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December 27th, 2017, 05:46 PM | #2261 |
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Which gives me another chance to link the amazing bbc radio version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z_GJrRDxwo
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December 30th, 2017, 11:35 PM | #2262 |
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Started reading William Hjortsberg's Falling Angel.
It was adapted to a movie called Angel Heart, starring Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet and Robert De Niro back in 1987. I really enjoyed the movie; an intense thriller, highly recommended. When the film was released, it was quite controversial for its adult themes and then family friendly actress Bonet from the Cosby show on tv, in a sex scene. Just reading the book so i can compare it to the movie. |
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January 6th, 2018, 09:14 PM | #2264 |
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
I received as gift the French translation of this book:
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Author: Yuval Harari A tenured professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ISBN : 978-0062316097 The author synthesizes various research and theories in several fields of science (biology, archeology, anthropology, ethology, etc ...) about our species (and other human species). After having read the first third of this book during this afternoon, I recognize that it is really interesting. |
January 6th, 2018, 10:56 PM | #2265 |
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I have three in the hopper right now that I am reading: "The Fire This Time" by Jesmyn Ward, a collection of essays about race in the US; "A Storm of Swords" which is book 3 in the Game of Thrones series by George RR Martin; and "Sandra Day O' Connor" by Joan Biskupic, a bio of the first female Supreme Court Justice.
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January 7th, 2018, 09:02 PM | #2266 |
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CONWAY'S ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1922-1946
CONWAY'S ALL THE WORLD'S FIGHTING SHIPS 1922-1946 by Robert Gardiner and Roger Chesneau Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1997 I managed to buy this again for only £ 14 on ebay ! ( after stupidly selling my old copy a few years ago - ' to make space ' ) Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946 is the third in a series of 4 books which, as the title suggests, lists all the worlds fighting ships built during the period in question. Initially, these were post-WW1 years in which some countries favoured disarmament whilst others harboured expansionist plans. This was also a time when the Aircraft Carrier would totally eclipse the mighty Battleship as "King of the Seas." Conway Maritime Press are well known for their factual books on ships - especially warships, in which they provide the finest technical documentation. "All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946" is hard-back measuring 12½" x 8¾" with 456 pages of detailed and factual information. After a brief foreword and an explanation of abbreviations used, the navies of the world are listed by country in order of their size and importance at the beginning of the period in question - i.e. Great Britain and Empire Forces, USA, Japan, Germany, etc and continuing right down to the world's smallest navies from the Middle East, Far East and Latin America. Each country's ships are then displayed by "class" commencing with the largest capital ships and progressing all the way down to the smallest torpedo boats (or whatever) with the oldest vessels mentioned first. For each class there is one or more of those profile line drawings which have become Conway's trademark. These are followed by all the usual technical details such as; Displacement, dimensions, machinery, armour, armament and complement followed by the names of each ship within that class - its builder, date laid down, date completed and fate. These are accompanied by a very "readable" text from which we learn of the political intrigue of the day, variations between vessels, refits, new equipment, whatever defects or other problems beset either the class or a specific ship and a short résumé of the fate of each vessel. Altogether, the book is well illustrated with an excellent selection of historic black and white original photographs throughout with at least one picture on almost every page. In summary, this is an excellent technical work of reference and one which will continue to stand the test of time. |
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January 7th, 2018, 09:30 PM | #2267 |
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January 7th, 2018, 10:54 PM | #2268 |
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Fire & Fury by Michael Wolff
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Im reading Bilbo på JRR Tolkien right now.
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