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NickB

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  1. I'm pretty sure in interviews he said he couldn't, due to increases in security etc. Especially in airports. However he still could of done scams of some sort, he doesn't mention it very much in the book but he did do other small scams. I believe he works in security now, making it harder for con-men to beat the system.
  2. I haven't read anywhere near as many books as most of you and I'm picky about what books I put up but I will put up my list so far. Fiction No Time For Goodbye - Linwood Barclay The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho The Hobbit - J.R.R Tolkien Limitless - Alan Glynn The Millenium Series - Stieg Larsson All of the Sherlock stories - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Kensuke's Kingdom - Michael Morpurgo War Horse - Michael Morpurgo Non-Fiction Mastery - Robert Greene Awakening Your Inner Genius - Sean Patrick Bounce - Matthew Syed Catch Me If You Can - Frank Abagnale Jr. A Wild Life On Exmoor - Johnny Kingdom A Survival Guide For Life - Bear Grylls Mud, Sweat and Tears - Bear Grylls Watch My Back - Geoff Thompson The Crocodile Hunter - Steve and Terri Irwin
  3. I honestly can't think of a pet that could cause less damage to you than the majority of pet snakes. I would rather be bitten by a snake than hamsters, cats, dogs, chinchillas etc. The only snakes that can cause serious injury are the very large constrictors and venomous snakes. A DWA license is required to own venomous snakes in this country.
  4. There is a group of snakes called Garter snakes (Thamnophis species) which thrive off a diet primarily of fish and worms, mice should only ever be given as an occasional thing and aren't necessary so you wouldn't have to feed them if you didn't want to. They're great snakes and the most commonly available in the UK is Thamnophis marcianus - Checkered garter snake which is a hardy snake ideal for beginners. Here's a picture from google: A great website for finding out more about them is thamnophis.com which has a very useful forums. I think you'd love it
  5. I just recently finished the Millennium trilogy (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo etc.) and I miss the characters already! Are there any series similar I can read? And what do you normally do after reading a trilogy or series of books, it's the first full series I've actually read and coming to the end is quite sad!
  6. I've read both A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four. I have to say I didn't really enjoy A Study in Scarlet I didn't like the way it moved away from Sherlock and Watson for such a long time. On the other hand I really liked The Sign of the Four.
  7. I believe he's writing a sequel to No Time for Goodbye. Really looking forwards to that.
  8. Yeah I really enjoyed it but I am a big fan of Bruce Lee so I'm sure that makes a difference lol.
  9. I saw this video about Bruce Lee's book collection and thought some of you may find it as interesting as I did. He clearly read a lot!
  10. I think 36:00 onwards is similar to what you mean Kirsty.
  11. This is on my TBR list. It's a book my mum kept and she only keeps ones that she really likes so she must of enjoyed it. My TBR list is pretty big though so I don't know when I'll get to it hahahaha this thread has made me want to read it sooner though!
  12. I buy big issue more often now too I bet their sales went up after that book was released!
  13. No, I haven't. That's interesting, are they in English or are they dubbed or subtitled?
  14. I was a bit disappointed at The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo american film adaptation. They completely changed the ending and I feel like the casting for Lisbeth Salander could of been better, someone a bit prettier In the book she is supposed to be attractive, but in a strange fascinating kind of way. I haven't watched and read enough film to book combinations to really rank them though.
  15. I've read A Study in Scarlet - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Get Off Your Arse - Brad Burton so far this year. I also only have left 200 pages of The Girl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson. I've enjoyed all of these books so far I was a bit disappointed at how little Sherlock features in A Study in Scarlet, It's like two books in one but it was a good book all the same.
  16. I have 'The Hard Way' on my TBR list, looks good and I've heard a lot about Jack Reacher but not read anything so far.
  17. I've heard other people say they can read one book a day, that's so alien to me I think I'm at more of a one book a week pace! Do you mean 300-500 page books?and how many hours would you read a day? Perhaps I should improve my own pace, I would like to read more.
  18. Sorry to reply so late I haven't been online. Nothing more than a group of friends . And it is interesting although, we are on a book forum so that might not necessarily correlate with the same percentages in the real world hahaha.
  19. That seems logical hahaha
  20. 110 pages in and definitely falling in love with The Hobbit I wish someone read this to me as a kid!
  21. This is my second copy, I bought a copy at the charity shop once but when I got home it was missing pages I like the quote I read 20 pages of The Hobbit last night, I think it will take a little getting used to as I mainly read crime books. I'm looking forward to really getting into it though. I only really got into reading fiction recently which is great because I get to discover all of these classic books
  22. I just bought The Hobbit and Catch 22 today. I want to read The Hobbit before the film comes out. My mum also bought me The Litigators by John Grisham as a christmas present, but I will have to wait for that one. I hate that, or when someone comes into the room and turns on a TV. I know some people can ignore it but I get really distracted by sound.
  23. Neither really interest me, I have never properly delved into them but I just can't imagine myself enjoying them.
  24. Thanks, I just read the description of it on Amazon. It sounds good
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