A jolly good read?

[lemonjelly]

LJ, I have just read "The Crimes of Jack the Ripper". And after finishing it, I remain of the opinion that Dr Tumblety was the Ripper.

Still doubt it is Tumbelty myself Frank. Tumbelty was over 6 foot, & all the sightings of the victims with a solitary male close to the time of likely death are with a person between 5'4" and 5'8".

Hutchinson is a pretty good suspect imo, though there isn't enough hardcore evidence linking him except for his very strange & detailed statement.

 

[lemonjelly]

Just to say - I really enjoyed the Dark Half when I read it. It is no Stand or Shining but is a great read. Along with It and Misery probably the best of King's later horror output.

Not read IT, or Misery - but Misery is an excellent film. The Dark Half was a good book.

From memory, I enjoyed reading Needful Things.

Not sure whether you'd class it as horror, but I recall reading The Green Mile when first bought out as a series of small books & that was superb.

 

[lemonjelly]

Can anyone recommend good history books on the English Civil war please? I decided that this is an area I know little about, & thought I might like to investigate a little.

 

[Kenny]

I've just downloaded a file containing 4001 eBooks for the iPad. A quick glance and fair to say to I have never heard of most of what I can see. So I have plenty of random reading over the coming months/years.

The first book I will look at, simply because I recognised the name will be "A Journey, My Political Life by Mr T Blair"

 

[Doctor Doog]

Just re-reading Cannery Row by John Steinbeck. Great observation on everyday life and fantastic language, though some of it might be considered distinctly non-PC these days.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Can anyone recommend good history books on the English Civil war please? I decided that this is an area I know little about, & thought I might like to investigate a little.

The English Civil War is a subject I know little about, and considering my home address is 6 miles from Bosworth Battlefield , is somewhat remiss of me.

You must find time to read "IT". After "The Stand", it is Stephen Kings' best offering.

 

[Langers]

The English Civil War is a subject I know little about, and considering my home address is 6 miles from Bosworth Battlefield , is somewhat remiss of me.

You must find time to read "IT". After "The Stand", it is Stephen Kings' best offering.

Bosworth was 1485. The Civil war was in the 1640's.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Correct langers. Bosworth was earlier. I have a big interest in reading historical texts, although I prefer European stuff like the thirty years war. I will have a dig on amazon and let you know what I find.

 

[Langers]

I love history. I have an incredibly geeky ability where I can list all the English monarchs from William I onwards in order. I might get one or two wrong (early Plantagenets) but otherwise I get them right. And that includes Lady Jane Grey.

Handy for pub quizzes actually.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Gods fire,englands fury by Michael braddick appears to be the big authoritative tome. Blair worden has done on introductory book that has decent review

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Richard Bachmann books were very good. I particularly enjoyed " The Long Walk".

Richard Bachmann was of course a pseudonym for .............

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Tolstoy?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I love history. I have an incredibly geeky ability where I can list all the English monarchs from William I onwards in order. I might get one or two wrong (early Plantagenets) but otherwise I get them right. And that includes Lady Jane Grey.

Handy for pub quizzes actually.

I did that the other day on sporcle. Did very well but forgot Queen Anne

 

[Langers]

I did that the other day on sporcle. Did very well but forgot Queen Anne

Schoolboy error.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Tolstoy?

No Sir, not Tolstoy.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

The Dune trilogy was an excellent, if at times, heavy read. Well worth sticking with.

How many Duncan Idaho's were there?

 

[Toon Wolf]

Richard Bachmann books were very good. I particularly enjoyed " The Long Walk".

Richard Bachmann was of course a pseudonym for .............

Stephen King.

 

[nimrod]

http://io9.com/5824709/sf-gateway-puts-tons-of-out+of+print-sf-classics-online-as-e+books

worth checking out when it happens.

 

[ROVERT47]

Mr's Rov has bought me a Kindle for my Birthday next week, recommendations for downloading welcome thanks.

 

[Toon Wolf]

Started reading Game of Thrones on Thursday, I'm already 200 pages in. I'm not one for the Fantasy Epic genre usually, but this is utterly brilliant. I find it sticking in my craw to be agreeing so wholeheartedly with Langdale...