Some of my favourite books:
"Cruel Sea" Nicholas Monsarrat,
"The Second World War" Winston Churchill, Winston's six volume account of WW2.
"The Complete Richard Hannay" John Buchan, Spycatcher, mining engineer, adventurer, detective, war hero; includes The Thirty-Nine Steps
"Physics and Philosophy" Werner Heisenberg, I have read this book at least half-a-dozen times; there is something important in here, I am sure of that, but what does it all mean?
"De Re Metallica" Georgius Agricola, Written and illustrated in 1556 and translated by President Herbert Clark Hoover of all people (he was a mining engineer) and still in print today. It covers all aspects of mining in the 16th century.
Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell, I was also fourteen when I read this for the first time, I fell in love with Julia, despaired at Winston's helplessness and was determined that I would never accept totalitarianism, be it left or right.
"The Boer War" Thomas Pakenham, probably the best history book with an African theme ever written.
"The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" T.E. Lawrence, considering recent events I decided to read this.
"A Man On The Moon" Andrew Chaikin, great account of the moon landings, these guys had guts.
"Songs Of Innocence And Experience" William Blake, I don't pretend to understand his visions and philosophy, but he did write Jerusalem so he can't be all bad. I often take this book with me when I travel might understand it one day.
"Cruel Sea" Nicholas Monsarrat,
"The Second World War" Winston Churchill, Winston's six volume account of WW2.
"The Complete Richard Hannay" John Buchan, Spycatcher, mining engineer, adventurer, detective, war hero; includes The Thirty-Nine Steps
"Physics and Philosophy" Werner Heisenberg, I have read this book at least half-a-dozen times; there is something important in here, I am sure of that, but what does it all mean?
"De Re Metallica" Georgius Agricola, Written and illustrated in 1556 and translated by President Herbert Clark Hoover of all people (he was a mining engineer) and still in print today. It covers all aspects of mining in the 16th century.
Nineteen Eighty-Four - George Orwell, I was also fourteen when I read this for the first time, I fell in love with Julia, despaired at Winston's helplessness and was determined that I would never accept totalitarianism, be it left or right.
"The Boer War" Thomas Pakenham, probably the best history book with an African theme ever written.
"The Seven Pillars of Wisdom" T.E. Lawrence, considering recent events I decided to read this.
"A Man On The Moon" Andrew Chaikin, great account of the moon landings, these guys had guts.
"Songs Of Innocence And Experience" William Blake, I don't pretend to understand his visions and philosophy, but he did write Jerusalem so he can't be all bad. I often take this book with me when I travel might understand it one day.