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  1. bob shovel

    bob shovel Well-Known Member

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    Not me.

    I've got an app, I just put the phone on my head and it transfers the words and information into my brain
     
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    Was it one of those endings that left you up in the air?
     
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    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    it was.

    Light reading.

    I also had a book about adhesion. I really got stuck into it.
     
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    I read a book about Goldilocks sitting on the baby-bear's seat once; it left me hanging off the edge of my seat.
     
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    I would love to read that. I read a bit about NLP when I studied Social Work.
    I'll swap you (for a lend) Quiet by Susan Cain.

    At the moment I'm reading Mindsharing by Lior Zaref. He's done a TedTalk also. Great reading. We have our own little Mindsharing community right here.
     
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    Property Twins Mortgage Brokers & Buyers Agents Business Member

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    Hi Lyn - mine's on Kindle. Interesting read so far. In fact I've learned a few things myself to apply :D
     
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    I get the same reading the paper in the bathroom
     
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    Just finished Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan series - fantastic books. Am now thumbing through The Flute Book by Nancy Toff.
     
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    Got a few books for xmas. Going to give Tom Clancy a try today.
     
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    Ive read all the Jack Reachers. I loved them, but towards the end they are largely the same. Good reading though

    If you enjoy a bit of humor I enjoyed the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich (sp?). A bit of silly humour, but generally a good light hearted read.

    I also enjoyed the Girl with the Dragon tattoo series. Such a pitty there were only 3 of them.

    Currently I am on the Shirlock Holmes series. Which I am enjoying. I love the old language.

    In non-fiction "thinking fast and slow" is worth a look.
    My next 'improvement' read will most likely be something on mindset and/or an industrial phycology novel.

    Blacky
     
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    Hi Bob
    We want a van that is small enough to get into the majority of places vans go, but big enough to have a bathroom on board. Then we also want the truck tray to carry the motorbikes and Mark's tools. Iveco Daily has a massive tray and is much lower to the ground than your typical "ute" tray backs

    Then he found an iveco van for sale that is decked out with a bed, a fridge and bike /tool space.
    Or we could have a van that tows the bike on the trailer behind it. I only want a caravan because I don't find any pleasure camping during the wet season. If we just stay home during the wet season, we wont need a caravan. O that's right, we wont have a home if it has been sold to pay for the truck.
    O the choices.

    My Brother in Law owns a caravan/truck building business so we want to get started before he sells his business.
     
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    Always looking for non-fiction recommendations, thanks - will look this one up.
     
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    @Angel there are so many options out there!! But if your bil can help you that's even better!
    I was a bit anti van but for long term travel it is ideal to have a "home" and place for everything. A custom tray would be ideal for tool boxes and tray space for bikes,then pull a van- The European ones that get around look good, and so much lighter.
     
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    The slight edge.

    How to speak money by John lanchester

    Cities as sustainable ecosystems - Newman and Jennings
     
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    In the non fiction department if you don't know where to start this is a great you tube channel!
    Another forumite posted about it, please make yourself known I can't find your original post!
    But this channel is excellent for getting a taste on all those books you hear mentioned around here but haven't got to reading yet.

    All Videos by FightMediocrity: All Videos by FightMediocrity - YouTube

    They are great summaries! I've started picking up the books that I want to read first. I've found a book co-op in town which had a few of them, plus the owner was impressed with my choice of "the richest man in Babylon" and has a few more ready for me
     
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    Terry_w Lawyer, Tax Adviser and Mortgage broker in Sydney Business Member

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    This book is easy to read. But because it is easy to read it is easy not to read.
     
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    With a bit of time on my hands and I feel that I am up to the challenge, I want to get stuck into the latest non-fiction publication from Blacktown City Council - Blacktown LEP 2015.


    With all the mooted amalgamations this one won't be superceded too quickly but others like Marrickville LEP 2011 will be a moving target for years.
     
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    The End - Ian Kershaw

    My sister gave it to me for christmas, should last me quite a while.
     
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