FalkeEins 1,157 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 On 1/23/2021 at 11:46 AM, Whofan said: the 33 1/3rd series of books on albums to read! ..any more info on these? web site or link perhaps, sound interesting.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Whofan 2,289 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 42 minutes ago, FalkeEins said: ..any more info on these? web site or link perhaps, sound interesting.. Certainly. The website is a little - shall we say ordinary, but here it is; http://333sound.com/ It isn't up to date and doesn't have the full list of books published and all are still in print, but the full list is here; https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/33-13/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites
FalkeEins 1,157 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Thanks for that ! from the look of that book list well worth investigating.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
593jones 1,258 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 19 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: HMS Laviathan by John Winton. Mid sixties Royal Navy. The new huge carrier Lavaithan had a disastrous first cruise, in which if it could go wrong, it did. The Ship was recalled, Aircraft flown off, and the majority of Officers and crew moved on. Which spells bad news for their promotion prospects. We join the book as the new Commander, fresh back from the far East, takes up his post, and finds that morale is at the bottom of the harbour. Yes, an excellent book, IMHO John Winton's best, certainly of his serious books as opposed to his 'We Joined The Navy' series. Commander Markready is a very sympathetic character, and you just want him to succeed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Mick4350 1,637 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 The Dead Zone by Stephen King. Have been eyeing this book off in a local bookstore for a couple of months now and decided to purchase it yesterday. It was the first novel by Stephen King that I read in the early eighties. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
JohnT 3,809 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 Widowmaker - Living and Dying with the Corsair by Tim Hillier-Graves. Very interesting as while I had read the Corsair was a handful in the beginning I had not quite registered the appalling loss rates for any pilots even quite far into the war. In some periods of operations it seeme like as many were lost in accidents as by enemy action. The early marks were the worst and from what the author says any airframe from Brewster was downright dangerous due poor manufacturing with wings dropping off. Goodyear production on the other hand was the opposite. One can see why there was debate over stopping production in favour of more Hellcats 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete in Lincs 15,582 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 A 1964 edition of You Only Live Twice. Ian Fleming. There won't be any electro magnets or twin rotor choppers here! Much as I like the film. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete in Lincs 15,582 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I was right. A very different thing from the film. Bond and Kanaka were drinking huge amounts of Saki and suffering the next morning. Blofeld and his sidekick Irma turned up, As did Kissy Suzuki the love interest, All in all, I can see why they rewrote it. And now I am nearing the end of, Fear is the Hunter by Earnest K Gann, This is the second read but won't be the last one. A tale of early American Airline flying in the thirties. We begin on the DC-2. You have your route. Minimal Nav aids or navigational knowledge anyway. Mostly it's look out of the window stuff. Except for when they're iced up, or it's snowing, or for many other reasons. This book contains some of the most poetic collections of descriptive terms for the weather and flying you could ever find. You are there in the cockpit when the wings ice up and the engines start to backfire because the carb intakes iced up too. There are moments of terror! It gradually merges to the DC-3, a much loved Aircraft. And WW2. By then, Goose bay is a staging post to Bluie West one, which is somewhere down a Fjord in Greenland' Then came the C-87. A collection of parts that looked a bit like a Liberator but never flew like an Aeroplane and fell out of the sky if it iced up. Anyone with an interest in the flying of those days or Propflying in general really needs to read this book. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
cherry268 654 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Just finished Tornado Boys and started on Canberra Boys This series of books give you a fantastic insight into operating these planes Link to post Share on other sites
Neil.C 790 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Currently reading Monster in the Box by Ruth Rendell. Her books are always a great read. Link to post Share on other sites
Whofan 2,289 Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 I'm about halfway through the last Day, by Andrew Hunter Murray, on and off with Vietnam by Max Hastings. The premise of the Last Day is ..... 2059, the world has stopped turning. Half the Earth is in sunshine, half in darkness. Only a thin sliver of earth between the day and night zones can sustain life. The UK happens to be in that sliver. The story follows a young scientist who is told by her former tutor at Oxford there is a secret about the world stopping turning - and only she can find it. Murders, sinister secret policement (In the UK ? You betcha, without them there's no story !!) Once Vietnam and The Last Day are finshed, I have Legacy by Michael Gilliard to read. Link to post Share on other sites
WYATT 167 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Currently I am reading life in a medieval village.... Brushing up for this show season if we get one (I portray a hunter/game keeper/jager in 2 era's the late 14th to early 15th century and late 15th century for living history) Link to post Share on other sites
Beermonster1958 381 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Just finished both Grand Admiral Thrawn trilogies (Timothy Zahn) Now on H P Lovecraft - The Complete Collection John Link to post Share on other sites
MiG-Mech 162 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Almost finished with Star Trek Picard The last best hope. It's prologue to the amazon's Star Trek Picard. I expected more, I cannot really recommend the book. Link to post Share on other sites
Potato Pete 146 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Going through a bit of an Eastern Front phase Fiction-wise, just finished Southern of the Main Offensive by Grigory Baklanov, an account of a Soviet artillery troop in the Konrad III offensive in Hungary. Baklanov was there and the writing is is sparse but brilliantly evocative (but I don't think it's just a fictionalised account of his experiences). Moving on to re-reading Frontline Stalingrad by Victor Nekrasov, which I first read donkey's years ago. Again, just beautifully written, don't think I fully appreciated it first time round. Factual-wise, just started David Stahel's Battle for Moscow, covering the final phase of Operation Typhoon in November '41. Heartily recommend Stahel's series of books on Operation Barbarossa and beyond - they give a real insight into the failure of Barbarossa. Link to post Share on other sites
stevehnz 11,109 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Gone the Dark Night by Graham Clayton. A history of 488(NZ) squadron during WW2. One I had been keeping an eye out for for a while & was pleased to pick it up a couple of months ago for not too much. Really interesting but slightly irritating with the odd bit of erroneous info that grates a bit, nothing too serious though. 488 operated Beaufighters & Mosquitos in the Intruder & Night Fighter role. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites
JohnT 3,809 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Rules of Evidence by American author Jay Brandon. His legal novels are written from his own court experience and the closest I’ve read to what really happens in a criminal court compared to some better known authors on legal fiction which are, well, fictitious Bonus that it’s cheap on Amazon as it’s an older book now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bullbasket 12,248 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Gervase Phinn - The School at the top of the Dale. Excellent reading. Link to post Share on other sites
Pete in Lincs 15,582 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Flying Tigers, Daniel Ford. An epic tale that covers pretty much everything that went on. Well researched and a real page turner. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flying-Tigers-Chennault-Volunteers-1941-1942/dp/0692734732/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1G9HIJ0QMVJKP&dchild=1&keywords=flying+tigers&qid=1614976378&s=books&sprefix=flying+ti%2Caps%2C165&sr=1-1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Vince1159 4,592 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 After finishing Widebody i found this one in a charity shop so it's my latest read.. Flying the Big Jets - Stanley Stewart.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cherry268 654 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 B-52 Stratofortress, A Complete History by Bill Yenne 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stevehnz 11,109 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Riding High, by Ted Simon, a sort of sequel to Jupiter's Travels by the same author I read a couple of months ago. Some extra material that was glossed over in the early book, possibly a greater emphasis on the people rather than the places & a fair dose of reflection & introspection. Still a decent read in its own way. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites
Mr T 4,395 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 (edited) Just finished a Christmas present from my sister in law. It is called 'The Moth and the Mountain' and is the extraordinary story of Maurice Wilson who was awarded the MC in WW1 and in the early thirties decided to fly to India and then climb Everest on his own. If it was the plot for a novel you would dismiss it as ridiculous. Gives some interesting background on the early years of Himalayan mountain climbing and the author took the trouble to experience flying a Moth (albeit a Tiger Moth) at first hand. His pilot for the air experience flights was a chap called David Morgan. Definitely a different read. Edited March 13 by Mr T 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Pete in Lincs 15,582 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Having finished (second or third read over the years) the Johnnie Walker (English DJ) biography the other day I can thoroughly recommend it. So I remembered I have a copy of 'Filmed in Supermarionation by Steven La Riviere, so I started to reread that. All you ever wanted to know about Gerry Anderson and AP productions. Lots of pictures and facts. This morning I thought I'd look online to see if it was still in print. The only copies I could find were on the bay. One at forty odd pounds, and the other at sixty odd! Wow! Anyway, I'm just coming up to Thunderbirds, so see you later! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vince1159 4,592 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I've got Filmed in Supermarionation on dvd,cheers Pete i'll watch it this morning haven't seen it for ages.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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