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I loved Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale. It was so intresting to see the situation from his point of view. As well as seeing how he actually managed to con all of those people.
Me too. The French prisons sounded awful!
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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
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Good news about Lily Eleonora - look forward to seeing a pic. Oscar is a great looking dog Bookworm - a lot more handsome than Yoda! I know someone who has snakes as pets, sorry to say it just gives me the willies thinking about the fact they take them out of their glass cases to play with them.
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.
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We don't have any pets at the moment. I used to have dogs, rabbits, guiniepigs and fish when I was a kid, and my sister also had mice and hamsters at various points. Unfortunately, I'm allergic to feathers, fur and cat and dog saliva, which kind of puts paid to me having many regular pets!
I adore reptiles and would love to keep an iguana, lizard or snake, but we don't have the room for an iguana and I can't stand the thought of feeding crickets and mealworms to a lizard, or mice to a snake.
We're planning on getting a couple of fish in a small tank for Xan's birthday as he loves watching fish and I think he'll enjoy feeding them and watching them swim about when he has some of his very own.
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
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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!
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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.
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I believe he's writing a sequel to No Time for Goodbye. Really looking forwards to that.
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Yeah I really enjoyed it but I am a big fan of Bruce Lee so I'm sure that makes a difference lol.
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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!
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I think 36:00 onwards is similar to what you mean Kirsty.
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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!
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I read 'A Street Cat Named Bob' by James Bowen at the beginning of January. It's a book written by a homeless, recovering heroin addict, with the help of a journalist he met while out selling The Big Issue. It tells the story of how a cat found him and would follow him everywhere he went, he believes that the cat helped him fight his addictions and get him back on his feet. It's a very moving story which also shows how tough life is living on the street! After reading this book, i actually went and bought The Big Issue from a homeless man near my flat who is out in all weather with his pet dog!
I started reading 'Is It Just Me?' by Miranda Hart, the comedian, yesterday. It's actually really funny! She shares many of her personal embarrassments and humiliations and interrupts throughout with her 18-year-old self giving updates of her boarding school life! A great read!
I buy big issue more often now too
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Have you seen the Swedish movies, they are a far better watch in my opinion.
No, I haven't. That's interesting, are they in English or are they dubbed or subtitled?
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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. -
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. -
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.
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In my younger years, I'd read a book per day,but the older I get the more I have slowed down and need to read slower to absorb more .It depends a lot on the book,whether it is really good or kinda dull as to the speed I read. I'd say if it's really interesting, I'd read one book in 2 days,but other books may take a week or more .
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.
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What's a friendship group NickB?
I think the blog site is a good idea. It is interesting to see what women consider hot. I think it is the look of total concentration on the men's faces as we struggle painfully from one word to the next until we make a whole sentence that females find adorable.
Shame that the blog seems to be closing down though?
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. -
We have plenty of male members on here, but I suppose you won't find them in this thread...
That seems logical hahaha
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110 pages in and definitely falling in love with The Hobbit
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I found a brand new copy of catch 22 in the local book barn for $3! I think I might read it after I am legend
This is my second copy, I bought a copy at the charity shop once but when I got home it was missing pages
Excellent! Both are brilliant books. I'd like to re-read the book before The Hobbit comes out, but I likely won't get a chance. I think I remember it well enough though.
Groucho Marx: "I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book."
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 -
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 started to read 1984 by Orwell today at work, got about 50 pages into it, enjoying. Unfortunately I have a colleague who wont STFU when i'm reading so I had to stop.
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.
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Do you make a distinction between comics and graphic novels, Nick? Because Watchmen is an awesome graphic novel.
Neither really interest me, I have never properly delved into them but I just can't imagine myself enjoying them.
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Maybe not exactly what you're after, but "By the light of the moon" by Dean Koontz comes close. The story follows a group of people who have super-powers forced upon them. It's a very good read.
Thanks, I just read the description of it on Amazon. It sounds good
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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.