What are you reading at the moment?

[IanR]

The Queen's Gambit - Walter Tevis

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Classic Tevis. Rise to power and descent into alcoholism. Makes me want to take up chess. But, obsessive that I am, I know that were I to do so, I would be lost to the world for ever. As I would if I took up railway modelling.

His novel - The Hustler is brilliant. Was made into a film long time ago with Paul Newman.
I've read most of his books and really enjoy them.

 

[jimmyc]

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There was a couple of Zappa programmes on bbc 4 the other night, I recorded them but still to watch them.
Should get them on I player.
Love Zappa, musical genius.

 

[Skylarking]

There was a couple of Zappa programmes on bbc 4 the other night, I recorded them but still to watch them.
Should get them on I player.
Love Zappa, musical genius.

Thanks for this I'll check them out

 

[factormax]

Yes - it's one of my favourite images from Goya's Caprichos series - the original is in the Prado in Madrid. I did a short picture essay on it to pass the time in Malaga a couple of years back - it's here if you want to see/read it - I shan't be offended if you don't.

'A short walk around Malaga' - 'el sueno de la razon produce monstruos.'

'A short walk around Malaga' - 'el sueno de la razon produce monstruos' - part the first - A picture story - if you are interested - the title - as you will know - is borrowed from Goya - number 43 of 80 in his 'Los Caprichos' etchings series. If you are not familiar with it - go have a look -...

www.theshavingroom.co.uk

cheers - I.

Excellent! And enlightening! I'm slightly less ignorant than yesterday!

 

[Digimonkey]

Excellent! And enlightening! I'm slightly less ignorant than yesterday!

Thank you - I.

 

[Soc205]

 

[Bogeyman]

British historian Max Hastings in an article I read years ago, but only now with advanced years, some wisdom & being hopefully more able to comprehend the depth of what he was saying in this fantastic and brutally honest read:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/1985/05/05/their-wehrmacht-was-better-than-our-army/0b2cfe73-68f4-4bc3-a62d-7626f6382dbd/

 

[Ferrum]

Ever in tune with the Zeitgeist, I am re-reading Somerset Maugham's novel "Of Human Bondage". A thoroughly harrowing read, the book does end with a glimmer of future hope and human happiness; something not exactly in plentiful supply at the moment.

 

[PHR]

As its Xmas, the collected M R James!

 

[IanR]

'Fall' by John Preston.

A biography of Robert Maxwell the media baron who fell off the stern of his yacht and was never seen again.

Fascinatingly well written.

 

[hotmetal]

'Fall' by John Preston.

A biography of Robert Maxwell the media baron who fell off the stern of his yacht and was never seen again.

Fascinatingly well written.

Do they talk about how that happened? Or indeed IF it really happened? You can't help but wonder whether someone capable of stealing billions from his employees' pensions actually faked his own death to escape attention and justice. Or maybe someone employed on his superyacht who maybe had had his own pension robbed got an opportunity to help Robert become 'Bob' with a little shove?

Part of me suspects he's on the moon with Jeff Bezos and/or Lord Lucan!!

 

[IanR]

Naaaaaaw!

He is in the same sand dune as Lord Lucan.