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Xmas is coming! Any good book recommendatiions?
russbost - 17/11/25 at 11:45 AM

As per title, looking for books for my Xmas list - any recommendations, non fiction, cars, motor racing, biographies of anyone interesting (read one of Ranulph Fiennes last year - amazing & he's raving bonkers!)

nick205 - 17/11/25 at 02:02 PM

Not The End Of The World
Hannah Ritchie

Fact not fiction

An interesting take on the shape the planet is in.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/453652/not-the-en d-of-the-world-by-ritchie-hannah/9781529931242

jacko - 17/11/25 at 09:09 PM

Guy Martin is a good read
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shindha - 18/11/25 at 08:29 AM

The Blunt End Of The Grid by Dave Roberts

russbost - 18/11/25 at 08:31 AM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Guy Martin is a good read
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Has he got anything new out, I've read everything up to whatever was out last year I think, can't remember titles unfortunately!

jacko - 18/11/25 at 09:00 PM

My books are

Dead men don’t tell tales
And
We need to weaken the mixture

Both very good reads by Guy Martin
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russbost - 19/11/25 at 09:12 AM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
My books are

Dead men don’t tell tales
And
We need to weaken the mixture

Both very good reads by Guy Martin
G


Yup, read both of those, both really good!

russbost - 19/11/25 at 09:58 AM

quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Not The End Of The World
Hannah Ritchie

Fact not fiction

An interesting take on the shape the planet is in.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/453652/not-the-en d-of-the-world-by-ritchie-hannah/9781529931242


Just as a matter of interest, did you find this biased towards climate change denial, biased the other way or fairly impartial?

russbost - 19/11/25 at 09:59 AM

quote:
Originally posted by shindha
The Blunt End Of The Grid by Dave Roberts


Sounds like it could be entertaining

Sanzomat - 19/11/25 at 11:22 AM

quote:
Originally posted by russbost
quote:
Originally posted by shindha
The Blunt End Of The Grid by Dave Roberts


Sounds like it could be entertaining

Another vote for the Blunt End of the Grid. It had a few laugh out load moments for me and very relevant to car builders/kit enthusiasts/grass roots motorsport people. Also supporting the writer who is a bloke like us.

nick205 - 19/11/25 at 11:51 AM

quote:
Originally posted by russbost
quote:
Originally posted by nick205
Not The End Of The World
Hannah Ritchie

Fact not fiction

An interesting take on the shape the planet is in.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/453652/not-the-en d-of-the-world-by-ritchie-hannah/9781529931242


Just as a matter of interest, did you find this biased towards climate change denial, biased the other way or fairly impartial?



Not climate change denial.

Some "realism" (facts/figures) on human/planetary progress and sometimes misplaced media hype.

nick205 - 19/11/25 at 02:42 PM

The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin

https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-creative-act/rick-rubin/978183885 8667

Not read it, but it's on my Xmas list.

swanny - 19/11/25 at 02:43 PM

bugatti queen the story of Hélène Delangle - pre ww2 racing driver, largely forgotten about. died penniless and unknown.

and this one. a great read from a bygone era. https://classicmotoringbooks.co.uk/product/a-racing-motorist/

go like Hell - a book with a lot of detail around the ford vs ferrari story

Rod Ends - 21/11/25 at 12:13 PM

I got the Elon Musk biography last Christmas.

Interesting chap.

HowardB - 23/11/25 at 07:56 AM

these two in the pop science space -

A brief history of almost everyone who everlived - Dr Adam Rutherford

How to make the world add up - Tim Harford

both good books and both provide a good sound basis for looking at the world without so much hype

hth

Howard