What do you suggest?

[SarahC07 0]

I'm trying to find a good book to read. Any suggestions?

Generally, I only read non-fiction. It's not that I don't like fiction, I just see non-fiction as a bit more practical. Please suggest both.

Keep it semi-short (under 500 pages) and very interesting.

If we go the fiction route - adventurous with well developed characters and/or some psychological thriller...


I'm going to survive Christmas with this book - so make it a good one.

[PsychoBob 0]

Either "War and Peace" or the "Penthouse" November issue.

"I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it"
RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?"

[cocheese 0]

Brian Germaine's "A Parachute and It's Pilot" I think it's called might help you survive Christmas.
or
The manual to your audible altimeter?
The manual to your AAD?


oh wait, you said interesting. Wups. Never mind.

[johndh1 0]

Billions and Billions - Carl Sagan (forgive me, I forget if books are in "quotes" or underlined.

or, The Bible,
The Lexus and the Olive Tree, by Thomas L. Friedman,
Understanding the Arab World, by Louis Bahjat Hamada, or
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey.

Penthouse Letters always keeps me involved too.

Roll Tide Roll

[SarahC07 0]

I've already read Covey's book. I could reread, but not at Christmas time.

Thanks for the other suggestions, I'll look into them.

[Richards 0]

Currently reading Anne Frank. Kind of depressing but nonetheless a good book.

My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within.

[Andrewwhyte 1]

"Shake Hands with the Devil"- Romeo Dallaire
Not a happy book at all, but it is a story we all should bear witness to.

"The Satanic Verses"- Salmon Rushdie.
No that the furor has died down from the Fatwa you can enjoy it for its own merit.

[kbordson 8]

Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (all 5 books of the trilogy) - Douglas Adams

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand

Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond

Grays Anatomy

[galvar2439 0]

the 2008 SIM book, Its riviting!

So i just broke up with this woman who wasn't even my girlfriend!

Hellfish #782, POPS #10664

[nerdgirl 0]

Books ... non-fiction is my favorite too
Some of my top recommendations:

A 2nd nomination for Jared Diamond’s Guns, Germs and Steel (to understand how geography and biology impact human history and culture) .. if that one’s a little intimidating at 480 pages, his Why Is Sex Fun?: The Evolution of Human Sexuality is another fascinating option.

Tom Barnett’s The Pentagon’s New Map (to understand global geopolitics)

Armchair-adventurer brain-candy: Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air about the spring 1996 expeditions to climb Mount Everest.

Charles “Chick” Perrow’s Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies is a fascinating modern classic on the intersection of complex (often hazardous) modern systems and humans … & what happens when things go wrong catastrophically. (His most recent The Next Catastrophe: Reducing Our Vulnerabilities to Natural, Industrial, and Terrorist Disasters sites my work. )

VR/Marg

Act as if everything you do matters, while laughing at yourself for thinking anything you do matters.
Tibetan Buddhist saying

[SwampThing 0]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World's_Most_Dangerous_Places

Great book, I have several editions.


It's well written, informative, interesting and a book you can open to any page and read for a minute or a few hours.

The Pessimist says: "It can't possibly get any worse!"
The Optimist says: "Sure it can!"

[happythoughts 0]

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Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (all 5 books of the trilogy) - Douglas Adams

I've been reading The Salmon of Doubt

It isn't a novel like the increasingly inaccurately named HHGG Trilogy. It is a combination of his writing and the observations of others about him.


In other news... I am a fan of Frederick Forsythe.
(Day of the Jackal, Dogs of War...)
I just finished reading The Afghan.
Terrific book. Page-turner. As usual, fiction, but based on factual events.

Also, since a guy from Pakistan worked right next to me, it really made for interesting (but careful) discussions.

[BIGUN 1,079]

"The Age of Turbulence" Alan Greenspan (he doesn't cite any of my work).

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[ladydyver 0]

Just got done reading Pillars of the Earth....started reading it before it hit Oprah's list of "must reads." Pretty decent...but it is about 1000 pages.

DPH # 2
"I am not sure what you are suppose to do with that, but I don't think it is suppose to flop around like that." ~Skootz~
I have a strong regard for the rules.......doc!

[lawrocket 3]

Anything in the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series. Brilliant books!

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[turtlespeed 212]

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Anything in the Uncle John's Bathroom Reader series. Brilliant books!

Any of the Harry Potter series.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[BillyVance 34]

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Either "War and Peace" or the "Penthouse" November issue.

How about "Penthouse Uncensored"? Gooooood stuff! All kinds of kinky and sexy encounters that people experienced and wrote about in letters to Penthouse Magazine!

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[JerryBaumchen 1,068]

Hi Sarah,

A couple of years ago I read THE LIFE & DEATH OF PLANET EARTH. It is by a couple of scientists and includes a lot extrapolation. I thought it was going to a very dry read; not at all, VERY interesting.

JerryBaumchen

[Shell666 0]

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I'm trying to find a good book to read. Any suggestions?

ANYTHING by this here fella

The Alchemist is still my favourite.

'Shell

[Hausse 0]

Hyperspace by Michio Kaku
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene

Haven't read either of them yet but I just ordered them. They are supposed to be really interesting.

And I just decided not to make a hint about the bible

[AggieDave 6]

"Lone Survivor"

Its an incredible read about a Texas boy.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[akarunway 1]

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I'm trying to find a good book to read. Any suggestions?

Generally, I only read non-fiction. It's not that I don't like fiction, I just see non-fiction as a bit more practical. Please suggest both.

Keep it semi-short (under 500 pages) and very interesting.

If we go the fiction route - adventurous with well developed characters and/or some psychological thriller...


I'm going to survive Christmas with this book - so make it a good one.

This should be a good little read.>http://www.amazon.com/Colossus-Rise-Fall-American-Empire/dp/0143034790Here is the condensed video version>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ag4u6d3Hyg

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[Skootz 0]

I LOVED The Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason. Just a great book. Once you start reading it, you can't put it down.

[popsjumper 2]

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Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (all 5 books of the trilogy) - Douglas Adams

Funny you should mention that. I am re-reading now...for the 9th time.


Not-so-obscure references:
Fjords anyone?
Can I take you on a date to a most elegant restaurant?
Is this all there is to life? You can have it.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[mamajumps 0]

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I'm trying to find a good book to read. Any suggestions?

Generally, I only read non-fiction. It's not that I don't like fiction, I just see non-fiction as a bit more practical. Please suggest both.

Keep it semi-short (under 500 pages) and very interesting.

If we go the fiction route - adventurous with well developed characters and/or some psychological thriller...


I'm going to survive Christmas with this book - so make it a good one.

Never been much of a non-fiction reader, but I love Dean Koontz for fiction. Most of his books could happen. Dark Rivers of the Heart is a great psychological thriller. Very good must read!