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  1. Mike ML Martyn

    Bondy :(.
     
    Mike, Jan 18, 2012
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  2. Verigoat S Verigotta

    My dad does
     
    Verigoat, Jan 19, 2012
    #602

  3. Phlegm SP Phlegm

    I liked it fwiw, and I think he talked a lot of sense.
     
    Phlegm, Jan 19, 2012
    #603

  4. Himannv LV Himann

    Nah never, but I've been curious about what they're like though. Have you read them?
     
    Himannv, Jan 19, 2012
    #604

  5. Frizzed WC Welker

    Nah.

    My mates missus has them and she reckons they are really good.

    Not sure I can trust her taste on it though haha, might have to borrow them and give them a crack.
     
    Frizzed, Jan 19, 2012
    #605

  6. SmellyStuff MP Chung

    Robert Enke's biography. Some pretty moving stuff in there.
     
    SmellyStuff, Jan 20, 2012
    #606

  7. Chewie JA Chewie

    Yea he did but I found it rather slow to read. Seemed to jump around a lot as well
     
    Chewie, Jan 20, 2012
    #607

  8. Frizzed WC Welker

    Is that the 'A life too short' or whatever one ?
     
    Frizzed, Jan 20, 2012
    #608

  9. SmellyStuff MP Chung

    Yeah it is.
     
    SmellyStuff, Jan 20, 2012
    #609

  10. Speirz DG Speirs

    Like a train?
     
    Speirz, Jan 20, 2012
    #610

  11. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    25 odd pages left in Mandela. Overall he's not quite the worlds purest bloke like I imagined him to be. Pretty strong politician, some classic politician flaws about him though. Also a lot of the black politicians (including madela at times) throwing out racism calls whenever a newspaper goes against them.

    Really can't believe how shocking a person his ex wife Winnie Mandela is though and how weak he was in dealing with her criminal activities.
     
    Sultan Pepper, Jan 20, 2012
    #611

  12. SmellyStuff MP Chung

    I see what you did there.
     
    SmellyStuff, Jan 20, 2012
    #612

  13. Alec AD Funkotron

    Shane Bond's autobiography, chapter 2:

    "...So I was injured again this week."

    Very insightful.
     
    Alec, Jan 20, 2012
    #613

  14. HeathDavisSpeed HT Davis

    Indeed. Was pretty weak all-round with respect to Winnie.

    Just finished reading Alexander Dubcek's biography. Yeah, he's still a hero. Politician through and through, but he fought as much as he possibly could in the face of the overwhelming might of the Red Army to keep reforms in place. WAG.
     
    HeathDavisSpeed, Jan 20, 2012
    #614

  15. Pretzel P Retzel

    Attempting to read through Culture Club again - written by Craig Schuftan from Triple J. Really interesting read, goes through how a lot of modern music ties into and is inspired by various art and art movements.
     
    Pretzel, Jan 20, 2012
    #615

  16. Frizzed WC Welker

    Anyone read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ?
     
    Frizzed, Jan 23, 2012
    #616

  17. Speirz DG Speirs

    Yeah, didn't mind it. I've never really found any of the massively hyped books to be as good as they've claimed though.
     
    Speirz, Jan 23, 2012
    #617

  18. crowley DA Crowley

    Yeah I really enjoyed that book. Actually the third one in the series The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest is the best of the three IMO. It's such a pity the author died shortly after doing them.
     
    crowley, Jan 23, 2012
    #618

  19. mouse MJ Edwards

    Got given Roy Keane's autobiography so thought I'll give it a read even though I'm a Liverpool fan

    It's a good read so far (at the stage where Man Utd won the treble), you can tell how mentally strong he was as a player just in the first few chapters whilst playing in Ireland which only increased at his time with Forest and then at Man Utd.

    He also understood the psychological factors that are necessary to be an elite athlete whilst having the desire to put his body on the line for the club which was evident if you ever saw him play anyway.

    Seems like he has plenty of respect for Fergie which makes it strange that he did an interview a few months back slating him... but funny how much he dislikes Jack Charlton style of football for the Irish team and how he was clueless with tactics.

    Should be interesting to read more about why he quit the 2002 WC as well.
     
    mouse, Jan 24, 2012
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  20. Phlegm SP Phlegm

    Hated it. I found the pacing terrible, the story doesn't live up to the hype, every man in the book seems to find the main chick amazingly attractive, and every two pages they have a coffee break.

    I also think it may not have translated from Swedish to English very well, since it reads a bit awkwardly in parts.
     
    Phlegm, Jan 24, 2012
    #620
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