Just received this morning "The Thirties" (An intimate history) by Juliet Gardener,author of the brilliant "Wartime Britain 1939-1945"
"The Thirties" another monster of a history book,runs in at 950 pages,as "Wartime" it looks a very easy read,nothing too complicated,looking forward to reading it.
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Feet In The Clouds (A Tale Of Fell Running And Obsession) By Richard Askwith. Bloody nutters these fell runners.

A book about Billy Bragg . . . "Still Suitable For Miners" . . . quality book and title! Also reading the brilliant, "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.

Ploughing through "The Blair Years" the Alistair Campbell diaries at the moment. I would say I have supported Labour quite strongly in Government but as I've read this book I have disliked Campbell more the more I read.

2 great books. The Bragg one written by Stuart Maconie IIRC?

i've started reading giles foden's " the last king of scotland " because i love the film, should be a good read

Ken Follet's The Pillars Of The Earth. About a quarter of the way into it and so far so good. It's historical fiction set in twelfth century England. Great escapism that drags you out of the now and into the then. God knows we all need some of that right now

If only I could travel back there myself and find the blood line of the Vaughan family

My Dad's leant me that, not started it yet though. He highly recommends Follet.

The Rise of The Mafia.