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JK10
Phil Babb Joined: 05 Aug 2010 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 36 |
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Finished Trautmann's Journey: From Hitler Youth to FA Cup Legend - Fascinating life story of Bert Trautmann the Manchester City keeper who broke his neck in the 1956 Cup Final.
Reading Emerald Exiles at the moment as recommended on this forum and it's a very easy and enjoyable read.
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Double Maxim
Robbie Keane Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Location: Sunderland Status: Offline Points: 42983 |
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I've just ordered this today should be a good read.
From Armed Struggle to Academia - Calton Books (SP) LtdIt’s a story of life, from the carnage and killing of the 1970’s on the conflict streets of Belfast to walking the hallowed halls of academia and reaching for a dream. He lost many, many friends during the conflict and spent many years in the Cages of Long Kesh with many more, they were difficult times which hopefully are over forever. |
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Double Maxim without doubt the greatest drink in the world
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BrenC
Davey Langan Joined: 21 Oct 2010 Status: Offline Points: 856 |
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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison by Carlos Acevedo. Absolutely amazing book about the boxer best known for playing Tommy Gunn in Rocky V. Had a wild life before going fully off the rails.
Acevedo is an exceptionally good writer too. Highly recommended.
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Team Emmet
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Newryrep
Paul McGrath Just can't get enough of lists Joined: 14 Jan 2009 Status: Offline Points: 15259 |
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good to see chapters in Parnell street back open
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'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te
Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
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Artie Ziff
Ray Houghton Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Status: Offline Points: 3619 |
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I heard it was closed? What has happened to get it back open?
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It would damage this forums' reputation
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Newryrep
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Don’t know, one of the lads let us know it had reopened and when we were down last weekend sure enough it was open
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'Irish' Songs for an Irish team - no SPL EPL generic sh*te
Richard Dunne - 6th Sept 11 - best marshalling of a defence in Moscow since General Zukov Russia V Germany 1941 |
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Sham157
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New owners I think I read
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lassassinblanc
Paul McGrath Cheese, it’s not just for eating Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Clairefontaine Status: Offline Points: 16478 |
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Lads who own Game stop bought it
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
Jack Charlton Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6615 |
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The Late Shift by Bill Carter
Book about the transition of the Tonight Show from Johnny Carson to Jay Leno and David Letterman's attempts to stage a coup. Fascinating look at the behind the scenes machinations in comedy showbusiness. Halfway through and the author is clearly biased towards Letterman while continuously painting Leno in the most negative light possible, even when, to my eye, Letterman is trying to undermine Leno's attempts at a smooth transition and politicking to take his role while holding NBC hostage to offers from rival networks for his own show in the same timeslot.
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BrenC
Davey Langan Joined: 21 Oct 2010 Status: Offline Points: 856 |
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Glorious Revolution: The Rebirth of Ajax Amsterdam by Karan Tejwani.
Interesting book on the recent history of Ajax and their return to the later rounds of the Champions League. Good insight on Ten Hag and his coaching style as well as the behind the scenes battles between Cruyff and everyone who isn’t Cruyff.
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
Jack Charlton Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6615 |
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Anyone ever read Lethal Allies by Anne Cadwallader?
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Green Cockade
Liam Brady Joined: 22 Jan 2020 Location: Belfast Status: Offline Points: 2699 |
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Yes, it's excellent. Very well researched. I remember a lot of the content vividly at first hand as I grew up while the Glenanne gang was carrying out multiple sectarian murders in my own county ( Armagh ) and Tyrone mainly.
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Hotlips_Hoolahan
Jack Charlton Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6615 |
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Reading The Bachman Books by Stephen King. The Long Walk was oddly gripping but Road Work is boring me stiff.
Anyone read Philip Roth and know what would be an accessible book to start with?
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BrenC
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Plot Against America is very accessible. Very different to his other books. I’d also suggest American Pastoral as a readable entry to his more typical books. Also won him the Pulitzer. |
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t_rAndy
Robbie Keane Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 26259 |
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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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Gaz
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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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I dont email the count anymore, its been 9 months : ( He even sent me a YBIG scarf for my Birthday
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BrenC
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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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Hotlips_Hoolahan
Jack Charlton Joined: 04 Aug 2020 Status: Offline Points: 6615 |
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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!
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