Every Record Tells A Story on December 1, 2015 • ( 7 ) January 1976. Dr Feelgood are tearing up venues across the UK. “Malpractice”, their second album has reached the top twenty. Eighteen months earlier they were still playing two shows a
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In Plain Sight. 

Grim but unputdownable. Like a car crash, you can't help but look. Dan Davies goes into forensic detail on Jimmy Savile's 60-year spree of sexual abuse and the institutional and societal failings that enabled him. This is supplemented by recountings of the author's own interviews with Savile. Obvious criticisms aside, Savile was a fascinating and enigmatic figure and full of intrigue. It's morbidly fascinating to observe the methods he used to "groom a nation" and equally frustrating to read about all the missed chances to bring him to justice; the constant threats and obstruction faced by the victims.

As an aside, I think I'm traumatised reading about the number of teenage girls and women who willingly slept with him. He's repulsive looking! Dead
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Can never find time to read a book lately. Have been using audible lately which I can then use in the gym or when feeding the baby which I find grand for things like autobiographies. Still think for like true crime or whatever probably would rather read it in the book itself.

Some books definitely  work better on audiobooks than others. I find them great for fiction when they have multiple actors doing different parts.  Works for books written in first person as well like autobiographies. 
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Originally posted by t_rAndy t_rAndy wrote:

Can never find time to read a book lately. Have been using audible lately which I can then use in the gym or when feeding the baby which I find grand for things like autobiographies. Still think for like true crime or whatever probably would rather read it in the book itself.

Yeah Audible is great for the likes of an autobiography or an easy listen but anything detailed is better to read the book. I zone out for a couple of seconds when listening so you could miss something important and have to be rewinding the book on the phone
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Can never find time to read a book lately. Have been using audible lately which I can then use in the gym or when feeding the baby which I find grand for things like autobiographies. Still think for like true crime or whatever probably would rather read it in the book itself.
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