Non Military books

[ali_hire]

God I've got so many, where do I start.

American Psycho by Bret Easton-Ellis. Like most, the book is so much better than the film which is also great IMO.

The Great Casino Heist by Richard Marcus. True story about a band of casino cheats who rinsed casinos across the globe for millions. A real page turner.

Any of Jeremy Clarkson's books.

Either of the New Scientist last word books - 'Does Anything Eat Wasps?' and 'Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze?'
2 good books for the toilet. They try to use science to answer some of lifes' more challenging questions. Such as:

"How fat do I need to be to be bulletproof?" and "What time is it at the North Pole?"

[Frank S.]

"Sculpting in time" by Andrei Tarkovsky... Also see:
http://www.mfat.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13651

[Wholley]

Richard the 2nd. William Shakespeare.
Henry the 5th.William Shakespeare.
The Cruel Sea.Nicholas Monssarat.
The Boy With No Shoes.William Horwood.
The Pillars of The Earth.Ken Follet.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.Stephen R.Donaldson.
Winstons War.Michael Dobbs.
Lord of the Rings.JRR Tolkien.
Contact.Carl Sagan.
The Canterbury Tales.Geoffery Chaucer(Both verse and prose)
The Once and Future King.T.H.White.
The Mill on the Floss.George Eliot(Mary Ann Evans).
Moll Flanders.Daniel Defoe.
Great Expectations.Charles Dickens.
Jayne Ayre.Charlotte Bronte.
Testament Of Youth.Vera Brittain.
Why I'm The Best President Ever.William Jefferson Clinton(Just joshing)

[Artist]

Debbie does Dallas A wonderful heart wrenching book later turned into a film.

Any book by Terry Pratchett really. Love the Discworld series with Rincewind, Commander Vimes et all.

Also like reading Tom Sharpes books. Indecent exposure, riotous assembly, both based on his time living in South Africa before Mr Mandella came to power plus all his other ones like Wilt, Porterhouse Blue etc, etc.

Artist

[Dangermouse]

Lance Armstrong - Every Second Counts
James Cracknel and Ben Fogle - the Crossing
Jean Paul Sartre Being and Nothingness (for the more adventurous)

[Dangermouse]

and anything by Orwell

[Wholley]

Artiste,
You read Wilt in No-Where yet?
I'm sure you and I can identify with the poor sod
I mailed some of Tom Sharpes books to Frank a while back.
Seems to have enjoyed them

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