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In need of some inspiration for new reading material. Any recommendations?
 
I put my recommendation in the Bluemoon forum by mistake a couple of days ago.

It's All About Treo is the story of a Army dog handler, Dave Heyhoe (a City fan) and his dog Treo who is a explosives search dog. The story is about their time together in Afghanistan. It's sometimes very frightening and sometimes extremely funny.

Heroes the pair of them and many soldiers stayed alive because of their work
 
Just started reading The Fuck-it list by John Niven. It’s about a guy who’s got terminal cancer and goes about getting straight with people from his past.
 
Ric said:
In need of some inspiration for new reading material. Any recommendations?
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The Secret DJ

Shantaram

Nico - Songs They Never Play

The Scuttlers

All 3 Peter Hook books, One on Joy Division, one on New Order and one on The Hacienda. Now the fella is a **** but the 3 books are really entertaining.
 
inchy14 said:
Romesh Ranganthan’s book is very funny if you’re looking for some humour. Ant Middletons book about climbing Everest is also a good read and talks about positive mindset, something currently we all need.
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My son has bought me First Man In by Ant Middleton for my birthday. I've not started it yet but I will in the next couple of days
 
Savage Continent by Keith Lowe was a good but harrowing read. Details Europe in the aftermath of World War 2. The War was not over for millions of people. I think you need to have an interest in the history of the War though.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
Wolf Hall
Bring up the bodies
The mirror and the light

Hilary Mantells historical trilogy about Thomas Cromwell

probably the finest novels of this century so far.
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I was just about to post the same ;-) History written in a way that you feel you are actually there and with the third book, in particular, having parallels today.
 
some ideas if you’ve not already read...

I Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
All the Light We Cannot See by Antony Doerr
Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule
 
Adidas Sharston said:
Alan Watts - The Book
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As in, this Alan Watts that was summed up this way?
"At the root of human conflict is our fundamental misunderstanding of who we are. The illusion that we are isolated beings, unconnected to the rest of the universe, has led us to view the “outside” world with hostility, and has fueled our misuse of technology and our violent and hostile subjugation of the natural world. To help us understand that the self is in fact the root and ground of the universe, Watts has crafted a revelatory primer on what it means to be human—and a mind-opening manual of initiation into the central mystery of existence."
If so, then great...someone who is open to that which is beyond both religious and scientific dogma? Wucking funderful.
 
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