Life is sometimes strange and things go round in circles, let me confide...
30 years ago when I married Sue she would often complain that I had my head in a book which was something she rarely did. She would read magazines full of nonsense about 3rd grade celebrities and the soaps on UK terrestrial TV channels, but not books. Over time I started buying magazines, mostly motorcycle magazines but also car magazines - the difference being that her magazines cost but a few pence while mine cost a few pounds. As a result her got thrown away and mine got stored. Then she got into reading books, so now we have quite a collection of both paperbacks and magazines. Then she was introduced to the Kindle by a friend and she stopped buying magazines and paperbacks and locked herself into her Kindle.
then, earlier this year we treated each other to a Samsung Note8 and we both loaded the Kindle app. So now I can read on-line bike magazines and we both download books to suit our current tastes. Must say that I find the Kindle app (on Android) quite well sorted and easy to use. My reading is currently flavoured and focused on motorcycle adventure books, so here is the current lit that is stored on my Note:
Jupiter's Travels by Ted Simon : My first Kindle book and much enjoyed, followed by
Dreaming of Jupiter by Ted Simon : Enjoyable if you have read Jupiter's Travels, otherwise it could be hard work
Rolling through the Isles by Ted Simon : A different take on motorcycle touring around the UK, enlightening all the same
Old Man on a Bike by Simon Gandolfi : Not a bad read for an old man (that is somebody older than me)
Old Men Can't Wait by Simon Gandolfi : Just as enjoyable as it's predecessor, it seems to envelop the reader more
Lois on the Loose by Lois Pryce : Her first book is mostly a light hearted read with a few serious bits thrown in, I enjoyed it
Red Tape and White Knuckles by Lois Pryce : Her 2nd book which builds on her first, is more polished and a cracking read
In Search of Greener Grass by Graham Field : His first book (I believe) and I really like the style of writing which I find similar to Lois's
Ureka by Graham Field : Like Lois (who I read first) his 2nd book builds on his first and is good reading
Bonneville - Go or Bust by Zoe Cano : Zoe drives her motorbike. Internet research linked by snippets of riding. Pretty poor read
Currently I am reading:
A Short Ride in the Jungle by Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent which is turning out better than expected given her background and fancy name. Only 23% read so far but the preparations and start of the journey were good and bode well for the rest of the book which, like the best above, are written from the heart, full of experiences, observations and emotions triggered at the time.
Still to read but already purchased:
Spirit of Adventure by Tom Morton
To Infinity and Beyond by Stephen E. Holmes
Motorcycle Therapy by Jeremy Kroeker
Into Africa by Sam Manicom
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