WILF 44,276 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 22 minutes ago, sandymere said: Difficult. I'd go for authors rather than books perhaps but in no particular order. Spike Milligan, Milligans War, taught me to look behind the propaganda. 100% ........the comic/tragic nature of his writing is something I loved. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,387 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 4 hours ago, tatsblisters said: Mr Nice is a cracking read. Met him in Burnley Mechanics years ago. Howard Marks what a legend 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,172 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 7 hours ago, WILF said: I think you have to read those type of books purely for entertainment and with a huge pinch of salt mate.........otherwise you get absolute f***ing halfwits like Frank Fraser writing books and people thinking it’s totally on the money. This stuff is interesting & titillating but most of it is total bollocks if you get my drift Read a lot of them, Charlie Richardson, various Krays, pretty biy Shaw and Lenny McLean etc. One I enjoyed was Cocky the Curtis Warren story, Liverpool drug lord running drugs from Holland, made obscene money..and ended up in nick...but its a good read Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,276 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 minute ago, NEWKID said: Read a lot of them, Charlie Richardson, various Krays, pretty biy Shaw and Lenny McLean etc. One I enjoyed was Cocky the Curtis Warren story, Liverpool drug lord running drugs from Holland, made obscene money..and ended up in nick...but its a good read I have to be honest mate and say I have managed a couple but mostly I genuinely can’t face them ! Lol Its just so relentlessly “samey” ........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,458 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 The iceman mafia contract killer was a good read Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,808 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, twobob said: The iceman mafia contract killer was a good read He was a compulsive liar as well. He may have been a murderer but he didn't do half of what he claimed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,536 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 3 hours ago, mushroom said: Met him in Burnley Mechanics years ago. Howard Marks what a legend I got a pic with him when he did a tour down here a few years back. R.I.P. D. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,842 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 8 hours ago, tatsblisters said: Mr Nice is a cracking read. I was fortunate enough to meet Howard in person and enjoy a smoke with him after one of his shows...man was a Legend 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,172 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 42 minutes ago, WILF said: I have to be honest mate and say I have managed a couple but mostly I genuinely can’t face them ! Lol Its just so relentlessly “samey” ........ They are quick reading mate, likes been said take them for what they are.... I've struggled to get into a book for a while now, that Roger Daltrey book was the last one I got through with no effort.. Right old mixture in this lot!! Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,870 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 23 minutes ago, NEWKID said: They are quick reading mate, likes been said take them for what they are.... I've struggled to get into a book for a while now, that Roger Daltrey book was the last one I got through with no effort.. Right old mixture in this lot!! Lol good few there.....how was the Lilly Alan book....lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,172 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, TOMO said: good few there.....how was the Lilly Alan book....lol I knew I should've done a bit of "tidying".. lol Lily Allen, Russell Brand and David Walliams I've spotted in amongst it! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,935 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 The last ivory hunter by Capstick I found to be a good read aswell. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,172 Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, sid g said: how to do up a cottage and concreting for beginners ,, Now that is a book I really need!! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 7,935 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 11 hours ago, WILF said: I have to be honest mate and say I have managed a couple but mostly I genuinely can’t face them ! Lol Its just so relentlessly “samey” ........ I agree mate and tbh even though I have read a few of them even those wrote by that Bernard M fella on the Essex rangerover murders I have no interest in reading anymore tbh though the book I mentioned in my post I was surprised when reading it to see two lads names who I know and another who I have met a couple times once being at the Waterloo cup as they say it's a small world. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,458 Posted March 26, 2021 Report Share Posted March 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Greb147 said: He was a compulsive liar as well. He may have been a murderer but he didn't do half of what he claimed. Never you'll be telling me Stephen kings It isn't real next Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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