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[AlphaIVT]

i'm getting tired of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six book, too much action, not much detail and plot.

What books do you people recommend? Not just for me, but for everyone Also, give a *LITTLE* teaser to the book if you can

I'm thinking of reading The Giver, i reemmber kids back in 7th grade were rading it, i never had the chance to yet

 

[Jarwa]

Have you read "Without Remorse" by Clancy? An excellent read, I must say.

 

[snakesnfrogs]

Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams

 

[virusag13]

Stephen Hawkins - A Brief History of Time, Updated and Expanded Edition

 

[AlphaIVT]

no, haven't yet, i'm gonna finish off Rainbow Six first, no point in reading 200 pages then quiting I'll read that one next or a smaller book. I'm reading too much action and modern setting books. Theres alot of books out, i wanna find a book about life, the future, and sci fi.

 

[kami]

The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. Every human being needs to read this at least once.

Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Dune by Frank Herbert

many more...just listed my favorites

 

[Raspewtin]

books I am reading (or rereading) now:

Catcher in the Rye by Salinger (i read this one too many times but I like it)

A Boy's Life by McCammon I think (about southern life through the eyes of a kid)

I, Robot by Isaac Asimiov (about robots )

The Tao of Pooh (Taoism and Winnie the Pooh)

 

[weezergirl]

i just finished reading "i,robot". that book is awesome. i'm in love with robots now. do u know how his other robot books are?? right now i'm *finally* starting hitchhiker's guide.

the giver is a good book too. easy read but deep storyline.

here's my recommendation. i read it awhile ago but i thought it was really interesting. the comforts of madness by paul sayer. it's about life in a mental institution seen through the eyes of a catatonic patient.

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad. Read it and then explain it to me!!

I'm reading it right now, but I find it hard to understand. If anyone has read it can you please PM me or post here? Thanks

 

[dopcombo]

war and peace


been meaning to start it but too lazy to actually do so. hehe

 

[ZeroEffect]

Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson (this book rocks! excellent!!)

The Stand - Stephen King (his best)

Neuromancer - William Gibson (then everything else by him!)

....dang, i'd love to be reading all of these again for the first time

 

[thedarkwolf]

"A Boy's Life by McCammon I think (about southern life through the eyes of a kid)"

I am rereading McCammon's The Wolf's Hour for the 3rd time. Its about a werewolf that spies for the British during WWII and yes it sounds stupid but its really good . Boy's Life was the required summer reading project at my highschool a couple years.

Brian Lumley's Necroscope series has something for just about everybody. Just go check it out Lumley's site.

 

[ECN]

If you like lawyer type books read any John Grisham book. i love his books

 

[DannyLove]

The catcher in the rye

The Dark Tower Series, currently on the second book, The Drawing of the THree.

danny~!

 

[DaveJ]

The Stand: Complete and Uncut - definitely cool...
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
The Trigger - Arthur C. Clarke & Michael Kube McDowell
Light of Other Days - Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter

Just finished The Trigger, working on that last one still... they're both pretty good. The top two I've read three or four times each, both are excellent.

Dave

 

[Buddhist]

The alchemist
&
By the River Piedra, I sat down and wept.

Both by Paolo Coehlo


Also Kahlil Gibrans' The Prophet

-M.T.O

 

[datalink7]

For Fun:

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordon (*warning: This series is 9 books long currently and he is still writing them. But it is the best fantasy series I have ever read, besides the classic Hobbit and LOTR)

For Thought:

Cosmos by Carl Sagan (best book I ever read maybe)
The Stand by Stephen King
The Trial by Franz Kafka
Crime & Punishment by Fydor notgoingtoattempttospellhislastname

This is just a quick off the top of my head. If you want more, just ask.

 

[pac1085]

Doom - Knee Deep In The Dead

That book is awesome! Kinda pisses me off it continues into 3 other books, 2 of which you cant buy anymore...

 

[RGN]

Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace

...

 

[troglodytis]

THE book to read is Catch-22 a post-modern stab at reality, war, life, and the armed forces.

damn funny, and damn true.




Where is the Snowden of yesteryear?

 

[tkim]

is the alchemist good? a buddy was reading it but i didnt quite get the whole deal from him.

 

[tkim]

is the alchemist good? a buddy was reading it but i didnt quite get the whole deal from him.

 

[Buddhist]

the alchemist is an awesome book. =)
short sweet and to the point.

but the best of all is definately Kahlil Gibran's... The prophet

-M.T.O

 

[RaDragon]

I love Robert Ludlum's spy novels -- especially The Bourne Identity (and the sequels to this story). The Holcroft Covenant, The Matarese Circle and The Matarese Countdown were also excellent novels. Exodus by Leon Uris and A Town Like Alice (Nevil Shute) were touching if you're into 'sappy' stories.

 

[Fausto]

"Genome" by Matt Ridley is a good non-fiction read. It's basically a look at the interaction of one's genetic makeup and one's environment and how this affects development, etc. Really a fascinating book, and I'm not just saying that cuz I'm a bio-geek by trade. I think even a non-bio person would enjoy it, the author does a good job of not getting over the head of the average person terminology-wise.

My $0.02

Fausto