Suggest A Good Read...

[Headroom]

A recent favourite novel of mine - "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak.

[dungeonbaby]

For traveling

 

West With the Night, written in staggeringly beautiful prose by Beryl Markham, the female pilot friend of Denys Finch Hatton, Robert Redford's character in Out of Africa.

 

The Art of Travel by the dour genius Alain de Botton. Funny guy. Perfect for the lost and the brokenhearted.

 

A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman. A seductive work of nonfiction that's like a luxuriant literary bath. The author can make you marvel at the human body, and fall in love with the natural world.

[Qui-Gon Jinn]

last good books I've read were Ken Follet's "Pillars Of The Earth" and "World Without End"

 

my favorite and is on my bedside table is Robert Fulghum's "From Beginning To End - The Rituals Of Our Lives"

Edited May 9, 2012 by Qui-Gon Jinn

[cocoy0]

The Last Catholic in America. probably what inspired Bob Ong to write ABNKKBSNPLAko.

[sOin2you]

Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho.

[Raysen]

The Hobbit

The Alchemist

 

Basically same theme. All about going out of your comfort zone, follow your dream, and become better person.

[kimkinnison]

The Dying Earth by Jack Vance. A collection of golden age sword and sorcery (and science) short stories set on planet earth's final days. Some of the stories (particualarly the spell system) directly influenced Original D&D. If you've read any of Vance's work, it's remarkably the same vocabulary-stretching prose as his later works.

[MartyMart]

If you're into crime thrillers, nobody writes about the police like Joseph Wambaugh. His books are always smart, witty and full of humanity.

[kimkinnison]

The World Inside by Robert Silverberg.

 

This is not your average cautionary tale about overpopulation. Silverberg imagines earth's society of the future zealously embracing the divine command to "go forth and multiply." Advances in engineering allow for the creation massive kilometer-high arcologies that serve as home to millions of occupants. Erotic situations puncuate ethical and philosophical musings on human nature.

 

Not a terribly deep read, but timely if you're following the RH bill thing (or want to read something other than the typical malthusean nightmare scenario)

[peterdgreat]

Tuesdays with Morrie

[kimkinnison]

These Savage Futurians by Philip E High.

 

Human civilization is slowly rebuilding from the dark age wrought by a devastating global economic collapse and war. The protagonist is chased from his village-tribe by technologically superior overseers into the savage lands left by the war-torn past.

 

Interesting for its novel take on the future of disposable consumer goods and production, a possible model for a technocracy, end-of-civilization social dynamics and evolution.

[louielim]

perks

[bmannn]

Heaven is for real.

[darken]

Forgotten realms Drizzt series by r.a.Salvatores

[Danielle]

"Juan Ponce Enrile: A Memoir" - I haven't read this yet but I heard great reviews. To quote the blogger, "For its wealth of details about his personal and official life, the memoir is a winner. As to how much of it is credible is really up to the reader."