Weggs book list
Weggly Woo of On the Beach at the end of the world has posted her book list http://exonome.blogspot.com/2005/05/musing-jaded-dj-tagged-me-on-that.html
So here is mine
1 Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
When I read this book it inspired me to greatness which I have never achieved ( wry smile)
2 The Sand Pebbles, Richard Mc Kenna
The say that everyone has a book in them well this was his he only wrote the one, a movie was made starring Steve McQueen.
3 To Kill a Mocking Bird, Harper Lee
Read it at school and it didn't make sense to me I could not see what all the fuss was about.
As an adult or some one older upon rereading It inspired me to attempt a career in Law
( I failed)
4 The Trustee from the Toolroom, Neville Shute
It's the inherent goodness of man that runs throughout Shutes novels,This culminates in this novel that would make a great film, I can see Bob Hoskins in the lead role though It would have to be set in the 1950's as per the Novel.
5 Brown on Resolution, C S Forester
What can I say it's twice been made into a movie the first version has the late great Sir John Mills in it. I like the theme of Duty and I also like the Royal Navy there is something solid about an institution that has been around for so long that has History and Tradition, it cares not from whence you came but it cares for you. Of course the communist manifesto states that you have to destroy the traditions of the enemy by ridicule, well the Royal Navy is one thing I hope they never destroy.
So here is mine
1 Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand
When I read this book it inspired me to greatness which I have never achieved ( wry smile)
2 The Sand Pebbles, Richard Mc Kenna
The say that everyone has a book in them well this was his he only wrote the one, a movie was made starring Steve McQueen.
3 To Kill a Mocking Bird, Harper Lee
Read it at school and it didn't make sense to me I could not see what all the fuss was about.
As an adult or some one older upon rereading It inspired me to attempt a career in Law
( I failed)
4 The Trustee from the Toolroom, Neville Shute
It's the inherent goodness of man that runs throughout Shutes novels,This culminates in this novel that would make a great film, I can see Bob Hoskins in the lead role though It would have to be set in the 1950's as per the Novel.
5 Brown on Resolution, C S Forester
What can I say it's twice been made into a movie the first version has the late great Sir John Mills in it. I like the theme of Duty and I also like the Royal Navy there is something solid about an institution that has been around for so long that has History and Tradition, it cares not from whence you came but it cares for you. Of course the communist manifesto states that you have to destroy the traditions of the enemy by ridicule, well the Royal Navy is one thing I hope they never destroy.
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