I usually read books on Africa, fictional or non, and also enjoy reading most modern best sellers. Basically I'm looking for good books, with depth to them to learn from whilst I'm abroad. So far I've only packed Alex Garland's "the beach".
2006-07-31 01:18:31 · 27 answers · asked by AMcG 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy - You can't get get further abroad than that!!! LOL
2006-07-31 01:26:54 · answer #1 · answered by Jay Jay 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck
any Mrs. Polifax mystery by Gilman (not exactly in depth but the main character is a spy and travels all over the world. I seem to recall one where she goes on an African safari. Very fun series.)
Paradise Lost by Milton
Wings of Refuge by Lynn Austin
Dreaming Water by Gail Tsukiyama (sp?)
The Hiding Place by Cori Ten Boom
Christy by Catherine Marshall
2006-07-31 02:53:35 · answer #2 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman. That man is going to have to give me royalties - I recommend these books every time this question comes up! They are amazing though as well as a bloomin' good read! The only thing you will learn from The Beach is not to do what the characters in it do!
2006-07-31 06:10:38 · answer #3 · answered by The librarian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should try the The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Its bout a journey by the author, fictionalised, fulfilling his dreams. Its quite easy to digest and its an international hit.
It gives a nice warm feeling after you've read it. Its slightly skewed towards Christianity and Muslim. But do give the book a read, its good, guaranteed.
2006-07-31 01:25:29 · answer #4 · answered by Weicheng X 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Lake House - James Patterson
2006-07-31 01:20:34 · answer #5 · answered by Pinolera 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Perks of being a Wallflower. i think of the author#s Stephen Chbosky. This e book became fairly astonishing/ i could no longer placed it down and the protagonist's perceptions have been astute and deeply shifting in places. this is somewhat dark for trip analyzing in some areas however the uplifting bits in others fairly make it properly worth analyzing.
2016-11-03 09:02:16 · answer #6 · answered by winstanley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, books are getting longer, so pick one which is around a thousand pages. How about Edward Rutherford's 'Ireland Awakening'? Just enough of a cold shower to refresh you during those long tropical nights.
2006-07-31 03:04:48 · answer #7 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Darren Shan Cirque du freak. It is the start of 12 books in the series and you will not be able to put them down
2006-07-31 01:20:21 · answer #8 · answered by brandit2001uk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chinua Achebe - Things Fall Apart.
2006-07-31 01:21:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two good books I have recently read are "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini and "Shantaram" by Gregory David Roberts, both are fantastic! Hope you enjoy them.
2006-07-31 01:36:10 · answer #10 · answered by NADTHEBAD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋