Graham Obree

Advantages: a compelling read
Disadvantages: too short

...This is the story of an cyclist from Aryshire in Scotland who showed that an amateur with extraordinary vision and determination can take on the professionals and win. The one hour record, one of the most demanding in sport, is brutal in it's simplicity. Get on a bike, start pedalling, and stop after exactly one hour. If you have covered a greater distance than anyone else in this time you now hold the one hour record. In 1993 Graham Obree did exactly that, taking the over the record of Franceso Moser which had been set in 1983. What was more remarkable was that he did it while an amateur, and on a bike of his own design and manufacture. He repeated the feat a year later to win back his own record, and became the world champion in several cycling disiplines in the same year. This book is unusual for a sporting autobiography... Read review

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Advantages: Horror Nuff said
Disadvantages: none

...This book is one of the better ones i have read from Graham Masterton. It follows the life of a man living in a house while renovating it. The house has a checkerd past that slowly unfolds in front of him. This throws him and his lodger into a wild and horrific adventure, that makes it seem real. I found this book had a moment of heavy graphic sexual acts so may not be recommended to younger horror readers, if there are any! It is one of the better books i have read by Graham, as usuall his books take some getting into but once youy get there you are catapulted into the story.... Read review

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Advantages: Makes a Point
Disadvantages: Needs a little more evidence

...Graham Hancock is an author at the forefront of Alternative Egyptology. He has sold a good few books on the subject and 'Fingerprints of the Gods" Is perhaps his best. There is a lot of debate as to whether Grahams theories are right - but my message would be that 'at least he is trying to open the public's eyes to the fact that the Pyramids are (quite literally!) the biggest and most obvious mystery around. There are a great deal of books on such topics floating around now and I would advise you to be careful as to which ones you buy - a lot of them are just repeating the same thing. Hancock's, However, is the first and perhaps best at explaining his theory - using resonably understandable language and trying to answer as many evidence related questions as possible. Buy this book if for no other reason than to destroy the ignorance we... Read review

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