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Post by MrPT » Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:59 pm

patriot66 wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:59 pm I nearly always have several books on the go, mainly non-fiction and concerned with aircraft, cars, transport/machinery and history
You'll probably enjoy The Right Stuff, if you haven't already read it or seen the film.
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Just finished that - now reading The State of the Art by Iain M Banks.
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Post by Mr Tidy » Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:08 am

Just reading "Earls Court Motor Show" by Russell Hayes - takes me back!

The first time I went my dad picked me up at primary school on his motorbike, we parked it at Wimbledon and we got the tube to West Brompton some time in the 60s - I loved it! So he took me every year after that.
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Post by EssexZed » Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:18 am

Mr Tidy wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:08 am Just reading "Earls Court Motor Show" by Russell Hayes - takes me back!

The first time I went my dad picked me up at primary school on his motorbike, we parked it at Wimbledon and we got the tube to West Brompton some time in the 60s - I loved it! So he took me every year after that.
Your story took me back too. I think I'll search out that book! I recall going to the show for the first time with my dad in the mid 60's. This was the time when you could sit in pretty much anything on display and even though just a lad, no staff on any stand made me feel it wasn't appropriate to jump into their vehicles and imagine myself one day owning and driving one. We went pretty much every year after that and lamented it's move to the NEC, a place that in my opinion never served up the same special atmosphere that shows at Earls Court created :)

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Post by Paulr » Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:51 pm

Vonlipvig wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:30 pm
Paulr wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:42 pm The Fifth Elephant, Terry Pratchet.
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Post by Vonlipvig » Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:52 pm

Paulr wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:51 pm
Vonlipvig wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:30 pm
Paulr wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:42 pm The Fifth Elephant, Terry Pratchet.
Love a bit of Pratchett. Just ploughing through The Broken Window by Jefferey Deaver, not his best, before I treat myself to Mort and Moving Pictures
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Post by Paulr » Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:57 pm

Vonlipvig wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:52 pm
Paulr wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 12:51 pm
Vonlipvig wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:30 pm

Love a bit of Pratchett. Just ploughing through The Broken Window by Jefferey Deaver, not his best, before I treat myself to Mort and Moving Pictures
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Post by buzyg » Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:13 pm

Vonlipvig wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:48 pm
buzyg wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:34 pm
Vonlipvig wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 10:30 pm

Love a bit of Pratchett. Just ploughing through The Broken Window by Jefferey Deaver, not his best, before I treat myself to Mort and Moving Pictures
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Post by patriot66 » Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:07 pm

MrPT wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:59 pm
patriot66 wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2017 7:59 pm I nearly always have several books on the go, mainly non-fiction and concerned with aircraft, cars, transport/machinery and history
You'll probably enjoy The Right Stuff, if you haven't already read it or seen the film.

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Just finished that - now reading The State of the Art by Iain M Banks.
Oh yes....right up my street. I've got the movie on DVD but not read the book. I'll have a look on Ebay and put that in my basket. Thanks. :thumbsup:
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Post by rooha » Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:34 pm

The Horus Heresy - currently on book 3 of 42. Its not exactly high literature but nonetheless very entertaining. I mainly stick to audiobooks as I rarely have time to sit down and enjoy a book. If do find myself free for five minutes you will currently find me reading 'The Forever War' which is a great sci-fi classic.

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Post by obewan » Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:53 pm

Damon Hills autobiography - only about a third of the way through but a very interesting read
The one before that was Johnny Herberts book, that was an amazing insight in to what he went through to get in to FI and especially after his horrific accident
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Post by Mr Tidy » Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:14 pm

EssexZed wrote: Fri Sep 15, 2017 8:18 amYour story took me back too. I think I'll search out that book! I recall going to the show for the first time with my dad in the mid 60's. This was the time when you could sit in pretty much anything on display and even though just a lad, no staff on any stand made me feel it wasn't appropriate to jump into their vehicles and imagine myself one day owning and driving one. We went pretty much every year after that and lamented it's move to the NEC, a place that in my opinion never served up the same special atmosphere that shows at Earls Court created
I have to agree with you - the NEC never felt the same. I only went there once!

I always came home from Earls Court with a bag of brochures - I wish I had kept them. :(
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Post by mr.tourette » Fri Sep 15, 2017 9:20 pm

making my way through The passage/The twelve/City of mirrors trilogy for the 2nd time around
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Post by mcbeee » Sat Sep 16, 2017 4:48 am

Britain BC by Francis Pryor,
Pharoah but Wilbur Smith
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