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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Just about to finish the final book of a trilogy called The Icewind Dale Trilogy which was actually recommended to me on here...
So ready for a new recommendation |
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By *affa31Woman
over a year ago
Galway |
How to make the world add up: 10 rules for thinking differently about numbers.
The pandemic has made it clear how badly people perceive numbers and stats and I wanted to get my head around it all. So far so good. |
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over a year ago
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"Necronomicon : The Best Weird Tales Of H.P. Lovecraft. (Commemorative Edition Hardback)
Great stuff if you like Horror  "
Read The Call of Cthulhu for the first time last year.. some slightly dated descriptions or minorities aside it was excellent |
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"Necronomicon : The Best Weird Tales Of H.P. Lovecraft. (Commemorative Edition Hardback)
Great stuff if you like Horror
Read The Call of Cthulhu for the first time last year.. some slightly dated descriptions or minorities aside it was excellent "
I love the writing style....it's somewhat typical of the 1920's.
I'm very much into the "classics" as well, such as Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Emma etc. |
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By *asual777 OP Man
over a year ago
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"Morrissey Autobiography- it’s a very interesting so far. I’m About up both the stage off The Smiths forming and getting their 1st contact"
Would love to know why an idol and a king of the disenfranchised became such a hateful bellend |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I started north by northwestern the sig hansen biography it's interesting so far "
I can only imagine the stories Sig would have!
Didnt realise he had a biography out, might put it on the list of books to read. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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‘Gardening for the Zombie Apocalypse’ - excellent info and a fun read
‘Say Why To Drugs’ - interesting read
‘12 Rules for Life’ - another interesting read
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By *asual777 OP Man
over a year ago
i travel all over |
"I'm reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Been on my list for some time and I do think it's worth the hype. Would recommend it to anyone"
Do love stoicism books but completely unable to live by them. |
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over a year ago
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Bought Gerry Husseys "Awaken your power within " but have struggled to find the time to read, so ended up getting it on audible and can listen to it while driving.
One of the lines that has stuck with me so far
" your future is not defined by your past" |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Reading Martina Coles "Betrayal". I only came across one of her books in a charity shop while away and am hooked now. Never read her books before so am looking to read them all. |
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By *asual777 OP Man
over a year ago
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"Bought Gerry Husseys "Awaken your power within " but have struggled to find the time to read, so ended up getting it on audible and can listen to it while driving.
One of the lines that has stuck with me so far
" your future is not defined by your past""
Yes I like that line . A lot of self help statements are a load of crap but some whilst a bit wishy washy sounding are true . Take the ‘only author of my story is me’. If you apply this to one’s sex life, it should absolutely not be the decision of another author to write the story of what your sex life is like long term, through restricting it or stopping it without reason or some communication . Some self help stuff applied correctly Is actually helpful IMO |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Am not a book person as such , l only read autobiographies of sports or musicians tbh , l get very tired very fast when reading a book , it takes me ages , lm maybe halfway into a chapter and l want to sleep but that helps me absorb the details of the book way better. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Bought Gerry Husseys "Awaken your power within " but have struggled to find the time to read, so ended up getting it on audible and can listen to it while driving.
One of the lines that has stuck with me so far
" your future is not defined by your past"
Yes I like that line . A lot of self help statements are a load of crap but some whilst a bit wishy washy sounding are true . Take the ‘only author of my story is me’. If you apply this to one’s sex life, it should absolutely not be the decision of another author to write the story of what your sex life is like long term, through restricting it or stopping it without reason or some communication . Some self help stuff applied correctly Is actually helpful IMO "
I have listened to a few podcasts with Gerry Hussey and he's brill, it's not the typical American self help shite. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Morrissey Autobiography- it’s a very interesting so far. I’m About up both the stage off The Smiths forming and getting their 1st contact
Would love to know why an idol and a king of the disenfranchised became such a hateful bellend "
It’s a question I’ve asked myself many times. |
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"Reading Martina Coles "Betrayal". I only came across one of her books in a charity shop while away and am hooked now. Never read her books before so am looking to read them all. "
She a great author, love her books. You have plenty to enjoy. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Reading Martina Coles "Betrayal". I only came across one of her books in a charity shop while away and am hooked now. Never read her books before so am looking to read them all.
She a great author, love her books. You have plenty to enjoy. "
yes she is a great writer.
Browsing the charity shops looking for her older books. Can't believe I never read her books before! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Reading Martina Coles "Betrayal". I only came across one of her books in a charity shop while away and am hooked now. Never read her books before so am looking to read them all.
She a great author, love her books. You have plenty to enjoy. yes she is a great writer.
Browsing the charity shops looking for her older books. Can't believe I never read her books before!"
Try get your hands on The Ladykiller i enjoyed that one. |
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By *asual777 OP Man
over a year ago
i travel all over |
"Shuggie bain by douglas stuart...great read about growing up in glasgow with an alcoholic mother and absent father."
I think that ll be next for our book club , but it’s yet another depressing one . Quality though I suspect |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Shuggie bain by douglas stuart...great read about growing up in glasgow with an alcoholic mother and absent father.
I think that ll be next for our book club , but it’s yet another depressing one . Quality though I suspect "
Its a bittersweet read.It really grips you. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Reading Martina Coles "Betrayal". I only came across one of her books in a charity shop while away and am hooked now. Never read her books before so am looking to read them all.
She a great author, love her books. You have plenty to enjoy. yes she is a great writer.
Browsing the charity shops looking for her older books. Can't believe I never read her books before!
Try get your hands on The Ladykiller i enjoyed that one."
Will do, thanks! |
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By *asual777 OP Man
over a year ago
i travel all over |
"My well-thumbed and annotated copy of The Joy of Sex (_irca 1980) that members of a certain vintage, like myself, will have been very familiar with in the distant past.   "
With the dude with the beard ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Looking to download an app to start reading books again, any suggestions on best 1 for android?
Try Borrow Box or Kindle. "
Z library download books for free |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
I never actually read books; in fact I have never actually read a book from cover to cover. To familiarise myself with any subject I read the most up to date research report which almost invariably has an introductory overview followed by the latest developments. It's an efficient use of my limited and valuable time.
I see no point in reading novels, or any other fictional material.
The fab forum is a great indicator of what is happening within the lifestyle in Ireland and there is an increasing number of high quality papers available online.
Books are a fading communication medium.  |
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By *affa31Woman
over a year ago
Galway |
"I never actually read books; in fact I have never actually read a book from cover to cover. To familiarise myself with any subject I read the most up to date research report which almost invariably has an introductory overview followed by the latest developments. It's an efficient use of my limited and valuable time.
I see no point in reading novels, or any other fictional material.
The fab forum is a great indicator of what is happening within the lifestyle in Ireland and there is an increasing number of high quality papers available online.
Books are a fading communication medium. "
This explains a lot… |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Sapiens - interesting, but some of the authors theories and opinions are questionable and it lacks sufficient research. Humankind was a much better read.
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History and demise of the Dublin cattle market.
Bit too heavy on the academic side, but an interesting social history. My grandfather and father drove cattle to sell there. Now houses at Hanlon's corner. |
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By *igglesMan
over a year ago
Dublin |
"Sapiens - interesting, but some of the authors theories and opinions are questionable and it lacks sufficient research. Humankind was a much better read.
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I actually thought the theories were actually quite sound. What theories did you not like? |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
"I never actually read books; in fact I have never actually read a book from cover to cover. To familiarise myself with any subject I read the most up to date research report which almost invariably has an introductory overview followed by the latest developments. It's an efficient use of my limited and valuable time.
I see no point in reading novels, or any other fictional material.
The fab forum is a great indicator of what is happening within the lifestyle in Ireland and there is an increasing number of high quality papers available online.
Books are a fading communication medium.
This explains a lot…"
Specifically what does it explain? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Think it's about book number 13 or 14 in the cato/macro roman books by Simon scarrow. Loving it. Got into the roman fiction a while back and been stuck on it for a while now
Hank |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Conn Igguldens The falcon of Sparta. Very good."
He's very good. Got me into the whole genre of historical fiction with his books on Caesar and Greg Ghenhis Khan |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
"A history of the Amish
Visited Lancaster County, Pennsylvania- they have a large Amish community so interesting to read their history. Nicely written - not too heavy! "
The Amish in USA like the Mennonites are an esoteric and interesting group, whose cooperativeness and style of living is highly attractive, although some members have received adverse criticism in recent decades, from young people who have eschewed the culture.  |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
I think the purpose of textbooks is the possibility of learning vicariously from the experience of others, which I find tedious.
I must prefer to back to first principles.
This week I printed off several reports from a specialist website, about subjects that interest me and have had a pervasive influence on individual and societal behaviour.
I find these media more informative and useful; and a more productive use of my most limited personal resource: time. |
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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago
Somewhere in Co. Down |
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. I bought it ages ago when someone told me it was a good book but I only read a few pages and just haven't had time to read the rest I'm on hols for a little while so it's the perfect chance to read it now. |
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"Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. I bought it ages ago when someone told me it was a good book but I only read a few pages and just haven't had time to read the rest I'm on hols for a little while so it's the perfect chance to read it now. "
I read that. Excellent book xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Reading Andy Morrissons autobiography, its really good as football autobiographys go.....
Man City legend Andy Morrison?
Ya thats the one! "
Still remember him lifting the play off trophy for us. Was some day for emotions |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Reading Andy Morrissons autobiography, its really good as football autobiographys go.....
Man City legend Andy Morrison?
Ya thats the one!
Still remember him lifting the play off trophy for us. Was some day for emotions "
The day that made me want to have Nicky Weaver hair 
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Reading Andy Morrissons autobiography, its really good as football autobiographys go.....
Man City legend Andy Morrison?
Ya thats the one!
Still remember him lifting the play off trophy for us. Was some day for emotions
The day that made me want to have Nicky Weaver hair
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I was working and lads were telling me the score. Loving the fact we were losing. I walked home nearly crying. Walked in the front door and they were just starting the second half of extra time.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Billy Connolly, windswept and interesting, brilliant read highly recommend
Just finished listening to it on audio, such a great listen. He is fab to listen to. Great book"
Top quality learned a lot about him from it too |
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Wow!! Just look at all the avid readers here!! There's definitely scope for a dirty book club 
I'm on book 24 (yep 24th out of 25) from Susanna Gregory's Matthew Bartholomew. Love them all, and am at a loss as to what to start on next when I finish this series- although I'll probably move on to another of her series'.
I read every night before bed, at least 30 minutes of wind down at the end of the day with no devices and just enjoy the scene set for me.
During the day I read a lot too for work, but I suspect we all do, so I find its nice to just read for relaxation at night.
I read Richard Harris' Dictator recently enought too, that was brilliant.
As you can see, there's a bit of a theme with my reading - I like historical |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Wow!! Just look at all the avid readers here!! There's definitely scope for a dirty book club
I'm on book 24 (yep 24th out of 25) from Susanna Gregory's Matthew Bartholomew. Love them all, and am at a loss as to what to start on next when I finish this series- although I'll probably move on to another of her series'.
I read every night before bed, at least 30 minutes of wind down at the end of the day with no devices and just enjoy the scene set for me.
During the day I read a lot too for work, but I suspect we all do, so I find its nice to just read for relaxation at night.
I read Richard Harris' Dictator recently enought too, that was brilliant.
As you can see, there's a bit of a theme with my reading - I like historical "
Robert Harris' Fatherland is excellent too.
Conn Iggulden as mentioned above I think has a few really good historical series
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Gabriel Byrne. Walking with ghosts.
Is that his autobiography he was a teacher in my school "
Yep his memoir. I am really enjoying it and he is a fantastic writer. He writes so well he paints a great image/scene. I have always found him very interesting. Very deep and a decent skin from a good working class family. He always spoke out against injustices, including the Catholic church which I admired.
I didn't know he was a teacher before the acting. Spoiler alert Same as Brendan Gleeson. |
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"He writes it himself also. It is not written by another person listening to his stories.
I must get this, he's always seemed an interesting person "
Go for it. And it's not long either. Not filled with fluff. I am flying through it because it's enjoyable to read  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I lived near him ....as soon as he was on the telly in Bracken he was the biggest celeb in the area "
Bracken......Glenroes prequel
Miley... I am your father! |
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"Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. I bought it ages ago when someone told me it was a good book but I only read a few pages and just haven't had time to read the rest I'm on hols for a little while so it's the perfect chance to read it now.
I read that. Excellent book xx"
I've both Labyrinth and Sepulchre and enjoyed them both. I'm about to start The Burning Chambers, hope it is as good. |
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"I lived near him ....as soon as he was on the telly in Bracken he was the biggest celeb in the area
Bracken......Glenroes prequel
Miley... I am your father! "
I'd never heard of Bracken so I googled it... that was a rabbit hole.. Glenroe was a spin off of it and it was a spin off of the Riordans.
Fuck when RTE have content that run with that shit.
I'm suprised there wasnt a Miley Christmas special.
Miley's Spanish Christmas.
After the shocking revelation of biddys infidelity Miley goes wild in Santa Ponsa |
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By *oserMan
over a year ago
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"Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. I bought it ages ago when someone told me it was a good book but I only read a few pages and just haven't had time to read the rest I'm on hols for a little while so it's the perfect chance to read it now. "
Thank me later Bo |
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"Wow!! Just look at all the avid readers here!! There's definitely scope for a dirty book club
I'm on book 24 (yep 24th out of 25) from Susanna Gregory's Matthew Bartholomew. Love them all, and am at a loss as to what to start on next when I finish this series- although I'll probably move on to another of her series'.
I read every night before bed, at least 30 minutes of wind down at the end of the day with no devices and just enjoy the scene set for me.
During the day I read a lot too for work, but I suspect we all do, so I find its nice to just read for relaxation at night.
I read Richard Harris' Dictator recently enought too, that was brilliant.
As you can see, there's a bit of a theme with my reading - I like historical
Robert Harris' Fatherland is excellent too.
Conn Iggulden as mentioned above I think has a few really good historical series
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Oh that's great!! Thanks for the recommendations- I'll definitely look into those |
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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago
Somewhere in Co. Down |
"Labyrinth by Kate Mosse. I bought it ages ago when someone told me it was a good book but I only read a few pages and just haven't had time to read the rest I'm on hols for a little while so it's the perfect chance to read it now.
Thank me later Bo "
I am enjoying it so far |
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