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    I haven't read a book in ages. Every time I see this thread pop up I feel ashamed for not making an effort.

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      Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post

      Done: next: The Vitamin Murders by James Fergusson: the murders in France in 1952 of the Drummond family. (Seems like an easy read, must have matured on the shelf for about 10 years or so).

      A Brief History of Science by Thomas Crump. The existence of a preface of some 20 pages may bode ill on this one.
      Done: A book I ended up reading the chapters thereof in reverse order.

      It was still hard going.

      Next: "AD500" by Simon Young: a fictionalised journey through the dark age British Isles by a Byzantine "embassy".

      Can't say it's a brilliant read but it's a good deal easier going than the aforementnioned.

      When the fun stops, STOP.

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        A bit of a change: "Garry Halliday and the disappearing diamonds".

        https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garry-Halli.../dp/B0000CKQWV

        You really have to be an to remember these epics.

        https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162080...m_flmg_act_134

        as watched on a 12" 9" b&w Pye console TV back in the mysts of time of 1960.

        http://www.tvhistory.tv/1950-Pye-CV306.JPG
        Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 30 July 2022, 10:01.
        When the fun stops, STOP.

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          rereading the jean le flambeur series by Hannu Rajaniemi.
          my brain hurts ;-)

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            Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
            A bit of a change: "Garry Halliday and the disappearing diamonds".

            https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garry-Halli.../dp/B0000CKQWV

            You really have to be an to remember these epics.

            https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162080...m_flmg_act_134

            as watched on a 12" 9" b&w Pye console TV back in the mysts of time of 1960.

            http://www.tvhistory.tv/1950-Pye-CV306.JPG
            Done. One had forgotten how dumb Bill Dodds was, played by the late Terrence Alexander rather before he became Jim Bergerac's father in law.

            Next: TBD.
            When the fun stops, STOP.

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              Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
              Next: "AD500" by Simon Young: a fictionalised journey through the dark age British Isles by a Byzantine "embassy".

              Can't say it's a brilliant read but it's a good deal easier going than the aforementnioned.
              Done. Amusing enough. One can see why the Sais were so loved.

              Next: TBD. There's so little choice. .

              A book extracted from a bookshelf upstairs:

              "A brief history of Stonehenge" by the recently late Aubrey Burl (1926 - 2020). Mostly Sais free I'd have thunk since they didn't start turning up until about 400 AD and it would appear that those who built it buggered off before the Celts turned up.

              Ancient Alien Researchers are of the opinion that the Aliens from the Pleiades abducted them.
              Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 7 August 2022, 15:03.
              When the fun stops, STOP.

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                Just Bought : Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities - Bettany Hughes
                Reread & recycled : Battle Circle - Piers Anthony (found it in the loft)

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                  "The illustrated history of Gadget Warfare: The Vietnam War" by F. Clifton Berry Jnr.* 82nd Airborne.

                  All that materiel, all those crazy weapons, Puff the Magic Dragon, Agent Orange, Daisy Cutters, CBU-55 FAE.

                  And they still lost to little men with AK47s and bicycles.

                  If there's something to be grateful to Harold Wilson for, it's keeping us out of that mess.

                  *That's the late F. Cliffton Berry Jnr.

                  https://www.airforcemag.com/f-clifto...-jr-1931-2020/
                  Last edited by DoctorStrangelove; 9 August 2022, 12:51.
                  When the fun stops, STOP.

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                    Originally posted by DoctorStrangelove View Post
                    "The illustrated history of Gadget Warfare: The Vietnam War" by F. Clifton Berry Jnr.* 82nd Airborne.

                    All that materiel, all those crazy weapons, Puff the Magic Dragon, Agent Orange, Daisy Cutters, CBU-55 FAE.

                    And they still lost to little men with AK47s and bicycles.

                    If there's something to be grateful to Harold Wilson for, it's keeping us out of that mess.

                    *That's the late F. Cliffton Berry Jnr.

                    https://www.airforcemag.com/f-clifto...-jr-1931-2020/
                    Done. I have no idea why it's taken 30 years to get a round tuit.

                    Next: "The Donkeys" by that Alan Clark chap, celebrating the genius of Kitchener, French, and, of course, dear old Dougie "Butcher" Haig.
                    When the fun stops, STOP.

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                      Been reading quite a few biographies recently.

                      Currently, "Blade Runners, Deer Hunters & Blowing the Bloody Doors Off ..." by Michael Deeley

                      Makes for a good read about the life of the producer of a number of cult movies over the years.

                      Amusing fact:

                      The Black Daimler used to pick up Michael Caine's character from prison near the start of the film, where he picks up a flag from the glove box and exclaims "This car belongs to the Pakistani Ambassador!".... was actually the Pakistani Ambassador's car. It was regularly serviced by the garage that had been tasked with supplying many of the cars for the movie and was quietly lent to the film crew without the owner's knowledge. The line was written in to the film as a result.
                      Last edited by Dark Black; 10 October 2022, 09:32.
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