lazarus Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators is a 2019 book by the American journalist Ronan Farrow. He recounts the challenges he faced chasing the stories of Harvey Weinstein's decades of alleged rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse of women and the case against him.[2][3][4] Farrow argues that Weinstein was able to use Black Cube, a private Israeli intelligence service,[5] to successfully pressure executives at NBC News to kill the story there, leading him to take it to The New Yorker, where it was published and helped spark the international #MeToo movement exposing sexual abuse, mostly of women, in many industries. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lemondropkid Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Random pick up from the local library- was lured in by a Mick Herron comparision. The author has borrowed the Slough House theme, but with a police station called Malabar House staffed by officers no one else wants. Similarities stop there though, it's a murder whodunnit set in post-partion India. Has started well, moving along at a decent pace. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Lawrence Osborne’s new novel, “On Java Road,” is a mystery set amid political tensions. After two decades as a journalist in Hong Kong, ex-pat Englishman Adrian Gyle is ready to turn his back on the city he knew so well. But as Hong Kong erupts in violence with pro-democracy demonstrations hitting ever closer to home, could this be the final assignment Gyle was looking for? https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-java-road-lawrence-osborne/1140482238 . . . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 On 6/12/2023 at 7:21 AM, galenkia said: Thought this was really good. This is up next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 I think there were a couple of BMs reading Patrick O'Brian books , they all seem to be £0.99 on Amazon kindle at the moment 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 The Forgiven is a best-selling 2012 psychological thriller by Lawrence Osborne. Based loosely on a true story set in the deserts of Morocco, the book received widespread acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. The Economist chose it as one of its Best Books of 2012; and Robert Collins, in The Sunday Times in London, hailed its "brooding, compelling" quality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 On 6/17/2023 at 5:17 PM, Stillearly said: I think there were a couple of BMs reading Patrick O'Brian books , they all seem to be £0.99 on Amazon kindle at the moment Yes, I read the entire series last year (20 volumes). Helped to have the accompanying glossary book to get through the nautical terms and historical minutia. Good reads. . . . This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 Novella from the Ben Hope series. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Bit of archeology. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) This one from Alice Roberts is also very good - http://images.mobilism.org/?dm=XNUI Tamed: Ten Species That Changed Our World The extraordinary story of the species that became our allies. For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals for survival. They were hunter-gatherers, consummate foraging experts, taking the world as they found it. Then a revolution occurred - our ancestors' interaction with other species changed. They began to tame them. The human population boomed; civilisation began. In Tamed, Alice Roberts uncovers the deep history of 10 familiar species with incredible wild pasts: dogs, apples and wheat; cattle, potatoes and chickens; rice, maize and horses - and, finally, humans. She reveals how becoming part of our world changed these animals and plants, and shows how they became our allies, essential to the survival and success of our own species. Enlightening, wide-ranging and endlessly fascinating, Tamed encompasses thousands of years of history and archaeology alongside cutting-edge genetics and anthropology. Yet it is also a deeply personal journey that changes how we see ourselves and the species on which we have left our mark. Edited June 22, 2023 by Zeb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 1 hour ago, Zeb said: This one from Alice Roberts is also very good - http://images.mobilism.org/?dm=XNUI Tamed: Ten Species That Changed Our World The extraordinary story of the species that became our allies. For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and animals for survival. They were hunter-gatherers, consummate foraging experts, taking the world as they found it. Then a revolution occurred - our ancestors' interaction with other species changed. They began to tame them. The human population boomed; civilisation began. In Tamed, Alice Roberts uncovers the deep history of 10 familiar species with incredible wild pasts: dogs, apples and wheat; cattle, potatoes and chickens; rice, maize and horses - and, finally, humans. She reveals how becoming part of our world changed these animals and plants, and shows how they became our allies, essential to the survival and success of our own species. Enlightening, wide-ranging and endlessly fascinating, Tamed encompasses thousands of years of history and archaeology alongside cutting-edge genetics and anthropology. Yet it is also a deeply personal journey that changes how we see ourselves and the species on which we have left our mark. Alice has also presented a few TV series about history. I really enjoy her work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 The Ballad of a Small Player is a 2014 novel by British writer Lawrence Osborne. Set in the gambling casinos of Macau, it follows the fortunes of an English con man who passes himself off as a runaway Lord. Part ghost story, part psychological thriller, it earned Osborne comparisons with Graham Greene and Dostoievsky. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 In the middle of this excellent book. Although it is about a dark topic it is written as a comedy using many stereotypes. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Out of interest does anyone use Audible or another app to listen to books ... saw today they have a 3 month free trial on Amazon , so trying it out .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Stillearly said: Out of interest does anyone use Audible or another app to listen to books ... saw today they have a 3 month free trial on Amazon , so trying it out .. I’ve had the CD versions from the library years ago, but I tend to take it in better reading a book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 4 hours ago, Stillearly said: Out of interest does anyone use Audible or another app to listen to books ... saw today they have a 3 month free trial on Amazon , so trying it out .. Not for me Judith. Too passive, I much prefer being forced to get my head around the written word. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Beautiful Animals is a 2017 psychological thriller novel by British writer Lawrence Osborne. Set on the Greek island of Hydra,... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beautiful_Animals 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 9:33 PM, Stillearly said: Out of interest does anyone use Audible or another app to listen to books ... saw today they have a 3 month free trial on Amazon , so trying it out .. I'm a long time Audible customer, but get my books via torrents so use Voice Audiobook Player to listen to the books. A great way to pass the time if you're on the road or doing something that makes reading a book impractical. Worth giving it a try with their 3 month free trial. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycoll Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 12:33 AM, Stillearly said: Out of interest does anyone use Audible or another app to listen to books ... saw today they have a 3 month free trial on Amazon , so trying it out .. No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lemondropkid Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 Michael Lewis Flash Boys about the corrupt world of computerised trading and stock market manipulation. Comes with possibly the best book inscription ever. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Lemondropkid said: Michael Lewis Flash Boys about the corrupt world of computerised trading and stock market manipulation. Comes with possibly the best book inscription ever. Read "Liars Poker" by him many years ago 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted June 30, 2023 Share Posted June 30, 2023 59 minutes ago, Stillearly said: Read "Liars Poker" by him many years ago 👍 Love everything he's written from Liars Poker(which is a fantastic primer on the world of Investment Banking) right through to the Blind Side and Moneyball. Have met him person after a public talk at the London School of Economics. No ego at all which is something for such a talented man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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