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for the Kindle. either cycling, sports, or fiction. I've read a a lot of cycling books though, so you may have to think of an obscure and good one! fiction wise, I like Irvine Welsh, Kevin Sampson, that sort of thing...
Not sports specifically, but human endurance from a science perspective:
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Survival-Fittest-Anatomy-Physical-Performance-ebook/dp/B003V4ASXQ/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1397326891&sr=8-1&keywords=survival+of+the+fittest ]'Survival of the Fittest' by Mike Stroud.[/url] Awesome.
that does look good...
In the Kevin Sampson style, have you tried [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Danny-King/e/B001K8AO0C/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1397327485&sr=8-1 ]Danny King?[/url]
I haven't, they look good. Do you recommend one over the others?
Shantaram.
The monkey wrench gang.
God hates us all
the Henry Chinaski novels by Charles Bukowski
After the death of its author this week; The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. Just started re reading it this afternoon and have laughed at every page.
the Henry Chinaski novels by Charles Bukowski
got those, enjoyed the first one, the second dragged i thought...
City of thieves - set during siege of Leningrad. Very memorable.
Enders Game
The Amazing Adventures Of Kavalier And Clay
Open - Andre Agassi
Just finished reading "Iron War"', good book about a great ironman rivalry. Worth a read if you like sports books.
Chuck Palahniuk and Irvine Welsh often get mentioned in the same breath. Not read any CP stuff but I know he wrote Fight Club.
The curious incident of the dog and the night time.
Available in all formats.
I actually got Open as a christmas present, it's sat on my shelve, untouched.
read a fair bit of CP and the read the curious incident...
Iron war looks good, and city of thieves may be interesting, not my normal reading...
cheers all
Any Bill Bryson book. I have just finished All Hell Let Loose by Max Hastings, really good different view of WW2. Okay not sport or fiction but worth it.
Green River Rising by Tim Willocks
I gave up on Iron War after reading the first few chapters, hated the writing style. YMMV.
That near death thing - Rick Broadbent
Even if you're not into the sport it's a facinating insight into the people.
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/That-Near-Death-Thing-Dangerous-ebook/dp/B0083V44P0http:// ]That Near Death Thing[/url]
Review from Waterstones site:
[i]i am not a bike racing fan
so this book was a huge and very pleasant surprise. I know very little about the TT race apart from what i will have heard in the media, this book has changed my outlook. The riders are honest, complicated and intelligent, and love their sport. The challenge of riding the course is brilliantly captured, the craziness of the challenge was brought to life brilliantly, and at no point did i feel the urge to pull on a set of leathers and give it go.[/i]
Coronation Everest by Jan Morris.
Proper adventure.
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dividing-Great-John-Metcalfe-ebook/dp/B005U0OHTA/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1397499469&sr=8-1&keywords=dividing+the+great ]Dividing the Great[/url] is good 😉
Lunch with the FT - 52 classic interviews. Interesting people and bite size chunks in case, like me, you read in fits and spurts.
Moneyball - loosely about baseball but is genuinely making me think about how to apply the theory to other things.
Same one as I recommended in the thread for books for kids 10+ for starters. Ace for all ages.
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The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
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Stone Junction - Jim Dodge
as it's one of the most odd, funny, arresting and wonderful things I've ever read.
The 100 year old man who climbed out of a window & disappeared:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0786891459?pc_redir=1397388697&robot_redir=1
One of the most enjoyable books I've ever read.
Wool by Hugh Howey, excellent book,