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Synnen mentioned a book list, it did not include all the ones she wanted, or books others wanted.
Lets have our own list of books.
Give us name of the book, author and if possible a link to a summary on the book.
Or I will try and find a summary for any book mentioned here.:)
Thank you for contributing.
One of the most recent books I read.
Not something I normally read,a friend recommended it and this was a good insightful read.
No Logo | Naomi Klein
I've said it so many times, but The Scarlet Pimpernel is one of my (if not the) favorites. By Baroness Orczy
Some might not cosider this an actual book, but to be honest this is one of the best reads I've had in a while, and would heartily recommend it to anyone, (over the age of 18)
Watchmen
Watchmen Comic Series Review
http://www.amazon.com/Watchmen-Alan-Moore/dp/0930289234
I liked it too,plus brings back school time memories,that was when I read that book along with Tale of Two Cities by Charles Di""ckens http://www.literature.org/authors/en...es/two-cities/.Quote:
Originally Posted by HistorianChick
Bear,
I think that's a comic I don't seem to have read yet, have read quite a few long ago.
Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein
Time Enough for [email protected]
The best books/story EVER
The Belgariad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Horatio Hornblower novels by C.S. Forester
Horatio Hornblower (C.S. Forester) - book review
Anything by anne rice, anne maccafferty, jane yolen, and piers anthony.
I would especially recommend the geodyssey series by piers anthony. It follows the souls of a group of individuals throughout time, from the earliest evolution of man to present day. The series is an amazing study of evolution and societal and cultural change.
For one more day---mitch albom
Its about a drunk who meets his dead mother.
A short history of tractors in the ukrainian.. marina lewycka...
Really funny,I could not read sometimes for the laughing.
The conversations at curlow creek.. william trevor..
Its about the night before an execution..
Really moving and easy to read,the writing is smooth and poetic.
I like oldies :)
Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
Catch 22- Joseph Heller
The Catcher in the Rye- J.D. Salinger [hope I spelled that right]
Sarah
Into the Dark by Nicholas Wilde
Amazon.com: Into the Dark (9780590434232): Nicholas Wilde: Books
It and its sequel The Malloreon series are among my favorite books.Quote:
Originally Posted by jenniepepsi
I love Clifford D. Simak and Andre Norton for fantasy.
Clifford D Simak
Andre Norton
For mystery I really enjoy the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters (one of Edith Parageter's pseudonyms). Cadfael - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov. The later books were kind of crass, but the original trilogy is a good story about the rise and fall of civilizations.
Hello Cat,Quote:
Originally Posted by Cat1864
We finally meet :).
Everyone should read at least some Edgar Allen Poe. If not his mysteries then his poetry.
Absolute Power and Winner by David Baldacci
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_Power_(novel)
Amazon.com: The Winner (9780446606325): David Baldacci: Books
Thin Dark Line by Tami Hoag
Amazon.com: A Thin Dark Line (9780553571882): Tami Hoag: Books
Books by Robin Cook
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromosome_6_(novel)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxin_(novel)
Stephen R. Donaldson's "White Gold Weilder" a.k.a Thomas Covanant books and his "And a Man Rides Through" books.
Leatherstocking Tales by James Fenimore Cooper
Leatherstocking Tales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Another one that turned an interest into a lifelong passion:
Alas, Babylon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Ludlum Bourne books
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bou...#37;28novel%29
I still love books I read when I was a child.
Enid Blyton books like the Magic Faraway Tree,Malory Towers series,St.Clare's series,Famous Five,Secret Seven and the Adventure series too.
Enid Blyton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Children's books I loved
The Hardy Boys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Just So Stories - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
How could I forget Nancy Drew sleuthing books.
The History of Nancy Drew
Talking about sleuthing I loved all of the Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Any of the fiction/action book series by Clive Cussler.
Clive Cussler
Clive Cussler - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cussler is a local (for me) successful author from Aurora, Illinois about 10 miles from me.
I have all his books in hardback, he is interesting, exciting, and he is an easy read. With all the reports, manuals, business magazines and books that I have to read, he is my escape. Marta loves him also. He is quite the success story.
Stringer
Good post FirmBeliever
This is an interesting book!
Amazon.com: iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind: Gary Small, Gigi Vorgan: Books
Now go have some fun!:D:rolleyes::p!!!
I have to agree with hheath541 about Anne Rice and Anne MacCafferty (are we spelling that right? Somehow it doesn't look it). I started reading the Dragonrider books when I was pregnant with my daughter, and here I am, five grandchildren later, still waiting for when I can get the new ones I've missed. (To be honest, I am kind of glad that her son will be picking up for her when she stops writing, or so I thought I read somewhere.)
Seeing "A Tale of Two Cities" mentioned made me think about how long its been since I've read it. And how much I'd like to read classics like it, and a few others, again -- "Wuthering Heights," "Jane Eyre," "War and Peace," "The Count of Monte Cristo," "The Three Musketeers," etc.
And as for redhead35's choice of "for one more day," I would have to agree without having read it yet. Mitch Albom writes well. I loved Tuesdays With Morrie" and "The Five People You Meet in Heaven."
And, of course, there would have to be on the list anything by James Michner, James Clavell, James Jones, Robert Heinlein, Terry Prachett, Marion Bradley Zimmer (or is it Zimmer Bradley? I get it mixed up), Mary Stewart, Stephen R. Donaldson (particularly the "Thomas Covanant trilogies"), Greg Bear (and to think that the first place I read him was "Omni" magazine all those years ago...).
Then there's just about anything that I consider well written like "The Thornbirds." And anything Arthurian from "le Morte de' Artur" <sp?> on out to any book written about or from the POV of any Round Table personage.
Then there is other historical fiction, but I'm tending to lean more toward the historical than the fiction on that score anymore.
I recommend the book "Busting Vegas" by Ben Mezrich. It's a compelling true story about the MIT students that counted cards!
I remember reading something to that effect on her web site. I think anne mccafferty's son co-wrote the last book or two of the dragonriders series and wrote a few on his own that take place within the same universe, but not within the main storyline.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhiannnonn
Marion zimmer bradley is an amazing author. I can't believe I forgot to mention her. I love the mists of avalon series.
I would like to add anne bishop to my list. I'm about half-way through the second book of her black jewels trilogy and can't seem to put the book down for more than a couple hours at a time.
I think Anne McCaffery's website was where I'd gotten the info from when I first heard about it. She'd had one or more strokes and was going to have to start taking things easier, if I remember right.Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
As for Marion Zimmer Bradley, I got into "The Mists of Avalon" just because it's time frame was during the period of Merlin and Arthur. I have gotten another of the Avalon books and I just can't seem to get very far into it.
As for Anne Bishop and her "Black Jewels," I can't say that they ring any bells. Although, that does make me think of Anne McCaffery's Killashandra Ree "The Crystal Singer."
Since you like anne mccafferty, you'll probably like anne bishop, too. Even though they have completely different writing styles, there's something about them that seems similar. Maybe it's because they both created intricate, multi-faceted, societies and worlds they you can almost see yourself living in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhiannnonn
CS Lewis' Space Trilogy, composed of Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength, is one of my very favorite series. I've read each of the books at least four times. They are amazing.
Thanks! I'll have to look for her books and check them out. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by hheath541
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