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thehawk



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Spike Milligan war diaries are excellent.

For a serious one, Chaucer, by Peter Ackroyd was really good.  Shakespeare by Bill Bryson is really well-informed.
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JD1970



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I bought the Harry Patch one (The Last Fighting Tommy) last week and have read a couple of chapters. Thought it would be a good book to read around Rememberance Day time.
Reaaly enjoying it so far.
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Rainbow_Bright
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I really enjoyed reading Kate Adie's and Simon Perez' auto/biographies.   My Mum has read Billy Connelly's and liked it.   A lot of what I read is in the biographical vein - histories and travel writing a la Colin Thubron.
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