Lutra Lutra 611 Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Can't beat a good book whilst lodging away, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich kept me company whilst working in the Valleys for 6 months, another great book. Avery good book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lutra Lutra 611 Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) Dear members, and readers, also to Dogman, who asked for certain recommendations regarding the reading of certain good books and their authors. Starting off with certain natural history titles which can be daunting simply due to vast amount of books that are on the market today, antiquarian, rare and modern titles abound. A book I'm going to read at bedtime to see if it helps myself sleep. The book is called: The Bedside book of Psycology, from perception to personality. By Christian Jarrett and Johanne Gisburg. A good little book. However, not for everyone! 2)Goring. The rise and fall of the notorious Nazi Leader. by Roger Manvell and Heinrick Frankel. There are many more but I didn't want to bore any of our interested parties. Regarding Natural History and perhaps one of my firm favourites goes to the Authorised Biography by Douglass Botting, who wrote The Saga Ring of Bright Water. The Enigma of Gavin Maxwell.A super extraordinary and wonderfully written by an excellent author. A must read! Gavin Maxwell books written by himself. Raven Seek thy Brother, Ring Of Bright Water, A Reed Shaken by The Wind, House of Elrig,Harpoon At A Venture, God Protect Me From My Friends,The ten Pains Of Death,The Otter's Tale,The Rocks Remain, Lord Of The ATLAS. And perhaps various others I've forgotten about. Then Wilfred Thesiger, the great explorer and friend of Maxwell;Wilfred giving Maxwell some Otter's from the marsh Arabs.BOOKS BY Thesiger: 1.The Life Of My Choice. 2.Among The Mountains, Travels through Asia. The Marsh Arabs, Arabian Sands, Desert, Marsh and Mountain, My Kenya Days, The Danakil Diary.Then there are the familiar books by (BB), Denys Watkins -Pitchford. Brilliant writer and an accomplished artist. Just ask if anyone wants to know of any of his titles. They are fantastic read, and collectable for the correct books, good condition, 1st editions in dust wrapper. Another great author is of course W.H.HUDSON. Hope a few titles may just catch the imagination. "Good reading"! Edited March 18, 2017 by Lutra Lutra 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan85 722 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Dear members, and readers, also to Dogman, who asked for certain recommendations regarding the reading of certain good books and their authors. Starting off with certain natural history titles which can be daunting simply due to vast amount of books that are on the market today, antiquarian, rare and modern titles abound. A book I'm going to read at bedtime to see if it helps myself sleep. The book is called: The Bedside book of Psycology, from perception to personality. By Christian Jarrett and Johanne Gisburg. A good little book. However, not for everyone! 2)Goring. The rise and fall of the notorious Nazi Leader. by Roger Manvell and Heinrick Frankel. There are many more but I didn't want to bore any of our interested parties. Regarding Natural History and perhaps one of my firm favourites goes to the Authorised Biography by Douglass Botting, who wrote The Saga Ring of Bright Water. The Enigma of Gavin Maxwell.A super extraordinary and wonderfully written by an excellent author. A must read! Gavin Maxwell books written by himself. Raven Seek thy Brother, Ring Of Bright Water, A Reed Shaken by The Wind, House of Elrig,Harpoon At A Venture, God Protect Me From My Friends,The ten Pains Of Death,The Otter's Tale,The Rocks Remain, Lord Of The ATLAS. And perhaps various others I've forgotten about. Then Wilfred Thesiger, the great explorer and friend of Maxwell;Wilfred giving Maxwell some Otter's from the marsh Arabs.BOOKS BY Thesiger: 1.The Life Of My Choice. 2.Among The Mountains, Travels through Asia. The Marsh Arabs, Arabian Sands, Desert, Marsh and Mountain, My Kenya Days, The Danakil Diary.Then there are the familiar books by (BB), Denys Watkins -Pitchford. Brilliant writer and an accomplished artist. Just ask if anyone wants to know of any of his titles. Thay are fantastic read, and collectable for the correct books, good condition, 1st editions in dust wrapper. Another great author is of course W.H.HUDSON. Hope a few titles may just catch the imagination. "Good reading"! Cheers pal I'll take a gander. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night Walker 591 Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 Pathfinder by David blakeley. Excellent read if you like military/war books Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hender 39 Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 Some good non fiction books i have read , 1) The Iceman : Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer by Phillip Carlo 2) Stalingrad by Antony Beevor 3) A Secret History of the IRA by Ed Molony 4) Shock Doctorine by Naomi Klein 5) Ghost Wars : The Secret History of the CIA by Steve Coll I have just finished reading The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond that was a good read as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickC 1,825 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) The Iceman book should be in the Fiction section,he was a dangerous man but he never killed half the people he said he did and also claimed to have done a lot of the "big" contract killings that was actually done by Gambino mobsters Roy Demeo and his crew (Anthony Senter and Joe and Pat Testa).The Officer that arrested Kuklinsky said there was no more than 20 murders done by him and most of the murders he said he had done he could not give any details or information or anything about them to even back up his claims.He died in Jail the day he was meant to give evidence against Sammy Gravano despite him hating grasses. Read the book Murder Machine by Gene Mustain for an insight into how Roy Demeos crew operated as hitmen with so many murders done by them,many of them confirmed by fellow Mafia members who had cooperated with police/became government witnesses. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_DeMeo Edited March 21, 2017 by MickC 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 The Iceman book should be in the Fiction section,he was a dangerous man but he never killed half the people he said he did and also claimed to have done a lot of the "big" contract killings that was actually done by Gambino mobsters Roy Demeo and his crew (Anthony Senter and Joe and Pat Testa).The Officer that arrested Kuklinsky said there was no more than 20 murders done by him and most of the murders he said he had done he could not give any details or information or anything about them to even back up his claims.He died in Jail the day he was meant to give evidence against Sammy Gravano despite him hating grasses. Read the book Murder Machine by Gene Mustain for an insight into how Roy Demeos crew operated as hitmen with so many murders done by them,many of them confirmed by fellow Mafia members who had cooperated with police/became government witnesses. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_DeMeo philip carlo wrote a book called atonomy of a butcher its a very good book. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hender 39 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 The Iceman book should be in the Fiction section,he was a dangerous man but he never killed half the people he said he did and also claimed to have done a lot of the "big" contract killings that was actually done by Gambino mobsters Roy Demeo and his crew (Anthony Senter and Joe and Pat Testa).The Officer that arrested Kuklinsky said there was no more than 20 murders done by him and most of the murders he said he had done he could not give any details or information or anything about them to even back up his claims.He died in Jail the day he was meant to give evidence against Sammy Gravano despite him hating grasses. Read the book Murder Machine by Gene Mustain for an insight into how Roy Demeos crew operated as hitmen with so many murders done by them,many of them confirmed by fellow Mafia members who had cooperated with police/became government witnesses. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_DeMeo Ye i agree on that mate he did tell a few pork pies definitely , i have read murder machine a few times brilliant book Demeo was a bad egg you wouldn't want to go to his bar for a night out.Most of the cold blooded hitmen turn into grasses in the end to get a reduced sentence that's why the mafia in America now has lost a lot of power.Didnt Roy Demeo get killed because the rest of the Gambinos thought he was going to rat on them all as well? If you like your true crime books read The Black Hand : The Story of Rene 'Boxer' Enriquez and his life in the Mexican Mafia by Chris Blatchford. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greengrass 201 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 The Hot House, good read . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greenshank1 406 Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Read a few good ones lately . Sorry I don't know all the authors. The Mark of the Grizzly - Real accounts of survivors , forest rangers and friends of victims of Grizzly attacks in Americas national parks. The Mad Trapper of Rat River - The story about the Mounties biggest man hunt in the Yukon. Epic terrain , survival and endurance and they are still not sure who he was. Hell West and Crooked -Tom Cole - life in the outback Australia in the 1920s and thirties. A real life crocodile Dundee. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogMan85 722 Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 Thanks for the PM Peterhunter86, I've heard it's a good book The Hungry Little Caterpillar...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AXUM 255 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Rules for radicals The open society and its enemies The road to serfdom God is red The sealed nectar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Thanks for the PM Peterhunter86, I've heard it's a good book The Hungry Little Caterpillar...... no problem pal i just thought id suggest it as the idiots guide to making freinds didnt work out for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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