Now on Maskerade by Terry Pratchett
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After reading the thread about George Orwell’s Animal Farm it reminded me of one or two other books I’d read that were rather thought provoking.
Catch 22 was another fantastic book … I’m going to get a copy for my kindle.
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I think you should read Middlemarch.
I have just bought “The Mushroom Tapes”.
It’s about the Erin Patterson murder trial by three well known women authors who attended the trial.
I am hoping it is a bit different to the regular podcasts about the trial - there are plenty of those and nothing wrong them - but I thought this might be a bit different.
that trial always reminds me of the Clint Eastwood film “the beguiled”
Wife got me Brief Answers to Big Questions by Stephen Hawking.
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I tried his Brief History of Time but couldn’t understand the first page never mind the second. Had to give up I am afraid.
Felt like a real dumbo.
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This arrived just now from Amazon, second hand…
A short compact volume but very intense I think.
Very much enjoyed her music back in the day and I’ve only just started listening to it again recently, through older ears.
For those who have watched the race on TV!
Quite an Almost. As if Competing Enjoyable Challenge.
Series.
- London > Singapore
- Mexico > Argentina.
- Canada Coast to Coast
- Japan > Indonesia .
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Just finished the recent Ian McEwan book “What We Can Know”. I thought it very good, but then I cannot recall a McEwan book I did not like.
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Have always adored Pattie Smith her music is on high rotation on my Spotify account (strictly speaking my daughter’s account)
Funnily enough I have only read one of his books - Atonement - it is also the only film I have seen where the film was actually better than the book.
(At least I think Ian McEwan wrote it)
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Around 25 million copies of this book have been sold. I suspect that less than 100 people actually made any sense of it. Like you, I’m not one of them.
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it looks impressive on the bookshelf though
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How to seduce beautiful women, Volume 17.
Volumes 1 to 16 didn’t work. 
I find volume 25 most informative! 
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Am I the only one who has to shift my comics out of sight when visitors call.
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This book has just popped through the door from Amazon. I got it cheap as chips second hand although in immaculate condition
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It must have been about thirty years ago when I first read it but frustratingly had forgotten the title of the volume.
To cut a long story short I was on a course last week when the subject of helicopters cropped up.The fella I was chatting to was able to refresh my memory.
Result!
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A Higher Form of Killing
A Secret History of Biological and Chemical Warfare
Available on ebay