I got nine books for Christmas so I am wading through them.
Current: 'Tamerlane: Sword of Islam, Conqueror of the World' by Justin Marozzi. It's well written and informative.
Next up: 'Kubilah Khan' by John Man - author of a superlative Genghis Khan biography so v much looking forward to that.
Last: 'The Afghan Campaign' by Stephen Pressfield, about Alexander the Great. It was a solid 7/10 but not a patch on his 'Gates of Fire' about Thermopylae.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:23, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Not David Bowie's biography then?

( girlinthehole, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:25, Reply)

Have you read that book "Boys, Shoes and frilly knickers" ? I think you would like that.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:25, Reply)

It's about a writer who can't think up a good story so has to work in starbucks where every day a very rude but handsome man orders the same thing.
One day he forgets his credit card at home, so she says they can pay the next day. After that a whurlwind romance comes about that involves a trip to paris where she falls over on a catwalk.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:26, Reply)

Her boss is a real bitch, but it's OK because she falls over and ends up in a fowntain.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:27, Reply)

She saves up all month long to buy a new dress from [french boutique], but it turns out that her collegue got the same dress and wore it to the same event.
She was mortifide so tried to modify it by ripping off the sleeves and ends up having to wear the waiter's uniform and serve all guests. One of the guests was the guy from the coffee shop and he recongises her but doesn't say anything.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:30, Reply)

Katy Parry is involved somehow. I don't understand how. And the horse one from Sex in the City.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:31, Reply)

There is a soundtrack to the book too.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:33, Reply)

£4.99 at ASDA

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:33, Reply)

Man I am so buying that.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:35, Reply)

Gimmi 4-6 weeks to write it.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:52, Reply)

Read it? It's my autobiogrpahy.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 13:27, Reply)

I'm glad you said that.
I just ordered 'Genghis Khan: Life, Death and Resurrection'.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 14:12, Reply)

BTW.
Have you read 'The Leadership Secrets of Genghis Khan'? Sounds more interesting than most other books on leadership.
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Mon 24 Jan 2011, 14:17, Reply)