Suggest a good book/what are you reading?

[DoubleJ]

I thought that the water cooler could use some good words by having us talk about them. What book do you recommend, and what book are you reading?

I recently read The Year of Living Biblically by AJ Jacobs. It's a funny and fascinating read. His perspective is more of the secular side, but his commentary is neutral and rather hilarious at times.

The book being sent to me by Amazon right now is The Revolution: A Manifesto by Ron Paul. He's a smart man with a lot of great things to say. I look forward to reading the book.

[cheez avenger]

Any book by Napoleon Hill, "Think and Grow Rich".


Badass.

[gtm]

The Game

heehe

[nickoakdl]

The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Best book I have ever read.

It's a post-apocalyptic novel about a man trying to survive with his son after some unnamed event destoyed the majority of the planet. Won a whole bunch of awards (including the Pulitzer) and was listed as Entertainment Weekly's #1 best book of the past 25 years. A film adaptation directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition) is scheduled to be released next month starring Viggo Mortenson, it's gonna be great.

[Centauri]

I'm currently reading 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Twist of Faith', which is an omnibus of the first four books in the DS9 relaunch series.

But given that it's a little heavy/nerdy reading for the uninitiated, may I suggest; Taken For a Ride

The book chronicles the years leading up to and following the acquisition of Chrysler by Daimler. It is easily one the best books I have ever read, and you needn't be a business or automotive buff to enjoy it. It's just a fun book that really gives you insight into the dramatic personalities that shape and maneuver the companies whose names have become etched in our culture.

[mondayshift]

chuck klosterman is good try sex, drugs and cocoa puffs.

if you like zombies try Brian Keene.

[WallyWest]

If you're looking for books made up of short funny stories try these:
Without Feathers - Woody Allen
I Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris

If you want tough guys being tough try this:
American Tabloid - James Ellroy

If you want coming of age in New York in the late 70s with a touch of comic books, try this:
Fortress of Solitude - Jonathan Lethem

[LtLalue]

oh man,

i've just gotten through a bunch of Edgar Allen Poe stories, their phantasmagoric!

[IceNine]

Here are some of my favorites:

"Cat's Cradle" - Kurt Vonnegut
"Slaughterhouse Five" - Kurt Vonnegut
"1984" - George Orwell
"The Sheltering Sky" - Paul Bowles
"Solaris" - Stanislaw Lem
"Pale Fire" - Vladimir Nabokov
"The Trial" - Franz Kafka
"Brave New World" - Aldous Huxley
"Thus Spake Zarathustra" - Freidrich Nietzsche

Other suggestions:

Kafka:
The Castle
Amerika

Orwell:
Animal Farm

Vonnegut:
The Sirens of Titan
Breakfast of Champions
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Bowles:
The Spider's House
Let It Come Down
Up Above the World

Marquis De Sade:
Juliette
Justine
The Misfortunes of Virtue

Le Comte de Lautreamont:
Les Chants de Maldoror

H.P. Lovecraft:
*Just get the biggest "collected stories" book you can*

[Praetorian]

'Real Change' - Newt Gingerich - I just got finished with this book last night, and it's a really good book for capitalists. It's surprisingly not really that political in the sense of attacking liberals; it's more of a book explaining what modern economic conservatism is, and is an introduction to basic capitalism. Even if people don't like Newt or lean left politically, it's still a good book that won't piss you off when reading it, as it has almost nothing to do with Gingerich himself.

'The Prince' - Machiavelli - This is one the best books in history imo. Great read, very short and easy. Explains how people can rise to power, keep influence over their populations, and how to gain influence in the world.

The Iliad and The Odyssey - Homer

Ulysses - James Joyce - This is one of the best books I've ever read and probably will ever read. Although I wouldn't recommend it. It's one of those books that you spend a lot of time looking up words, and it gets annoying. It's a lot like the Odyssey, although, it spans over one day instead of years. It's really really confusing, but it's also one of those books that while you read, you can identify (in one way or another) with almost every thing that happens to this guy over the course of a day. Amazing book, but long...

Enchiridion - Epictetus - Outstanding book. It's about 2000 years old and was written by a Roman slave that was freed. He ended up being an advisor to many Caesars, and his book was given to Roman soldiers as a guide on how to be happy. It's kind of a book on happiness in hard times. Great book, and it's only about 60 pages. It's easy to read in an hour or two, and well worth it.

[IceNine]

Originally Posted by mondayshift

chuck klosterman is good try sex, drugs and cocoa puffs.

if you like zombies try Brian Keene.

"The Rising" and "City of the Dead" were great, but I thought he slipped a bit with "Dead Sea" and "Ghoul." Still, Keene is a good writer.

[RandomHero918]

right now i'm reading Dreamseller, so far so good.

http://www.amazon.com/Dreamseller-Br.../dp/0806530030

[Aziz]

Originally Posted by nickoakdl

The Road by Cormac McCarthy.

Best book I have ever read.

It's a post-apocalyptic novel about a man trying to survive with his son after some unnamed event destoyed the majority of the planet. Won a whole bunch of awards (including the Pulitzer) and was listed as Entertainment Weekly's #1 best book of the past 25 years. A film adaptation directed by John Hillcoat (The Proposition) is scheduled to be released next month starring Viggo Mortenson, it's gonna be great.

I'll have to check this out. Post-apocalyptic books are some of my favorites. My all time favorite book is also along the same lines, Swan Song by Robert McCammon.

[requiem960]

Reading - Trojan Odyssey by Clive Cussler... Recommend anything from Tim Dorsey! If you're looking for crazy, fun books, check out Tim Dorsey. The Big Bamboo and Orange Crush are both amazing (and f***ed up reads). However, Orange Crush is an independent book that stands on its own; The Big Bamboo is number seven in his on going series about a lovable serial killer in Florida.

[CaptainCanuck]

Read Catch 22.Funniest book ever.