Books do you read them

[john i am]

Without reading grammar, vocabulary and the spoken word suffers with inaccuracy together with the lack of skill and ability to place opinion and argument. Sorry Laurie I have to disagree with your statement. I don't read books as I have no spare time but I do have lots of opinions and I am always ready for a good argument regards John

[Guest]

That is OK John we all have our opinions.

Without reading grammar, vocabulary and the spoken word suffers with inaccuracy together with the lack of skill and ability to place opinion and argument.

"Just noticed should read"

Without reading, grammar, vocabulary and the spoken word suffer with inaccuracy together with the lack of skill and ability to place opinion and argument.

Just shows my error of punctuation which has distributed a difference in the meaning of the sentence. Cannot pretend to be an expert by a long chalk but writing I find an exciting challenge. One which I did not discover until the business changed and I had to write and type my own letters. Similar to model making you add a a slice of skill with every model made.

Laurie

[stona]

I don't read books as I have no spare time but I do have lots of opinions and I am always ready for a good argument regards John

But you must obtain the facts to allow you to form an opinion from somewhere.

I've been engaged in a debate about the battle of Berlin recently and have referred to at least half a dozen books in my library. These vary from the reader friendly 'Berlin Raids' by Middlebrook to the rather dry 'Bomber Command War Diaries' and the technical 'Watching the Skies' by Jack Gough about radar. I've also looked up Luftwaffe night fighter claims and operations (Boiten and Foreman, Mathews, Parry) and looked in Westerbrook's tome on German flak defences. The various US and British bombing surveys have also been used. Throw in a biography of Harris for good measure!

I have an opinion about the Battle of Berlin and I believe it is well informed, not necessarily correct, but you'd better come armed with some good information if you wish to disagree

Cheers

Steve

[dave]

I am a voracious reader, on kindle and the paper originals, prefer the real thing but the kindle is easier on the tram and when travelling for work.

Vulcan 607 was an excellent read. I have just finished "Dreadnought" which is a history of the run up to WW1 politically but with an emphasis on the naval side of things, heavy going but an interesting read.

[ojays]

I wouldn't be without my Kindle. Like Laurie I like to wind down and read myself to sleep.

I only buy the books that are less than a fiver (I'm tight that way)

So far I have 47 books on it, and my Daughter only bought it for me last Christmas.

Mainly true stuff about WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam, Afghanistan & Iraq.

Main genre being Vietnam, as it's the newest forgotten war, and Afghanistan, both with so many PTSD victims!

Gregg

[Guest]

I read mainly non fiction and mainly about world war 2 if we are talking about books my favorite books are by Stephen E Ambrose Band of Brother,Pegasus Bridge Wild Blue etc I have hundreds of books about the conflict and love to read them over and over.

I wonder if any of you could recommend any books that are about the middle east campaign during world war 2 am looking to find info about my granddads part of the war.

The other things I read and collect is comic books and am even a part time trader of comic book. This is a fast dying thing when I was a kid I would read a comic then have to wait for the next week or month of the next part and would have a massive stack to keep me quiet for a while. but now the kids can buy whole story arches to read on a tablet or kindle or just go to W.H. smiths and buy a graphic novel the single issue of comic books is dying fast.

[Ian M]

I used to get though three or four a month, then they invented the internet!!!

Ian M

[Guest]

I wouldn't be without my Kindle. Like Laurie I like to wind down and read myself to sleep.I only buy the books that are less than a fiver (I'm tight that way)

Gregg

(I'm tight that way). What else you come from Hull. I know the form there Gregg.

Got a good number of my now demised collection secondhand Gregg.

Some from second hand book shops.

Some in Jersey where we have a number of book sales for charity.

Plus second hand especially for books out of print etc. http://www.abebooks.co.uk/ . Abe books is a central collection point for second hand books in the UK and around the world.

Found that good bargains and books not available through ordinary means can be found at all the above. Also found the older books are much better bound and the paper in a lot of cases is much nicer.

Laurie

[dave]

As a Yorkshireman in economic exile, I am also loathe to spend more than £5 on books for the kindle. Although you periodically get some great books in the Daily deal on amazon. That's how I got Dreadnought for the princely sum of 99p. Guttenberg Press also do a lot of the classics for free. The only problem with the kindle is that diagrams can be a bit small to make out and it doesn't smell like a proper old book.