SBriand 4 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 London Fields by Martin Amis Link to post Share on other sites
El Guapo 8 Posted November 15, 2007 Author Share Posted November 15, 2007 Rainbow Six is OK, but I really like some of Clancy's other work, namely Without Remorse and Debt of Honor. You don't need to read Without Remorse in order, but it helps if you start at the beginning with Hunt for Red October to see Jack Ryan's role evolve, but I wouldn't say its absolutely necessary.Jack Ryan is not in Rainbow Six, at least not yet and I am 100 pages in. Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 I just started reading the Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. About 100 pages in, so far it's pretty good.this was good and the movie is coming out in December. I'm hoping it won't be a debacle like Eragon.keep in mind you have to read the next two books, its a trilogy so the end just leads into another one. Link to post Share on other sites
dapokerbum 0 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 this was good and the movie is coming out in December. I'm hoping it won't be a debacle like Eragon.keep in mind you have to read the next two books, its a trilogy so the end just leads into another one.Oh yes I got the series from my Brother in Law. He also said there was a fourth book coming out? or maybe he meant that the movie was coming out. Either way 200 pages in and now I'm hooked, it's a really fun read. Link to post Share on other sites
SuitedAces21 2,722 Posted November 15, 2007 Share Posted November 15, 2007 keep in mind you have to read the next two books, its a trilogy so the end just leads into another one.Thats hilarious, and it reminds me of when I watched Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring with my Dad. I tell him all about how awesome the movies are and all that, so he finnally agrees to watch it. So we get some beers, some chips, some pizza and watch the thing. Eventually it ends and the first thing my Dad says is, "WHAT THE HELL KIND OF ENDING WAS THAT? WHAT HAPPENS TO FRODO? THE RING? WHAT THE HELL?" I kid you not, he didnt know it was a trilogy. I never laughed so hard in my life. Link to post Share on other sites
Ron_Mexico 4,219 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 just read Grisham' new non-fiction work. I found it interestingI'm not sure of the authors, but two books that I really liked wereThe ListThe Detective (about a former priest that lost his faith, was a detective and had an interesting crime. good read)Scott Turow wrote one and I'm thinking Steve Martini wrote the otherif you like sports and history at all, read Dick Schaap's autobiography. Great readMidnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Great book Link to post Share on other sites
StupidKid 0 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I just started reading the Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. About 100 pages in, so far it's pretty good.This trilogy is so awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
GeneralGeeWhiz 0 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I was skeptical about this book, but after I read the entire series, it was AWESOME! Don't let the fact that he wrote the Narnia series fool you, awesome books. Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 All books written by Stephen CoyleGreatest ground warfare writer ever.Fantasy: Stephen Donaldson's White Gold Wielder seriesSpy: Vince FlynnUnbelievablely uncomfortable: Bill Orielly's novel he wrote about a great lover that kills the people that crossed him and surprisingly had an identical life as Bill ORiellyFunny: Hitchhikers ( Must like Birtish humor )More Funny: Who's your caddyEducational: Play Poker Like the Pros by Phil Hellmuth Link to post Share on other sites
hank213 1,823 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Jack Ryan is not in Rainbow Six, at least not yet and I am 100 pages in.WR and RS are two of the spinoffs of the Jack Ryan novels focusing on the John Clark character (with WR being his backstory and which they are looking at turning into a film). Debt of Honor and Executive Orders are basically one huge story. The Bear and the Dragon is another good one. 2001, 2010, 2061, and 3001 were interesting.The Godfather was fantastic even if you've seen the movie a brazillion times it adds so many great facets to the story. Link to post Share on other sites
mcpickl 0 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Going by your list from OP, you might enjoy the crime novels by Dennis Lehane and Dan Mahoney. Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 If a mod stumbles into this thread, he or she should change the title of this thread to "What Books Are You Currently Reading?"I'm reading The Collectors by David Baldacci (giving Baldacci another shot even though I really didn't like Absolute Power when I read it about 5 years ago). It's actually very good, fast paced political crime drama. I'm enjoying it, haven't really had time to read anything that wasn't on the internet in the past few months. Link to post Share on other sites
runthemover 39 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I'm reading The Collectors by David Baldacci (giving Baldacci another shot even though I really didn't like Absolute Power when I read it about 5 years ago). It's actually very good, fast paced political crime drama. I'm enjoying it, haven't really had time to read anything that wasn't on the internet in the past few months.You should read The Camel Club. It's the book before this one and features most of the same characters. Though I'm not sure how reading them out of order will affect your experience. Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 You should read The Camel Club. It's the book before this one and features most of the same characters. Though I'm not sure how reading them out of order will affect your experience.Well crap, I didn't know that...Oh well, too late now. I'll definitely do that, thanks. Link to post Share on other sites
runthemover 39 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Well crap, I didn't know that...Oh well, too late now. I'll definitely do that, thanks.I have a great idea with the possibility of ruining both of the books for you. It would involve stopping where you are at in this book, buying The Camel Club, reading that and then finishing the Collectors. But, I'll keep that idea to myself. Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 I have a great idea with the possibility of ruining both of the books for you. It would involve stopping where you are at in this book, buying The Camel Club, reading that and then finishing the Collectors. But, I'll keep that idea to myself.LOL, I just finished it about ten minutes ago (I work nights). Thanks anyway. I guess the same characters are in his most recent book (Stone Cold) too, so I'll probably pick that and The Camel Club up this weekend. The Collectors was really good. Link to post Share on other sites
eYank 0 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 The Things They Carried...great book about Vietnam, Im about half way throught it right now, its fiction but written like non-fiction and very goodThe Devil in the White City is also a good book about the 1893 World's Fair and a serial murderer Link to post Share on other sites
El Guapo 8 Posted November 17, 2007 Author Share Posted November 17, 2007 LOL, I just finished it about ten minutes ago (I work nights). Thanks anyway. I guess the same characters are in his most recent book (Stone Cold) too, so I'll probably pick that and The Camel Club up this weekend. The Collectors was really good.I read camel club, and the collectors recently, but I could not find stone cold at Barnes n noble, is it out yet? Link to post Share on other sites
Vinnie_Terranova 5 Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 The Things They Carried...great book about Vietnam, Im about half way throught it right now, its fiction but written like non-fiction and very goodDamn good book, one of the best I've ever read. Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Damn good book, one of the best I've ever read.Agreed. This book is very good. Link to post Share on other sites
KHSPoker21 0 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 I'm surprised noone on here has mentioned Robert B Parker's Spenser novels or James Patterson's Alex Cross series. Parker creates a very real, witty character in the form of a private detective from Boston and Patterson's Cross is a DC detective w/ a doctorate in psychology and usually deals with psychopaths (creepy b/c he teels part of the story from thier pespective). 2 of my faves, but I basically like all the books mentioned on here - Grisham, Clancy, Harry Potter (ya i kno i kno), Catch-22... Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Another good bookFly BoysThe author wrote the book Flags of our Fathers.Great book.And the entire collection of Encyclopedia Brown will keep you up late... Link to post Share on other sites
El Guapo 8 Posted November 18, 2007 Author Share Posted November 18, 2007 Another good bookFly BoysThe author wrote the book Flags of our Fathers.Great book.And the entire collection of Encyclopedia Brown will keep you up late...I bought that for my grandpa (the one I sent you pics of w/ the plane) and my wife grandpa, he actually worked on the Manhattan project and helped create the deployment system for "The Bomb".Interesting side note, he actually has schematics of a nuclear warhead that he design the launcing system for in his back bedroom at his home. Pretty freaking cool. Link to post Share on other sites
albertoflamingo 0 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 If you are looking for some poker related literature, I enjoyed Jim McManus's "Positively Fifth Street." Has anybody else read that? Link to post Share on other sites
eYank 0 Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 If you are looking for some poker related literature, I enjoyed Jim McManus's "Positively Fifth Street." Has anybody else read that?It was good. Very entertaining. Keeping it gambling related: Banker, Professor, and the Suicide King was pretty good (Andy Beal story)And Amarillo Slim in a World of Fat people was good too Link to post Share on other sites
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