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Apologies if these have been here before but I did do a search and couldnt see much that helped I'm having a bit of a filmfest currently (Summer Stock/ The Pirate/ For Me and My Gal etc) and that has reminded me that I would really like to find a GOOD biography for Gene Kelly and a GOOD biography for Judy Garland There are so many out there, a lot with rubbish to awful reviews so I'd be very grateful to get recommendations for either of them. I really enjoy their films..... Thanks (hopefully!) in advance!

I have a soft spot for the three for two offers - I used to use it as a "take a chance book" as I hadn't bought it. If it wasnt for the three for two offers I may not have discovered the joys of reading Henning Mankell as Firewall was my take a chance book before one holiday (fortunately I didnt read the page that said translated from the original swedish or I may not have bought it and that would have been tragic!!!)

Me too! I read it on the recommendation of a friend (no excuses she also lent it to me to read) Very dubious as didn't think it was my cup of tea it all but I absolutely loved it...

And when you drop your phone in seawater and kill it you don't lose all the books on it! Just got my replacement phone and was worrying re the books I'd purchased that were on the old one but they quickly downloaded from archive and I can now enjoy them again!

Thanks Pickle for the help...

If you can find out and remind me in word of one syllable re spoilers I'm happy to help!

Yup, I'm really enjoying this series. Flicked onto it as I loved the Yellowbird Wallander's that were on Beeb 4 and had heard good things about The Killing but missed it. The Bridge hasn't disappointed so far - looking forward to next week!

I don't have a kindle but have recently discovered the joys of the kindle app for my phone which means when I'm caught short without a book I can still enjoy. I'm also a bit of a cheapskate and having been intrigued by some of the suggestions in threads on forums I decided that the investment in the kindle version of the book was worth it to find out if I enjoyed the book, especially with books I think I'm unlikely to find in charity shops Most recently this has included Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (bear with me, I am getting to the point!). I really enjoyed this book and so couldn't resist buying the next in the series. I was near to finishing that yesterday so couldn't help myself trundling along to amazon where I found them advertising an omnibus of the first four Elizabeth Peabody books for 85p! Well, despite fact I have first two that sounded like a bargain to me so was about to click when I noted it was available for preorder, release date May 17th. Oh well, that's fine - I can find something else to read in the meantime so clicked anyway and duly paid my 85p. Today I get a message from amazon saying the product has been delivered, for more info on order click here. I followed the link to find the omnibus is now available at about £6 or so. Further investigation and the book has downloaded to my phone and available for reading.... Slightly confused, and quite smug about the bargain. Does this happen often with amazon or did I luck out???

Angela Carter, I read The Bloody Chamber and really didn't enjoy it and was relieved to reach the end.... Didn't engage with any of the stories and felt the language was contrived Not an author I plan to return to...

Well that November Reading Circle was very good for me! Firstly making me return to Agatha Christie (and one I hadn't actually read previously) and thoroughly enjoying it, then introducing me to Stuart MacBride in Cold Granite and finally this book, Crocodile on the Sandbank. The latter two were nominated but beaten by the Agatha Christie and I'm so glad they were nominated as they are books and authors I'd never heard of I'm currently halfway through Crocodile on the Sandbank (bought the kindle edition and read it mostly actually on the phone during my lunchbreaks using the kindle app which works surprisingly well) and I'm enjoying it so much I've just bought the second Amelia Peabody book.... Mystery, egypt and great characters - definitely my cup of tea. It's so gripping I abandoned my proper book last night to keep up with this story Wasn't sure where to post this as 2011 November reading circle is probably dead and buried but many thanks to the nominees of this and the Stuart MacBride book, it's certainly expanded my list of "must-read" authors

62!!!!!!!!!!!! ouch! That's impressive!!! I managed 22 the other weekend in Falkland to reach my 900th and I thought that was pretty good! Wow - that's a great number to get in a day! Hope the radox is ready and raring Do love tho how it gets me walking further than I would otherwise, even with the mutt. Motivation and all that ("just one more cache before lunch" !!!!!!!!!!!) FlashMob event in Glasgow next weekend, chance to meet other likeminded nutters : agree re weather too - and now light nights to enjoy too WOOPWOOP

Has anyone read any of these? My Dad used to rave about the Jorrocks books that he wrote - but started me slowly on Mr Sponge's Sporting Tour.... I actually really enjoyed it and have read a couple of the Jorrocks book now as well The humour in a book written that long ago surprises me but is what draws me back to read more. OK, the subject matter may not be pc these days but taking it in its time I think they make a great yarn, and as I say the humour (esp in Mr Sponge) is great!

I bought Cold Granite after it sounded interesting in one of the Monthly reading circles last year - finally got to read it and thoroughly enjoyed it! Failed to work out whodunnit, which is always good! I really liked the characters in it, even the unpleasant ones and would definitely read more from Stuart Macbride. It wasn't raining when I was in Aberdeen if that helps! OK it was May, Scotland gets its short summer then eh!!!!!! Thanks for the list above - I'll go scour the shelves of the charity shops and then resort to amazon!!!!!!!!!!!

Yup I'd go with Kurt Wallander too - and agree re Kenneth Branagh!!! I can't remember his name but tv wise the YellowBird Kurt IS Kurt in my eyes!

I've retired to The West Wing again - got loaned the box set by my sister, this is round two with it!!! I'm going to have to give it back soon, boo!

Has to be porridge Altho fave alltime has to be full Scottish - but guilt free when on holiday (cooked by someone else, washing up by someone else) and sets you up for a day walking with the pup!

Oooh - I read the Space Odyssey books years ago (each book I found better than the previous one) and I think I read a couple more but can't remember their names so this thread is great, would love to try a few more......

I hadn't read any Rebus until last year and thoroughly enjoyed the ones Ive read so far (and 75p in a charity shop you can't really go wrong eh!) Realise you've already got him on your list but thanks to this forum stumbled across Stuart MacBride and really enjoying Cold Granite currently (almost finished!) I may be being blind but I didn't spot Henning Mankell in the suggestions - I love his books (and the Yellowbird tv adaptations NOT Kenneth Branagh's!) The books are great, the first one, Firewall, I picked up by accident in the 3 for 2 offers in waterstones, so glad I never spotted the translated from the original Swedish comment at the front or I may have given it up as a bad job. I really enjoy his books, with or without Kurt Wallander!

I believe there's a conspiracy theory behind it's demise Shame - I thought it was excellent....

Defying Gravity and Rubicon - both cut off too early in my opinion! And forgot to say YES I remember Tales of the Gold Monkey! I LOVED that series

Heh heh Sorry for the scran - I blame my Cumbrian friend for introducing me to that word!!!!!!!! Caching is pretty popular in UK - can get a fair number of people turning up to events. Today I was in an area which has had a couple of events previously (and caches set out for the events that stay out) Did 21 (darnit should have done 22 to get to 900 finds but couldnt count and had issues to resolve for journey home!) and that was a good 6 hours of walking around Falkland Still enough caches left to spend a wee while longer there. Absolutely lovely day - pup is snoring on the sofa after his exertions and I can feel my legs tingling - sign of a good day! Hyzenthlay - I love the trackable side of it too. I have a wee Scottish Bear keyring on a dogtag that is currently in Australia and trying to get to New Zealand - started in Edinburgh and hopes to get to Dunedin!! Also have a few random keyrings I stuck dogtags on and left em in caches to see how far they went - California via Canada is the next furthest after my Oz resident now!!!!!!!!! ps I have a GPS for my riding but smartphone gets me to most of the caches. Means I have the clues/coordinates and last logs for each cache too A posh GPS would also do that side of things for you but I just have an old forerunner 201 Tells me how far and how fast my pony has gone so works for me!!!!

Thanks for the pics Julie, and second what you say about it... I love walking and the outdoors but get bored with my own company (less so now I have the pup) - geocaching motivates me to go that bit further than I would for a normal walk. For example, 29th Feb I went up to Dundee and ended up walking for 5 1/2 hours round a lovely wood area they have just outside Dundee, followed by meeting up with fellow cachers for scran before setting sail for home - great way to spend a day I refuse to work on principle!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah, there's loads of stuff around my village I wouldn't know existed if it wasnt for caching - shameful considering some of the old buildings I'd walked past, just never found out what they were (gunpowder mill, ice house etc!) Julie, those are impressive numbers! I'm slowly approaching 900 - hope to pass that number this weekend. So many different types its hard to choose a favourite. One of my current ones is one of a series which has no clue or size information, this one is a tiny 0.2ml tube attached to some fake greenery hanging in the middle of a thorn bush!!!!!!!!!! Another favourite was where the coords took you to tree where inflatable lilos and the foot pump were hidden, you blew them up and used them to get across a wee lochan to an island where the cache was hidden, genius!!!!!!

Just being nosey and wondering if anyone here geocaches? I did a search and was suprised the caching didn't come up in the discussion (ok it's a book forum but I thought it might have come up in the general waffling area....) I love it - I blame the dog for getting me into it, it's a great way to find new dog walks, esp in areas you are visiting. Two years on Sunday, I guess that makes me an addict!!!! And if anyone hasn't heard of it http://www.geocaching.com

I still get shudders when I see the crows start their nightly routine at work as it reminds me of "the sparrows are flying" Dark Matter got my heart rate going - that's more building tension than anything but it definitely made its mark!!!