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(the late) Roy Hudd's Autobiography, VG, recommended for old "Farts in a Colander" like me.

"I am Brian Wilson" - the autobiography of one of my musical heroes. Its a hard read, it rambles a bit, and he comes across as very honest, which all adds to the authenticity of a genius who has had a hard life - albeit in part self-inflicted. I have tickets for his Covid-delayed concert at The...

Fire and Fury: inside the Trump White House by Michael Wolff I found it in a Lewes Charity Shop for £2 If it's only 25% true, then it's frightening as deck!

American Gods. All good so far - 90 pages in. 720 to go.

I've read his books "Berlin", "Stalingrad" and "Ardennes" - all very readable and very informative - "Berlin" is one of the very best books about WW2 that I have ever read, just amazingly illustrative and fascinating.

I read Mincemeat a couple of months ago - it was a Christmas present - and thought it vg. Zig Zag (mentioned in "Double Cross" in passing) is next on my list.

Just finished "Double Cross" by Ben Macintyre - The True Story of the D-Day Spies. A wonderful book that gives a real insight into the mindset needed to run a successful stable of double agents in the war - from the perspective of the Agent and of the British Spy Chiefs - it touches on Blunt...

1966 and all that ... Geoff Hurst's autobiography, good pre-sleep reading

He used this book as the basis for a series of gigs earlier this year, we went to the one in Bexhill - a bit weird tbh!

I saw that last week - it was v v good. In fact I think it's one of the best shows of its type that I've ever seen! I didn't know Ray had written an autobiography, I'll check it out - thanks.

Are you finding it hard-work-but-worth-it like I am?

I'm also reading "Alan Turing - the Enigma" by Andrew Hodges - its v v deep and very hard work - but full of good stuff!

I'm reading that right now too - it too is v v good!

I read that earlier this year - its v v good!

Strangers In Paradise, Pocket Books vol 1 to 6. Terry Moore. Comics at the very best!