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Post by eviljerry on Jul 11, 2008 12:39:54 GMT -11
hmmm Im not sure .. I liked them both. Nice blend of history and fiction. Both were very entertaining
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Post by nowhammies on Jul 11, 2008 15:05:59 GMT -11
I liked John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany. I also really liked Time Traveler's Wife and Carl Sagan's Contact. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell. Those are just a few - my list is long.
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Post by JoeGeist on Jul 12, 2008 6:46:38 GMT -11
De Rarum Natura by Lucretius The Discovers The Creators Just Six Numbers by Martin Reese Time travel in Einsteins Universe by Richard Gott Dreams of a Final theory by Steven Weinberg Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi LOTR All Carl Sagan books My all time Favorite book is A Demon Haunted World also by Sagan.
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Post by CougarBob on Jul 15, 2008 5:53:37 GMT -11
De Rarum Natura by Lucretius The Discovers The Creators Just Six Numbers by Martin Reese Time travel in Einsteins Universe by Richard Gott Dreams of a Final theory by Steven Weinberg Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi LOTR All Carl Sagan books My all time Favorite book is A Demon Haunted World also by Sagan. Wait a minute, Joe! You once told me that the best "book" you ever read was the Boston Market menu. You said that the section on yams kept you on the edge of your seat. Or, was that the edge of the toilet seat? LOL
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Post by sandstone on Jul 15, 2008 9:31:45 GMT -11
There are some good books listed here. I have a long list of favorite books that have either robots doing stuff, or things exploding.
A favorite book that held my attention as a kid even though it was missing these important elements was "Wild Animals I have Known" by Ernest Thompson Seton. The writing style is old, but really beautiful.
My dad gave me the copy he had been given when he was a kid.
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Post by Little_One on Jul 28, 2008 5:35:49 GMT -11
One book I've read that made me nearly bawl my eyes out was "the five people you meet in heaven"
I also really enjoy reading the Tres Navarre series by Rick Riordan. I'm currently on "the Last King of Texas"
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Post by icon636 on Jul 28, 2008 8:57:57 GMT -11
My favorite would have to be 'Fearless Golf' by Dr. Gio Valiente.
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Post by CougarBob on Sept 7, 2008 5:09:13 GMT -11
Year: 1959 Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Author: Pat Frank Key Characters: Randy Bragg
The Story: Randy Bragg is a thirty something local attorney in the town of Fort Repose, Florida. One day he receives a chilling message from his brother who is a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Mark tells Randy to prepare for an atomic attack and that he is sending his wife and children to arrive in the coming days to Fort Repose. Mark asks his brother to stock up on supplies and to take care of his family pending the attack. Within a week of Mark's family's arrival, the bombs go off and all out war is waged by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Randy had stocked up on supplies to provide for him and Mark’s family for a couple of months. Soon after the war has begun communication and power is shut down and Fort Repose regresses back to a simpler existence. By learning to farm without motorized equipment and fishing for food Randy's family survives. As time goes by, Randy begins to take charge and assembles a local militia to protect against lawless groups and individuals who are coming from out of the county to scavenge and steal.
This is an excellent book that still good today. The physical and psychological effects of nuclear war on the characters is believable an chilling. I recommend highly it.
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Post by JoeGeist on Sept 7, 2008 5:31:50 GMT -11
Year: 1959 Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Author: Pat Frank Key Characters: Randy Bragg
The Story: Randy Bragg is a thirty something local attorney in the town of Fort Repose, Florida. One day he receives a chilling message from his brother who is a colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Mark tells Randy to prepare for an atomic attack and that he is sending his wife and children to arrive in the coming days to Fort Repose. Mark asks his brother to stock up on supplies and to take care of his family pending the attack. Within a week of Mark's family's arrival, the bombs go off and all out war is waged by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Randy had stocked up on supplies to provide for him and Mark’s family for a couple of months. Soon after the war has begun communication and power is shut down and Fort Repose regresses back to a simpler existence. By learning to farm without motorized equipment and fishing for food Randy's family survives. As time goes by, Randy begins to take charge and assembles a local militia to protect against lawless groups and individuals who are coming from out of the county to scavenge and steal.
This is an excellent book that still good today. The physical and psychological effects of nuclear war on the characters is believable an chilling. I recommend highly it.
I also highly recommend the sequel that I can't remember the title of, or find any information about, but I know exists. I think its a conspiracy.
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Post by CougarBob on Sept 7, 2008 7:54:40 GMT -11
Shogun by James Clavell[/font]
Mass Market Paperback: 1210 pages Publisher: Dell; 2ND edition (September 1, 1986) Language: English ISBN-10: 0440178002 ISBN-13: 978-0440178002
And it is his portrait of the Japanese, his lovingly detailed characterizations of Toranaga, Mariko, Omi and their deeply intertwined interactions with the English pilot Blackthorne that defines and breathes life into this breathtakingly large and complex story of love, war, and political intrigue. And these characters are not static. Each grows and changes as events unfold, most especially Blackthorne himself, growing from a totally self-centered 'barbarian' of unclean habits to a person who can appreciate the beauty, intelligence, and moral rectitude of others, who comes to care deeply for those around him, who comes to understand a philosophy of life totally different from that of his own culture.
Written in the style of Michener, only with more emotion, I can only say that this is one of the best books I have ever read. It's so good in fact, that I don't think I can ever read it again. It's a devastating emotional and draining experience to read this book, and if you can truly accept the feeling of honor and duty and courage and beauty that permeates every word that Clavell writes, I promise this book will, if not totally change your life, at least change your outlook on it.
I haven't stopped crying since finishing the book 20 minutes ago, and to be honest I don't want too. I truly feel to have left a world behind, along with true people whose honesty and courage were as true as the landscape of Japan itself. The people in this book do not appear to be friends; they are as much a part of me as they would be a part of any reader who can really allow the book to work its magic on them. [/size] This is very likely my all time favorite book. I always get sad when I near the end of the book. I wish it just kept going.
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Post by LCellini on Sept 7, 2008 8:43:55 GMT -11
I loved Memoirs of a Geisha. So mush so that I can't watch the movie for fear it sucks.
Just read Waiter Rant not too long ago. It was really good. Funny and interesting. I couldn't put it down.
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Post by Damini on Sept 8, 2008 1:33:35 GMT -11
LC...I have not read the book but I did see the movie and it was very good. I'm not usually one for the dramatic epic type movies, but I started watching at the beginning and before I knew it it was about 3 hours later and the movie was over.
Now I have to go get the book to read and compare, because if the book is better than the movie...wow...
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Post by CougarBob on Sept 23, 2008 13:58:23 GMT -11
King Rat by James Clavell Publisher: Dell (September 1, 1986) Language: English ISBN-10: 0440145465 ISBN-13: 978-0440145462 King Rat is named after the central character in Clavell's spellbinding masterpiece about the brutality of prison camp life in Japanese-occupied, World War II Malaya. The King, an American corporal, seeks to dominate both captives and captors by his courage, profound insight into human frailties, and pragmatic American business techniques in a class-ridden society where Japanese and British actions are bound by bankrupt codes of "honor."
The novel, originally published in 1962, is made more engrossing by flashbacks to the home front. Reader David Chase superbly transfers Clavell's genius as a writer to this superb audio. His skill lies in communicating the author's uproarious black humor and in his fabulous timing and phraseology. Highly recommended. -James Dudley, Westhampton Beach, NY King Rat
This book very easily is one of my favorites
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