Guiness; Yeah, loved Koontz's Lightning book also.
May have to re-read that, been a long time.
Guiness; Yeah, loved Koontz's Lightning book also.
May have to re-read that, been a long time.
Been there, done that.............................................. ..........................Originally Posted by NickCollins
I still quote Dr. Seuss involuntarily.
"Greatness is not an act... but a habit.Greatness is not an act... but a habit." -Greg Jennings
Originally Posted by "Iron Mike
mike, isn't that the book where they keep saying "the big nutbrown hare, and the "little nutbrown hare"?
I'm was wondering the other day if he was really the furry white rabbit, before the big black bear got ahold of him??
How about On The Road by Jack Kerouac? On of my all time favorites, especially when your a twenty year old college student that doesn't know what the fuck to do with his life! It made my little life alot easier back then.
I would also have to throw in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson.
The last really good book I read was titled Mafia Summer. I love mob books, even more than mob movies.
For anyone that likes sports and fiction, go to your library and check out the Youngest Hero by Jerry Jenkins. It ain't gonna when no award but its a good read.
[quote="Guiness"]What's that, three? Well, no one has mentioned Tom Clancy's Red October yet. It's great.[\quote]
I read the Clancy's series when I was in the military. Its a good read, the earlier books are better than his current installments. When he had Ryan become President, I lost interest.
Atlas Shrugged - Rand
Brothers Karamazov - Dostoyevsky
War and Peace - Tolstoy
Foundation - Asimov
Summertide - Sheffield
"Never, never ever support a punk like mraynrand. Rather be as I am and feel real sympathy for his sickness." - Woodbuck
[quote="pacfan"]Originally Posted by Guiness
Actually I thought Red Storm Rising was better than Red October...altough both were very good.
Originally Posted by Badgepack
They signed a few UFA that I liked, including him. They had the whole 6th and 7th rounds to get ready for the signings.
No Ziggy was right...deception point...I havn't gotten to that one yet.Originally Posted by Iron Mike
I don' t read all that much, I spend too much time watching movies and farting around on internet. But everytime I read a book, it is a great adventure, and I tell myself, "Man, I gotta do more of this."
I think people who love to read tend to read ALL KINDS of stuff. Classics, detective novels, mysteries, romance novels. Real readers devour everthing. Lazy readers like me try and pick only "good books", thinking I got to make every book count.
Underboss by Sammy the Bull and Peter Maas is one of my all time favorites. Wiseguy from Nicholas Pileggi with Henry Hill is outstanding, also - even though you know the basic story from Goodfellas.Originally Posted by Nutz
LOL...Me too...It's like a chore to get started but then I can't put it down. Real readers can't wait to pick it up...Originally Posted by Harlan Huckleby
WTF is wrong with them.
Originally Posted by NickCollins
I listen to audio books rather than read them. I can be doing things and still listen...I just don't have the time to completely dedicate to reading.
I figured that's where the user name came from............Originally Posted by mraynrand
Laugh all you want......I can tell you've read that book!!!!!Originally Posted by Little Whiskey
yep, many times!! he loves that book, and i laugh about the big black bear every timeOriginally Posted by Iron Mike
I totally forgot about NON-fiction. So these are some of my favorites:
Vietnam: The Ten Thousand Day War Michale MacLear
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century Barbara Tuchman
Son of the Morning Star Evan S. Connell
"What's one more torpedo in a sinking ship?"
Lynn Dickey, 1984
"Never apologize, mister. It's a sign of weakness."
John Wayne, "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"
Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit - Tolkein
Harry Potter series - Rowling
The Borne Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum - Ludlum
Angels and Demons - Brown
The Godfather - Puzo
Books, Schmooks........I got favorite authors:
i) Ken Follett when I'm in spy mode
ii) Dave Marsh when I'm in Rock 'N Roll mode
iii) William Cooper when I'm in conspiracy theory mode
iv) Tom Robbins when I'm in strange intellectual mode
v) John Hagee when I'm in eschatology mode