whats the last good book you read?

Question

im almost done reading midnighters (3): blue noon by Scott Westerfeld. He is my absolute favorite author.

Answer 1

How about nonfiction? "Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist" by Bradley Steffens tells the fascinating, true story of a medieval Muslim scholar who overcame bouts of mental illness to develop the scientific method.

Born in Basra (located in what is now Iraq) in 965, Ibn al-Haytham first studied theology, trying unsuccessfully to resolve the differences between the Shi'ah and Sunnah sects. He turned his attention to the works of the ancient Greek philosophers and mathematicians. He was the first person to apply algebra to geometry, founding the branch of mathematics known as analytic geometry.

He traveled to Egypt to build a dam on the Nile, failed, and ended up imprisoned in Cairo for ten years. During this time he developed the idea of systematically testing hypotheses with experiments—the core of the scientific method.

"Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist" was just chosen by California Readers, a nonprofit organization, to be part of the 2008 California Collection. You can find reviews of the book and a sample chapter at http://www.ibnalhaytham.net/

Answer 2

The last book that I read that I really enjoyed was Rhett Butler's People by McCaig - very good, lots of historical detail along with a familiar storyline (the book retells Gone With the Wind through Rhett's eyes). Highly recommend. I read a lot though since I'm a librarian.

Answer 3

Pride and Prejudice. It was so...I don't know. It's a classic, and with good reason -- if you have the patience to read it, it's totally worth it. It's definitely not a book that has much for the guys, though. I absolutely loved the story, the comic aspects, the characters (*coughmrdarcycough* heh...) and pretty much everything about it.

I'm reading 'Emma' right now, which is also good but not as good.

Answer 4

If you like reading non-fiction, about what goes on nowadays - I recommend these two -

1) "Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader"
written by Bradley K. Martin

2) "Rogue Regime"
written by Jasper Becker

These two well-written books give an insight about the North Korean Government.

Fiction?

Try all the books written by Clive Cussler.

The hero is Dirk Pitt, with his sidekick Al Giordino. These are well-written.

Answer 5

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer- It's a wonderful book filled with adventure, fantasy & romance, and i highly reccomend it =D
In fact, All the books in the Twilight series are just as entertaining to read =)

I'm currently waiting for Breaking Dawn(the 4th one) to come out...ughhh Fall 2008 is so far away =(

Answer 6

omg have you read all of his books? i saw him in person =]]
Peeps, So yesterday, Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras [[the last 4 are a series]] << all of these are by scott.

if you even REMOTELY like scott westerfeld .. you MUST read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Yes- it is a vampire book, but its for anybody. I, personallly, never much liked vampire books. But i'm so obsessed with Twilight && its series that i have it memorized .. i've read it over 30 times. so go read twilight, new moon, and eclipse by stephenie meyer, or i'll shoot you in the foot. =]]

Answer 7

A classic The picture of Dorian Grey Oscar Wilde...

I used to be a Jordan, Williams, Goodkinf wizards, dragons, magic sci fi fantasy sort of reader... but lately i've been reading literature and classics and I was so impressed of how well I understand it now and how much I enjoy them... Love jane Austen also... it might be the fact that i don't have a deadline and a paper to wite about them...

Answer 8

Scarlet Pimpernel

Answer 9

i love studying- at the same time as i changed into little i did not favor to study, yet then i'd do it besides and then get so stuck up in it. i love studying now. i finished a e book some hours in the past. The Clocks, by ability of Agatha Christie. loved it.

Answer 10

Operation Outside Hitter. My fifth book.