Andy McNab
Thanks for the tip - I'll have a look on Amazon (what a wonderful site).
There are times when a bit of escapism does us good - I only read tax manuals at night if I'm having trouble sleeping, usually works.
Another good read is Bravo Two Zero by Andy McNab. He was one of the SAS team inserted into Iraq during the first Gulf war. The contents are a real eye opener.
easy ?
You must have had it easy Welsh Dragon.
Posted by chatman on Sat, 21/11/2009 - 15:50
That's a matter of opinion I guess - born on a farm,
the "down side" - hand milking cows before school, summer holidays spent working in the fields (I can still plough using horses),
the "up" side - learnt to drive (tractors) when I was about 8 or 9, horses to ride whenever the fancy took me, fresh food (didnt know what a supermarket looked like), fields to learn to ride a motor cycle before old enough for the road.
As I say - depends what you call "hard".
But I agree, I wouldnt like to be a child nowdays. There seems to be too much "testing" and not enough actual learning, and now they propose sex education for 5 year olds? For God's sake why dont they let children have a childhood.
Thanks for your recommendation - back to Amazon website - lol
John Grisham Books
I tend to think of them as aircraft books - just like Jackie Chan movies are aircraft movies - they're really great to fill time, in an enjoyable, unchallenging way.
There's only one I've come across which I haven't bothered to finish and maybe never will - The King of Torts, which seems to have a pretty disastrous plot hole about insider dealing.
A very popular writer
I agree, I find his books a nice pacey read and not at all heavy. They are quite atmospheric and I have only failed to enjoy one of all of his books. You will also find that many of them have been made into films.
Not quite as good, but some similarities is a writer called Steve Martini who has written three or four on similar subject matter. Might be worth looking at one if you run out of Grisham.