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This sounds a bit geeky. One of my interests is handwriting and letters, especially from the famous.
This substantial book, Letters of Note, is a collection of letters written by such people as Elvis to the President, an exchange between Frank Lloyd Wright and a small boy who wants a kennel designed for his dog, a letter written by an insane German inmate who writes come back to me over and over, letters from JFK, Churchill, Edward V111, too many to list but there is a letters of note website if you are interested.
The book has photographs of the actual letters, which is good for geeks like me who are interested in how people write in addition to what they write.
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Not geeky at all. In a similar vein, I enjoyed this. It is broken down by topic - love, family, revenge, loyalty - that sort of thing. I you haven't read it, then it might be of interest to you.
cheers - I.
On the Noir-ish front, I recently read the book that became the film Get Carter by Mike Hodges. It was originally called Jack's Return Home, but is now published in the same name as the film. British Noir. Engrossing from the first line, I read it in two sittings. An astonishing sense of place, unremittingly grim (up north), it pisses down constantly and the risk of secondary lung cancer is very real. The plot of the film - one of my top ten - and the book are pretty close together with a couple of fairly major differences, which I shan't point out. I couldn't recommend it too highly. The author is Ted Lewis. Cheers - I.
What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others - Diogenes (?410 - 323 B.C.E)I was reading Letters of Note yesterday, one of the earliest letters is from 900AD, wriiten in China and translated as 'I am sorry that I got so drunk last night and disgraced myself with swearing and bad behaviour, I wish that the earth would open up and swallow me.'
Prince Lestat by Anne Rice.Given the growing number of Kindle users on here I have created it's own section. I thought it would be interesting to make a thread to see what people are reading and 'swap' ideas with each other.
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I am currently re reading - The Amber Spyglass
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I was reading Letters of Note yesterday, one of the earliest letters is from 900AD, wriiten in China and translated as 'I am sorry that I got so drunk last night and disgraced myself with swearing and bad behaviour, I wish that the earth would open up and swallow me.'
That's my childhood reading right there - Wilbur Smith? - I.Great Author Sven Hassel.
Legion of the Damned came out in 1953.
A series of books with 90 % factual due to him being in the German Army.
Iv read them all many years ago
possibly 35 years ago but fancied doing them again
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Good catch. I am just ordered a couple of Carl Sagan favourites. I was in awe of the voyager programme and how the records came about, so looking forward to Cosmos and The Dragons of Eden.View attachment 89941
I had the pleasure today, for the first time since lock-down, to revisit the Oxfam bookshop at the top of Byres Road in Glasgow. I find it the best bookshop in the city. This is what I got for my £20 budget. Always an eclectic and interesting choice. A couple of authors I know - particularly Robert Byron, his The Road to Oxiana is justifiably regarded as a classic. Rosetta Stone? Why not? - everyone loves a bit of demotic Egyptian.
- I.
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