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taniwharugby

gutted, started reading Wolf of the Plains, then picked up the spot in the audio book, am now about 2/3 the way through and have realised the audio version is abridged <img src='http://www.daimenhutchison.com/invision/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

Nepia

[quote name='Tim']Did you read the Yates book? Like it?[/QUOTE] 
Well I have to say I was a bit disappointed - maybe I placed unreal expectations on it. The only two that I really felt were decent were the last one Builders and Jody Rolled the Bones. 
 
I've been reading The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway on and off for the last couple of months and I must say I find them much more enjoyable. Although I do think that Yates has an easy writing style, although I expect Revolutionary Road to be harder going. 
 
Maybe I'm just naturally inclined not to like books I'm supposed to (Yates, Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby) but I didn't feel like I wanted to read more for most of Yates short stories (i.e. I wasn't disappointed when they ended).

BartMan

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taniwharugby

[quote name='Cactus Jack']The second Conquerer one is Lords Of The Bow from memory and if you are anything like me you wont want to have to wait for it after Wolf Of The Plains .[/QUOTE] 
 
finished Wolf of the Plains on Weekend, and made sure I had a copy of Lords of the Bow on hand, glad I picked them up great reading! 
 
Have you watched the Movie Mongols?

Tim

[quote name='Nepia']Well I have to say I was a bit disappointed - maybe I placed unreal expectations on it. The only two that I really felt were decent were the last one Builders and Jody Rolled the Bones. 
 
I've been reading The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway on and off for the last couple of months and I must say I find them much more enjoyable. Although I do think that Yates has an easy writing style, although I expect Revolutionary Road to be harder going. 
 
Maybe I'm just naturally inclined not to like books I'm supposed to (Yates, Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby) but I didn't feel like I wanted to read more for most of Yates short stories (i.e. I wasn't disappointed when they ended).[/QUOTE] 
 
Literary fiction is a tough one to recommend IMO - everyone has different tastes, tolerances and aspects of the writing that they appreciate. Genre fiction is much easier to recommend.

Nepia

[quote name='Tim']Literary fiction is a tough one to recommend IMO - everyone has different tastes, tolerances and aspects of the writing that they appreciate. Genre fiction is much easier to recommend.[/QUOTE] 
Yeah definitely - I have no problem with the recommendation though, I didn't stop reading which is what I do these days if I don't enjoy something (whereas in the past I would have to finish a book). 
 
I'm reading a book about the prevalence of successful Israeli start-ups which also provides a history of their military structures and doctrine.

Tim

[quote name='Nepia']Yeah definitely - I have no problem with the recommendation though, I didn't stop reading which is what I do these days if I don't enjoy something (whereas in the past I would have to finish a book). 
 
I'm reading a book about the prevalence of successful Israeli start-ups which also provides a history of their military structures and doctrine.[/QUOTE] 
 
That sounds pretty interesting. What's the book called?

dK

[quote name='Tim']That sounds pretty interesting. What's the book called?[/QUOTE] 
+1 on the title

Frye

[quote name='dK']+1 on the title[/QUOTE] 
 
"Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle"?

Nepia

[quote name='Don Frye']"Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle"?[/QUOTE] 
Ah, that's the one (cheers Don) - sorry guys I actually left that mid post. 
 
The end of the sentence was supposed to be: provides a brief history of their military structures and doctrine and how it relates to their entrepreneurship. I'd also suggest that if you think that Israel is the root of all evil in the middle east or you're Hezbollah/Hamas/Arab nations fans then the pro Israeli stance might do your head in.

Cactus Jack

[quote name='taniwharugby']finished Wolf of the Plains on Weekend, and made sure I had a copy of Lords of the Bow on hand, glad I picked them up great reading! 
 
Have you watched the Movie Mongols?[/QUOTE]Not yet dude . The earthquake closed my local Blockbuster , Haven't gotten around to joining somewhere else .

taniwharugby

I found it conflicting, despite both claiming to be based on historical facts, they are quite different, though still a good film (subtitled) 
 
Also started on Clash of Kings, slotted seamlessly alongside GOT, seems a fair few new characters to get to know as well.

Tim

Am reading Vernor Vinge's[I] A fire upon the deep[/I]. It's a pretty interesting sci-fi book with a bit of fantasy thrown in. Should suit some posters here.

Rancid Schnitzel

Have just finished reading Joseph Goebbels by Lars Ericson Wolke. Very interesting although not exactly uplifting reading. Highlights Goebbels' real position in the Nazi heierachy, i.e. he was way down the pecking order.

Luigi

I've just started the Steve Jobs Biography and am finding it fascinating. 
 
The only problem is that a lot of people are going to read it and think that to become successful and 'charismatic' it's OK to be a complete fluffybunny. 
 
There are a few people I know (and have worked for) who should not be allowed to read it.

Kehua o Jury

[quote name='taniwharugby']I found it conflicting, despite both claiming to be based on historical facts, they are quite different, though still a good film (subtitled) 
 
Also started on Clash of Kings, slotted seamlessly alongside GOT, seems a fair few new characters to get to know as well.[/QUOTE] 
 
I really enjoyed Mongol. I think the Japanese actor, Tadanobu Asano, was brilliant in the title role. For me this filled in some of the blanks that Iggulden's series didn't include, like Temujin's relationship with Jamukha which was essential to his rise to power as some of the others. 
 
It was, however, a bit more "mystic" than the books and I prefer the human elements of a story than the spooky woo-woo, but that's just me.

taniwharugby

I still enjoyed the movie, just found it odd that both were supposedly based on historical facts and were a number of vastly different points along the way. 
 
am about half way through Bones of the Hills now, and really enjoying the series! 
 
I appreciate there will be some poetic licence to create a story and fill in some historical gaps, but it is still very gripping tale, and I guess also quite sad that one people could rise up to be so powerful and rich, despite not coveting wealth, and then to see Mongolia now.

BartMan

Sweating the Metal. About flying a Chinook, british pilot in Afghanastan. While not Chickenhawk by any means, still a bloody good read. If you liked Chickenhawk, you'll like this one too. 
 
[url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sweating-Metal-Chinook-Blistering-Afghanistan/dp/1444707981[/url]

da_grubster

[quote name='Luigi']I've just started the Steve Jobs Biography and am finding it fascinating. 
 
The only problem is that a lot of people are going to read it and think that to become successful and 'charismatic' it's OK to be a complete fluffybunny. 
 
There are a few people I know (and have worked for) who should not be allowed to read it.[/QUOTE] 
 
hey it worked for my old boss Larry ellison!! And proably my new one, Steve baulmer! 
 
must be something to do with software!

da_grubster

Anyone read Gregor Paul's ebook 'redemption'? about the abs winning the world cup

The Silver Fern

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