any recommendations??
2006-11-19 00:30:30 · 37 answers · asked by strangeinthewest 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Eats shoots and leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
2006-11-19 00:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Try Robert Rankin if you fancy some humour. Also MASH - the book that inspired the film and tv series.
My sci-fi favoourite is the Dune series by Frank Herbert.
If you want some factual based stuff try The Wisdom of the Bones or The Most Beautiful Molecule in the World(forget the authors). Both about discoveries but enough about the people involved to be enjoyable to everyone.
2006-11-19 00:41:56 · answer #2 · answered by mym1nd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Hobbit and then The Lord of the Rings
The Lovely Bones
Anything by Anne Rice
Mother of Pearl
Jurassic Park
Stephen King is a good choice.
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
To Kill a Mockingbird
Johnny Got His Gun
White Fang, Call of the Wild, and The Sea-Wolf by Jack London
Hope that helps.
2006-11-19 01:05:37 · answer #3 · answered by raintigar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
John Katzenbach:
The Analyst: Fantastic read.
http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk/catalog/book.htm?command=Search&db=twmain.txt&eqisbndata=0552150215
James Herbert:
The Secret of Crickley Manor
2006-11-19 00:37:56 · answer #4 · answered by galaxy_glider 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paperback: "Doctors" by Eric Segal---excellent read. Almost anything by Andrew M. Greely (also, paperback). He's supposedly a former priest. Most of his fictional novels have a few words, but the read is interesting. Finally, get a store clerk or city librarian to help you find "Inferno". It's part of a three-part trilogy by Dante (from World Literature). The author claims this was written from a dream. I think there was a bit of "artistic license" taken. Read it and make your own decision---it's intriguing!
2006-11-19 00:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tough voyaging by George R R Martin
Any Stainless steel rat by Harry Harrison
Any Disc world Novel by Terry Pratchet
2006-11-19 00:49:22 · answer #6 · answered by saint 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a science fiction and fantasy fan. If you are interested in something absorbing then the wheel of time series by Robert Jordan is one of my favs. Ian M banks writes exceptional space sci-fi as well as the Praxis triology by Walter John Williams. All good starters for the genra.
2006-11-19 00:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by Birdie2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup. Try my favourite book of the last few years... "Everything Is Illuminated" by Jonathan Safran Foer. The only book that GENUINELY made me want to laugh and cry within the space of a few pages
2006-11-19 00:33:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery. Easy to read, lovely story, and existentialist/humanist moral. A definite must-have!
2006-11-19 03:48:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Strange,
You don't mention what your interests are or whether you are interested in collecting vs. reading.
Since you've left it open I am going to recommend the best book I've ever read - The Bible from Genesis to Revelation.
Reading the Bible from cover-to-cover changed my life for the best and CURED my spiritual diabetes.
I've read several Bibles - I read one each year. I started with The Daily Walk Bible. It was so good I couldn't put it down and finished it in 90 days. This year I am reading The Daily Bible in Chronological Order.
2006-11-19 00:44:22 · answer #10 · answered by JOYfilled - Romans 8:28 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋