Posted on 12/12/2004 10:33:49 PM PST by atari
can be of any topic/genre and has to be in an adult age group (ie; no childrens books).
thanks :)
Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara
In The Arena: An Autobiography by Charlton Heston
The Complete Peanuts 1950-1952 and The Complete Peanuts 1953-1954 by Charles Shultz
I suspect I might see this under my tree from my aunt and uncle (a piece of correspondence got misdirected to my house instead of theirs), but who knows?
Yeah that would have been interesting...
in the series I am talking about, Russia never becomes Communist, at least up to the point I am at now....
"The series by Harry Turtledove is very good, starting with "How Few Remain" and going up to WW2.... "
I tried reading Turtledove's Worldwar series (on WWII)--I very much enjoyed the first volume: In the Balance. I liked it so much I bought the other 3 in the series, in fact. But by the end of the second one I was thoroughly displeased with it. Sam Yeager...I despise him. I also would have liked more from the "great man" perspective. And the plot kept repeating itself over and over again. Anyway, would you recommend the Civil War novels? I am willing to give them a shot but fear experiencing more disillusionment.
THE HEAVENLY MAN about Pastor Yun paperback is a great rapid read. Very dramatic; moving, touching. Has comments by co-prisoners and family members--especially wife. Miracles are verified by fellow prisoners.
ATTACHMENT by Dr's Clinton and Sibcy is an absolutely great book about attachment flaws in childhood and resulting adult pathologies, craziness. More importantly, it has a great list of things to do to overcome such complications in living.
I have some other suggestions but not coming to my sleepy mind at the moment.
I just now saw your intro about no children's books. However, I think you will forgive me when you take a look at Angel in the Waters.
you see I started at the beginning of that series with "How Few remain" and then up through the years, through when TR is the President and all that.
The Great War series is much more relevant as you can actually see this happening sort of....
Here is a site that has this entire series in graphics so you can see it. I have read up to the Victorious Opposition, but I havent found the last one yet....
http://www.sfsite.com/~silverag/greatwar.html
What's a good book to send someone in jail?
Soldier of the Great War by Mark Helprin. My favorite novel of all time (and I read far too many books!). To summarize, it's the story of an educated Italian young man who, among other adventures, fights in WWI on the forgotten and futile Isonzo front. Beautifully written. It will stay with you forever. And, as for the author, yes he's on our side. Wrote the only good speeches Bob Dole ever gave, does OpEds on defense issues for the WSJ, and fought the Arabs with the IDF.
War in 2020 by Ralph Peters
Flames of Heaven by Ralph Peters
East of Eden by John Steinbeck
The Book of Joe by Jon Tropper
The Sharpe Series by Bernard Cornwell
Straight Man by Richard Russo
Old School by Tobias Wolf
Anything by Robert Kaplan
For any of the following groups:
-J.R.R. Tolkien/LOTR fans
-Fantasy/Sci-fi fans in general
-Christians
-Conservatives in general
-Folks who have read/enjoyed anything by Ayn Rand and/or George Orwell and would like to read something from those same writer's times for comparitive purposes.
I recommend C.S. Lweis' "Space trilogy" of novels:
1. Out of the Silent Planet
2. Perelandera
3. That Hideous Strength
Great reading!
Book ideas here:
http://www.christianbook.com/
http://store.dayspring-store.com/books-gift-books.html
Simply an outstanding book.
well everyone can suggest childrens books, just let me know if its a childrens book or not :)
"The Complete Book of Locks and Locksmithing."
Hee, hee--I knew something like that would be coming.
bump for later
For fiction, I like most of the Dean Koontz books. I'd avoid Intensity, Odd Thomas, and The Bad Place. I haven't read many others of his more recent books, but some of the older ones are great. One of the best is In the Corner of his Eye.
Another pretty good fiction writer is Jonathan Kellerman. He's somewhat liberal on guns in real life, but his books don't show that faulty reasoning very strongly unless one knows to look for it. His books feature a homosexual as one of the primary "good guys." I think he handles the situation well so that it isn't offensive, but some people wouldn't like it.
Oliver North has written a couple of action books. I've read Mission Compromised and found it to be pretty good. It's a little thick in some places, and there's a strong evangelical message.
The John Adams biography that came out a few years ago was pretty good. It was popular then and is likely still widely available.
I enjoy Ann Coulter's books. I recently read Michelle Malkin's Invasion. It was pretty good, but I'd take issue with a few things. I still like her overall message.
If this person is interested in the history of the War Between the States, I'd recommend anything by Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr..
If this person is interested in outdoors and hunting, I'd recommend African Game Trails by Theodore Roosevelt.
Bill
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