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The Nowhere Men by Michael Calvin. A very interesting insight into the world and work of football scouts.
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Trash! Nothing but trash is what I read. Detective stories mostly, avoiding where possible the American ones which are full of violence. Never really got on with the Kindle so I have crates of books and shelves of books all over the house despite taking loads to the charity shop. I swear the damned things are breeding. Looking at what you lot re reading, I didnt realise that I had joined a forum of such serious minded intellectuals.  maybe it goes with Morgan ownership. No flights of fancy just gritty realism?
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Having just finished 'Worms to Catch', by Guy Martin, now reading 'Too Fast a Life' (The life of Mike Hawthorn) by Martin Shepherd.
Both very interesting and easy to read books.
Steve A11OGE Red 1989 4/4 4 seater
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I have crates of books and shelves of books all over the house despite taking loads to the charity shop. I swear the damned things are breeding.
That's one of the things I really love about Kindle. All four of us share the same kindle account too, so if any of us buys a book we can all read it. The only thing I really don't like about my Kindle is giving money to those tax dodging stinkers at Amazon.
Giles. Mogless in Paris.
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I can remember a naughty mag with semi clad women in when I was a lad called Parade , anyone remember it . Certainly remember Parade – and the twin publications Spick and Span, and Reveille. Interesting to see the cover of Titbits. When I was 6-ish I could never understand why my 70-something great-grandfather subscribed to the last two. But I think I know now… Currently reading The Cultural Revolution : A People’s History 1962-1976 by Frank Dikötter, although keeping track of all the Chinese names and their positions is challenging. Interesting (for me at least) was the fact that after the main thrust of the Cultural Revolution, in 1967 the following civil war spilled over into Hong Kong. In October 1966 I came to London for the first time for two job interviews; one in publishing and one with Crown Agents with a view to joining the Hong Kong police. Thank God I chose the former. I don’t read much fiction but, with a long flight to Aus/NZ the week after next, I have just loaded the first two volumes of G F Newman’s The Corrupted on to my Kindle (currently 10 episodes making up Radio 4’s Afternoon Play – gripping!). And should I finish those, I have Ken Clarke’s political memoirs.
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I'm definitely a lightweight when it comes to reading matter, I'm currently working my way through all the books by Mick Herron, I think the Slough House series of novels is brilliant.
For those of you who might not have heard of these, they are a series of novels about a team of failed MI5 agents who have all made a major career cock-up but can't be fired.
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'Descent into Catastrophe' by General Spears - should be read by all French people especially as it describes at first hand the dreadful muddle of the French Army from the top down before and during the Battle of France , and they tried to blame us for running to Dunkirk !
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I have just finished:
One Woman's War by Eileen Younghusband - an excellent biographical tale of one of the WAAF plotters / filterers who made Watson-Watt's radar really effective.
I have just finished The Same Book having read her obituary. A lovely, well written story. She wrote two more books which I will track down.
Now reading Christmas Present '50 People Who Buggered Up Britain' (Now extended to 55 People) by Quentin Letts, who's sense of humour suits me fine. 
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Best Regards
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'Descent into Catastrophe' by General Spears - should be read by all French people especially as it describes at first hand the dreadful muddle of the French Army from the top down before and during the Battle of France , and they tried to blame us for running to Dunkirk ! Great book. When my #1 daughter was about 10 she had a piece of homework to write about de Gaulle's call to arms of 18th June 1940. I was reading General Spears' book at the time, and told her that Spears had given de Gaulle a lift back from Bordeaux in his aircraft at the time of the capitulation.  Jr then wrote in her homework "de Gaulle was given a lift back to England in the aircraft of General Spears (no relation to Britney). Ironic that with all that Spears did for France, that he became persona non grata with de Gaulle for his actions whilst military governor of Syria.
Giles. Mogless in Paris.
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