What book(s) are you reading currently? - Page 237

**Hertz** · May 3rd, 2018, 05:04 PM

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Voynich Manuscript

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Looks like an ancient manual on how to grow weed.

I think that somebody wanted to spread a new religion, but failed

**Navvet** · May 7th, 2018, 01:45 AM

Since I was a schoolboy, I've been a student of WWII. Although I well know the story of the battle of Stalingrad, Beevor's book is extraordinarily well written, and very absorbing.

**otokonomidori** · May 13th, 2018, 01:09 AM

I've just finished " The Duke's Children" - the last of Anthony Trollope's six Palliser Novels.

Before that I read all of his "Barchester Chronicles" . Took me three years in total and I read them all on an iPhone. I wonder if that's some sort of record.

**MrLinc** · May 13th, 2018, 01:35 AM

Just started Michael Crichton's 'Next'.

**Wendigo** · May 13th, 2018, 08:54 AM

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Took me three years in total and I read them all on an iPhone. I wonder if that's some sort of record.

No the iphone is a not a sort of record they are totally different see below

Currently reading "Deadlier Than the Male: Femme Fatales in 1960s and 1970s Cinema Paperback" by Douglas Brode

It's bringing back lots of memories of my early visits to the cinema when I often went 3 or 4 times a week as we had a massive variety of films to watch, even dubbed foreign horror movies, sadly now it is more under 10 times a year

**ultimatewarlord** · May 13th, 2018, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by otokonomidori

I've just finished " The Duke's Children" - the last of Anthony Trollope's six Palliser Novels.

Before that I read all of his "Barchester Chronicles" . Took me three years in total and I read them all on an iPhone. I wonder if that's some sort of record.

I have two seperate bbc radio versions of the entire Barchester Chronicles. The Small House at Allington is the nearest I've been to enjoying a romance story and I still curse Adolphus Crosby for destroying John Eames hopes.

Reading The Murder Bag at the mo. The first of Tony Parson's Max Wolfe books. Good so far and steers away from over the top British crime dramas that I dread.

**Brecht** · May 13th, 2018, 10:55 PM

Ralf Jaumann - Expeditionen zu fremden Welten (2017)

Fantastic and accessible book about our solar system. The data and information are up to date and the many graphics certainly make the understanding easier. I've read other books on astronomy like Der neue Kosmos by Albrecht Unsöld and Bodo Baschek but some of them are tough to follow because much of their content is explained in mathematical equations. They can be grasped with a little dedication but they're not a factor when you want to read a book about space. Well, Expeditions to Alien Worlds (the English title) is the perfect choice for both laymen and experts. This book is so exciting, it gave me dirty thoughts and made me touch myself. Definitely recommended!

**loplop** · May 20th, 2018, 03:54 AM

Moonshots: 50 Years of NASA Space Exploration Seen through Hasselblad Cameras by Piers Bizony - A nice big coffee table book of mainly photographs from the Apollo moon program. Been wanting it for a while and it turned up on a special deal on Amazon recently.

**rewbear** · May 20th, 2018, 06:27 AM

I'm currently reading 'All the President's Men' by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the story of how they uncovered the top-level conspiracy to hide the US President's staff's involvement in an attempted break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Party headquarters in the Watergate building. It's about the fourth or fifth time I've read this book because the vast number of characters involved makes it sometimes difficult to follow the 'story' but it's an enthralling read nonetheless.

**73north** · May 20th, 2018, 04:03 PM

Currently I have read this week's issue of 2000AD -
(features the Return of DURHAM RED )
The advantage of being a subscriber - I get it a week early
and I have to wait till the end of the week , to get my pre-ordered copy of JUDGES - Avalanche ( by Michael Carroll )
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2033 A.D.
In a time of widespread poverty, inequality and political unrest, Special Prosecutor Eustace Fargo’s controversial new justice laws have come into effect.
Protests and violence meet the first Judges as they hit the street to enforce the Law; the cure, it’s clear, is far worse than the disease.
Is this a sign of things to come?

May 13th, 2018, 01:35 AM	#2364
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May 20th, 2018, 06:27 AM	#2369
rewbear Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Back of beyond and down the lane. Posts: 522 Thanks: 230,545 Thanked 7,996 Times in 526 Posts	All the President's Men. I'm currently reading 'All the President's Men' by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the story of how they uncovered the top-level conspiracy to hide the US President's staff's involvement in an attempted break-in at the offices of the Democratic National Party headquarters in the Watergate building. It's about the fourth or fifth time I've read this book because the vast number of characters involved makes it sometimes difficult to follow the 'story' but it's an enthralling read nonetheless. __________________ rewbear thanks all original posters. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I can re-up most posts. Just PM me and I'll give it a go or let you know. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

May 7th, 2018, 01:45 AM	#2362
Navvet An Old Salt Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 8,095 Thanks: 71,681 Thanked 279,575 Times in 8,087 Posts	Since I was a schoolboy, I've been a student of WWII. Although I well know the story of the battle of Stalingrad, Beevor's book is extraordinarily well written, and very absorbing.

May 13th, 2018, 01:09 AM	#2363
otokonomidori 緑の男 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Jockistan, UK. Posts: 8,316 Thanks: 39,023 Thanked 122,415 Times in 8,316 Posts	I've just finished " The Duke's Children" - the last of Anthony Trollope's six Palliser Novels. Before that I read all of his "Barchester Chronicles" . Took me three years in total and I read them all on an iPhone. I wonder if that's some sort of record.

May 13th, 2018, 10:55 PM	#2367
Brecht Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10,657 Thanks: 180,485 Thanked 188,140 Times in 10,453 Posts	Ralf Jaumann - Expeditionen zu fremden Welten (2017) Fantastic and accessible book about our solar system. The data and information are up to date and the many graphics certainly make the understanding easier. I've read other books on astronomy like Der neue Kosmos by Albrecht Unsöld and Bodo Baschek but some of them are tough to follow because much of their content is explained in mathematical equations. They can be grasped with a little dedication but they're not a factor when you want to read a book about space. Well, Expeditions to Alien Worlds (the English title) is the perfect choice for both laymen and experts. This book is so exciting, it gave me dirty thoughts and made me touch myself. Definitely recommended!

May 20th, 2018, 03:54 AM	#2368
loplop Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: One Foot in Tokyo, the other in Chicago Posts: 395 Thanks: 1,640 Thanked 8,153 Times in 395 Posts	Moonshots: 50 Years of NASA Space Exploration Seen through Hasselblad Cameras by Piers Bizony - A nice big coffee table book of mainly photographs from the Apollo moon program. Been wanting it for a while and it turned up on a special deal on Amazon recently.

May 20th, 2018, 04:03 PM	#2370
73north Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 1,890 Thanks: 16,324 Thanked 39,353 Times in 1,847 Posts	Currently I have read this week's issue of 2000AD - (features the Return of DURHAM RED ) The advantage of being a subscriber - I get it a week early and I have to wait till the end of the week , to get my pre-ordered copy of JUDGES - Avalanche ( by Michael Carroll ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2033 A.D. In a time of widespread poverty, inequality and political unrest, Special Prosecutor Eustace Fargo’s controversial new justice laws have come into effect. Protests and violence meet the first Judges as they hit the street to enforce the Law; the cure, it’s clear, is far worse than the disease. Is this a sign of things to come?