Yukon Cornelius Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 1491. What America was like pre-Columbus. Many interesting thoughts. I did not know, for instance, that no one knows where corn originated. Also the use of fire by native Americans as a tool for agriculture. if you like that one read " Colombian Exchange" and "Indian Givers" both are great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Irish Doggy Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 My wife highly recommends Twilight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_bone65 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Too fat to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westvirginia Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Stephen Hunter books These books are really good. I'd start with Point of Impact or Dirty White Boys. Also, most of these can be found in your local used book store or library. No sense in spending full price unless it's a brand new book. I second these as some good, Clancy-esque fiction. The equivalent of a good popcorn flick. Fairly quick reads but interesting and not over-done with the suspense stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) If you want to read about vampires, but not a teenage romance novel check out the "Tru Blood" books. Anything by Anne Rice has got to be better than that trash (Twilight). My wife told me yesterday that my 9yo said some of the other girls in her class are reading the series. Color me old fashioned, but there's no way I would even consider letting my 9yo read something rated for teens & up. She might watch a movie, but not before me or the wife saw it first & both approve. We had reservations about her reading the Narnia series. Edited March 30, 2009 by rajncajn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 You're talking the Child/Preston books. Alone or as a team they are very good writers with interesting books. Very enjoyable. rajn'... have you tried any of the James Rollins books? On your recommendation I bought The Oracle today. I had the intent of reading it at the beach, but the kids kept me busy. By the looks & what little I breezed through, it looks right up my alley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 1491. What America was like pre-Columbus. Many interesting thoughts. I did not know, for instance, that no one knows where corn originated. Also the use of fire by native Americans as a tool for agriculture. Read Guns, Germs, and Steel, Jared Diamond seems to have a good handle on where corn came from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Sf - The Memory of Whiteness and The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson both get thumbs up from me. TMW is absolutely brilliant and original IMO; YoRS is a bit less impressive but a pretty intriguing alt-history type thing. If you like your writing with a touch of Hemingway but better, check out some of Jim Harrison's novella collections (he's the guy who wrote Legends of the Fall) or Norman MacLean's A River Runs Through and Other Stories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 On your recommendation I bought The Oracle today. I had the intent of reading it at the beach, but the kids kept me busy. By the looks & what little I breezed through, it looks right up my alley. I just finished Map of Bones and am starting Black Order. I started with The Judas Strain and worked back to the beginning. The Sigma series: Sandstorm Map of Bones Black Order The Judas Strain The Last Oracle The Doomsday Key I really enjoy his stuff so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 I just finished Map of Bones and am starting Black Order. I started with The Judas Strain and worked back to the beginning. The Sigma series: Sandstorm Map of Bones Black Order The Judas Strain The Last Oracle The Doomsday Key I really enjoy his stuff so far. I nearly bought Sandstorm instead. Guess I'll have to do the same & jump back after reading Black Order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 On your recommendation I bought The Oracle today. I had the intent of reading it at the beach, but the kids kept me busy. By the looks & what little I breezed through, it looks right up my alley. You won't be disappointed, I recommend starting with Sandstorm because they do develop character plots over all the books so reading them in order will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Anything by Tom Clancy the Dune series by Frank Herbert Any one fo the W.E.B. Griffith novels. Centered around different branches of the military/police they are GREAT short reads (2-3 hundred pages) and if you are into military history, they center around different aspects of WWII. Like the race for the first A-bomb, birth of the OSS and behind the scenes things in areas like the Philippeans and Argentinia. Gooood stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted July 20, 2009 Author Share Posted July 20, 2009 Anything by Tom Clancy the Dune series by Frank Herbert Any one fo the W.E.B. Griffith novels. Centered around different branches of the military/police they are GREAT short reads (2-3 hundred pages) and if you are into military history, they center around different aspects of WWII. Like the race for the first A-bomb, birth of the OSS and behind the scenes things in areas like the Philippeans and Argentinia. Gooood stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azazello1313 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I need a new book should be able to find one here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTheWebToedBoy Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 It's not in paperback yet but if you have a local used book store (that's where I found mine) you might find it. No Angel by Jay Dobyns It's about an ATF Agent (decent UofA WR back in the day) that infiltrated the Hells Angels in Arizona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Food, Inc.. This will change some thinking about the way we get our food. I went and saw the movie and it was worth seeing again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I'm still gonna push Weaveworld A Clive Barker classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulzale Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Been on a Harlan Coben kick, so far a good author Linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I bought Doomsday Key yesterday..should be pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I'm almost finished with "The Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World". It is about the central bankers of the US, UK, France and Germany in the late 1920s and early 1930s. It is fascinating. Seriously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is tough to put down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted July 24, 2009 Author Share Posted July 24, 2009 I just finished Map of Bones and am starting Black Order. I started with The Judas Strain and worked back to the beginning. The Sigma series: Sandstorm Map of Bones Black Order The Judas Strain The Last Oracle The Doomsday Key I really enjoy his stuff so far. Ok, as I hate jumping into the middle of a series, I went & exchanged Black Order for Sandstorm. Unfortunately the book still sits unopened. Guess I'll have to wait till the trip home to dive in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Ok, as I hate jumping into the middle of a series, I went & exchanged Black Order for Sandstorm. Unfortunately the book still sits unopened. Guess I'll have to wait till the trip home to dive in. So far in Doomsday Key, he's pulling a ton of old characters back into the plot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaP'N GRuNGe Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 (edited) I just finished Black Order. Another I'd read The Judas Strain first, so now onto The Last Oracle. I wonder how long until Doomsday Key is in paperback... Edited August 20, 2009 by CaP'N GRuNGe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarina Posted August 20, 2009 Share Posted August 20, 2009 (edited) My wife highly recommends Twilight. I read 3 of them this summer. The writing isn't all that great, but it's OK summer reading. I can certainly see why the teenage girls are gaga over it though. For my money, if you want to read a good set of vampire stories, Ann Rice's books are the way to go. I also read The Kite Runner this summer. Very good. Edited August 20, 2009 by Czarina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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