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  1. Dallenbaugh

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    Ironically I'm reading Triumph, The Art of the Motorcycle by Zef Enault and Michael Levivier. It's about the History of Triumph with lots of pictures of the bikes they developed. They sure have come a long ways.
     
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  2. DCS222

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    Whistle in the wind - Peter Duffy. A biographical account of the shit that happened when one surgeon stood up to poor practice in a local Nhs trust.

    Scotland’s story - Tom Steel. A historical account of Scotland from the first settlers until the 1980’s (when the book was written to go alongside the channel 4 series)

    Storms of silence - Joe Simpson (of Touching the Void fame) About professional climbing nutters... just started it.
     
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    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Good read so far :cool::cool:
     
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    Happy birthday too Mrs. DD, DD! :):party:
     
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    I just finished the latest Lee Child "Jack Reacher" book in that series and am now on the lookout for another mystery/thriller/detective type novel. Let me know if you have recommendations please! And I'm finally getting started on Sportbike Suspension Tuning: How to Improve Your Motorcycle's Handling and Performance. Finally, because I went back to work half time last August after having retired (briefly), I'm brushing up by doing some compelling :rolleyes: professional reading, mostly chapters from Best Practices in School Psychology 5th Edition. ;)
     
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    Sandi, I’d recommend you try “Salt Lane” by William Shaw.

    I just finished it and found it excellent. It’s set in the south of England (in Dungeness).

    As to the original question: I’m currently reading “The Body” by Bill Bryson.

    It sounds like a police procedural but it’s actually about the body. The human body. It’s written in a very engaging style so despite its length (400 pages) I’m blazing through it.
     
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    Steve McQueen by Greg Laurie
     
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    Hi Sandi,

    Clive Cussler and his NUMA files are well worth a read. They will fit your mystery/ thriller brief.

    Also like Peter May's Enzo series of books. His other series about a Chinese protagonist are good too. He did a series of books set in the Scottish Isles, I wasn't so keen on those.

    I'm a cheap skate though and pick up all my books from charity shops ( we have plenty of those this side of the pond ).

    Good luck with your suspension set up reading. It's a black art I tells thee. ;):)
     
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  9. Sandi T

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    Thanks for the recommendations, @Johnjo! :) I'll check out the Pater May's Enzo books. I've read some Clive Cussler books in the past and really liked them. For some reason I've not picked one up in awhile but it may be time to start back up.

    Yeah, suspension. I'm a total noob when it comes to really knowing about it so to some degree I'm reading the book to be "better informed and knowledgeable". We know how that goes, though, and the rabbit hole it will most likely lead to.;):joy:
     
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    Just got this to add to the library of holiday books.
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