books?

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 12:41 pm

anyone can suggest me a good book to read... non science fiction.. a piece of literature.. not too long... something fun to read..

thankx..

SeedOfChaos · Post by **SeedOfChaos** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 12:48 pm

How about fantasy?

Tolkien - Lord of the Rings
Stephen King - The Dark Tower series (not Horror, but fantasy)..

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 12:58 pm

no horror nor fantasy.. heh..

well waht's that book about. .the one by stven king

magg · Post by **magg** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 1:13 pm

Dear Mom by Joseph T Ward.

True story about a Sniper in Vietnam. Good book.

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 1:25 pm

Originally posted by magg
Dear Mom by Joseph T Ward.

True story about a Sniper in Vietnam. Good book.

Hey thnx. magg

that sounds really good

I love real life storys like that

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 1:36 pm

The Cuckoo's Egg, by Cliff Stoll. it's a book about a computer programmer guy, who catches a hacker hacking into his company.
Pretty interesting, and it's true, written 10 years ago or so.

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 2:03 pm

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

it's the first of a 4 book trilogy

the others in order are;

The Resturant at the End of the Universe

Life, The Universe and Everything

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

they're pretty quick reads, you seem the type that would like them.

errr just read no science fiction...literature eh?

Read Tom Sawyer?

Jesse23 · Post by **Jesse23** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 3:43 pm

Not a big reader

Actually i hate reading

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 3:56 pm

Originally posted by Immortal
anyone can suggest me a good book to read... non science fiction.. a piece of literature.. not too long... something fun to read..

thankx..

non sci-fi, that kinda limits your options, lol, since Sci-FI and fantasy are the best!!

Mabye biographies? I find them to be usually pretty interesting.

Another good book, is Primo Levi's Survival at Auswitch. He's a concentration camp survivor, and it tells his tale. Takes about a day to read, it's only 150 pages or so.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 5:22 pm

"Listen:
Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time."

Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

David · Post by **David** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 6:28 pm

Originally posted by Noevo
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

it's the first of a 4 book trilogy

the others in order are;

The Resturant at the End of the Universe

Life, The Universe and Everything

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

You forgot the 5th book.... Mostly Harmless.

I was a huge fan..... may he Rest In Peace.

david...

BTW.... try "The Prince" by Machiavelli.

lurker · Post by **lurker** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 6:34 pm

Ellison - Invisible Man

Teirney · Post by **Teirney** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 8:49 pm

I too suggest The Lord of the Rings, or The Hobbit if you want to begin a story at the start.

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 9:13 pm

yet another book lol, one of my favorites, is by Alan Dean Foster, the Spellsinger series.

It's a series of books about this college kid Jon-Tom, and he gets transported to another world where animals are smart, and talk and everything. It's cool cuz it blends fantasy, with reality. He plays rock songs on his guitar (called a duar in the books), and it conjures up magic.

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 9:14 pm

Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand

Bravo Two Zero, uhh dunno who wrote it, but its about a British SAS team that got all fubared in the Gulf War.

IranianHobo · Post by **IranianHobo** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 9:17 pm

THe Great Gatsby..read it this week great book.(I live in the West Egg :cool

Also Vengance by George Jonas is a good nonfiction book. About an Isreali counter terrorist team, it reads out like a good spy book.

David · Post by **David** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 9:23 pm

Originally posted by brembo
Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand

Now there is some light reading...

david

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 9:26 pm

Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand

good book.

another good book, is by Christopher Wood, called The Bubble Economy. It's about the Japanese ecomony during the early 80's and 90's.

SeedOfChaos · Post by **SeedOfChaos** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 9:37 pm

Originally posted by Immortal
no horror nor fantasy.. heh..

well waht's that book about. .the one by stven king

Well, it's impossible to summarize the whole series. There are just so many aspects of it. But I'll try anyways.

It's basically about a Gunslinger, Roland. He does not live in our world, but a related one. There are links between his world and ours. Gunslinger are kind of like our police force, but with the difference that the Gunslingers are extremely well trained in using their weapons and mind. The whole series is basically about Roland's quest to find the Dark Tower. In there, he hopes to find a way to stop the corruption of all worlds, his, ours, and possibly others. In this quest he finds three allies from our world, Eddie, Susannah, and Jake. He trains them to be Gunslingers too, which of course turns them into more powerful allies.

The series is connected to other works of Stephen Kind, like "The Eye of the Dragon", "The Stand", and even "The Wizard of Oz" appears.

WhoNut · Post by **WhoNut** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 10:30 pm

Originally posted by SeedOfChaos
The series is connected to other works of Stephen Kind, like "The Eye of the Dragon", "The Stand", and even "The Wizard of Oz" appears.

The connection was also made in "Hearts in Atlantis" and "Insomnia".

My whole life may go by without reading a better tale than the "western" portion of "Wizard and Glass".

David · Post by **David** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 10:36 pm

Originally posted by drdoug99

good book.

another good book, is by Christopher Wood, called The Bubble Economy. It's about the Japanese ecomony during the early 80's and 90's.

ANother excellent read......
good pick drdoug!

Ever read Japan Inc. ?

david

IranianHobo · Post by **IranianHobo** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 10:41 pm

Bob Dole's "Political Wit" and they said that guy was a bore

. Seriuosly it is a great humor book.

ghost · Post by **ghost** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 10:48 pm

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson.

My favorite book. Funny as hell. Light reading.

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 10:49 pm

Nobody Loves a Drunken Indian

by Clair Huffaker

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 11:02 pm

Brush up on your history & read The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test

or a real adventure, Cat's Cradle by Vonegut.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 11:13 pm

Originally posted by Noevo
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

it's the first of a 4 book trilogy

the others in order are;

The Resturant at the End of the Universe

Life, The Universe and Everything

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Great series of books...I've read them several times and they're just as funny each time

Noevo · Post by **Noevo** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 11:17 pm

Originally posted by WhoNut

The connection was also made in "Hearts in Atlantis" and "Insomnia".

My whole life may go by without reading a better tale than the "western" portion of "Wizard and Glass".

theres also a connection between "Hearts in Atlantis" and the Sequel to the Talisman "Blackhouse"

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 11:19 pm

Haven't read Japan Inc yet David, but I'll keep a lookout for it now that you mention it.

Speaking of Stephen King, I like the Regulators a lot, under his Richard Bachman pen-name. There's another part to the Regulators, which I haven't had a chance to read yet.

SRF01 · Post by **SRF01** » Thu Sep 27, 2001 11:29 pm

Originally posted by Immortal
anyone can suggest me a good book to read... non science fiction.. a piece of literature.. not too long... something fun to read..

thankx..

Pffff ... no science fiction...
Geez why don't you just check out what Oprah's reading...

jk how about Cyberpunk: Outlaws and Hackers on the Computer Frontier ? It was ok.

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Fri Sep 28, 2001 2:41 am

thanx... I'll get into that... I'll pick up a few of the books on my next visit to the book store.. keep them coming..

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