Today's book

Ok I've found it,

http://www.wildvikings.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarle_Andh%C3%B8y

http://www.amazon.com/Berserk-Antarc.../dp/1840244798

Vincent Densons new book , which by my marks takes me over 200 cycling books

Still ploughing through jodg's history of the Warsaw Rising (Rising '44), but did sneak a quick read of the intro and prologue to Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities, which I picked up in a Skipton charity shop at the weekend.

Also got Jude the Obscure lined up, which, signature watchers, is where my current signature's from. Almost time for a change, methinks...

2/3 of the way through Barefoot Runner - Paul Rambini its the previously untold story of Abebe Bikila and although I cant really say I am thrilled with the style its a fascinating story

Dug up and rekindled this thread.... because we just don't have enough threads with today's in the title :D

Well I'm currently reading The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan; its a bit hard going but not nearly as hard going as the Thucydides original, a book I also have for my sins. The most telling thing about the Peloponnesian War (fought between Athens and Sparta) is that all the mistakes, grand ideas, atrocities and bog ups they made in 431 BC, we still continually make today.

I've also just recently read yet again Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor - just unbelievable really what both the Russians and the Germans went through there, unbelievable.

And on a lighter note I read the whole Twilight saga, thats Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, over the summer and now know all the answers of what happens and why to Bella, her vampire boyfriend Edward and her shape shifting (into a wolf) other boyfriend Jacob. Can't wait for New Moon to come out at the cinema :D

Inspired by this thread, I've just finished "Dubliners", James Joyce. Very good, particularly the final story "The Dead".

Now its back to "Wolf Hall", Hilary Mantel, for book club, which I've already read, enjoyed and need to prepare for discussion.

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Originally Posted by Stolly

Dug up and rekindled this thread.... because we just don't have enough threads with today's in the title :D

Well I'm currently reading The Peloponnesian War by Donald Kagan; its a bit hard going but not nearly as hard going as the Thucydides original, a book I also have for my sins. The most telling thing about the Peloponnesian War (fought between Athens and Sparta) is that all the mistakes, grand ideas, atrocities and bog ups they made in 431 BC, we still continually make today.

I've also just recently read yet again Stalingrad by Anthony Beevor - just unbelievable really what both the Russians and the Germans went through there, unbelievable.

And on a lighter note I read the whole Twilight saga, thats Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn, over the summer and now know all the answers of what happens and why to Bella, her vampire boyfriend Edward and her shape shifting (into a wolf) other boyfriend Jacob. Can't wait for New Moon to come out at the cinema :D

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My goodness Stolly...a little bit of light reading eh?

I am currently looking at the pictures in 'Mr.Bump'

Only joking...

Just finished Timbuktu by Paul Auster. Dipping into The Roughguide to India as I'm off there soon and started 'Crow Country' by Mark Cocker

Wild Swans by Jung Chang going well. Read just over 100 pages. A real epic; nearly another 600 to go :)

Anything by Charlie Connelly.

Anything at all

Utter brilliance.

Wish I could write as well as that !