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Need to brush up on my HTML so I am reading Osbourne's "HTML: The Complete Reference" by Thomas A. Powell
There's a real danger that the left will drag Britain back to the 1970s, with secure well-paid jobs, ample housing, properly-funded NHS and social care, free tuition, student grants, final salary pensions, affordable rail fares and fabulous films and music. David Osland 2025 We don't do charity in Germany, we pay taxes. Charity is a failure of governments' responsibilities - Henning Wehn https://ddue.uk
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Under The Volcano by Malcolm Lowry who was from New Brighton.
(Penguin Classics ISBN13:978-0-14-118225-4), It's set in Mexico, and is deemed 'A Faustian Masterpiece' by Anthony Burgess.
I think Lowry is a genius but I must admit I am finding it a struggle.
The descriptive passages are wonderful.
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Wells, new world order, scary how relevant it is even today
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have just re read the devils double from years back..
by Latif Yahia
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"Make room, make room" by Harry Harrison which was made into the film "Soylent Green" years ago about a future world of starving billions living on lentils,soya beans and - if they're lucky, the odd starving rat.
I like sci-fi and often read of things that eventually come true
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Derek sounds like your on my wavelength there mate, strange how the have a knack of making uncanny predictions
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Reading 'Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem' at the mo.
However, I have reserved Roots by Alex Haley at the library. Currently watching the DVDs-half way through at the moment. So moving, I reckon the book will be fantastic. Anybody read it? Is it hard going?
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Reading 'Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem' at the mo.
However, I have reserved Roots by Alex Haley at the library. Currently watching the DVDs-half way through at the moment. So moving, I reckon the book will be fantastic. Anybody read it? Is it hard going? I remember when it was shown on telly. Caused quite a rumpus at the time and interestingly its never been repeated as far as I'm aware. I'm not sure I could cope with the book, as you say - heavy going
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I was going to buy the book from Amazon but would rather 'risk' the price of library reservation -80p. The reviews on Amazon seem ok. I'll certainly try to 'stick it out'!
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Under The Volcano by Malcolm Lowry who was from New Brighton. Finished the above and nearly finished 'The Dead Yard' by Ian Thomson-A Story of Modern Jamaica.ISBN 978-0-571-22762-4 'A facinating account of a beautiful treacherous country' according to Amanda Smyth of Irish Times. It's brilliant and you don't want to put the book down-paxvobiscum
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The Gangs of Liverpool: From the Cornermen to the High Rip: Street Gangs in Victorian Liverpool
Once that is done;
Tearaways; More Gangs of Liverpool.
Both by Michael Macilwee good reads those , try 2 the autobiography of a liverpool irish slummy " by pat o mara ( can lend out as long as i get it back ) . others i recomend stonehenge by bernard cornwall rama series by arthur c clarke . the kontiki expedition by thor hyerdahl
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MixEnginer's hand book 
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses
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Under The Volcano by Malcolm Lowry who was from New Brighton.
Now reading 'Love in the time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Author Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-141-03372-3 It's interesting. Have not seen the Film. Has anyone seen it and will post what they thought of it? Thanks.
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The Meg series by Steve Alten, no thinking necessary, Giant sharks eating lots of people, nothing more.
Predictable, shallow, comic book characters and ridiculous situations, kind of like a Hollywood action flick, enjoyable enough if your into 'big terrorizing monster' books and you dont take it too seriously.
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I was going to buy the book from Amazon but would rather 'risk' the price of library reservation -80p. The reviews on Amazon seem ok. I'll certainly try to 'stick it out'! Finally picked up 'Roots' the other day. (Somebody hired it the day I reserved it). Anyway, it is easy to read. Very powerful but fully recommended to anybody who may have seen the series/ boxset. 
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