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[TinTrump]

Arrian's "Campaigns of Alexander", translated by de Selincourt

[ThomasSoerensen]

It's not meant to be factual! Also it's blatantly plagiaristic!

I believe that the author states in the preface that almost, if not all, settings and etails about artifacts and so on are real.
The author wants to sell the story as something that could quite likely have happened.

This pisses me off.

[sasguru]

Rutherford's "London"

>1000 pages (novel) following several families from Roman Times to the present day, set against the backdrop of London's turbulent history.

Excellent.

[voodooflux]

Michael Palins Diaries - Halfway to Hollywood

Didn't realise that was out - haven't finished The Python Years yet.

Currently reading False Gods - Graham McNeill

[ThomasSoerensen]

It's not called a 'complete' history of nearly everything, it's called a 'short' history of nearly everything which is why it just touches on each topic.

I think it is an excellent light read (I would not call it an epic tome?) which outlines a lot of important developments within our human history and understanding of the world around us.

Read something like the Times complete history of the world if you want something more in-depth in one volume.

WHS.

[norrahe]

Michael Palins Diaries - Halfway to Hollywood

[pzz76077]

Just finished lasts weeks Economist, Outliers by Gladwell, Motor Scooters by Michael Webster (a great potted history on the subject- recommended)

Just started The Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes, Blink by Gladwell and will flick through Popular Mechanics - The Mythbusters Edition later.

PZZ

[Glazza]

Just finished Pillars of the Earth and World without End by Ken Follett.
Massive tomes, not my usual reading fare (birthday present) but actually quite engrossing in a historical soap-operish sort of way. Recommended if you have several long train/plane journeys ahead of you.

[Toastiness]

Just finished:
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
Utterly compelling and oddly calming despite the very depressing premise.

Now reading:
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
Saw the film on TV some years ago, ok so far

[bekarovka]

The Red Tapeworm by Compton MacKenzie

A completely farcical novel about Whitehall bureaucracy that must have been read by whoever created Yes Minister

[scotspine]

markus zusak - the book thief.

[Pogle]

On the origin of species.

Rather interesting actually

[voodooflux]

Horus Rising by Dan Abnett

[RSoles]

Just finished "Highly Explosive" by John Frayn Turner, biog of Maj. "Bill" Hartley MBE GM... it became the basis for "Danger UXB" on the telly back in 1979...

As a student in London in 1976-79 I lived next door to the filmset for 'Danger UXB' - a disused school in Clapham. You can see my bedroom window in one of the scenes...no mooning though.

Currently (still) reading the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brien.
and K&R.

[Pogle]

I got a sony e reader for my birthday and I'm spoilt for choice

Have just finished Twilight - utter pap and am torn between the collected works of Poe or re-reading Gogols Deal Souls.