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[Te Mana-wah]

Reading between the lines at the moment that 2024 is NOT our year!

 

[Juno]

Reading between the lines at the moment that 2024 is NOT our year!

I see what you did there lol

 

[clementbalt.]

A Killer's Mind by Mike Omer
Amazing detective book. I've read the half, and it's so interesting.
It's the first book in the series; there are three, if I'm not mistaken.
If you are into detectives - highly recommend

 

[Lord Gnome of Waiheke]

Sports and Hitler, my two favourite subjects. Seen the movie? Is it any good

There's a movie called Sports and Hitler?

 

[snake77]

There's a movie called Sports and Hitler?

Sounds like my kids holidays with my father.

Ask them what they did at Grandads and the young fella will say "Darts, Snooker, Hitler and Trump".

The Hittler part is more WW2. He isn't a Trump fan, just looks at all of the news as he's an idiot. Trump not my father, well maybe the second one as well.

 

[Juno]

There's a movie called Sports and Hitler?

Nah, the movie and the book is The Boys in the Boat and its written like a novel based on a true story about a rowing team from a college in the states that against the odds made the olympics in Berlin when Hitler was on his roll (Jesse Owens made the same US olympics team.)

 

[tommen]

I can't see a thread about books, so I thought I'd start one. Apologies if I've missed it.
I'm mainly interested in crime fiction, thrillers etc to while away the retirement hours until next season, and I'm looking for some advice about NZ/Aus authors.
Years ago I read and really enjoyed Peter Temple's books and Paul Thomas' Tito Ihaka stories.
I've recently been hoovering up every Garry Disher and Chris Hammer book I can find up here ( England ), but getting info about other, similar authors is hard to find - I'm not going to believe everything Amazon 'recommends'.
Has anybody got any recommendations for similar stuff?
thanks

"The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot.

 

[Tragic]

Reading the rebus books. Halfway through the series and getting same ol but can't stop now

 

[Worried2Death]

5 books you'll never be the same person after reading:
Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Sentimental Education by Flaubert, Earth by Zola, 120 Days Of Sodom by de Sade, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl.