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By *ollie_J OP   Couple
over a year ago

London

How England made the English

Fascinating book. Lots of info on how place names originated, how the land was settled and interesting facts.

The curent page I am on explains why terraced housing is widespread in the UK. The lack of a revolution means that the land tends to be owned by feudal landowning families. This resulted in long stretches of virgin land that allowed the terrace to be built.

The pub was the first building, hence corner pub, as it brought revenue in immediately from the builders.

Any other gems in the non fiction world out there?

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

I'll stick to my crime fiction thanks!

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

A History of Modern Britain and the Making of Modern Britain, both by Andrew Marr, and both fascinating. Also The English by Jeremy Paxman, also very good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Old Testament

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any of Spike Milligan's war memoirs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Giorgio vasari lives of the great painters sculptors and architects. First rate and through this text shaped western art and what is seen in museums today

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

who killed cock robin, the true meaning behind some chldrens nursery rhymes, a lot have a hidden sexual meaning.

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

Anything by Oliver Rackham, eg. "Trees and Woodland in the British Landscape", "The History of the Countryside" and "The Last Forest".

I attended some of his lectures at uni and they were fascinating.

Also, if you're into the history of buildings, you could do worse than read "Timber Building in Britain" by R W Brunskill.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any of Simon Singh's books but particularly The Code Book

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fly fishing by JR hartley

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain by Robert Winder

Should follow on nicely from the one you're reading.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow


"The Old Testament "

That's fiction.

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria


"The Old Testament

That's fiction."

I had it down as satire.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

Longitude. How John Harrison built a clock that would work at sea,

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria


"Longitude. How John Harrison built a clock that would work at sea,"

I saw the film adaptation of his story - very interesting indeed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

' who built The moon ' ...by Christopher knight & Alan Butler ...

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over a year ago

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I wish we could bookmark posts like this.

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By *obbygggMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Tom Bower..."Branson". Exposes the grinning fake for what he really is.

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By *ree8iveMan
over a year ago

CORNWALL

Carl Sagan 'Little Blue Dot'

Science based appraisal of how this planet looks to the rest of the universe. If you like sci fi, this is great. It's sci fact and takes an objective view of the human race and the planet, when viewed from afar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

' Bollocks to Alton Towers ' by Robin Halstead & co ...Alternative days out in Britain , The formumites can probably add a few more to ones mentioned .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Koran

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"' Bollocks to Alton Towers ' by Robin Halstead & co ...Alternative days out in Britain , The formumites can probably add a few more to ones mentioned ."

Isn't there one called 'I hate Alton Towers'? and how about: Is it just me or is everything shit?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Koran "

Plagiarised from the Bible which had already been noted is fiction.

Better with the Manifesto of the Communist Party by Marx & Engles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The moons a balloon..David Niven..

The guys so funny in telling his own story..

Wish I could have met him..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is a great read for the fact that it was all originally spoken word written from a voice recorder as Hunter S. Thompson raised hell in 60's Nevada and blabbered on about his journey into the savage heart of the american dream, while he and his associate were hopped up on every drug known to man until it caused him a nervous and mental breakdown.

You don't know what not to believe but at the same time as being quite terrifying, it's all undeniably hilarious.

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

A brief history of time is always a good read as are all the dummies books...

Sometimes we need to be spoon-fed some of the answers in order to kick-start our understanding.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"A brief history of time is always a good read as are all the dummies books...

Sometimes we need to be spoon-fed some of the answers in order to kick-start our understanding. "

I'm currently reading Bill Brysons Brief History of Everything which is helping there.

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston


"A brief history of time is always a good read as are all the dummies books...

Sometimes we need to be spoon-fed some of the answers in order to kick-start our understanding.

I'm currently reading Bill Brysons Brief History of Everything which is helping there. "

Good book! Have you read Notes from a Small Island? I think that we all should read it...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The Koran

Plagiarised from the Bible which had already been noted is fiction.

Better with the Manifesto of the Communist Party by Marx & Engles "

Marx lived in soho above the Quo Vadis restaurant, sponged off a patron and didn't actually practice what he preached. Therefore a work of fiction.

Not in the same league as Das Kapital or mein kampf for that matter

Incidentally, Mohamed was a peasant taught to read and write by a Jewish scholar. Like every good business man, he set up his own franchise

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