2006-10-02 23:54:10 · 16 answers · asked by Brittany C 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Depends on what TYPES of books suit you, (Drama, romance, psychological thrillers, spy, etc...)
The most recent "instant classic" I have read I recommend it HIGHLY, to be read FIRST before any and all others I recommend. It is a little book called "The Davinci Code" by Dan Brown? Have you heard of it? It really is an excellent, thought provoking book.
How about mixing it up by reading the "bible" of self-improvement ;
"How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
If you like history then how about "Abraham Lincoln" by Carl Sandburg. (Be careful, it's in 4 volumes), but it is written by CS after all. You can tell the writing is excellent because it feels as if you are listening to someone talk to you as you read them.
If you have ever had trouble with a rival B*otch, then I recommend reading "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu.
A book I couldn't put down until I finished it is my favorite by an author who specializes in fictionalizing true account events. "Triple" by Ken Follett is one such book and I recommend it only if you are into fictionalized accounts of true events, which Ken Follett is a master of. He wrote Eye of the Needle, Key to Rebecca, On Wings of Eagles, and many more.
Robert Ludlam, John LeCarre, so many...
So..., what are you "up" for?
2006-10-03 00:24:23 · answer #1 · answered by Number1son 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Young Adult: Speak, The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Go Ask Alice, The Catcher In The Rye, Witch Child, Green Angel
Horror: Anything in the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, City Infernal by Edward Lee, The Damnation Game, Weaveworld, and the Abarat books by Clive Barker
Fiction: Tidewater Morning, Natvie Son, Their Eyes Were Watching God, To Kill A Mockingbird, In the Lake of the Woods
2006-10-03 08:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by Genevieve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Classics:
My Antonia
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Catcher in the Rye
Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Bell Jar
1984
Bless Me Ultima
Young Adult:
Looking for Alaska
The Book Thief
Speak
The Giver
Crash
The Chocolate War
Girl
2006-10-03 09:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm reading Anne Perry's series on pre-WWI and WWI. The second book is called 'No Graves Yet', and a bookstore or library could give you the names of all of them. I just happened on 'No Graves Yet' at the library. It is one of the best books I have read in a long time, so much, that I am thinking of buying the set to have for myself. I don't often think a book worth that.
A fun author is Ellis Peters. She wrote the Brother Caedfael series, about a Benedictine monk herbalist who solves murders and used to be a Crusader. It's interestingly set in the time of King Stephen and Queen Maud. She has also written some modern mystery novels which are really
good, and have a much different flavor.
If you want to go into the classics -- easy to read, any of the Jane Austen books. More difficult and rewarding in a different way, George Eliot's masterpiece, 'Middlemarch'.
Happy Reading! Maggie
2006-10-03 00:44:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love fantasy anthologies. These are books with short stories. They go by the editor. I would recommend anything by Martin H. Greenberg, Denise Little or Marvin Kaye.
My two favorite author anthologies are Marion Zimmer Bradley and Terri Windling.
I love these because they are short and not time consuming and sometimes, you read a story by someone and find a book that you like just as much. Besides, writers love reading other writers and helping them out.
2006-10-03 06:38:47 · answer #5 · answered by germaine_87313 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You by Ally Carter
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Boy In The Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Looking for Alaska by John Green
First Impressions by Marilyn Sachs (for fans of Pride & Prejudice, a highschooler learns that reading a novel CAN change your life)
2006-10-03 03:54:06 · answer #6 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
These two books by Mitch Albom are great.....
1. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson.
2. The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
2006-10-03 00:04:18 · answer #7 · answered by ♡ Choc ♡ 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Vedic Vision of Consciousness and Reality - Professor Satya Prakash Singh, published by Centre for Studies in Civilisation, 36, Tughalakabad Institutional Area, M.B. Road, New Delhi - 110 062, India.
Vedic Symbolism - Professor S.P. Singh
2006-10-03 00:10:56 · answer #8 · answered by Virgo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
2006-10-02 23:58:33 · answer #9 · answered by mia 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you like detective novels then try Felidae by Akif Pirincci. Its a murder of a cat solved by a cat. It is one of the most original books I have read in a long time. Whatever you pick - enjoy.
2006-10-03 01:39:33 · answer #10 · answered by Redhead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋