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Jungle Soldier, the true story of Freddy Spencer Chapman. And English botanist, explorer, climber and fighter against the Japs in WW2. Pioneered out army's use of Guerrilla warfare. Left behind enemy lines, with the help of the Chinese, he waged a 3 year war of surveillance, counter terrorism...

The Self Sufficiency Bible.

I am currently trying to get through these three: Cornish Archaeology Vol 50 - Various authors Build Your Own Home - Tony Both & Mike Dyson and for some lighter reading I am currently 1 chapter into In One Person - John Irving (excellent author of The World According To Garp). I have...

Just finishing The Winter Queen, an Erast Fandorin mystery, the first in fact, by Boris Akunin. Very good, not too heavy but full of historical points, set in Russia in 1800's Eract Fandorin is a young Russian Police Detective solving a rather puzzling suicide. Kind of a cross between Sherlock...

Found Peter Kay's biog in a charity shop on Sunday. Was hungover to f*** nd it was 30p so nabbed it. Spent the day reading it in it's entirety and just the ticket for a hangover day. Really, really enjoyed it and know a lot of the places he writes about in Bolton. Needed a light read after a few...

World War z The Road Z for Zacharia

Wild Stories, a collection of essays and profiles from journalists/writers/explorers etc originally written for Men's Journal. One of the best reads for a long time. Subjects range from the solo expeditions and mountaineering, via sporting stories , Chris Boardman etc arriving at Survivors...

Ernest Hemingway collection. It's bloody good.