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Did I read on here that Egypt spends only 2% of its economy on the forces. Well it now seems Officers have been given a 25% increase on their pensions when they retire. The two things do not go...
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A-Four is confusing the military's activity/involvement in the economy (40% -60% depending on whom you want to believe ) with actual expenditure.
Recently, I have been reading books all about Ancient Rome it's Empire and it's Legions. It started me off big time when upon reading a book knowing well the character depicted therein. Marching with...
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Well I've now read about 6 or 7 Marching with Cesar books, the author RW Peake an american ex-marine has really taken on the role of Ray (Titus Pullo) from the HBO 'Rome TV series.. This v111 Civil...
Is there anybody there?’ said the Traveller,
Knocking on the moonlit door;
And his horse in the silence champed the grasses
Of the forest’s ferny floor:
And a bird flew up out of the turret,...
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Thank you Zooropa, I haven't read any Walter de La Mare for years, and yet he was my first favourite poet too.
I shall take great pleasure in renewing his acquaintance. 8)
I have the book "120 days of Sodom" for the festive period, so should make for an interesting read over the holidays, do you have you a book that you are planning to read, or even hope to be given?
I love to read but just finished a book by Jodi Picoult titled Handle with Care, brilliant I just couldn't put it down, one of those books you want to continue reading but in another way you don't...
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FYI - on Amazon for Kindle - they are offering FREE a Jodi Picoult novella entitled "Larger Than Life."
Not too sure how many on here have Kindles but if you check the FREE ebooks this one is listed...
