Mungler Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Ok so it’s that time of year again. Now then, in previous years I’ve taken recommendations off here on what to stick on the kindle and get into by the side of the pool and to be fair the recommendations have all been spot on. Indeed I always thought that the McNab and Ryan books were for Walting loons and only got into them relatively recently (following high praise on here) and I’ve found them gripping - ok having read all the McNab and Ryan stuff I can see the early stuff was good and the later stuff is now running on the vapours... So then, recommend away - what books have gripped you? I also like a decent autobiography as long as it’s not a footballer or Janet Street Porter (yeah someone left that in the Villa one year, I read it and she is as unremarkable and unlikeable in her book as she is in real life). Cheers all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Tim Severin's nordic trilogy - Oddin's child, Sworn Brother, and King's Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyefor Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 For an excellent (non footballing or JSP) autobiography may I suggest "Blood and Sand" by Frank Gardner. A great "couldn't put it down" read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Blackhawk Down and Band of Brothers if you haven’t already read them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 50 shades of Gray ?........ just kiddin ? Honest guv! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rewulf Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Have a look at Devon C Ford's books , there's the 'After it happened' series ,about a global pandemic, set in the UK ,it's a a bit survivalist, military,rebuild society type of thing. Or the first of his 'New Earth ' series ,ARC , asteroid strike thing. Best bit , they're all free to read on Kindle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob-d Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 39 minutes ago, Yellow Bear said: Tim Severin's nordic trilogy - Oddin's child, Sworn Brother, and King's Man. I am reading this at the moment and it very good. Or anything by Bernard Cornwell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol p Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Tank Action by Cpt David Render. A true story of a young tank commander from Normandy to Berlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Yellow Bear said: Tim Severin's nordic trilogy - Oddin's child, Sworn Brother, and King's Man. I've read the first, it took a long time to get going his style of writing is certainly not to rush but I'm looking forward to starting the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Mice! said: I've read the first, it took a long time to get going his style of writing is certainly not to rush but I'm looking forward to starting the second. The Third is probably the best but you get a lot more from it if you have read 1 and 2 although it is complete in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 I've got all three so two is next. 31 minutes ago, Yellow Bear said: The Third is probably the best but you get a lot more from it if you have read 1 and 2 although it is complete in itself. Jonny Wilkinson and Barry McGuigan are good autobiographys so long as you like rugby union and boxing, and American sniper if you haven't read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Anything by Tom Sharp - you will be hooked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Corbyn, Abbot and the Corbynistas should fit the bill? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Try the jack reacher books. Noah Boyds the bricklayer books are good. Scott Mariano books are good reads for holidays. The Ben Hope series of books are a decent enough read to while away a few hours. Mith Rapp the CIAs own assassin are nice and easy going. I don’t like anything to heavy going for holiday reads, I like to keep putting the book down and doing other things so it needs to be easy reading so I don’t have to keep re reading bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 I know that they are a bit dated now, but I am trawling my way through the Nevil Shute books on Kindle. I hadn't read them since I was a youngster, but have found them very entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 l charaters. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 For fast action thrillers ,any of the jack reacher books . Made me laugh ,jack reacher the hero is 6feet 6inches tall and weighs 240 pounds of solid muscle . Who did they get to portray him in the film ,none other than Tom cruise . Ruined the film for me . harnse r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 tom clancy-rainbow 6 should last nigh on 2 weeks f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Anything ( but pref in order of writing) by Stephen Leather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rec-baller Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 Clive cussler, read most of his , great books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Jaymo said: Anything ( but pref in order of writing) by Stephen Leather Good call. If you're into modern fantasy writing, The Iron Druid Chronicles, slightly humerous and very enjoyable. I read the first one a few weeks ago and I'm currently reading book eight. Ranulph Fiennes autobiography is an entertaining read. Stephen Hunter Bob Lee Swagger "trilogy" - Point of Impact, Dirty White Boys, Black Light, Time to Hunt. DWB isn't strictly speaking a Swagger book but it is designed to be read atfter POI. And as he very recently died. Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot, Geoffrey Wellum's "First Light". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 The jack reacher books are good. Easy to read and although not challenging they’re entertaining. I quite like them as audio books for when I’m trucking up and down the country on my own. Kerry Shale reads them the best Tom Cruise has got to be the worst Jack Reacher going! I always thought Jason Statham would be a good Reacher. The wife’s bought me a book by Greg Hurwitz called Hellbent that isn’t a bad read so far over the first few chapters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I have been reading Elon Musk’s biography. Gives a good insight into how he operates. A very bright chap but clearly struggles with relationships both personally and professionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 I took SS-GB by Len Deighton on the plane to Florida and it was an interesting, and fairly easy holiday read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshot1979 Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Somme mud by EPF LYNCH. Aussie infantrymans diary of the first world war. Gripping funny harrowing but unputdownable. First light by Geoffrey Wellum. Youngest spitfire pilot to fight in the battle of Britain. Past away only last week at 96. One the best accounts of both dogfights and ground life during early ww2. Both relatively short books but will stay with you for a long time after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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