dunvilsteev Posted February 16, 2010 Share #1 Posted February 16, 2010 Being a snowbound retiree I do spend quite a while with my nose buried in a book. So I was wondering - WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE BOOKS? Mine are: Mystery - The Sculptress by Minette Walters Horror - 'Salems Lot by Stephen King Fantasy - The Stand by Stephen King Sci-Fi - Perdido Street Station by China Mieville Biography - Willie Nelson Story Bike Book - Fallen Angel , Long Way Round Magazine - Cycle Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BigDog Posted February 16, 2010 Share #2 Posted February 16, 2010 Vince Flynn James Patterson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godlover Posted February 16, 2010 Share #3 Posted February 16, 2010 The Bible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yammer Dan Posted February 16, 2010 Share #4 Posted February 16, 2010 I read James Patterson Stuart Woods Stephen King Dean Koontz Tim Waggoner Sarah Pinborough Tami Hoag Patricia Cornwell Louis LaMore And a few others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danimal Posted February 16, 2010 Share #5 Posted February 16, 2010 I enjoy James Patterson to. But the books that I remember the most are written by Greg Iles. Spandau Phoenix and Black Cross. Both based on WWll. Highly recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoyinMS Posted February 16, 2010 Share #6 Posted February 16, 2010 My favorite Sci-Fi would be Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" which I read in the 6th grade. Fantasy: Robert Asprin's "Myth" series. Faction: (A work of fiction using factual events, real people, etc.) "Unintended Consequences" by John Ross. I read this as the author wrote it. He was posting it on a forum as he wrote it. "Deep Winter" by Thomas Sherry "Lights Out" by Halffast. (A eBook on the web) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mini-muffin Posted February 16, 2010 Share #7 Posted February 16, 2010 I'm partial to historical novels. But one of my favorite authors is Jane Austen. Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamecock Posted February 16, 2010 Share #8 Posted February 16, 2010 I have no imagination, so I stick with the historical/biography books... some of my favorite characters... Robert E. Lee Francis Marion George Mason Colin Powell William Westmoreland I've also read a few on the Mongols, Hell's Angels, and Pagans... Not to mention, "Going Rouge" by Sarah Palin was a good read Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard765 Posted February 16, 2010 Share #9 Posted February 16, 2010 I got turned onto science fiction many years ago with Heinlein's Glory Road and then read everything from him including Stranger in a Strange Land. Then read Clarke and Asimov. My favorite author right now would be Orson Scott Card. His Enders Game series is fantastic. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az1103 Posted February 16, 2010 Share #10 Posted February 16, 2010 Whatever I am reading at the moment....And at the moment I am reading "Arguing with Idiots" by Glen Beck. http://www.smileyshut.com/smileys/new/3D%20Smiles%20%288%29.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zfrebird4 Posted February 16, 2010 Share #11 Posted February 16, 2010 ... educational, inciteful, and some humor. Some of the above that are posted here also. Also, love to read REAL history. JackZ (Also enjoyably retired after 47 years). LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariner Fan Posted February 16, 2010 Share #12 Posted February 16, 2010 I just finished reading the "Lonesome Dove" series of books. Dead Man's Walk Comanche Moon Lonesome Dove Streets of Laredo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camos Posted February 16, 2010 Share #13 Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Robert Ludlum spy series - fiction Jean M. Auel Earth Children series - historical fiction Louie L'Amour - I liked the Sackett series the best Wilbur Smith - historical fiction southern Africa - The Courtney and Ballantyne series. James A. Michener - Hawaii, The Source, Centennial, Chesapeake, Texas, Alaska, Caravans So many books, so little time. Here are a couple more I thought of: C.S. Forester - Hornblower series - historical fiction in the Admiral Nelson era. Ellis Peters - nom de plume of Edith Pargeter - Cadfael (monkish Sherlock, somewhat historical) mysteries in 12th century England. Many have been made into TV series and movies. Dudley Pope - Nicholas Ramage series of historical sea novels in the Napoleonic war era. Hmmm... seem to be a lot of historical novels there. Edited February 16, 2010 by camos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEER30 Posted February 16, 2010 Share #14 Posted February 16, 2010 Anything that has lots of pictures ! Or I just wait for the movie to come out . I hate reading . BEER30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venturous Randy Posted February 16, 2010 Share #15 Posted February 16, 2010 Blue Highways William Least Heat Moon RandyA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barend Posted February 16, 2010 Share #16 Posted February 16, 2010 Atlas Shrugged / The Fountainhead Lord of the Ring Trilogy Various SciFi. One of the latest ones I read was by Justina Robson (Keeping it real), very different writing style that I can't just breeze through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunvilsteev Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share #17 Posted February 16, 2010 THANKS FOLKS!!! This is turning out better than I expected. Getting all sorts for my "To Be Read List". I love finding new or unheard of writers. I did forget to mention Harlan Coben, quite a good mystery writer, uses the old Hardy Boys trick of ending each chapter with a little bang so you want to read on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazenson Posted February 16, 2010 Share #18 Posted February 16, 2010 Hey if you Like sci fi and stephen king-- Try the Dark Tower ( The Gunslinger series) by stephen King Its a series of 4 or 5 books but its got a great story. Its got about everything- A bad a$$ gunslinger that travels thru time to save the world. May sound goofy but It was one of my ole time fav's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted February 16, 2010 Share #19 Posted February 16, 2010 I don't do a lot of novel reading, but I did enjoy all the James Mitchner historical/fiction books. For some reason they capture my imagination..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoyinMS Posted February 16, 2010 Share #20 Posted February 16, 2010 I did forget to mention Harlan Coben, quite a good mystery writer, uses the old Hardy Boys trick of ending each chapter with a little bang so you want to read on. Some years ago my great Aunt left me a few boxes of books and a few were from the early 1900's for teen boys along the lines of the Hardy Boys. It was a totally different read from anything else because of the differences in language since that time. And the stereotypes would shock most people. One of the most interesting books that I read in a long time. I also found some older stories online. Many were by Horatio Alger from the 19th century. Really interesting to see how life was for some in those times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmicko Posted February 16, 2010 Share #21 Posted February 16, 2010 Probably isn't fair because I have a degree in English, but my favorite of all time is The Sun Also Rises - Hemingway. I've read a bunch of good books, but that one is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJR Rider Posted February 16, 2010 Share #22 Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) Favorite .. any of the late Tony Hillerman's books (mystery) Also Nevada Barr (mystery) Frederick E Smith's 633 Squadron books Alistair MacLean John Steinbeck (it's been a while, but a "required" reading in high school led to reading pretty much everything else he wrote) John Nichol's The Milagro Beanfield War Two thumbs up for William Least Heat Moon's Blue Highways .. I think I'm on my 9th or 10th reading Currently reading Neil Pert's Ghost Rider Edited February 16, 2010 by FJR Rider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyR Posted February 16, 2010 Share #23 Posted February 16, 2010 I seem to like epics. So another vote for James Mitchener. Non fiction history. Winston Churchill I used to read a lot of science fiction. Heinlein, Asimov, and others Recently read Gen MacArthur's auto-biography and had to rethink my previous negative opinion of him. Used to read WWII aviation biographies/stories, like 30 Seconds over Tokyo, Flying Tigers, Battle of Britain, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iowawegian Posted February 16, 2010 Share #24 Posted February 16, 2010 Hands down...... James Herriot Everyone of his books had me laughing so hard I ended up .....well, you know. Anyway...I've read his books several times over and I still crack up. Didn't care for the PBS series, but you can't beat the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straycatt Posted February 17, 2010 Share #25 Posted February 17, 2010 My favorite author right now would be Orson Scott Card. His Enders Game series is fantastic. Wayne I've read quite a few of Card's works. I own and have enjoyed the "Ender" series. (really liked Enders Shadow) Another good sci-fi series that I've rear and reread is The Vorkosigan Series by Lois Mcmaster Bujold. There are 12, I think, different books, and I've been able so far to only find and buy 8 of them. I'm on a first name basis at our local used book exchange. I usually buy them in groups of 10 or so around once a month. I don't pay much attention to authors, going instead by title and jacket blurb. I'll be on a western kick for a while and then move to sci-fi, then go to suspense for a month or two. Of course as an Inspector I spend a gob of time in Code books and trades manuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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