daryl-et-elaine Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Funny you should mention Tommy. I'm returning to France next week and I've just placed my very well read copy in the 'things I must take box'.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I've read it a couple of times. Just reading Haig's War Diaries at the mo' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 I hope you guys know about www.bibliophilebooks.com ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl-et-elaine Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Thanks very much for that link RH. It's a new one on me and I'll check it out later.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 Usually lots of Military History, and I believe they will ship. We get a newspaper style listing about once a month but the web site is more current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl-et-elaine Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 [quote user="Dick Smith"] Just reading Haig's War Diaries at the mo'[/quote]Regarded as a somewhat controversial figure by some historians, but there are very few in military history that come anywhere near his achievements. (Maybe something to do with a ready supply of the family beverage!)If you can get hold of a copy, Haig wrote a book titled Dispatches shortly after the end of the war which is also a good read.Known in some circles as the 'butcher', he went on to devote the remainder of his life to the welfare of former servicemen via the Royal British Legion.Have you read any of Lyn MacDonald's books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 [quote user="Russethouse"] I've never read Harry Potter or been to a film either - [/quote]You've not missed much IMHO. Though I do believe the Dark Materials Books by Philip Pullman to be well worth a read. WARNING. Do not attempt the third one first. (I know that sometimes one does enter a trilogy at odd points, then back track. It doesn't work well in this instance). As for never finishing. Sorry but the stuff by Salman Rushdie is nice wordflow but takes me nowhere. Certainly I never reach an end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl-et-elaine Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 [quote user="Russethouse"]Usually lots of Military History, and I believe they will ship. We get a newspaper style listing about once a month but the web site is more current.[/quote]Gawd blimey - War & Peace for £2.00! That's my wifes Christmas present sorted![:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Loved Life of Pi and Catch 22 is one of my all time favs. And yes, I have read all of A brief History of Time and The Universe in a Nutshell. In fact I thouoght they were real page-turners, couldn't get enough [geek]. Also like 'Bang' by Brian May (yes of 'Queen') and Patrick Moore, they should have given it to me to proof read first - full of typos and grammatical errors, maybe it was rushed out for Christmas last year. I'm struggling a bit with 'Imagining the Tenth Dimension' , not because its dull but the concepts in it are so hard my poor Winnie the Poo type brain needs a long time for it to sink in (e.g. if there are 10 dimensions, why does he go on about Time being the 11th? [blink] ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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