The 'books you've read' thread

[makster]

I've just finished reading Agent Zigzag, by Ben Macintye.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Agent-Zigzag-Wa ... 0747587949
Brilliant read for anyone with any interest in WW2 history

 

[Baron von Trumpen Bottom]

Unbroken true story of a US olympic runner in the 36 games who was tipped to be the first man to break the 4 minute mile only for WW2 to start. He was drafted as flight crew in the pacific and went down into the water. Spent 47 days adrift only to get captured by the Japanese and his imprisonment. Totally impresive book and well worth reading.

 

[greenstiles]

Books that have impressed me..........the snow leopard........running with scissors..............and kitchen confidential.......

 

[SwanHouseNappa]

In the non fiction section, I am currently re-reading Bad Science by Ben Goldacre. This book should be on the national curriculum.

 

[gibbleking]

stalin biography(heavy going),inside north korea,the stasi history of,the berlin wall plus a bunch of others written by gen george jackson (former nato chief and friend of my dad)

 

[Baron von Trumpen Bottom]

What's the one about the stasi called sounds interesting

 

[gibbleking]

theres two....one is a biography on a woman who lived in east germany and was held by them for years...it details her struggle and how she was spied on by friends ect.the second was a history book on how they worked and died in the end...its written by a retired mi5 agent and interviews the former head of the east german secret police...truely scary stuff...people who think we live in state controlled life should read this to see what its actually like.


as a footnote ive been followed by the stasi in 82 and 83 when we went to west berlin...the old man was in military intelligence so he was on the watch list ...made fun while they tried to keep up on the corridor ....they had crappy trabants and we had a 3 litre ford granada....

 

[gibbleking]

ps the names of the books escape me right now as they are at my place and im at the gf house right now but when i get back ill have a look for you..

 

[tintin40]

1984 was my last book. I re-read it all the time. Excellent book. So true too.

 

[NAILTRAIL96]

I recently re read 1984 too, I've read it several times and yet I never see it coming "YOU ARE THE DEAD".
Scares the shit out of me every time.

Mad bad and dangerous to know is a great story of an incredible life.

Ray Mears account of the telemark raid is a good read too.