Really, Really Kickass Books

[BallHawk]

Figured that, since we have a movie thread, we should have a book thread. We probably have more moviegoers on here than bookworms, but that's alright.

Two really good books

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

Yeah, I know, I'm a completely Obama junkie, but he is a very talented writer and his life is extremely interesting. The Audacity of Hope is a very down-to-earth book and a great read.

[HarveyWallbangers]

Good thread. Too bad you couldn't have started us off with something other than political biographies. I'm a huge fan of the Foundation series by Asimov.

[retailguy]

Figured that, since we have a movie thread, we should have a book thread. We probably have more moviegoers on here than bookworms, but that's alright.

Two really good books

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

Yeah, I know, I'm a completely Obama junkie, but he is a very talented writer and his life is extremely interesting. The Audacity of Hope is a very down-to-earth book and a great read.

Why don't you read something from the "other side of the fence".

Might "broaden" your knowledge, even if you disagree with it. :wink:

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What a crappy first book.

slaughterhouse five.

[mmmdk]

New York trilogy and Leviathan by Paul Auster.

[mmmdk]

Figured that, since we have a movie thread, we should have a book thread. We probably have more moviegoers on here than bookworms, but that's alright.

Two really good books

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

Yeah, I know, I'm a completely Obama junkie, but he is a very talented writer and his life is extremely interesting. The Audacity of Hope is a very down-to-earth book and a great read.

Why don't you read something from the "other side of the fence".

Might "broaden" your knowledge, even if you disagree with it. :wink:

...can Republicans read and write?

[the_idle_threat]

I really enjoyed reading the All Creatures Great and Small series by James Herriott. I read them in early high school and then re-read them after college.

The Tarzan series by Edgar Rice Burroughs was enjoyable diversion when I was in early H.S. too. The books aren't high art, but they're a whole lot better than the crappy TV series adaptation.

Classics like To Kill a Mockingbird, Brothers Karamazov, Huck Finn, and Catcher in the Rye are good. I don't recommend Crime and Punishment though. It was a crime to write and a punishment to read IMO.

Also, if you like the movie The Shawshank Redemption, read the book. It's every bit as good. It's the only thing I've ever read by Stephen King that I liked.

[the_idle_threat]

Figured that, since we have a movie thread, we should have a book thread. We probably have more moviegoers on here than bookworms, but that's alright.

Two really good books

Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama

Yeah, I know, I'm a completely Obama junkie, but he is a very talented writer and his life is extremely interesting. The Audacity of Hope is a very down-to-earth book and a great read.

Why don't you read something from the "other side of the fence".

Might "broaden" your knowledge, even if you disagree with it. :wink:

...can Republicans read and write?

Read Bill Clinton's autobiography, and you might wonder the same about Democrats. :P

[BallHawk]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown is a good book. People assume that, since it is Dan Brown, it must be anti-Christianity, but with this book that's not the case. A&D is better than the DaVinci Code, IMO, because the story just tries to be interesting, instead of controversial, which Brown tried to do in his other book.

[Kiwon]

Nothing can touch "Green Eggs and Ham" - Dr. Seuss

:lol:

[BallHawk]

Nothing can touch "Green Eggs and Ham" - Dr. Seuss

:lol:

I get tingles down my spine whenever I read it.

[retailguy]

Read Bill Clinton's autobiography, and you might wonder the same about Democrats. :P

I found it in the "bargain bin" in the Fiction section over the weekend. I'm sure it was just misplaced....:wink:

[pacfan]

Read Bill Clinton's autobiography, and you might wonder the same about Democrats. :P

I found it in the "bargain bin" in the Fiction section over the weekend. I'm sure it was just misplaced....:wink:

and unread.....

[GoPackGo]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown is a good book. People assume that, since it is Dan Brown, it must be anti-Christianity, but with this book that's not the case. A&D is better than the DaVinci Code, IMO, because the story just tries to be interesting, instead of controversial, which Brown tried to do in his other book.

i looooovvved angels and demons

[oregonpackfan]

Nothing can touch "Green Eggs and Ham" - Dr. Seuss

:lol:

When my oldest daughter was just beginning to read, she considered Green Eggs and Ham as her "First chapter book."

Her comment still brings a smile to my face.

[oregonpackfan]

Favorite fiction= Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

Favorite nonfiction= Flags Of Our Fathers by James Bradley

[Badgepack]

My kids loved "Where the Wild Things Are"

[MJZiggy]

Nothing can touch "Green Eggs and Ham" - Dr. Seuss

:lol:

When my oldest daughter was just beginning to read, she considered Green Eggs and Ham as her "First chapter book."

Her comment still brings a smile to my face.

Another classic: The Cat in the Hat

"I like it. Oh I like it a lot, said the Cat in the Hat to the fish in the pot." I loved The Midwives by Chris Bohjalian. Great read.

The Poisonwood Bible by Kingsolver was a good one too.

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call me a big softie, but the bronte sister books are pretty good. We read them in AP English. Good tales are the very slow beginnings.

[Kiwon]

Favorite nonfiction= Flags Of Our Fathers by James Bradley

Looks like a great book.

[oregonpackfan]

The movie version is very good but the book provides a much more comprehensive accounting of the battle of Iwo Jima and how the war afftected the flag-raising marines.

The author is the adult son of one of those marines, which makes the story all the more meaningful.

This is a must-read for all Americans no matter what your political affiliation may be.

[PackerPro42]

I don't think that the words KickAss and Book should be in the same sentence. Sure there's some good books, but I'm pretty sure none of them kickass. I'll leave that for the movies.

[BallHawk]

And that's exactly the problem with youth in America.

[That's not an attack on you, BTW]

[BlueBrewer]

Digital Fortress and Deception point by Dan Brown are also good. Same Hero-Heroin team dynamic as A&D and TDC

[BallHawk]

I read the first 100 or so pages of Deception Point, but then forgot about it and never finished it. It was pretty good, though.

[the_idle_threat]

Read Bill Clinton's autobiography, and you might wonder the same about Democrats. :P

I found it in the "bargain bin" in the Fiction section over the weekend. I'm sure it was just misplaced....:wink:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Deputy Nutz]

Right now I am reading the Corps series by W.E.B Griffin. I love the mixture of fiction and history. Its like learning something but with it still being interesting.

[MJZiggy]

Off topic: Nutz WHERE have you been?

[GBRulz]

I really don't get into reading as a hobby, but I've read a few of James Patterson books that I like.

[packinpatland]

Patterson is good. He's better when he writes alone tho.
Seems like he's been putting out like a book a month lately.
....................he's the guy version of Danielle Steele!

[oregonpackfan]

I really don't get into reading as a hobby, but I've read a few of James Patterson books that I like.

His most recent book Honeymoon is an interesting quick read.

[justanotherpackfan]

Marathon by Hal Higdon
The Essentials of Weight Lifting & Strength Training by Mohammed El. Hewie
Walter's Boy by Steve Hopkins

[Deputy Nutz]

Off topic: Nutz WHERE have you been?

ummm, doing stuff that sucks, like working a job that doesn't offer me the acceptable amount of time to piss away my day on Packerrats.com. Pretty unfortunate if you want to know the truth. On top of that my wife stole the only working computer in the house. I am a bitter man. She broke our desk top, then her labtop went out, and she had this tricky idea to buy me a labtop for my birthday, and then take it away from me when law school started up again in the fall. You can't trust no fucking lawyer.

[Chubbyhubby]

I am a "Trekie" I have over 35 books of Star Trek Next Generation. My mom got me started in the Star Trek Universe. Now my 10 year old step son is now starting to become a trekie! Will Sandy be next? Keep you posted......

[Chubbyhubby]

Marathon by Hal Higdon
The Essentials of Weight Lifting & Strength Training by Mohammed El. Hewie
Walter's Boy by Steve Hopkins

Love the avatar justanotherpackerfan. Were did you get it?

[MJZiggy]

Chubby, keep your FOCUS. There's plenty of time for her to be a trekkie. She needs to learn FOOTBALL. Start NOW. You can read the NFL rulebook to your wife's tummy and the CBA if she needs settling down. She's due in August, she should be watching games by September at the latest!

[Chubbyhubby]

Chubby, keep your FOCUS. There's plenty of time for her to be a trekkie. She needs to learn FOOTBALL. Start NOW. You can read the NFL rulebook to your wife's tummy and the CBA if she needs settling down. She's due in August, she should be watching games by September at the latest!

What was I thinking??? Your right! I will buy the NFL rule book and talk to her about the ol' Glory days of the Packers.

When my Nephew was born on Sept 3rd two years ago I came to visit my brother and his wife. Both were in the hospital for a few days. Jack (my Nephew) was a few days old when both were watching a exibition Packer game. (My brother and his wife live in Baraboo, WI) Jack was quiet up untill Brett Favre threw an interception. Then he started to wail! From that point we knew he was a Packer Fan!!!