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Post by rodge on Nov 21, 2023 17:14:55 GMT
Just finished “How to build a car” by Adrian Newey. Interesting read, especially if you like the technical stuff. Also the timing of reading it while watching the Brawn documentary gave two sides to the diffuser story that year.
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Post by Big Blue on Feb 13, 2024 22:53:10 GMT
Can’t recommend this enough. Very fluidly written and covering a series of events that are very clear in recent history and very close to home for someone with parents in the US and a wife growing up in Czechoslovakia at the time. You’ll suddenly remember events and how they were in the media at the time. Then there’s Able Archer 83 which is really only fully outlined in this book so I won’t spoil it. I’m pretty much only reading mid-late 20th Century history at present. I’m likening it to my late stepfather’s huge collection of early-mid 20th Century history books - we grew up with knowledge and experience of what was going on but it’s only later in life that we have the inclination and opportunity to read the details that have come to light. My real dad was a naval history reader with unfathomable knowledge of the Peninsula Wars.
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Post by Alex on Feb 20, 2024 9:33:02 GMT
Watched the new Grand Tour Sand Job yesterday and quite enjoyed it. The pranks and unreliability of one particular car were as expected but as a travel show it had some spectacular scenery.
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Post by franki68 on Feb 29, 2024 9:20:46 GMT
Watched the new Grand Tour Sand Job yesterday and quite enjoyed it. The pranks and unreliability of one particular car were as expected but as a travel show it had some spectacular scenery. Clarkson was so impressed he bought an f type on his return .
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Post by rodge on Mar 2, 2024 14:32:03 GMT
Picked this up while in California last week. just finished listening to it now. I know it’s an oldie but I’ve never had it in any form (digital download service doesn’t count as owning it). Very happy with the quality, doubt it’s original but can’t find any dates or references beyond 1967, so probably an earlier printing of it.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Mar 3, 2024 13:51:17 GMT
^ never heard of them. Are they any good?
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Post by bryan on Mar 3, 2024 13:53:48 GMT
There ok, not sure if they'll be around long!
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Post by rodge on Mar 3, 2024 14:59:36 GMT
^ never heard of them. Are they any good? I think they’re new. Apparently their style of music will never catch on.
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Post by PG on Mar 16, 2024 13:55:03 GMT
Went to see Dune 2. It's an epic.
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Post by Big Blue on Mar 20, 2024 12:01:33 GMT
Ferrari movie on Sky.
An opportunity to watch a car based film that W2.1 will also watch. It was great - not just cars and gear changing too much like it could have been. I suddenly remember the history of the '57 Mille Miglia when the race scenes started so the ending was less of a shock than it may have been.
Definitely a great watch, cars or not.
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Post by rodge on Apr 15, 2024 18:24:33 GMT
Been listening to 1984 on Audible, it’s a fantastic version of it. I’ve never read it before but knew the premise of it, having read Animal Farm many years ago.
The beginning of the book is crazy in how much it replicates society now. Hoping the end of it doesn’t too…
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Apr 15, 2024 19:28:01 GMT
I think many politicians read 1984 and adopted it as a political manifesto, rather than a warning.
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