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Amazon says Boy Soldier 4 will be published October 2006 but Meltdown will be published in May 2007. As far as I know BS 4 = Meltdown. So what will it be??
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 31 Aug 2006 10:49)
The title Meltdown is another childrens book as well:
Meltdown (Special Agents S.) by Sam Hutton (2005)
The sixth title in this thrilling adventure series about three teenagers tackling crime on the streets of London. A city-wide crime ring, a hidden and deadly enemy and a threat to every officer in the team: Danny, Alex and Maddie face their most challenging mission yet. A hidden enemy with a secret and deadly aim! While working on a drug-dealing case, Maddie Cooper is dismayed to be herself falsely accused of drug dealing and suspended from Police Investigation Command. Her team mates Danny and Alex are horrified and know how ridiculous the accusation is. They immediately get to work investigating who set Maddie up - and why! Meanwhile, a vicious computer virus is unleashed at headquarters - all the previous and vital computer files are destroyed. The team are now compromised and primed for the next attack! It seems someone is out to destroy PIC - and especially Maddie - at any cost. The Special Agents have got a serious fight on their hands.
It's even got a Danny ;-)
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 31 Aug 2006 10:56)
Missed this one before (but then I had a good excuse):
"Boy Soldier" is one of the most profitable books for children ever in Great Britain."
http://www.allocine.co.uk/article/fichearticle
_gen_carticle=18383933.html
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 31 Aug 2006 23:06)
you don't actually read the kids books do you?
good post by all as well
>>By fony (Friday, 1 Sep 2006 01:43)
Of course!!! They're great, really!
Not sure if that says something about my reading level or about the quality of the books ;-)
Just kidding, they're a good read - honest!
Good to see you back too F :-)
>>By Lynn (Friday, 1 Sep 2006 11:04)
thx lynn, well umm i'm not going to check the kids books out but that bloody heroes was a brilliant book.
>>By fony (Friday, 1 Sep 2006 13:02)
You really should read them Fony. They are great! You're not too old!
>>By Meee (Friday, 1 Sep 2006 13:33)
Hello Meee, nice to see you post again.
======== SAS hero gives boost to three Rs ==========
East London residents have a healthy appetite for learning according to figures released by the government today. The figures from the Department of Education and Skills reveal that a record number of qualifications were achieved in the area last year.
(...)
The figures have been released as the Get On campaign (0800 66 0800) joins forces with former SAS man ANDY MCNAB to encourage adults to improve their English and maths skills. McNab was the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when he left the SAS, and he is keen to persuade more people to join the legions of learners in East London who have already improved their reading, writing and maths skills.
The highly successful novelist, whose novels include Bravo Two Zero and the Quick Reads* book The Grey Man, commented:
"I know better than most what it's like to be in hiding, but not many people realise that I was undercover in more ways than one. I struggled with reading and writing until I entered the army, and it was only once I had the support of excellent adult learner tutors that I was able to take on my gremlins, win the battle and develop new skills. Just look where improved writing skills have got me! It might seem daunting at first, but I call upon anyone in East London who feels assaulted by their gremlins to make a change for the better and call the Get On campaign on 0800 66 0800. You'll be better equipped once you've talked to someone who can recommend free local courses.
Full article:
http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/content/
towerhamlets/advertiser/news/
(scroll down to article, direct link is HUGE so I didn't post that here)
Gremlins? Didn't realise that has become an expression? I like it.
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 2 Sep 2006 00:53)
Bit older one:
Andy McNab
Simon Hattenstone - May 30, 2006
The Guardian
Once you've read this article, rip the page out of your G2, scrunch it into a ball and swallow it. And forget everything you've read. Otherwise Andy McNab might just have to kill you.
Not only do I know what McNab looks like, I am going to tell you.
(...)
You ready? Blue and white stripy shirt (an outie, not an innie), light blue jeans, signet ring, thinnish lips, southern accent, brown boots. You want more? OK. Shortish black hair, greying at the sides, 5ft 10ish, as broad as he's long, good teeth, nice smile. He sits, legs wide apart, groin to the sun in footballer-as-commentator mode (wider than Andy Townsend, but not quite the full Alan Shearer). McNab would look at home on EastEnders as a baddie with a soft heart, or a softie with a bad streak.
He explained how he left school with a reading age of 11, found himself in borstal after breaking into a block of flats one time too many, joined the army (who accepted recruits direct from borstal with reading ages as low as five); read Janet and John books to bring himself up to speed; worked undercover for two years in Northern Ireland (which is why he still can't show his face in the papers or on telly - to protect the men he worked with who still live in Derry); and ended up as the most decorated British soldier in the SAS. Allegedly. The audience, full of muscled men with folded arms and little boys - aspirant soldiers - listened, mouths agape in awe.
Then the legendary hard man revealed something truly shocking. He is a massive Thomas the Tank Engine fan. You could hear a shell-pin drop as he described his love of the reckless manner in which Thomas drives, the pleasure he gets from repeated viewings of the DVD, and how he eventually befriended fellow author Robert Rigby (who wrote the scripts for Thomas) in a devious but doomed attempt to break into the Thomas the Tank Engine set.
McNab told Rigby he had a godson who loved Thomas, and asked if he could possibly arrange a set visit. But the legendary hard man, who has unpicked any number of locks, jumped out of planes from three miles high, and killed crocodiles with his teeth, never managed to break into the TTTE set. For Thomas proved to be better protected than anything Britain's most famous SAS man had ever encountered. In the end, McNab was forced to confess to Rigby that he had lied all along - that he didn't actually have a godson.
(...)
Now, do the honourable thing and swallow this story.
Full article on:
http://books.guardian.co.uk/hay2006/
story/0,,1785745,00.html
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 2 Sep 2006 01:12)
Last one for the day: ** Top tips for writers by tip-top writers **
amongst them:
"Get up in the morning and say, 'I'm going to write today', rather than just saying, 'I don't know what I'm going to do.' Just get on with it."
Andy McNab and Robert Rigby
>>By Lynn (Saturday, 2 Sep 2006 01:17)
We talk of heroes and warriors here; let us pause for a moment to remember Steve Irwin, a hero to millions worldwide as "The Crocodile Hunter" and a warrior who fought to protect animals and the environment. I hope his legacy lives on through his zoo and his work, and I fervently hope that each of us will remember to carry with us always one of the many lessons he taught us--in my case, don't anger monkeys. I will miss that crazy Aussie.
>>By Just Jon (Monday, 4 Sep 2006 15:09)
you can just see the crazy bastard smiling in wonderment as the stingray stabbed him. good bloke it's a shame.
>>By fony (Saturday, 9 Sep 2006 15:19)
Top Ten Things I hope happen in Recoil, McNab's latest due out in November:
10. Nick Stone gets urine on himself, either his own or someone else's
9. Nick meets or is reunited with someone he loves, and that person dies.
8. Nick gets lied to by government entities.
7. Nick faces a tough situation and says, "fuck it, get on with it."
6. Nick travels to an exotic land and wisecracks about the backwards inhabitants.
5. Nick drops the name of a knife, watch, or boot manufacturer at least five times.
4. Nick Googles the "dark web" and yet again fails to find free porn.
3. Nick is injured, continues on despite it, and eventually kills whoever injured him.
2. Nick eats something "dodgy" and "drops his ass" at some point.
1. Nick vows to quit the business--until next November.
And Fony yer right on.
>>By Just Jon (Sunday, 10 Sep 2006 00:22)
Have a go at these links for some info about ex-SAS PMCs, basically just where they are but still interesting. I don't know if the PMC Andy is involved with has a tie, I'll research that. Let me know if you want the broadcasts saved and don't know how to do it, I'll add to the stuff I've got saved up for mcnab website.
If anyone still doesn't know, these links are broken up due to restrictions here, just remove the line breaks and spaces:
BBC-player link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4_aod.shtml
?radio4/lives_in_a_landscape_mon
Real Player link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/shows/rpms/
radio4/lives_in_a_landscape_mon.ram
Let me know soon if you want this archived, it'll be down soon.
>>By Just Jon (Sunday, 10 Sep 2006 01:41)
Just seen this over on play.com http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/STGCS4/3-/1112580/Andy_McNab_Special_Forces/Product.html
anyone have anymore details?
>>By Psicosis (Thursday, 14 Sep 2006 20:14)
Nice Top 10 Jon, poor Nick. You never know.. he might surprise you and find the free porn.
You mean the Ultimate Warrior DVD Psi??
Found this, B20 been squeezed into a 4 min music video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-EuYspcmBk
There's also the B20 movie trailer - in case someone hasn't seen the movie yet and wonders how Sean Bean impersonates AM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
lY1ntvlQIoI&mode=related&search=
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 14 Sep 2006 22:28)
Oh there's even more - Metallica this time and even 6 min long.
If there's a song that is 115 min long they can turn the movie into a musical.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
SKwx4pNJE7w&mode=related&search=
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 14 Sep 2006 22:36)
The Regiment (Official Trailer):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
fUOPouB4Fog&mode=related&search=
If I were 11 - or a male of any age I'd say KEWL ;-)
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 14 Sep 2006 22:38)
Promise, the last one - maybe even kewler
The Regiment (In-Game Trailer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
pWlpCg4jTKw&mode=related&search
>>By Lynn (Thursday, 14 Sep 2006 22:41)
old news crap game, sorry.
>>By fony (Saturday, 16 Sep 2006 23:51)
Crap game, but the graphics are better than "Super Columbine Massacre."
>>By Just Jon (Sunday, 17 Sep 2006 00:15)
I'll take your word(s) for it - I know AM's books attract suprisingly (??) a lot of women, anyone think women play these kind of PC/PS/etc games as well?
I know I don't.
>>By Lynn (Sunday, 17 Sep 2006 21:05)
Coming soon to own 25/09/2006
Andy Mcnab - Special Forces [DVD Video Disc]
No idea what this will be - if anyone has more info??
>>By Lynn (Sunday, 17 Sep 2006 21:55)
Article in the Independent today:
"Breast wishes, Dita "
It's not enough just to buy a book these days; we have to get a hasty signature and a few seconds of face-time with it. Rebecca Pearson looks at the contemporary cult of book signings..
The pens are poised and the backdrop is in place. There's a queue building at the door and the photographers are getting their final shots under the careful direction of the publicists. Then, the bookbuyer at the head of the queue is ushered forward for a few seconds of face-time and a scrawl of ink from the celebrity author. Welcome to the curious world of the book signing.
There are a lot of people to satisfy at one single signing. First of all, there's an eager crowd, who must be carefully managed. (.......) Secondly, the sponsors want to make sure that the backdrop is carefully positioned to appear in every photograph, and that the author will be nicely associated with their name (for the time being at least). Don't forget about the author's own publicist(s), who will be trying to keep their client happy, predicting the exact moment at which they will be weary and making sure all demands for fruit and such are met instantly.
(....)
Andy McNab, on the other hand, is renowned for protecting his identity, yet he will apparently attend "secret" book signings. On www.nuts.co.uk, readers claim to have pictures of him at such signings - but my computer won't let me load them up. Has McNab taken out the culprit in a cunning stealth move, or might this be an outtake from "Urban Myth Weekly"?
Full article:
http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/
features/article1603818.ece
Fruit?? What would AM's 'demands' be? Madam Golightly Beer? ;-)
>>By Lynn (Monday, 18 Sep 2006 15:06)
Hmm how about a special made candybar ? The Andybar ? Or only the yellow M&M's ?
An(d)y more ideas ?
>>By Ninjawoman (Thursday, 21 Sep 2006 23:53)
How is everything at F troop. hope you all had a great summer been busy working on novel so havent,
been on chatzy, the regiment is a pretty good game not as good as battlefield2. Or the mod for unreal tournment,
lions den.
Ok guys hope your all having anice weekend and yep Mr smith has some more writing to do so night all.
>>By Briwales (Saturday, 23 Sep 2006 01:24)
Wouldn't you have more time to work on the novel if you weren't changing emails/screen names all the time? You've been asked many times to show some example of your writing and we've seen nothing. I'm a piss-poor writer but everyone here knows where to see my work.
I personally don't think changing screen names demonstrates creavity, nor do I believe you've trained to fight in any style other than Ju-Sitoncouch-o. I'll be the arsehole cuz no one else is going to. Sorry, dude, but playing games with your name and lying about your literary accomplishments is an insult to my friends here. Just be yourself, you seem a decent enough chap.
>>By Just Jon (Monday, 25 Sep 2006 19:02)
Dear Jon,
My first novel is actaully availble on amazon.co.uk mate.....as for the new one would you expect someoen who has spent 18 months writing a book to post it online so some
Untalented git can come along and steal my hard work.. Not a chance , apart from my agent and the publishers and my mum who, prrof reads it for me, no one gets to see my work,
i'm supersticious about that, So everyone sorry but there will be a website up and running in the next months, on it you will find some stuff that never made it to the final drafts, also some ,
of my tv stuff and stand up stuff..... Hope that answers some of your questions the book is in its last draft and i'm working on the middle part at the moment.
And hopefully will be packed up and sent off for final aproval by xmas. ok hope that answers your questions
>>By Briwales (Tuesday, 26 Sep 2006 19:58)
and yes i know spelling errors but couldnt be asked to change them have more important things to do like, go to the gym.
>>By Briwales (Tuesday, 26 Sep 2006 20:01)
I'm an arsehole, apologies and all that. But honestly, if yer book's on amazon, TELL US WHAT IT IS and everyone here will help sell it! I'd love to link to your book.
I'm not saying you're lying--well, I did say that but I'm willing to retract--what I'm saying is, if your novel is something you don't want discussed here, that's fine, in which case you shouldn't mention it. You can't have it both ways.
As for the gym, same applies. Send us a link to a video of you benchpressing or submitting someone in a cage fight. I just don't see the point of being "mysterious" in a medium that's already anonymous, but maybe I'm just touchy about internet anonymity because I'm actually a 53-year-old woman with six kids and a crack habit.
>>By Just Jon (Friday, 29 Sep 2006 01:41)
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