Need some book advice...
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I like Orson Scott Card's "Ender" series.
Gotta also push David Drake. He's an Iowan and a casual acquaintance, and his writing is all good.
WEB Griffin is cool, as well.
John Dalmas' "Regiment" series is great.
I'd also promote Dave Weber's "Honor Harrington" series.
There's a lot of good stuff out there. Just need to look.
Gotta also push David Drake. He's an Iowan and a casual acquaintance, and his writing is all good.
WEB Griffin is cool, as well.
John Dalmas' "Regiment" series is great.
I'd also promote Dave Weber's "Honor Harrington" series.
There's a lot of good stuff out there. Just need to look.
Some of these are a little older, but I've always enjoyed a re-read of them. You might check out Nelson DeMille (Word of Honor, Plum Island, Gold Coast, Charm School); John le Carre (Little Drummer Girl, A Perfect Spy, The Constant Gardener); Ken Follet (Lie Down With Lions, Night Over Water, Code to Zero); Frederick Forsyth (Day of the Jackal, The Dogs of War, The Odessa File, The Deceiver, The Negotiator).
I second the 87th precinct series of Ed McBain, and would add the Matthew Hope series by him as well. Throw in some Robert Ludlum (Bourne Identity, Supremecy, Ultimatum) if you want a long read. For a much different Ludlum, The Road to Gandolfo and The Road to Omaha are hilarious.
I second the 87th precinct series of Ed McBain, and would add the Matthew Hope series by him as well. Throw in some Robert Ludlum (Bourne Identity, Supremecy, Ultimatum) if you want a long read. For a much different Ludlum, The Road to Gandolfo and The Road to Omaha are hilarious.
She like Vince Flynn? Good for her. Some great titles from lost of people, I'm heading to the library!
Anything written by Chuck Pahlaniuk is good.
I like books that aren't necessarily close to reality, so I'm going to throw in some Young Adult books as well.
The Book Thief by John Zusak (WWII era)
Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo
Kurt Vonnegut (Cat's Cradle is my favorite from him)
Native Son is excellent (Richard Wright)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson (YA Book, but very good)
You can never go wrong reading the Canterbury Tales either. Chaucer was one cheeky bastard.
I like books that aren't necessarily close to reality, so I'm going to throw in some Young Adult books as well.
The Book Thief by John Zusak (WWII era)
Johnny Got His Gun - Dalton Trumbo
Kurt Vonnegut (Cat's Cradle is my favorite from him)
Native Son is excellent (Richard Wright)
Of Mice and Men (John Steinbeck)
Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson (YA Book, but very good)
You can never go wrong reading the Canterbury Tales either. Chaucer was one cheeky bastard.
One of the best books I have read in a long time and an easy 2.5 hour read - THE NOTICER by Andy Andrews. Its all about perspective in life - a really good read and full of great nuggets to apply to your own life.
I've read some excerpts, but I haven't had the chance to totally read it all yet. I am fascinated by how most of their plans didn't work and just how crazy of a tradgedy it could have been if the propane tank bombs went off.
I read The Time Traveler's Wife before the movie came out and I highly recommend it. Tugs at the heartstrings and all that.
While many of the suggestions here are good books, none of them are anything like Cussler. I especially like insulting somebody's taste before you give them some suggestions. Nice:no:
Try some of these:James Rollins
Douglas Preston
Lincoln Child
Steve Berry
David Gibbins
Thomas Greanias
That should keep you busy for a while.
Try some of these:James Rollins
Douglas Preston
Lincoln Child
Steve Berry
David Gibbins
Thomas Greanias
That should keep you busy for a while.
I know that you were attempting to be funny, but I hope you realize that "The Cat in the Hat" is another book and not the author. Dr. Seuss wrote the two mentioned books. What are they teaching you in school? :no:
If you haven't read any before, I'd stronly recommend picking up some Kurt Vonnegut. They're really easy reads, but are very deep. I read "Harrison Bergeron" in TAG when I was in something like 7th grade, and became a huge fan - just very interesting ideas, and a very dark humor... but not in the "I'm so trendy because I like black humor" way.
Some of my favorites:
Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Lee Child, John Grisham, Nelson DeMille, Robert Ludlum, PD James, John Sanford, Dan Brown. Also liked a few from James F David. Ship of the Damned was great - if you like a little Sci Fi.
I haven't read them yet, but Erik Van Lustbader picked up where Ludlum left off on the Bourne series. I'm hoping to pick them up when I get some time to read next year. Also want to get started on the Janet Evonovich "Plum" series. I have a couple co-workers who read those and say they are great.
Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Lee Child, John Grisham, Nelson DeMille, Robert Ludlum, PD James, John Sanford, Dan Brown. Also liked a few from James F David. Ship of the Damned was great - if you like a little Sci Fi.
I haven't read them yet, but Erik Van Lustbader picked up where Ludlum left off on the Bourne series. I'm hoping to pick them up when I get some time to read next year. Also want to get started on the Janet Evonovich "Plum" series. I have a couple co-workers who read those and say they are great.
Get lost in Melville's Typee. You will get a taste of life in the South Pacific in a time where taboo was real, women were for the taking, and people still ate people.
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Johnny Got His Gun is absolutely brutal, but is something I'm glad I read. I read it as a teenager, and I have a feeling that I would read more critically now than I did then.
