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Re: Book club
« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2018, 09:52:27 pm »
"Shantaram is a 2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts, in which a convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict who escaped from Pentridge Prison flees to India.
The novel is commended by many for its vivid portrayal of tumultuous life in Bombay."




A great book, very hard to put it down.

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Re: Book club
« Reply #16 on: July 31, 2018, 11:41:59 pm »




Great read and a brilliant song by Mr Dillon
https://youtu.be/QfiK17FhP4g
Mr. T-bag to you

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Re: Book club
« Reply #17 on: July 31, 2018, 11:47:14 pm »
"Shantaram is a 2003 novel by Gregory David Roberts, in which a convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict who escaped from Pentridge Prison flees to India.
The novel is commended by many for its vivid portrayal of tumultuous life in Bombay."




A great book, very hard to put it down.
I brought it with me to India (mistake).large tome.
Even the Porters declined to carry my cases.
Next time I'll bring a Kindle.
The history of Colonial India is covered beautifully by Amitav Ghosh in the Ibis trilogy.

While the famine was going on in  Ireland, the British were bombarding the Chinese mainland to control the sale of Opium/ Heroin INTO China.
After a ceasefire the Chinese ceded control of Red Incense Burner Hill- now called Hong Kong!

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/05/flood-of-fire-amitav-ghosh-review-instalment-trilogy
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Re: Book club
« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2018, 12:58:07 am »
Lads, nobody reads books anymore. You need to get Audible on your phone, it's brilliant.

Book recommendations,
Principles by Ray Dalio
The richest man in Babylon
No more Mr. Nice Guy by Robert Glover


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Re: Book club
« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2018, 04:22:47 am »
Lads, nobody reads books anymore. You need to get Audible on your phone, it's brilliant.

Book recommendations,
Principles by Ray Dalio
The richest man in Babylon
No more Mr. Nice Guy by Robert Glover
Thanks Tim.
I might give it a try.
My Wife has thousands of books on her Kindle.
And there's something to the tactile nature of a book.
What are your  book suggestions about?

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Re: Book club
« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2018, 03:43:27 pm »
Nothing beats turning the pages of a real book

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Re: Book club
« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2018, 04:25:01 pm »
Could we change this to the Bukaki Club?

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Re: Book club
« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2018, 04:50:40 pm »
Could we change this to the Bukaki Club?
Oh come on Hal!

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Re: Book club
« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2018, 04:55:42 pm »
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Re: Book club
« Reply #25 on: August 01, 2018, 05:13:50 pm »
Sapphist spice.........Galangal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galangal

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Re: Book club
« Reply #26 on: August 02, 2018, 12:22:52 am »
Lads, nobody reads books anymore. You need to get Audible on your phone, it's brilliant.

Book recommendations,
Principles by Ray Dalio
The richest man in Babylon
No more Mr. Nice Guy by Robert Glover
Thanks Tim.
I might give it a try.
My Wife has thousands of books on her Kindle.
And there's something to the tactile nature of a book.
What are your  book suggestions about?

Audible is like an audio version of Kindle, the books are narrated well and it's good for killing time whilst driving or just chilling out at home.

Principles was written by Ray Dalio, one of the most successful hedge fund managers in the world, he's a self-made man coming from a normal background and the book is about the Principles he uses to succeed in business, social relationships and marriage and life in general.

The Richest man in Babylon is essential reading/listening for insights into money management how to build wealth.

No more Mr nice guy is about how from the baby boomer generation on men have been overly influenced by females in part due to fathers not being around because of war, work or addictions such as alcohol, and the women being the head of the households, teachers in schools and romantically being put on a pedestal has lead to men becoming very soft and tend to go against their nature suppressing their true feelings so as to please women and others in all manner of relationships right across society. Well worth a read or listen for all men.

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Re: Book club
« Reply #27 on: August 02, 2018, 01:51:30 pm »
I've probably over a thousand bukes for kindle, SB. Drop in with your Kindle sometime if you're passing. I've kinda gone off the kindle myself, find real paper easier on the deteriorating eyes for whatever reason.
If it doesn't have a roof sign and door stickers it's not a taxi.

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Re: Book club
« Reply #28 on: August 02, 2018, 06:48:56 pm »
I've probably over a thousand bukes for kindle, SB. Drop in with your Kindle sometime if you're passing. I've kinda gone off the kindle myself, find real paper easier on the deteriorating eyes for whatever reason.
Cheers Dude.
Mrs Bullet has the kindle with some special screen, not bad on the eyes.
I like the paper back for reading before sleep, no blue screen syndrome.

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Re: Book club
« Reply #29 on: August 02, 2018, 08:42:06 pm »



The Pun Meister. 8)

 


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