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Re: What are you currently reading?
Reply #795 - Apr 29^th, 2023 at 6:40am

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 27^th, 2023 at 8:18pm:

We have a Lifeline bookfest coming up at the end of the first week of May. Hopefully, someone forgot to not include "American Psycho" on the not-to-be-sold-in-Qld list and has a copy at the market available for me to purchase.

I missed the last book fest - they had it a month early! wont miss the next one. . . . .

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Reply #796 - Apr 29^th, 2023 at 12:43pm

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 29^th, 2023 at 6:40am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 27^th, 2023 at 8:18pm:

We have a Lifeline bookfest coming up at the end of the first week of May. Hopefully, someone forgot to not include "American Psycho" on the not-to-be-sold-in-Qld list and has a copy at the market available for me to purchase.

I missed the last book fest - they had it a month early! wont miss the next one. . . . .

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Next Friday and Saturday for me.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25082 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #797 - May 8^th, 2023 at 3:55pm Spent a fair amount of money on books this year. Still have not read most of the books from the last Bookfest.
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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Crocodile Hunter: Origins Posts: 25082 Rockhampton Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #798 - Jul 24^th, 2023 at 9:42pm "Unstoppable" by Maria Sharapova.
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Re: What are you currently reading?
Reply #799 - Jul 25^th, 2023 at 4:06am

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 29^th, 2023 at 12:43pm:

Sir Spot of Borg wrote on Apr 29^th, 2023 at 6:40am:

UnSubRocky wrote on Apr 27^th, 2023 at 8:18pm:

We have a Lifeline bookfest coming up at the end of the first week of May. Hopefully, someone forgot to not include "American Psycho" on the not-to-be-sold-in-Qld list and has a copy at the market available for me to purchase.

I missed the last book fest - they had it a month early! wont miss the next one. . . . .

Spot

Next Friday and Saturday for me.

8th - 10th september here.

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Frank Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 52523 Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #800 - Aug 8^th, 2023 at 9:47pm https://themillions.com/2023/08/why-read-john-milton.html
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Reply #802 - Nov 21^st, 2023 at 10:08pm

Actually, those free woolies and coles monthly cook magazines!

But re: books in general… I’m packing to shift and hubby says not all the books… get rid of some.
But I sneakily pack them up and put into nooks and crannies hidden from him Grin

Gosh books are darn heavy when carrying a box of them. So I do it in smaller bundles.
Which reminds me… I started reading a Gold Coast magazine yet it’s a year old!
But fascinating … there’s something about bikinis…. Imma gonna put it in travel soon.

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Reply #803 - Nov 22^nd, 2023 at 6:07am

American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant by White, Ronald C.

US Grant, Ulysses S Grant, was not Grant’s real name!

He was baptised Hiram Ulysses Grant. A clerical error by the politician who nominated him for West Point saddled him with the empty “S” that stood for nothing. So he accepted that. (the politician assumed he was called “Hyram Simpson Grant, Simpson being his mother’s maiden name. This was a common practice back then but Jesse Root Grant wanted a fancy name for his first born son, hence “Ulysses” for a boy born in backwoods Midwest America.

He did save the union. As President he crushed the Ku Klux Klan.

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Reply #804 - Nov 22^nd, 2023 at 7:20am

The Nashos' War - by Mark Dapin

426 pages of life in Vietnam for conscripts. I'm 5/8th of the way through it

Dapin describes how and where the first conscript was killed in Vietnam. Eric Noack .. the Aust media published that he was killed by the enemy, but all the blokes near Eric swore he was killed by friendly fire, caused by a lack of communication between separate platoons who didn't know each other was there. Each thought the other was the enemy

The read so far is a compilation of eye witness reports from the conscripts themselves, not holding back on gruesome details of the dead, dying, and wounded in the battles of Long Tan, Tet, and some other serious skirmishes.

However, much more is covered in the book than just those battles, far too much to mention here. It's very comprehensive and you get a good picture of everything from go to wo. Dapin even talks about Doug Walters the cricketer, and Normie Row the singer being conscripted and how the Government thought that was great - (bloody sadists)

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 77711 Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #805 - Nov 22^nd, 2023 at 7:31am Sophia wrote on Nov 21^st, 2023 at 10:08pm: Which reminds me… I started reading a Gold Coast magazine yet it’s a year old! But fascinating … there’s something about bikinis…. Imma gonna put it in travel soon. did it mentions the GC's most popular accessories to wear with a bikini? Botox and silicone?
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Re: What are you currently reading?
Reply #806 - Nov 23^rd, 2023 at 8:16am

Ryk Brown's "Frontiers Saga" is amazing.

I gave up, almost at the end, of Silver Ships Series by S.H. Jucha. I was enjoying that, but I just can't start book 20 in the series. I've got bored of it and moved over to the Frontiers Saga.

Currently on book 11 of part 2.

A lot more action and a more grounded (for a post-apocalyptic sci-fi setting) and military-based setting with some pretty grim, but accurate commentary on us humans...

Highly recommend Ryk Brown's "Frontiers Saga"

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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 49836 Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #807 - Nov 23^rd, 2023 at 8:49am OK, ordered Book 1.
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ProudKangaroo Gold Member Offline The Sandstorm is coming 🎵Doo doo doo doo🎵 Posts: 20462 Meeanjin (Brisbane)	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #808 - Nov 23^rd, 2023 at 10:59am Hope ya like it
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Jovial Monk Gold Member Offline Dogs not cats! Posts: 49836 Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #809 - Nov 23^rd, 2023 at 12:01pm Only cost like $4 so doesn’t matter.
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