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Reply #285 - Dec 24^th, 2014 at 10:50am

Annie Anthrax wrote on Dec 24^th, 2014 at 10:45am:

I just finished Gone Girl - the book that the film was based on. I haven't seen and wont see the movie, but the book was excellent.

I am now reading the Water Diviner. I haven't seen the film, but probably will even though I have an irrational loathing of Russell Crowe.

Wow. So it's not just me?

I can't stand the fellow either.

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Reply #286 - Jan 19^th, 2015 at 7:24pm

The next book waiting for me is 'Tiger Force' ... 'The shocking true story of American soldiers out of control in Vietnam'.

Very nasty.

There were homicidal serial killers wandering around, legitimised as US soldiers.

It's what people do when given total freedom to exercise personal power to the extreme over defenceless people.

Humans can be cruel bastards when given full rein to do what they want with other people.

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Reply #287 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 1:55pm

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene. I came by a beautiful hard cover edition with a preface by Greene from 1970, not long before he died.

In it he describes how the book was meant to be a detective story, but now only the first 50 pages are what he first wrote. He also says, at one & the same time, that he couldn't read it again but that it might be the best book he ever wrote.

It must be 40 or more years since I read it. It's been made into two movies I think, one fairly recent, the other a classic from about 1947 with Richard Attenborough.

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Reply #288 - Jan 24^th, 2015 at 2:14pm

bogarde73 wrote on Jan 24^th, 2015 at 1:55pm:

Brighton Rock by Graham Greene. I came by a beautiful hard cover edition with a preface by Greene from 1970, not long before he died.

In it he describes how the book was meant to be a detective story, but now only the first 50 pages are what he first wrote. He also says, at one & the same time, that he couldn't read it again but that it might be the best book he ever wrote.

It must be 40 or more years since I read it. It's been made into two movies I think, one fairly recent, the other a classic from about 1947 with Richard Attenborough.

Good film, the Attenborough one. Lots of authentic atmosphere.

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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Take the plan, spin it sideways Posts: 7057 Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #289 - Jan 25^th, 2015 at 9:31am Kal by Judy Nunn. It's a bit...light so far.
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Rosie Full Member Offline Posts: 212 Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #290 - Jan 27^th, 2015 at 12:31pm Servant of the Crown:A Powder Mage Novella By Brian McClellan I do like a good fantasy story especially when it is well written. I've never heard of Powder Mage or Brian McClellan but it has me hooked.
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Reply #292 - Feb 2^nd, 2015 at 8:46am

Hannibal, Makers of History by Jacob Abbott.

A very good introduction to Hannibal. Touches briefly on the 1st and 2nd Punic Wars with the obvious focus on Hannibal and the 2nd Punic War.

There would certainly be better and more detailed books around but as I say a good introduction - enjoyable and easy pace.

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UnSubRocky Gold Member Offline Australian Legend Posts: 21749 Rockhampton, Q Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #293 - Feb 5^th, 2015 at 12:20pm "The Glorious Cause" by Robert Middlekauff. Nice big textbook on the history of the American War of Independence. Seems quite comprehensive.
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Reply #294 - Feb 5^th, 2015 at 12:55pm

Why Not Socialism - a book about why don't we try socialism instead of capitalism..Whats interesting is i'm also readying Why not Capitalism - a book written to counter the book Why Not Socialism, and its simply brilliant, a lot of socialist arguments are philosophy base, but actual real world testing proves that Socialism doesn't work, so why do people still cling on to an ideology that has had less success then Anarchism?

Because of its philosophy, it sounds so nice and makes so much sense but it just doesn't work in the real world, in other words too perfect to be real.

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\|dev\|null Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4434 Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #295 - Feb 16^th, 2015 at 11:39am Ah, yes, one man's view of socialism. I'm sure it's not going to have deliberate faults in the reasoning.
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Take the plan, spin it sideways Posts: 7057 Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #296 - Feb 21^st, 2015 at 12:46pm We love second hand bookstores and recently went on a haul at a few. I scored some books that I've been meaning to read for ages. I've just started Atonement by Ian McEwan.
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Reply #297 - Feb 24^th, 2015 at 7:02am

locutius wrote on Feb 2^nd, 2015 at 8:46am:

Hannibal, Makers of History by Jacob Abbott.

A very good introduction to Hannibal. Touches briefly on the 1st and 2nd Punic Wars with the obvious focus on Hannibal and the 2nd Punic War.

There would certainly be better and more detailed books around but as I say a good introduction - enjoyable and easy pace.

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Hmmmm ... probably something my husband should try and track down as a gift for me. He is into all that type of stuff and keeps encouraging me to read too but I need something of an intro.

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Emma Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9853 OZ Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #298 - Feb 24^th, 2015 at 11:00pm Just finished 'The Humans' by Matt Haig. Sad, amusing, and very thought provoking.. it makes you think about life as you understand it. Quirky.
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issuevoter Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9200 The Great State of Mind Gender:	Re: What are you currently reading? Reply #299 - Feb 25^th, 2015 at 9:58pm Just finished Carlos Santana's autobiography. The Universal Tone. It is really very interesting. He does bang on about spiritualism a bit too much, but its is still a great read, and at 500 pages you get your money's worth.
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