Vetseun Posted January 5, 2016 Share I consider reading to be one of life's little pleasures. I read these four books during the holidays. Each and every one was excellent. Uni, FrankG, Help.Me. and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Wheel Base Posted January 5, 2016 Share Do the instruction books for all the new goodies we got count? Fruity, Underachiever, Vetseun and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted January 5, 2016 Share Best book I bought this holiday season was this collection of V for Vendetta. Contains the original material which was edited for other collections.  This was great too - bought it before the holidays but only got around to finishing it the other day - Kurtzman was a forerunner of what Moore was to become...   Also good was Martin Rowson's re-imagining of Gulliver's Travels.     Vetseun and Readsalot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted January 5, 2016 Share EDIT:Was last holiday Cracking China by Rod Mackenzie Think its only available as a kindle download, but really enjoyed it, light, easy, funny and a good peek at how the other half live Cracking China is an account of Rod and his wife Marion’s adventures in the land of chopsticks and Chinglish. Written in the witty style typical of Rod’s popular blogs, this memoir takes a candid look at China through the eyes of a Westerner, and manages to ‘crack’ open the not-so-subtle nuances of Chinese culture, exposing the in-your-face squalor and intrusiveness, while demonstrating the easy-going and childlike nature of its people. Edited January 5, 2016 by SwissVan cat-i 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankG Posted January 5, 2016 Share Busy with two books at the moment:Â Â Vetseun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underachiever Posted January 5, 2016 Share Great read from a great storyteller. More "hartseer" than his earlier works. Edited January 5, 2016 by Underachiever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanbean Posted January 5, 2016 Share A book by Dr Burton, on some historical stories in the Border region, called Sparks From the Border Anvil, that I found about 6 months ago. It's very disjointed, and I put the book down about 3/4 of the way through, but the first story about the Gcaleka Xhosa's cattle killing in the 1850's was very interesting, especially as I was riding past Nongqause's pool , and the site of Mhlakaza's kraal on the Gxara river every other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_David_ Posted January 5, 2016 Share Chrissie Wellington, "A Life Without Limits" - Inspiring, great read. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81QDCrrfI4L._SL1500_.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime Posted January 5, 2016 Share Really enjoyed this one http://d4rri9bdfuube.cloudfront.net/assets/images/book/large/9781/4447/9781444775815.jpg Tumbleweed and mtbgirlz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed-Zulu Posted January 5, 2016 Share I consider reading to be one of life's little pleasures.I read these four books during the holidays.Each and every one was excellent.20160104_183624.jpgI read Iron Fist from the Sea, Douw Steyn and Arne Soderlund...after reading Recce by Koos Stadler. Two really nicely balanced books that cuts the c r a p out and presents the facts in easily readable format. Also read Spymistress by William Stevenson...it has been a while since I have negatively rated a factual work, but unfortunately the author's writing style was poor and he did Vera Atkins no favours by him telling the story. Some really interesting facts in the book, but generally speaking so flippen difficult to read it became a chore at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat-i Posted January 5, 2016 Share Some light reading between hiking/swimming/cycling/river volleyball / braaiing:Â Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)Different Seasons (Stephen King) - got the book because wanted to read ShawShank redemption, but the other 3 stories were also most entertaining: Apt Pupil, Breathing Method and the Body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piernas Flacas Posted January 5, 2016 Share Awesome reading, do not miss! Readsalot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mortimer Posted January 5, 2016 Share Also bought myself Koos Stadlers book - enjoyed but again I have always liked books of that type Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumbleweed Posted January 5, 2016 Share You guys who like the war stuff might like this one...some crazy dudes in their profession... HeyYou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ the Expat Posted January 5, 2016 Share FreakonomicsDavid and GoliathFooled by Randomness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetseun Posted January 5, 2016 Share You guys who like the war stuff might like this one...some crazy dudes in their profession... 12508841_10156394678665704_699492135372015143_n.jpgNow that looks like my kind of book Tumbles. Makes me think of the Bang Bang Club. Excellent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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