Recommended Books?

[nickagneta]

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom was awesome....very inspirational and although it deals with heaven and the afterlife, it had little to do with religion if anything.

[CoachBo]

"The Big Short" by Michael Lewis is a very clear explanation of how the financial markets collapsed due to deregulation - unregulated personal and corporate greed.

[Scott]

My wife grabbed me a copy of this about a month or so ago.  I really didn't think much going into it, but I must admit I ended up really enjoying it.

[indeedproceed]

My wife grabbed me a copy of this about a month or so ago.  I really didn't think much going into it, but I must admit I ended up really enjoying it.

I am really interested in this book. Maybe a little more info?

[incoherent]

Talks about his life story.  Anyone who's seen the movie "Beer League" or "Dirty Work" and liked it will like this book.  Also if you are a fan of Howard, which I'm not.. you'll probably like it.

[Scott]

My wife grabbed me a copy of this about a month or so ago.  I really didn't think much going into it, but I must admit I ended up really enjoying it.

I am really interested in this book. Maybe a little more info?

I apologize for not providing much…hope this helps

It begins with an individual coming into possession of Lincoln’s long lost diary, someone who is asked to write the true biography of one of America’s greatest Presidents.

It tells the story of Lincoln’s life, one where he draws all his drive from the discovery that Vampires were the cause of his mother’s death.   His hatred and drive for vengeance leads him to an unlikely alliance, one that brings him to become one of the greatest vampire hunters that has ever lived preparing for a war the America’s survival depends on . 

One little comment to add: apparently Tim Burton has signed on to make a movie adaption.

Here is a video that was put out for the release of the book.

"http://www.youtube.com/v/X58RPS665V0&hl=en_US&fs=1&

[Eja117]

Surviving Schitzophrenia.

It's very good

[Brendan]

Scalzi's Old Man's War trilogy.

[Redz]

I'm reading Cardboard Gods.  Written by a guy born the same year as me, who collected all of the same cards I did. He had a very odd childhood, the story of which he intersperses with his connection with (and escape to) his baseball card collection.  An excellent book so far.  I'd highly recommend - especially if you were born in the late 6o's or early 70's and collected cards.

[Brendan]

"A short history of nearly everything" - Bryson - good survey non-fiction, what the title says

"Guns, Germs, Steel" - Diamond - not so much how the west was won, but why the west was won. Dispels a lot of common myths.



All of Stephen King's Gunslinger series, except last half of the last book.

Read this one back in 1991 or so "Wizard War" - cool fantasy novel, but cannot find a trace of it on the internet *sigh*. Had dudes vanishing into bottles with magic rings a host of other stuff.

[JSD]

"The Revolution: A Minifesto" or "End The Fed" by Ron Paul.

[Redz]

"A short history of nearly everything" - Bryson - good survey non-fiction, what the title says

Reading that one too. I've read several of his books and really enjoy his style.  It's a daunting task to take a layman's approach to the history of the Universe but I think he does it nicely. I particularly enjoy his colorful descriptions of the scientists (the ones who slipped through the cracks, and the ones who made sure they stayed there!). 

[action781]

"A short history of nearly everything" - Bryson - good survey non-fiction, what the title says

"Guns, Germs, Steel" - Diamond - not so much how the west was won, but why the west was won. Dispels a lot of common myths.



All of Stephen King's Gunslinger series, except last half of the last book.

Read this one back in 1991 or so "Wizard War" - cool fantasy novel, but cannot find a trace of it on the internet *sigh*. Had dudes vanishing into bottles with magic rings a host of other stuff.

My ex really really liked guns germs and steel.  She says she learned a ton from it and urged me strongly to give it a read, but I'm just not that big of a reader. 

[guava_wrench]

"A short history of nearly everything" - Bryson - good survey non-fiction, what the title says

"Guns, Germs, Steel" - Diamond - not so much how the west was won, but why the west was won. Dispels a lot of common myths.

I enjoyed both of those books and would strongly recommend both.

[indeedproceed]

"A short history of nearly everything" - Bryson - good survey non-fiction, what the title says

"Guns, Germs, Steel" - Diamond - not so much how the west was won, but why the west was won. Dispels a lot of common myths.

I enjoyed both of those books and would strongly recommend both.

A Short History Of Nearly Everything is an amazing driving book (as in a book to listen to..I don't recommend reading while driving).

It made me feel like I used to when I was a kid and you would randomly open a textbook from the year ahead of you in grade school and see a giant picture of a star or a human heart or something you'd never seen before. I don't know if that makes sense but I'd say its a solid representation.