Kowalski Posted December 20, 2007 Report Posted December 20, 2007 First up, may I recommend Gary Sutherland's "Hunting Grounds": http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/3370157/Hunting-Grounds/Product.html http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Grounds-Gary-Sutherland/dp/1841585866/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198166624&sr=8-1 Its an excellent journey round all 42 Scottish fitba grounds in one season. Detailing transport, pre-match venues for a pint, the quality of the pies at the ground, and a review of the performance of both the players and the fans. He goes into some depth in his report for each ground. Its rather witty too! He obviously visits Pittodrie (2-2 cup game with Hibs last season), and also a Falkirk v Aberdeen SPL game where the away fans are praised. Quote
Superstar Tradesman Posted December 20, 2007 Report Posted December 20, 2007 Does it say what he made of the games? Quote
Kowalski Posted December 20, 2007 Author Report Posted December 20, 2007 Yep, each game gets a summing up and a gold star rating out of 10. Quote
Sharpie Posted December 20, 2007 Report Posted December 20, 2007 Is he the dude who visited Ibrox and couldn't believe how poisonous the place was / is? Quote
Superstar Tradesman Posted December 20, 2007 Report Posted December 20, 2007 Yep, each game gets a summing up and a gold star rating out of 10. So you gonna tell us or do we have to read the book?! Quote
BrownyBrown Posted December 20, 2007 Report Posted December 20, 2007 "How to pump teams oot the UEFA Cup" by J. Calderwood Esq. Available in all good bookstores. Quote
Kowalski Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Posted December 21, 2007 So you gonna tell us or do we have to read the book?! For all 42 games? I think you should read the book. Quote
Superstar Tradesman Posted December 21, 2007 Report Posted December 21, 2007 The Dons games you clown! What did he make of our games as an outsider! I'm currently reading: An Atlas of Europe. Quote
Kowalski Posted December 21, 2007 Author Report Posted December 21, 2007 7 stars I seem to recall. Thought the pie was average. Visited the Pittodrie Bar before hand. He seemed reasonably complementary and didn't really have anything negative to say. Full of praise for us when he went to Falkirk v Aberdeen, singling out the away support. Quote
BigAl Posted December 28, 2007 Report Posted December 28, 2007 Just finished "Winter in Madrid" by CJ Sansom. Nae my usual type of read but thoroughly enjoyed it Brought a smile to my face all the references to Puerta del Sol about to start on "Book of Fate" by Brad Mizer which probably is more my sort of book Quote
Dandy_Don Posted December 29, 2007 Report Posted December 29, 2007 Im currently reading 'God is Not Great' by Christopher Hitchens. Quote
glasgow sheep Posted December 29, 2007 Report Posted December 29, 2007 currently working my way through The Ball is Round: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ball-Round-David-Goldblatt/dp/0141015829/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198922613&sr=8-1 which is a global history of football. Pretty good reading so far but will take me till the spring to finish it at my current rate. Have If this is a man/truce by Primo Levi waiting once I'm finished Quote
Edinburghdon Posted December 29, 2007 Report Posted December 29, 2007 Ive just finished : The Don - Willie Miller Broken Skin - Stuart McBride Exit Music - Ian Rankin All great reads, a couple of great twists in the Rankin and McBride books, and its always good to be able to picture exactly where the story is set since they're based in Edinburgh and Aberdeen respectively. Cant believe Rankin finished the Rebus series of books like that though, leaves you wanting another novel atleast! Quote
Kowalski Posted December 29, 2007 Author Report Posted December 29, 2007 Broken Skin - Stuart McBride I've read the first two and just purchased Broken Skin. I'll hopefully read it soon. I hear AFC's star striker is involved in this novel. Mackie??? Quote
Edinburghdon Posted December 29, 2007 Report Posted December 29, 2007 I've read the first two and just purchased Broken Skin. I'll hopefully read it soon. I hear AFC's star striker is involved in this novel. Mackie Have a think about that one....... Quote
Drewsome Posted December 29, 2007 Report Posted December 29, 2007 Just finished Hornblower Goes To Sea I am on a bit of a Historical Fiction kick lately Quote
capitalsharpie Posted December 30, 2007 Report Posted December 30, 2007 Christmas=always good for books!! Espesh books that you wouldnt necesaraly choose yourself. Currently reading Imperial Life in the Emerald City by Rajiv Chandreaskaran. Its about the charmed life that the service industry lead supplying Iraq whilst the country goes to shit. Its a fascinating insight into the ignorance of america. Its not that heavy a read, unlike some anti war material. Quote
Guest BTR Posted January 3, 2008 Report Posted January 3, 2008 Currently reading two books: Barca: The People's Passion by Jimmy Burns. It's a bit of a dirge as far as football books go, overly descriptive of insignificant things and I'm having real trouble getting any momentum with it. The World According to Jeremy Clarkson. Thought seeing as I was being bored to death with the other book that I'd get something to make me chuckle from time to time. It's typical Clarkson (love him or loathe him), taken from his Sunday Times columns. I have Brave New World by Aldous Huxley sitting waiting to be read as well. Quote
BigAl Posted January 3, 2008 Report Posted January 3, 2008 BTR, I read Barca a couple of years ago on holiday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Having said that can understand why you find it a bit heavy in parts but felt it was necessary to present the full importance of the part the club plays in the history of the region and its people Quote
Guest BTR Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 BTR, I read Barca a couple of years ago on holiday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Having said that can understand why you find it a bit heavy in parts but felt it was necessary to present the full importance of the part the club plays in the history of the region and its people It may just have been the fist couple of chapters then Al, I read a couple of chapters last night that were far more interesting. I then committed the heinous crime of hunting out a section on Steve Archibald towards the end of the book and read that bit as well. Quote
TENEMENTFUNSTER Posted January 4, 2008 Report Posted January 4, 2008 Terry Pratchett - Making Money. Quote
foolsgold953 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 The Hiram Key - Robert Lomas Very Enlightening Quote
Guest BTR Posted January 5, 2008 Report Posted January 5, 2008 The Hiram Key - Robert Lomas Very Enlightening Indeed so, brother. If you like that one, try The Temple and the Lodge by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh. Quote
SuperKev82 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 I'm currently readin the autobiography of John Peel. This was published after his death so was partly written by himself and also his family after he passed away. i've tried my best to read this for the best part of two years and i'm now about to read chapter four!!! So far it's not a book i would recommend that's for sure. When i read a chapter last night it did seem to be gathering some momentum which i was crying out for. I've got a fair few others books which need looking at, mainly non-fiction by john simpson on his reporting across the world. One book i'd recommend is Nigel Benns autobiography. If you like boxing then this is for you. To some he may come across as an arrogant bastard but this is something i couldn't agree with when reading his life story. Quote
Superstar Tradesman Posted January 7, 2008 Report Posted January 7, 2008 I read the Margrave of the Marshes (John Peel's autobiography) and thought it was superb! Then again I'm a big music/Peel fan so found it a good read on both fronts. I've found that the longer it takes to read a book, the less interesting it is and the harder it was to get into. I've been reading 'Catch-22' for about 3 months now and only when I found myself with some time to spare sitting in airports this weekend, did I really get into it. Anyway, during the festive period I bought Willie Miller's book which I'll read after 'Catch-22' and Paul Carter's follow up to 'Don't Tell Mum I Work On The Rigs' which is called 'This Is Not A Drill'. Found it funnier than the first one and it had a nice twist into the bargin when he takes a trip into Bin Laden's backyard to show the nasty side of the oil industry. Quote
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