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Post by callum on Dec 3, 2018 0:39:04 GMT 1
Excellent read. This little peice makes me laugh although it helps if you can remember seeing some of the characters play. “ For a long while I thought my father was the only man in the north east who couldn’t kick a football properly . Then Newcastle signed Alan Gowling “. The Far Corner is one of the best football books ever written .
I think I've got it in my pile to take on holly day. It's got to be better than We Are Sunday League, which rambled away to the extent that I binned it half way through.
I didn't realise Wrexham had released a book.
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Post by vixenshrew on Dec 16, 2018 11:40:43 GMT 1
I have now downloaded Wolf Hall and Bring up the bodies onto kindle, so if anyone wants the hardback books of these you are welcome to them for free ( or postage if you want them posted). Wolf Hall is damaged on the spine but Bringup the Bodies is as new. Just pm me if interested.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2018 16:32:24 GMT 1
Reading ‘Beartown - Us against them’. Wasn’t expecting much as was a section through my book club at work and the choices aren’t usually my cup of tea. But for a fiction I’ve really enjoyed this - it centeres around a small town ice hockey team in North America and the events around it and how they impact the commmunity. Very enjoyable for a lightish read.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2018 21:47:49 GMT 1
I forgot I'm also reading Wilko Johnson's autobiography, " don't You Leave Me Here". The first half is really just for fans and anyone into music (esp Dr Feelgood, Ian Dury & the like) - I enjoyed it but it wouldn't have a wider audience. However, he then writes about his wife's death which blew me away - simply and honestly written and I found it incredibly moving. He was suddenly a man utterly lost in the universe. That part alone is worth recommending the book to non-musos. I haven't yet got to his own illness, anticipated death and extraordinary recovery. Wilko is an absolute legend, fortunate to be able to say I know him and Norman Watt-Roy quite well & they’re just two great blokes, ended up a couple of years ago taking Wilko to Hereford hospital when he played locally and had forgotten all of his diabetic medicine, the next day I him shopping for a new black shirt in Malvern, was a back stage guest of his at the Royal Albert Hall too, to say he’s my hero would be a huge understatement and I probably see him 8 to 10 times a year on tour
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Post by thesensationaljt on Dec 17, 2018 0:41:57 GMT 1
I couldn't wait to read the highly acclaimed "Penguins Stopped Play" book. It was getting rave reviews, so I it on a holly day to the Mall Deeves. It was ordinary at best. The late Harry Thompson seemed to spend most of his time slagging off Ian Bell for some reason. I soldered through it, but couldn't say it was anything special.
On the other hand, if you're a rugby union fan, Adam Jones autobiography, "Bomb", I found an excellent read. A real warts and all life story.
Also, earlier on another thread we were discussing mental illness, which can affect any of us or our nearest and dearest. So, "I Am The Secret Footballer", may be of interest to you. It just proves it doesn't matter how much money you have, or how famous you are, or what you have achieved in life, this illness can come to bear, but with loving support it can be overcome.
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Post by harmerhillshrew on Dec 21, 2018 8:22:51 GMT 1
Just finished Pushing the Boundaries: Cricket in the Eighties by Derek Pringle. A good read for anyone wanting to recall the halcyon days of a sport before it's slow decline.
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Post by tvor on Mar 27, 2019 13:31:32 GMT 1
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Post by R6ix on Mar 27, 2019 21:46:42 GMT 1
not waving but drowning, biography of an RUC police officer during the troubles in northern ireland,gotta be a brave man to be a copper in ulster during the IRA days
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Post by tvor on Apr 17, 2019 18:14:41 GMT 1
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Post by tvor on May 30, 2019 13:23:45 GMT 1
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Post by timgallon on May 30, 2019 13:41:04 GMT 1
The following from the Star piece made me chuckle.
Chapter 15 ‘Horoscopes, dropping division and Shrewsbury-bound’ begins with the fascinating tale of Holt’s first meeting with Town chairman Roland Wycherley.
“Then he (Wycherley) threw in a bit of a curveball,” writes Holt. “So you’re an Aries then?”
I nodded.
“That means you’re fiery. I like that in a player.”
Makes you wonder much of this Horoscope nonsense Wycherley is into when it comes to making decisions. Does anyone know his views on Geminis?
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Post by tvor on May 30, 2019 15:21:16 GMT 1
Interesting to read that there is apparently something in the thing about star signs, I always thought that was likely to be some kind of joke.
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Post by thesensationaljt on Jun 16, 2019 10:22:59 GMT 1
Got a couple of football books for Fathers Day. Lee Howey's "Massively Violent & Decidedly Average" sounds a good read.
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Post by barrynic on Jun 16, 2019 10:36:40 GMT 1
Travelling Soul.....the life of Curtis Mayfield By his son Todd Mayfield and Travis Atria.
Recording the life almost from beginning to end of the immortal singer, songwriter and civil rights activist.
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