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Mate of mine who worked at the local Kaw dealer is in rehab after losing a leg. He mentioned that he likes to read history books, dropped off A Bright Shining Lie last week, that ought to keep him busy for a week or so

Horse wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 12:29 pm

Noggin wrote: Mon Jan 12, 2026 7:05 pm

Count Steer wrote: Wed Sep 03, 2025 7:48 am
PS I like the sound of one of his other books 'Yoga for people who can't be bothered to do it'.

If I can get bothered enough to start reading books again, that sounds perfect for me !

Perhaps you need this:

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Well, I watched it up to the first "warm up" exercise - knee twist

Gonna leave that a while

Count Steer wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2026 6:41 pm Just finished 'This Way Up - when maps go wrong (and why it matters) by the MapMen (Mark Cooper- Jones and Jay Foreman).

... Worth a dip if you're interested in maps (and probably even if not).

At a tangent, if you ever see 'How to read water', grab it.

Odd little paperback.

It includes the maps (twigs tied with twine) used by Pacific islanders to navigate out of sight of land.

Horse wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:51 pm It includes the maps (twigs tied with twine) used by Pacific islanders to navigate out of sight of land.

Probably only includes the methods that worked because the people that used the methods that were failures were never heard from again...

Horse wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:51 pm

Count Steer wrote: Wed Jul 08, 2026 6:41 pm Just finished 'This Way Up - when maps go wrong (and why it matters) by the MapMen (Mark Cooper- Jones and Jay Foreman).

... Worth a dip if you're interested in maps (and probably even if not).

At a tangent, if you ever see 'How to read water', grab it.

Odd little paperback.

It includes the maps (twigs tied with twine) used by Pacific islanders to navigate out of sight of land.

It's a chapter in the 'Wrong Way Up' book too (that includes the impact of events in the Marshall Islands/Bikini atoll that contributed to the loss of the skills of reading the water).

gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 4:17 pm

ZRX61 wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 3:32 pm

gremlin wrote: Thu Jul 09, 2026 9:29 am Oddly, I'm reading something similar, but from the opposite viewpoint.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/442801/ ... 0552177917

History of the SRY from D-Day to VE Day.

They're mentioned in Meyers book. I just ordered that JH book & his Normandy book.

He writes well. Some military historians can be a bit dry.

Been meaning to read the Brothers in Arms book but not got round to it. I like Holland on the We Have Ways podcast and read a few of his books. Although last on the BoB was half about the Battle of France but I guess nothing wrong with getting extra and I only paid a quid for it from Stow Maries airfield museum so can't complain! Gonna head back to Stow Maries soon to give em back the books I bought and buy some more, much cheapness and a great selection of second hand books. Last of the lot I have to read from last visit is this, the Blitz from the German crews perspective, looks great.

Two James Holland books showed up: Normandy '44 & Brothers In Arms... gonna take a while to read those, 500 pages for one, damn near 800 for the other.