Spurstalk Book Recommendations

[monosylab1k]

I've been on a bit of a US history kick recently. Most anything by David McCullough is eminiently readable: 1776, John Adams, The Path Between the Seas, etc; Joseph J. Ellis is also very readable and I've enjoyed "His Excellency: George Washington", "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation," "Alexander Hamilton" and "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson."

I'm currently reading a new biography of Einstein by Walter Isaacson, "Einstein: His Life and Universe." Isaacson does a good job of extracting the science basics such that it's understandable by the lay person.

If you're into the Civil War then this is definitely a book you should check out.

[duncan228]

A Prayer For Owen Meany- John Irving
Also by Irving- The Cider House Rules
And of course- The World According To Garp

Even Cowgirls Get The Blues- Tom Robbins

[samikeyp]

I just finished "The Biggest Brother" about Major Richard Winters, the commander of Easy Company, 506th PIR. The unit that "Band of Brothers" was based on. If you are a WWII or Military History fan...its a good read.

[AlamoSpursFan]

Who wrote that, Mike?

I'm gonna have to pick that up.

Band Of Brothers was an awesome read. Even better than the series, IMO.

[1369]

Who wrote that, Mike?

I'm gonna have to pick that up.

Band Of Brothers was an awesome read. Even better than the series, IMO.

If you like that, try these:

"The Longest Winter" by Alex Kershaw (Battle Of The Bulge)

"Ghost Soldiers" by Hampton Sides (Raid on the prison camps in the Phillipines)

"The Last Ridge" by McKay Jenkins (Story of the 10th Mountain Division from its formation)

"The Ghost Mountain Boys: Their Epic March and the Terrifying Battle for New Guinea--The Forgotten War of the South Pacific" by James Campbell ( le pretty much spells it out)

"The Right Kind Of War" by John McCormick (First person account of the Marine Raiders in the Pacific)

[Jekka]

www.sparknotes.com

www.cliffnotes.com

Why don't you try actually reading the books on your summer reading list this year? With any luck a dose of classic literature might make you more interesting.

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I just finished Heat by Bill Buford about being a kitchen slave to Mario Batali for a year, and it was pretty good.

Marvel's Alias series is also pretty entertaining, I'm in the middle of it.

For fiction/fantasy/erotica, Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel trilogy is excellent

[pooh]

my books, both the first and second....good reading and the money goes to a worthy cause...my bank account

[johngateswhiteley]

1. Ayn Rand
2. Mark Twain
3. Rudyard Kipling

[leemajors]

kipling was/is a badass. plain tales from the hills is one of my favorite collections.

[Taco]

These two books by Mitch Albom are pretty good

[samikeyp]

ASF...Larry Alexander.

[marini martini]

You can wait for mine to come out next year

If I could stay out of here

[johngateswhiteley]

kipling was/is a badass.

even if he had only wrote "IF"...that would be enough.