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Topic: any book recommendations?
tone
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 12:43
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Just got a kindle for the birthday.

Like thrillers/detective novels(Wallender etc)

and a good sports autobiography.

any suggestions.

Tone
frasiercrane
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 12:52
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The Way Home,The Night Gardener,Drama City and The Turnaround.All of these are by George Pelecanos who was a writer on The Wire.If you like The wire you'll like these books they are very character focussed novels.

We Need To Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver is a great book aswell.Although not a necessarily a thriller I would recommend it to anyone and you shoudl give it a go
if you want to try something different.

Anything by Raymond Chandler.

also I have read Maj Sojwall and Per Wahloos first two books Roseanna and the Man who went up in Smoke an d they are both top class Swedish Crime Novels

Have you read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo yet?
N16
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 12:58
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Read Gary Neville's autobiographjy there lately, was fair good.
elnino
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 13:14
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Originally posted by N16:
Read Gary Neville's autobiographjy there lately, was fair good.

agreed bout nevilles book, also if you have any intrest in horse racing richard hughes and paul carberrys books are awsome reads. gives a serious insight to the sacraficies they have to make to make it at the very top.
stones_off
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 13:50
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Moneyball is a good enough read, the soccer equivalent Socceronmics is an interesting read, but ropey backing up it's argument. Constantly using one example to prove a point.
Not Men But Giants
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 13:53
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Michael Connelly (outstanding)
George Pelecanos (excellent)
James Ellroy
Harlen Coben
Denis Lehane
Lee Child
carryharry
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 14:06
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and a good sports autobiography.

Paul McGraths
Tony Adams
Tommy Byrne's

All great reads Tone, enjoy.
moggy14
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 14:12
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Originally posted by tone:
Just got a kindle for the birthday.Like thrillers/detective novels(Wallender etc)and a good sports autobiography.any suggestions.Tone

Anything by John Connolly, detective novels with a supernatural twist..have all his books and they dont disappoint!
tone
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 14:31
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Thanks for all the tips lads.

went with the Swedish author recommended above.

Re: Sports Biographies/autobiographies, I really only like the ones that have a story to tell outside the sport

paul McGraths definitely my fave but Niall Quinn and Tony Adams also good,

Good reads I had lately were The Robert Enke story (can't remember actual name of book but he's the German goalie who committed suicide.

Also, Paul lakes book (wish I wasnt here) was a great read.

Seeing as I haven't had a drink in 3 months I might as well have a good read, 2 more weeks and I'll be anybodys after 2 large bottles of Bulmers.

Tone
kavvie
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 14:44
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just finished kenny egans book..very good...shocking in places but a good read..i read paul carberrys book..thought he came acroos as a strange guy in many ways. his sense of humour wouldnt appeal to me..
bp
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 14:49
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Originally posted by tone:
Just got a kindle for the birthday.
Like thrillers/detective novels(Wallender etc)and a good sports autobiography.

any suggestions.
Tone

A Proud Past.

Couldn't resist it.....despite the certainty that you'll come back with some clever quip !
tone
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 15:04
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Might beat our 'Bliain is fiche ag Fas' which came out in '88 when we were 21 years old as a club.

I'm sure you feel proud presently as well.
bp
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 15:16
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Originally posted by tone:
Might beat our 'Bliain is fiche ag Fas' which came out in '88 when we were 21 years old as a club.
I'm sure you feel proud presently as well.

Not familiar with yere book Tone - clever title though !

It's about time we added a few more chapters to ours,
do you reckon BOC will get a run on Sunday ?
parish man
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 15:41
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not sure if your into american football but in fairness to theses two books there are some stories to them namath by mark kriegel tells story of broadway joe namath a quarterback but whose life was that of a movie star. brilliant
other one is boys will be boys about the dallas cowboys who won 3 superbowls in the 90s. possibly the most dysfunctional athletes ever to do so.
tone
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 15:50
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tis old now, it was a good year for it as we did the clean sweep at underage (12/14/16/minor) in Hurling and football.

Lot of high hair in it, and thats the fellas I'm talking bout. I would actually prefer if people didn't see it.
An Early Bath
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 17:11
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Originally posted by tone:
Just got a kindle for the birthday.Like thrillers/detective novels(Wallender etc)and a good sports autobiography.any suggestions.Tone

Can't go wrong with John Grisham books... always a good read. The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly is a great book.
The Alex Cross series by James Patterson is pretty decent as far as detective novels go.
ww
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 18:40
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Originally posted by tone:
Thanks for all the tips lads.went with the Swedish author recommended above.Re: Sports Biographies/autobiographies, I really only like the ones that have a story to tell outside the sportpaul McGraths definitely my fave but Niall Quinn and Tony Adams also good, Good reads I had lately were The Robert Enke story (can't remember actual name of book but he's the German goalie who committed suicide.Also, Paul lakes book (wish I wasnt here) was a great read.Seeing as I haven't had a drink in 3 months I might as well have a good read, 2 more weeks and I'll be anybodys after 2 large bottles of Bulmers.Tone

I looked in 3 book shops in Limerick for Paul Lakes book but couldnt get it anywhere. Where did you get it and how much does it cost?

Regards.
Foley
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 21:50
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If you're into History particularly WW2, Antony Beevor has plenty of books that are outstanding - Stalingrad, Paris, Normandy, Crete and a new one about WW2 in general.
tone
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Posted: 15-Jun-2012 23:45
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If twas history I wanted I'd go for BPs book on Newmarket
singing goalie
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Posted: 16-Jun-2012 00:40
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Originally posted by stones_off:
Moneyball is a good enough read, the soccer equivalent Socceronmics is an interesting read, but ropey backing up it's argument. Constantly using one example to prove a point.

I found Moneyball hard going due to my ignorance of baseball. I couldn't follow a lot of the basics of it, and maybe didn't appreciate the book at all cos it does come highly recommended.
bp
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Posted: 16-Jun-2012 16:29
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Originally posted by tone:
If twas history I wanted I'd go for BPs book on Newmarket

That's the dart tone !...more like it !!
tone
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Posted: 16-Jun-2012 17:30
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Shur arent we all do one. Rineanna Abu
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