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And to follow up on Leyton Orient, home to some crowd called Man City on Saturday in the FA Cup, live on the Beeb. :)

Back to books, if anyone is interested in a good social history then Beyond the Wall, East Germany 1949-1990 by Katja Hoyer is an interesting read. it is, as the name suggests, a history of East Germany until the fall of the wall.

It does need a follow up to see how society and attitudes has changed since unification.
 
I’m reading Fahrenheit 451, or rereading it as I read it first as a teenager but probably didn’t fully understand it. It’s remarkably prescient considering it was written more than 70 years ago.
 
I have two on the go at the moment, down from the usual three or four.

John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie.

Astonishing book, when maybe some of thought there was little else to know about the Dynamic Duo.

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Brehon Laws: The Ancient Wisdom of Ireland

What we were and what we had long before Christianity ruined us. An eye-opener.
 
The siege by Ben Mcintyre which tells the story of the Iranian embassy siege in 1980. Really well told story, and also it's links to the greater geo-political politics at the time. Makes me wonder what would have happened Maggie had the SAS assault gone pear-shaped, live on National TV. (Although I do love the fact that ITV left Coronation Street finish before they cut over to what was happening live)
 
Just finished Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. Fantastic read. It's a modern take on David Copperfield (admittedly I have never read David Copperfield so I'm paraphrasing the author here). It's the story of one boys struggle through childhood, starting with a single parent, then moving through foster care and all the challenges along the way, including references to the Oxycontin problems in the States. It's heartbreaking, funny and inspiring sometimes all in the one chapter! I would go so far as to say it's a modern day classic.
 
How to Win the Premier League by Ian Graham. Gives an interesting insight in the use of analytics in assessing players. Ian was Liverpool's head of research. Like Moneyball but not for baseball.
 
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