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At the other end of the travel writing spectrum is that old war horse travel writer Dervla Murphy. She’s unfashionable amongst the barely literate great unwashed because she focuses on the truth and...
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'On a lighter note:
A few months back.....
I met a 35 year old American Red Indian called Eric ? ( yeh! Eric, so what ? many indians are called Eric, 'shuttup.)
He even had a single eagle's feather...
The authorised biography of TE Lawrence. 1990.
Well quite a tome. What a strange character he was, and I haven't even got to the good bits yet.
Quite fascinating and revealing just how astute he...
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There is one thing certain about TEL - he couldn't tell the truth. He could write.
I will post when I put my ideas together but there is a civil war about his 'status' driven, in a low rent way. by...
I hadn’t realized that Mahfouz did some overt political writing - Before the Throne: Dialogs with Egypt’s Great From Menes to Anwar Sadat (published as Amam al-‘arsh:...
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I've only just found tine to read this lengthy OP, Hafiz.
I've downloaded Mahfouz's book Before the Throne and look forward to reading it. Likewise the Raymond Shock article. Thank you.
Whence I came, I know. Whither I go, I know not. I came forth from the womb of Experience.
What I know, that I am. What I know not, is the limitless measure of what...
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Of course, Philosophy is for lazy buggers who don't want to work for a living and escape the real life.
You can with Philosophy justify anything, which is worrying.
Sure it look inspirational, but...
I did a lot of reading whilst away but four books in particular I really enjoyed.
Antony Stattin... The Pharaohs Shadow.
Looks to Pharonic history and traces some of the similarities that are still...
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Yes, they did Dusak.
Anthony Sattin's has been discussed on here not that long ago. I recommend his on the history of tourism in Egypt: Lifting the Veil.
During the past 12 hours I have been reading a book called Into the hands of Soldiers by David Kirkpatrick, and American journalist. I am so engrossed in the book I cannot put it down. A good read...
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Pleased you liked the book Newc. I found it fascinating and eye opening. I still think when they get a grasp on things Egypt will ban it...I got a copy sent o me from friends in the US who saw it and...
A partly witty, partly gruesome story about the near future in Egypt written by a popular Egyptian sci-fi, horror, fantasy writer who catered for the middle or mass...
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With a name like Towfik/Tawfik explains a lot, no more explanation necessary..... 8)
Looking for post Christmas reading, I took up the suggestion of a friend and started to read the Amelia Peabody series - with some misgivings I have to say. But I thought a crime/mystery series based...
Now my favorite all time history is that of Sherlock Holmes and Joseph Bell and Conan Doyle and the Art of Detection.
So here's a competition: Below is a study in features & detection...
“You know...
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Having spoken to several people who have met him, he sounds 'interesting.
Can't wait to meet him & compare notes and knife collections.
Oh! and his 5 months in an Egyptian nick..... 8)
Ps: A...
Stephen Hawking the author has sadly just died and this announcement reminded me of his book. I bought it together with many millions of others, I had hoped that it would explain something of...
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A sad loss of a brilliant thought process. I enjoyed his book immensely, so much so that I reread it. :a39:
The Annunaki are said to be the ancient Sumerian and Mesopotamian Gods. Their name means, They that Came from the Heavens. but what if I told you that these so-called Gods actually did come from the...
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Time to put an end to this nonesense, this thread is now locked
Now this sounds like a pretty revealing read, posted by my mate Gabriel on FB.
read on..... 8)
Author and columnist Michael Wolff was given extraordinary access to the Trump administration and now...
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I was thinking of using an external hard drive to transfer the recordings to my other lap top in my other room to save me disconnecting one lap top and transporting it through the house,...
Everyone please welcome my latest work, Possible Future. It is the direct prequel to my book 2016 Again? The element is the same, but a little bit different. This book is to further paint a picture...
If anyone had asked me a few months ago which were the worst books I had ever read, Heart of Darkness (Conrad) Metamorphosis (Kafka) would have been high on the list. Couldn't get to grips with...
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Poetry Carrie thanks.
Dusak – you win a prize for identifying the only possible benefit of Alzheimers.
Rereading for me tells me how I’ve changed – or at least how my responses/tastes have...
On my recent visit to Luxor I purchased this book...worth every piastre of 400EGP.
For anyone who has been to Egypt or has dreamed of going there, the book is an excellent read. From the mid-19th...
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We always look out for the Sudan on our morning walks. Also, when crossing the Nile with our regular boatman, Azab, he makes a point of looking for her so we can motor past at close distance because...
Robert Caro the US author and journalist has written 4 volumes of his LBJ biography and is, unless he dies, about to finish his 5th. He has been at it for 42 years writing...
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Its impossible for me to know his actual UK sales but a 10 second search indicates few second hand Caro LBJ books available on the Internet from UK dealers – which suggests that few originally sold...
