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Medic.......im sure it makes for a "gripping" read!  Sean og
Here is a list of recent ( As in the last few months !! Slow reader) books .
Turn Left AT greenland In search of the real America ...Mark Little RTE Correspondant.. Interesting book about life in America by an Irish Political Correspondant Full Circle Michael Palin ( Monty Python) Story about travelling full circle of the Pacific ocean.... Travel Book..Easy read Driving over Lemons...Chris Stewart..Fantastic easy read .. The first of two books about CHRIS SETTING UP A NEW LIFE IN THE ANDULULCIAN AREA OF SPAIN..Chris was a drummer in the band Genesis in the early days Hope...By Mary Ryan..What a book !!! A true story of an Irish EMIGRANT during the gold rush era in America ...Well worth the read Ellen MacArthur Taking on the wind...Class CLass Class What a Woman !! Mise1962
Hi mise,i read Mark Littles book and thought it was a great read,i havent read Full Circle by Michael Palin but i have read Sahara,Hemingway Adventure and Himalaya by him.
Driving over Lemons will be next on my list it sounds good and Hope by Mary Ryan to follow methinks! I can highly recommend "An Irish Navvy-the diary of an exile" by Donall MacAmhlaigh.Its about his experience working in england in the 1950"s........workless and foodless days  ,the hardships of the work camps  ,lonesome partings after trips home  ,periods of intense isolation and occasional bitterness  Sean og
Just finished Blackwater-the rise of the worlds most powerful mercenary army by Jeremy Scahill.......very interesting stuff indeed
Sean og
Jazus Seanie, sounds like one of yer normal weekends at home
(runs for the door and makes it out alive)
Reading "The Periodic Table" by Primo Levi at the moment. So far so great....
Just finished this THE TRAVELLER. BY JOHN TWELVE HAWKS a really good read imo.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/product-description/0552152692/sr=1-1/qid=1209982046/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=266239&s=books&qid=1209982046&sr=1-1
I read that ages ago Dave, good book well worth a read.
 http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3099765 "When I make a key the on position and push the button, an engine works"
Just started Chopper 5 (Dont go breaking my legs) by Mark Brandon Read.........a complete head-the-ball!!!
Sean og
Few recent reads:
"Red Carpets" - Rupert Everett "First Man" - Life of Neil Armstrong, James Hansen "The Prize" - Daniel Yergin (History of Oil) "Diaries" - Alistair Campbell "A bright & Shining Lie" - Neil Sheehan (Biography - Vietnam) "Suite Francais" - Irene Nemirovsky "Alan Clarke Diaries" - Alan Clarke (brilliant/Hilarious) Recommendations: - Anything by John Irving, ditto William Boyd
Just finishing his 10th book at the moment.. he sort of dropped the ball in this one.. I'd give it a skip..
Read Fifty dead men walking.. story of a double agent within the IRA Well worth the read http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-Dead-Walking-Martin-McGartland/dp/1857822013
Read Seans Book about An Irish Navvy working in the UK during the fifties again worth the read http://www.amazon.co.uk/Irish-Navvy-Diary-Exile/dp/1903464366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218275374&sr=1-1 and am now reading The wisdom of forgivness intimate conversations and journeys with the Dali Lama http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wisdom-Forgiveness-Intimate-Journeys-Conversations/dp/1573222771/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1218275562&sr=1-1 Try reading the above book on medication.. whooaahhh
Just finished The Cloud Garden by Tom Hart-Dyke and Paul Winder.......about 2 backpackers kidnapped by rebels in the Darien Gap near Columbia in 2000.True story and a cracking read.Tom Hart-Dyke has also written An Englishmans Home and has appeared on BBC in Save Lullingstone Castle,hes an eccentric bloke and a good laugh.
Sean og
I was reading this last night, it's a bit short! but waterproof i won't ruin the ending for you
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