Book list

[SuperBuickGuy]

As you might imagine, I read a lot for work - but I still like to relax with a book.... but I'm running out of ideas - so... what books would you recommend?

[bishir]

If you haven't read any Malcolm Gladwell give it a try...

[Vegaman]

Don't know what sort of books you like but if you like Vampires, and I mean REAL Vampires, not teenage vampires, then The Strain Trilogy by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan is an excellent read.

[tedly]

"Florida Roadkill" by Tim Dorsey is one of my faves. He's got a whole series of books centered on the same main character but this is by far the best. Dark, sick, twisted, and funnier than hell! I pick up his other books whenever I see them just to find out what sort of psychotic weirdness he's dreamed up this time.

Finished "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larson and it's sequels recently, damn good books. It's a shame there won't be any more of them.

"Odd Thomas" by Dean Koontz was an unexpected sucker punch. Picked it up at a used book store not expecting much more than a way to pass some time and ended up loving it.

Stephen King lost some of his mojo after getting hit by that drunk driver but seems to be getting it back lately. Just finished "Wind Through The Keyhole", not too shabby and a good read. Starting "11/22/63" now, but it's starting out promising too.

Neil Gaiman is another author I pick up automatically at the bookstore. "American Gods" is his best, in my opinion, followed by "Neverwhere". His books usually have a dark, "Through The Looking Glass" quality to them.

If you're looking for something to broaden your horizons a bit, "Signing Illustrated" by Mickey Floudin is a very easy to understand instructional book on American Sign Language. It came highly recommended to me by a friend who is an ASL interpreter and is easy to follow.

If you've ever had a big goofy dog you loved, "Marley And Me" is a sucker punch below the belt.

I could dig further in my library if you want, hell I haven't even touched on any of the classics yet!

[1badmonkey]

my wife sure seemed to enjoy 50 shades of grey.... just sayin

[SuperBuickGuy]

my wife sure seemed to enjoy 50 shades of grey.... just sayin

mommy porn - I think I'll pass on that or blood suckers, after all, I'm around blood suckers all day long

but good suggestions, keep them coming.

[PatricksDad]

I love "Justified" on TV, and that led me back to a bunch of older Elmore Leonard, right in time for summer vacation. Wooot! Try Riding the Rap or Pronto.

If you're not averse to a few pokes at organized religion, try Christopher Moore. Not for everyone, but screamingly funny if you get it.

I'll echo Tedly on anything by Tim Dorsey.

A Dog's Purpose is another in the vein of Marley or The Art of Racing in the Rain.

The Technologists by Matthew Pearl (Dante Club) is my most recent historical fiction read. If you can survive the first 1/4 of scene setting and figuring out who's who, it was really enjoyable.

I've also been reading a ton of biographical stuff about the early days of electronics, computing & aerospace. If that's interesting to you, I can recommend a half-dozen or so interesting ones.

[tedly]

I've also been reading a ton of biographical stuff about the early days of electronics, computing & aerospace. If that's interesting to you, I can recommend a half-dozen or so interesting ones.

I'm interested, I need interesting stuff to fatten out the non-fiction part of my library.

[SuperBuickGuy]

recently I've read things as diverse as Clive Cussler to President's club. I've read the Art of Racing in the rain (loved it). I've slogged through Smokey Yunick's diatribe, throughly enjoyed a couple books from the Top Gear presenters (UK), and the list goes on. I like stuff that looks at things in a different way - ala anything by Douglas Adams - so far I've got to read "The Great Iron Ship" and "Floating City" - both about the same ship but written to different purpose. Also went with A Dog's Purpose.


I've read Malcom Gladwell, enjoyable books (ie. "what the Dog saw")

I also read lots of religious books - my latest being one about a guy who moved to Saudi Arabia, then converted to Islam. Strangely the hardest ones to read are the ones that are teaching rather then relating an experience. With books that joke about religion (I love late night Catechism) - but their level of enjoyment to me tends to be diminished if the story is just someone lashing out at their experience with people who claim to be religious.

Keep it up, these are great suggestions.

[dieselgeek]

No suggestions for car books? here's one:

A. Graham Bell's Four Stroke Performance Tuning.

http://www.amazon.com/Four-Stroke-Performance-Tuning-A-Bell/dp/1859604358

[SuperBuickGuy]

I like Matt Cramer's book on Fuel injection.

In the history - I really liked "race against death and time" by Yates, "Guts" by Maximum Bob, in corny, I liked "The Driver" by Alexander Roy

[bishir]

Since you like the religious ones.. I like Ted Dekker.

[Bob Holmes]

Only if you'er into math and big science:

The recently updated "A briefer history of time" by Stephan Hawking
The Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Numbers, by Richard Dunlap.

Best racing book of all time:
The Unfair Advantage, by Mark Donohue

Smokey's book taught the need for a professional editor. I've been wary of self published books ever since.

I like Clive Cussler, Douglass Adams, hard science fiction (Niven, Assimov, etc)

Given my copious amount of time over the last couple of months,
Read the first book of Hunger Games, hated the premise and havn't worked on the other two books.
Read the first two "Girl with..." amazing books, couldn't put them down. Just bought the last book.
George RR Martin's Game of Thrones series, the dude has no problem knocking off any character at any time. Some stupid zombie and fantasy stuff starts to roll in the later books.

[Thumpin455]

If you want to learn some cool stuff, anything by Neil Degrasse Tyson is a great choice. Additionally Cliff Ruggles book on Qjets is good, even if its short and more of a manual. For fiction I like Tom Clancy, have most of his novels already. Just got the new one on audio so I can listen while I do other stuff.

Everything else I read is rather specific, and I dont think you would like them. Carl Sagan has some interesting books, I really miss that guy and his billions and billions. Right now I am reading The Blind Watchmaker by Dawkins and Pullman's Golden Compass with its sequels. If I am going to read something, its usually going to be somewhat deep and thought provoking.

[SuperBuickGuy]

I've read Hawking's book, he fits into the "I'm pissed at God and here is my response" writer - smart guy, though
I wonder if I can read Sagan with his "billions and billions and billions of stars" rolling around in my head

Mickey Thompson, life of a legend by Arenson and Danny Thompson is really good