Read any good books this holiday?

[Flippa]

Out of interest as I was considering starting a new thread with a poll, but seems most people are on here anyway.

Which do you prefer, Kindle, table or a real book.

I know I prefer a proper book but I also have a kindle and find it great. Not so heavy on your wrist, or your face when it hits you after falling asleep. Also the convenience of carrying multiple books with no weight or space penalty. Also the Amazon store is so easy with an amazing selection of books. The company itself is brilliant, dropped my brand new paperwhite into a river in the Baviaan's, my wife phoned them and explained everything and they sent me a new one asking I just send the old one back.

I also started reading magazines on my tablet but find this a pain as you have to zoom in and around the page quite a bit.

Let me know how you find it?

 

Kindle is great for travelling, but nothing beats curling up with a good book. I have a penchant for zoning out and reading for hours, so a tablet with its backlit screen is a no go. My eyes just hurt too much. The Kindle, I have no problem with, even with marathon reading sessions.

[Tumbleweed]

Kindle is cool, like Flippa says, but I am a print romantic. Like hard copies of newspapers, mags and books. 

 

Sure you can get stuff cheaper online, but browsing second hand book shops for stuff is a pleasure.  

[Tumbleweed]

This my latest read. It's a biography which looks at how biographies should be written or told, as well as a great document of Kerouac's life and work.   

 

Edited February 22, 2016 by Tumbleweed

[Letum911]

Out of interest as I was considering starting a new thread with a poll, but seems most people are on here anyway.

Which do you prefer, Kindle, table or a real book.

I know I prefer a proper book but I also have a kindle and find it great. Not so heavy on your wrist, or your face when it hits you after falling asleep. Also the convenience of carrying multiple books with no weight or space penalty. Also the Amazon store is so easy with an amazing selection of books. The company itself is brilliant, dropped my brand new paperwhite into a river in the Baviaan's, my wife phoned them and explained everything and they sent me a new one asking I just send the old one back.

I also started reading magazines on my tablet but find this a pain as you have to zoom in and around the page quite a bit.

Let me know how you find it?

 

Nothing beats a printed book. However availability of certain books need to be taken into account when setting up such a pole. Unfortunately a few of the books I have read lately is either a "special order" book, like "The Last Dive" (the book store said they can order it but my take up to 3 months) or not in print anymore, like "Raising the Dead". So in these to instances one do not have much of a choice, so I settle for reading on my iPad with the Kindle app, it allows for lower backlight settings than the standard book app on iStore so less tired eyes...

[Tumbleweed]

Another slight tangent...

 

Following the news of Lee's death, her Go Set a Watchman is a worthy read. Particularly in the light of what's going on in SA at the moment...

 

http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2016/02/22/Harper-Lees-brilliance-shines-no-more

 

[Uni]

http://www.listchallenges.com/kaunismina-bbc-6-books-challenge/checklist/

 

I have a lot of books to get through ... Only 21 of these

[SURFER]

My favorite authors (only us kindle). Read 178 books from authors below from 2012 after back operation.

 

Stieg Larsson
Suzanne Collins
JRR Tolkien
Stephen King
George R. R. Martin
JL Bourne – (good read -3 book series)
Lee Child
John D Macdonald
James Patterson
Yann Martel
Philip Pullman – (good read -3 book series)
Andy Weir
James Dashner
Steve Bell, Dick Bass
Bernard Cornwell- (good read)
Ken Follet – (good read)
Raymonf Feist- (good read)

[Guest notmyname]

Reading Keith Richards book "Life". So far so good. Very cool bloke old Keith.

[No Hare]

Edited March 12, 2016 by No Hare

[eddy]

One for Tumbleweed

 

http://www.garthstein.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/arr_pb_600x900-198x300.jpg

I read this in 2010 and since then must have bought 5 or 6 more copies as I keep giving it away.

 

It is a wonderful story and beautifully told.

 

My dog is not called Enzo but I did once have a fast cat called kittipaldi.

Edited March 12, 2016 by eddy

[No Hare]

saw it in the local thrift shop this morning for R30-00. foreword by Lance etc.

is this a buy that one (still) can consider since it contains a lot of fiction?

Edited March 12, 2016 by No Hare

[Tumbleweed]

saw it in the local thrift shop this morning for R30-00. foreword by Lance etc.

is this a buy that one (still) can consider since it contains a lot of fiction?

 

R30? That used to enough to buy you three of those yellow bangles...

[Tumbleweed]

Oh, and I can't see lekker on my phone...who's the dude on the right?

Edited March 12, 2016 by Tumbleweed

[No Hare]

Oh, and I can't see lekker on my phone...who's the dude on the right?

Tour de France general classification winners

Year Country Cyclist Sponsor/Team Distance Time/Points Margin Stage wins Yellow jerseys

1903  France Maurice Garin La Française 2,428 km (1,509 mi) 94h 33' 14" + 2h 59' 21" 3 6

1904  France Henri Cornet Conte 2,428 km (1,509 mi) 96h 05' 55" + 2h 16' 14" 1 3

1905  France Louis Trousselier Peugeot–Wolber 2,994 km (1,860 mi) 35 26 5 10

1906  France René Pottier Peugeot 4,637 km (2,881 mi) 31 8 5 12

1907  France Lucien Petit-Breton Peugeot 4,488 km (2,789 mi) 47 19 2 5

1908  France Lucien Petit-Breton Peugeot 4,497 km (2,794 mi) 36 32 5 13

1909  Luxembourg François Faber Alcyon 4,498 km (2,795 mi) 37 20 6 13

1910  France Octave Lapize Alcyon 4,734 km (2,942 mi) 63 4 4 3

1911  France Gustave Garrigou Alcyon 5,343 km (3,320 mi) 43 18 2 13

1912  Belgium Odile Defraye Alcyon 5,289 km (3,286 mi) 49 59 3 13

1913  Belgium Philippe Thys Peugeot 5,287 km (3,285 mi) 197h 54' 00" + 8' 37" 1 8

1914  Belgium Philippe Thys Peugeot 5,380 km (3,340 mi) 200h 28' 48" + 1' 50" 1 15

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1919  Belgium Firmin Lambot La Sportive 5,560 km (3,450 mi) 231h 07' 15" + 1h 42' 54" 1 2

1920  Belgium Philippe Thys La Sportive 5,503 km (3,419 mi) 228h 36' 13" + 57' 21" 4 14

1921  Belgium Léon Scieur La Sportive 5,485 km (3,408 mi) 221h 50' 26" + 18' 36" 2 14

1922  Belgium Firmin Lambot Peugeot 5,375 km (3,340 mi) 222h 08' 06" + 41' 15" 0 3

1923  France Henri Pélissier Automoto 5,386 km (3,347 mi) 222h 15' 30" + 30 '41" 3 6

1924  Italy Ottavio Bottecchia Automoto 5,425 km (3,371 mi) 226h 18' 21" + 35' 36" 4 15

1925  Italy Ottavio Bottecchia Automoto 5,440 km (3,380 mi) 219h 10' 18" + 54' 20" 4 13

1926  Belgium Lucien Buysse Automoto 5,745 km (3,570 mi) 238h 44' 25" + 1h 22' 25" 2 8

1927  Luxembourg Nicolas Frantz Alcyon 5,398 km (3,354 mi) 198h 16' 42" + 1h 48' 41" 3 14

1928  Luxembourg Nicolas Frantz Alcyon 5,476 km (3,403 mi) 192h 48' 58" + 50' 07" 5 22

1929  Belgium Maurice De Waele Alcyon 5,286 km (3,285 mi) 186h 39' 15" +44' 23" 1 16

1930  France André Leducq Alcyon 4,822 km (2,996 mi) 172h 12' 16" + 14' 13" 2 13

1931  France Antonin Magne France 5,091 km (3,163 mi) 177h 10' 03" + 12' 56" 1 16

1932  France André Leducq France 4,479 km (2,783 mi) 154h 11' 49" + 24' 03" 6 19

1933  France Georges Speicher France 4,395 km (2,731 mi) 147h 51' 37" + 4' 01" 3 12

1934  France Antonin Magne France 4,470 km (2,780 mi) 147h 13' 58" + 27' 31" 3 22

1935  Belgium Romain Maes Belgium 4,338 km (2,696 mi) 141h 23' 00" + 17' 52" 3 21

1936  Belgium Sylvère Maes Belgium 4,442 km (2,760 mi) 142h 47' 32" + 26' 55" 4 14

1937  France Roger Lapébie France 4,415 km (2,743 mi) 138h 58' 31" + 7' 17" 3 4

1938  Italy Gino Bartali* Italy 4,694 km (2,917 mi) 148h 29' 12" + 18' 27" 2 8

1939  Belgium Sylvère Maes* Belgium 4,224 km (2,625 mi) 132h 03' 17" + 30' 38" 2 4

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1947  France Jean Robic France 4,642 km (2,884 mi) 148h 11' 25" + 3' 58" 3 1

1948  Italy Gino Bartali* Italy 4,922 km (3,058 mi) 147h 10' 36" + 26' 16" 7 9

1949  Italy Fausto Coppi* Italy 4,808 km (2,988 mi) 149h 40' 49" + 10' 55" 3 5

1950   Switzerland Ferdinand Kübler Switzerland 4,773 km (2,966 mi) 145h 36' 56" + 9' 30" 3 11

1951   Switzerland Hugo Koblet Switzerland 4,690 km (2,910 mi) 142h 20' 14" + 22' 00" 5 11

1952  Italy Fausto Coppi* Italy 4,898 km (3,043 mi) 151h 57' 20" + 28' 17" 5 14

1953  France Louison Bobet France 4,476 km (2,781 mi) 129h 23' 25" + 14' 18" 2 5

1954  France Louison Bobet France 4,656 km (2,893 mi) 140h 06' 05" + 15' 49" 3 14

1955  France Louison Bobet France 4,495 km (2,793 mi) 130h 29' 26" + 4' 53" 2 6

1956  France Roger Walkowiak France 4,498 km (2,795 mi) 124h 01' 16" + 1' 25" 0 8

1957  France Jacques Anquetil France 4,669 km (2,901 mi) 135h 44' 42" + 14' 56" 4 15

1958  Luxembourg Charly Gaul Luxembourg 4,319 km (2,684 mi) 116h 59' 05" + 3' 10" 4 2

1959  Spain Federico Bahamontes* Spain 4,358 km (2,708 mi) 123h 46' 45" + 4' 01" 1 6

1960  Italy Gastone Nencini Italy 4,173 km (2,593 mi) 112h 08' 42" + 5' 02" 0 14

1961  France Jacques Anquetil France 4,397 km (2,732 mi) 122h 01' 33" + 12' 14" 2 21

1962  France Jacques Anquetil Saint–Raphaël 4,274 km (2,656 mi) 114h 31' 54" + 4' 59" 2 3

1963  France Jacques Anquetil Saint–Raphaël 4,138 km (2,571 mi) 113h 30' 05" + 3' 35" 4 5

1964  France Jacques Anquetil Saint–Raphaël 4,504 km (2,799 mi) 127h 09' 44" + 55" 4 6

1965  Italy Felice Gimondi Salvarani 4,188 km (2,602 mi) 116h 42' 06" + 2' 40" 3 18

1966  France Lucien Aimar Ford–Gitane 4,329 km (2,690 mi) 117h 34' 21" + 1' 07" 0 6

1967  France Roger Pingeon Peugeot–BP–Michelin 4,779 km (2,970 mi) 136h 53' 50" + 3' 40" 1 17

1968  Netherlands Jan Janssen Pelforth-Sauvage–Lejeune 4,492 km (2,791 mi) 133h 49' 42" + 38" 2 1

1969  Belgium Eddy Merckxdouble-dagger Faema 4,117 km (2,558 mi) 116h 16' 02" + 17' 54" 6 18

1970  Belgium Eddy Merckx* Faemino 4,254 km (2,643 mi) 119h 31' 49" + 12' 41" 8 20

1971  Belgium Eddy Merckxdagger Molteni 3,608 km (2,242 mi) 96h 45' 14" + 9' 51" 4 17

1972  Belgium Eddy Merckxdagger Molteni 3,846 km (2,390 mi) 108h 17' 18" + 10' 41" 6 15

1973  Spain Luis Ocaña Bic 4,090 km (2,540 mi) 122h 25' 34" + 15' 51" 6 14

1974  Belgium Eddy Merckx Molteni 4,098 km (2,546 mi) 116h 16' 58" + 8' 04" 8 18

1975  France Bernard Thévenet Peugeot 4,000 km (2,500 mi) 114h 35' 31" + 2' 47" 2 8

1976  Belgium Lucien Van Impe Gitane–Campagnolo 4,017 km (2,496 mi) 116h 22' 23" + 4' 14" 1 12

1977  France Bernard Thévenet Peugeot 4,096 km (2,545 mi) 115h 38' 30" + 48" 1 8

1978  France Bernard Hinault Renault–Elf–Gitane 3,908 km (2,428 mi) 108h 18' 00" + 3' 56" 3 3

1979  France Bernard Hinaultdagger Renault–Elf–Gitane 3,765 km (2,339 mi) 103h 06' 50" + 13' 07" 7 17

1980  Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk TI–Raleigh 3,842 km (2,387 mi) 109h 19' 14" + 6' 55" 2 10

1981  France Bernard Hinault Renault–Elf–Gitane 3,753 km (2,332 mi) 96h 19' 38" + 14' 34" 5 18

1982  France Bernard Hinault Renault–Elf–Gitane 3,507 km (2,179 mi) 92h 08' 46" + 6' 21" 4 12

1983  France Laurent Fignon# Renault–Elf–Gitane 3,809 km (2,367 mi) 105h 07' 52" + 4' 04" 1 6

1984  France Laurent Fignon Renault–Elf–Gitane 4,021 km (2,499 mi) 112h 03' 40" + 10' 32" 5 7

1985  France Bernard Hinault La Vie Claire 4,109 km (2,553 mi) 113h 24' 23" + 1' 42" 2 16

1986  United States Greg LeMond La Vie Claire 4,094 km (2,544 mi) 110h 35' 19" + 3' 10" 1 7

1987  Ireland Stephen Roche Carrera Jeans–Vagabond 4,231 km (2,629 mi) 115h 27' 42" + 40" 1 3

1988  Spain Pedro Delgado Reynolds 3,286 km (2,042 mi) 84h 27' 53" + 7' 13" 1 11

1989  United States Greg LeMond ADR Agrigel 3,285 km (2,041 mi) 87h 38' 35" + 8" 3 8

1990  United States Greg LeMond Z Vêtements 3,504 km (2,177 mi) 90h 43' 20" + 2' 16" 0 2

1991  Spain Miguel Indurain Banesto 3,914 km (2,432 mi) 101h 01' 20" + 3' 36" 2 10

1992  Spain Miguel Indurain Banesto 3,983 km (2,475 mi) 100h 49' 30" + 4' 35" 3 10

1993  Spain Miguel Indurain Banesto 3,714 km (2,308 mi) 95h 57' 09" + 4' 59" 2 14

1994  Spain Miguel Indurain Banesto 3,978 km (2,472 mi) 103h 38' 38" + 5' 39" 1 13

1995  Spain Miguel Indurain Banesto 3,635 km (2,259 mi) 92h 44' 59" + 4' 35" 2 13

1996  Denmark Bjarne Riis[A] Team Telekom 3,765 km (2,339 mi) 95h 57' 16" + 1' 41" 2 13

1997  Germany Jan Ullrich# Team Telekom 3,950 km (2,450 mi) 100h 30' 35" + 9' 09" 2 12

1998  Italy Marco Pantani Mercatone Uno–Bianchi 3,875 km (2,408 mi) 92h 49' 46" + 3' 21" 2 7

1999  United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service 3,687 km (2,291 mi) 91h 32' 16" + 7' 37" 4 15

2000  United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service 3,662 km (2,275 mi) 92h 33' 08" + 6' 02" 1 12

2001  United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service 3,458 km (2,149 mi) 86h 17' 28" + 6' 44" 4 8

2002  United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service 3,272 km (2,033 mi) 82h 05' 12" + 7' 17" 4 11

2003  United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service 3,427 km (2,129 mi) 83h 41' 12" + 1' 01" 1 13

2004  United States Lance Armstrong U.S. Postal Service 3,391 km (2,107 mi) 83h 36' 02" + 6' 19" 5 7

2005  United States Lance Armstrong Discovery Channel 3,593 km (2,233 mi) 86h 15' 02" + 4' 40" 1 17

 

 

 

Must be one of these okes

Edited March 12, 2016 by No Hare

[CAAD4]

The arrogant Badger, I think. The Smug Lord Emperor of the Podium.

[Tumbleweed]

The arrogant Badger, I think. The Smug Lord Emperor of the Podium.

 

No, man, the oke with a nose like Harold Volbrecht's on the far right...

 

And, doesn't the Cannibal's face look like a bad PhotoShop job?