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Mystery Spinner
Mystery Spinner: Text Classics | Gideon Haigh
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[An] unconventional journey...brilliantly documented. Courier Mail So you want to know something about this funny old bowling of mine. Well, theres nothing to it. Its really very simplein fact, at times, I do not know much about it myself. In 1950, aged in his mid-thirties, tall, shy, shambling Jack Iverson burst forth from obscurity in suburban Melbourne, bowled like no man before and became a national sensation, then faded from view almost as swiftly. He died in obscurity, in tragic circumstances. In the enthralling Mystery Spinner, first published in 1999, one of the worlds best cricket writers goes in search of an enigma: an ordinary man in whom lurked the extraordinary. Gideon Haigh has been a journalist for three decades, writing mainly about sport and business. He is the author of more than thirty books, among them the award-winning On Warne, Certain Admissions and Stroke of Genius. He lives in Melbourne. One of the best cricket biographies I have ever read. Wisden Cricket Monthly Even if you dont care for the game you might enjoy it...Not your standard sporting biography. Guardian A delight, a gripping (no pun intended) read, and an object lesson to anyone tempted to try their hand at biography. ESPN cricinfo Magnificent. Roar
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TheAromaofBooks
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Good morning, everyone! The moment you have all been waiting for!! Our official #BookSpin number is SIX!! Our official #DoubleSpin number is TWENTY!! I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at everyone's lists & am really looking forward to seeing your reviews!

My next post will be the #BookSpinBingo card!!!

Just a few quick housekeeping items that I would really appreciate if you would take a moment to read!! I know I'm rambly so sorry!! ⬇

TheAromaofBooks 1 - Remember, this is a no-pressure challenge!! You can read one or both of these books. You can bail on them. You can bail on the whole challenge and try again next month. Whatever works!! This is supposed to be fun not stressful!! If you can't remember exactly how this challenge works, please check out my master post here https://www.litsy.com/web/post/1989556 or just ask!! ⬇ 2y
TheAromaofBooks 2 - I am planning to have a giveaway at the end of the year. Entries are reviews of #BookSpin & #DoubleSpin books, but I will only know about them if you tag me, so please tag me whenever you read & review your book for the month. DNFs count! The goal for #BookSpin is to get a book off your TBR, so if you decide not to finish it, it's still off the list, so tag me & tell me why you bailed. ⬇ 2y
TheAromaofBooks 3 - I am tagging everyone who posted a list THIS MONTH (my tag list changes every month!!), so if you posted a list & you do not get tagged here, please let me know! It means I either accidentally missed your original #BookSpin post OR I wrote down your username wrong. Either way, I'm really sorry. Everyone is welcome to join this challenge, so if I missed you it was entirely by mistake - just let me know!! ⬇ 2y
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TheAromaofBooks 4 - If you do not finish your #BookSpin/#DoubleSpin book this month it is STILL ELIGIBLE for a giveaway entry as long as you complete it sometime in 2021!! Whenever you review it, just tag me as usual be sure to let me know which month it is for - there is a maximum of 2 entries per month, so if you don't let me know it's for a different month, it may not count. ⬇ 2y
TheAromaofBooks 5 & final - While I don't have time to reply to all of the comments to this post, I do read every one and love seeing which books got picked for you!! I do respond to any direct questions or confusion, so please feel free to ask away if something doesn't make sense or you need some clarifications. Thank you all so much for your enthusiasm, and happy reading!!! 2y
RaeLovesToRead Woo! The Silent Patient and the 1st Witcher novel!!! 2y
BarkingMadRead Instructions for Dancing (which I started and finished yesterday lol) and Tales From Watership Down 2y
claudiuo Awesome. This is the highlight of the month for me. Just realized I forgot to post my November list, I will post it soon along with the bingo card. Thank you so much! 2y
BookmarkTavern Woohoo! This is going to be a fun month! ❤️ 2y
rmaclean4 So excited! Thanks again for doing this. 2y
ravenlee I got Nights of Ice and Vanguard - two months in a row the #SheSaid book is my #DoubleSpin! 2y
Cinfhen I can‘t believe I forgot today was #BookSpin day!!! Woohoo!!! I got #Hoopla & #Print 😁 2y
vlwelser 🤗😘 2y
Caryl My picks are Margarita Engle‘s memoir in verse, Enchanted Air, and Run: Book One, the newest graphic novel/memoir by/about John Lewis. Looking forward to reading both this month! Thanks for inspiring us!! 2y
Pigpen_Reads Awesome! Spoiler Alert and This Love Hurts. I was hoping for one of those! 2y
rockpools Yay! Thanks Sarah! My picks are The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan, which I‘m really excited about, and any nonfiction book from my own shelves. 2y
sebrittainclark Mine are The Eloquence of Sardine and Fan Fiction 2y
Lcsmcat Two that I‘m excited to read! The Door and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian! 2y
OriginalCyn620 Woohoo! 🤗 2y
magyklyXdelish Bookspin is winterwood and double spin is Allegedly 2y
Allylu October seemed soooo long! #BS The Sea of Tranquility and #DS is Knitting the Fog, one of my Spanish-speaking country books. Here we go! 2y
staci.reads Omg, it's Gentleman in Moscow and City of Girls! I'm so excited about both of these! 2y
Soubhiville Yes! I‘m looking forward to both of the chosen ones, and they both fit well for this month‘s topics bookclub: “Something You‘ve Obsessed About.” I‘m going to post them now. (edited) 2y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks Yay!! My #bookspin is The Good Earth and my #doublespin is The Eyre Affair. This will be great! 2y
SusanLee Thanks! 2y
BennettBookworm @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks eyre affair is one of my all time faves!! 2y
Laughterhp I know you tag a lot of people, but not sure if Litsy didn‘t tell me or you didn‘t tag me 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I found your post so all is okay! 2y
Librarybelle Woohoo! I have Mother Earth and The Secret History of Home Economics. Thank you! 2y
marleed Yea - Thank you! BS is Have a Nice Guilt Trip. DS is Calypso! 2y
Ash.on.the.line Whoo got some nice romance this month!! 2y
TheSpineView My #BookSpin is Hunt the Stars and #DoubleSpin is a book my TBR piles. Yes...piles!📚📚📚📚 2y
BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @BennettBookworm Ohhhhh! I‘m excited to read it! 2y
bookandbedandtea Yay! Looking forward to November reading. 😊 2y
robinb Looking forward to Passion on Park Avenue and A Lack of Temperance. 2y
La_Cori Woohoo!! Super excited for both.. BS is my book club pick for November and DS is Dune!! 🥳😊 2y
Singout Mine is “So You Want to Talk About Race.” It will be interesting having just read “Hood Feminism” with #SheSaid 2y
TheAromaofBooks @Laughterhp - Sorry about that!!! For some reason, you weren't on my list!! I may have missed your post!! 2y
Laughterhp I just looked and I never posted my list. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ I made it, but apparently forgot to post it last week. 2y
Crazeedi Thank you Sarah!! Whoo hoo!! 2y
Andrew65 I still need to do my list. A shock to the system after I returned to work full-time after COvID. How did I used to find time for work. 🙈 2y
MartinaLove I can't wait to see which books are number 6 and 20. ☺️ 2y
CoffeeNBooks Thank you! I'm looking forward to participating again this month- it's been awhile! 2y
LauraBrook You are amazing for doing this!!! I‘ll be reading The Piano Shop on the Left Bank, a nonfiction, and Thistles and Thieves, a cozy mystery! 2y
CarolynM 👍 2y
Reviewsbylola We just got back from vacation last night and I‘m so anxious to get my bingo sheet set up later today! 2y
TheAromaofBooks @HollyBolly - Here are November's BookSpin & DoubleSpin numbers!!! 2y
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Soubhiville
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I love the feeling of a fresh clean #bookspinbingo board at the beginning of the month! I have high hopes for January‘s reading!

Thank you @TheAromaofBooks for organizing! I always enjoy seeing what numbers come up on the second of every month. 💗📚

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks fabulous!!! 3y
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Came so close to a Bingo this month - maybe September‘s my lucky draw! 😂🤞🏻 #BookSpin #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4y
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TheDaysGoBy
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Here‘s my TBR list for #bookspin

I‘m excited to join this for March! Really fun way to choose your next book

@TheAromaofBooks

Joanne1 Ooh the book thief is so good! 4y
TheDaysGoBy @Joanne1 I‘ve heard rave reviews from a lot of people and it‘s been on my TBR for a while. I‘ll most likely be reading it this year even if it‘s not selected 4y
Rissreads It is exciting isn‘t it! 4y
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TheAromaofBooks Great list!! 4y
TheDaysGoBy @TheAromaofBooks Thanks! It‘s a pretty good list of things I own and ones that have been on my TBR for a while that I‘d have to grab from the library 4y
TheAromaofBooks Yes!! I'm a big library user also. 4y
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