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Adam’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Adam’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Adam Carpenter
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(author: Terry Pratchett), (author: Ian Fleming)
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Murder Planet
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Generation Ship (Tulyar 2)
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Lava Moon (Space Freighter Tulyar Book 3)
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| A highly interesting tale covering the Euromissiles story from the perspective of many of the countries involved and genuinely illuminating on several aspects. In particular, it's a reminder that the Cold War did not end all in one go and suspicion o ...more | |
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The Bear Marches West: 12 Scenarios for 1980s NATO vs Warsaw Pact Wargames
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| An interesting book to read in 2025 - set in the author's vision of 2025, based on what they saw as the possible future for humanity. It's clear that for all the bad problems that we have, it could have gotten a good deal worse without action being t ...more | |
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A very detailed look at some of the most famous flops in Hollywood history, with details of just whose ego went out of control and who failed to temper their ideas to reality, with sources to back it up. A timely reminder that the industry has always ...more |
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Definitely a very good read, when Melville isn't going on about whales to excess, which is rather frequent. The discussion of the historical practice of whaling, while pretty gruesome, certainly gives an indication of the massive dangers involved in d ...more |
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“And Wessex was the last kingdom of England.”
― The Last Kingdom
― The Last Kingdom
“The ubiquitous initials LSR for Luftschutzraum, or air-raid shelter, were said to stand for ‘Lernt schnell Russisc’: ‘Learn Russian quickly’.”
― Berlin: The Downfall 1945
― Berlin: The Downfall 1945
“Candles were used to measure the diminishing levels of oxygen. When a candle placed on the floor went out, children were picked up and held at shoulder height. When a candle on a chair went out, then the evacuation of the level began. And if a third candle, positioned at about chin level, began to sputter, then the whole bunker was evacuated, however heavy the attack above.”
― Berlin: The Downfall 1945
― Berlin: The Downfall 1945
“Most hospitals in England, even in the 1950s, were converted workhouses, so the buildings alone had an aura of degradation and death for people who had lived all their lives with the terror of being sent to the workhouse.”
― Call The Midwife: A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s
― Call The Midwife: A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s
“It looked a little like a railway terminus as designed by an overambitious architect … one obviously with ideas above his station.”
― With a Mind to Kill
― With a Mind to Kill
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