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Books
I Recommend
*in no order.
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Rise to Rebellion, by Jeff Shaara
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A fictionalized historical novel
about the early days of the American Revolution. Learned more
about that time than in all history classes in 19 years of school.
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The Glorious Cause, by Jeff Shaara
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Follows Rise to Rebellion by detailing
the rest of the Revolutionary War.
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Red Storm Rising, by Tom Clancy
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I just started reading Tom Clancy
novels in 2003. I've read three of his early books, and others
have told me that the newer novels aren't as good. Still, Red
Storm Rising was a fantastic read; I wish I had read it during
the Cold War.
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The Monkey Wrench Gang, by Edward
Abbey
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Only book by Abbey I have read.
This is a very good novel about the modern America West. Hopefully
it is fiction, and not based on a true story. Read it and you'll
know what I mean.
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Sleepers, by Lorenzo Carcaterra
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I think I read this book in a couple
of days. Great read (although the movie wasn't as good.)
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'Salems Lot, by Stephen King
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My favorite King book. The Stand
is a close, close second. A lot of people who don't read King
think it is all horror and guts. Well, some of it is, but Eye
of the Dragon isn't. It is set in the Middle Ages. Like Clancy,
King's early stuff is gold.
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The Alienist, by Caleb Carr
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I found Carr to be a little difficult
to read. I found myself rereading sections to understand what
was going on. But, a great book.
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From Beirut to Jerusalem, by
Thomas Friedman
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This book will educate you about
the conflict in the Middle East. It gives historical background
on the conflict that is applied to today's violence.
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The Time Traveler's Wife, by
Audrey Niffenegger
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Absolutely fantastic. All I can say.
It is being made into a movie. I can only hope they make it as good. |
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The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
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I've also read Fast Food Nation,
but this book about the meat industry in late 1800s Chicago is
a good read.
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Books
I Read in 2004
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From a Buick 8, by Stephen
King
The Da Vinci Code, by
Dan Brown
Heart of a Soldier: A Story
of Love, Heroism, and September 11th, by James B. Stweart
The Lovely Bones, by Alice
Sebold
The State Boys Rebellion,
by Michael D'Antonio
Deception Point, by Dan
Brown
Rough Justice: Days and Nights
of a Young D.A., by David Heilbroner
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Books
I Read in 2006
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Bleachers, by John Grisham
Clear and Present Dangers,
by Tom Clancy
A Reporter's Life, by
Walter Cronkite
Glorious Appearing, by
Lahaye and Jenkins
The Colorado Kid, by Stephen
King
Angels and Demons, by
Dan Brown
The Road, by Cormac
McCarthy
The Teeth of the Tiger,
by Tom Clancy
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Books
I Read in 2007
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State of Fear,by Michael
Crichton
The Stupidest Angel, by
Chrstopher Moore
Cell, by Stephen King
The Broker, by John Grisham
Bait and Switch: The (Futile)
Pursuit of the American Dream, by Barbara Ehrenreich
Desparate Networks, by
Bill Carter
Revelations, by M. Scott Byrnes
The Brief History of the Dead, by Kevin Brockmeier
Flags of Our Fathers, by James Bradley with Ron Powers
Digital Fortress, by Dan Brown
Murderer With a Badge, by Edward Humes
Skipping Christmas, by John Grisham
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Lies, And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced
Look at the Right.., by Al Franken
The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
The Skin Trade, by by King, Simmons, Martin
Lisey's Story, by Stephen King
The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City,
by Jennifer Toth
Blaze, by Stephen King
The Innocent Man, by John Grisham
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, by
Robert Fulghum
The Plot Against America, by Philip Roth
The Big Girls, by Susanna Moore
The Book of Fate, by Brad Meltzer
Roads Not Taken, edited by Gardner, Dozois and Stanley
Schmidt
The Accidental Time Machine, by Joe Haldeman
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Books
I Read in 2008
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Big Coal: The Dirty Secret
Behind America's Energy Future, by Jeff Goodell
Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend,
by Robert James Waller
Once Upon a Time in America,
by Lee Hays
The Working Poor: Invisible
in America, by David Shipler
Next, by Michael Crichton
The Hot House: Life Inside
Leavenworth Prison, by Pete Earley
Nineteen Minutes, by Jodi Picoult
Playing for Pizza, by John Grisham
The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe
by Paul Fussell
Pigtopia, by Kitty Fitzgerald
Oil on the Brian, by Lisa Margonelli
Duman Key, by Stephen King
Bluebeard's Egg, by Margaret Atwood
City Adrift: New Orleans Before and After Katrina, by Eds,
including Sara Shipley
The Betrayal of Work, by Beth Shulman
The Sacred Bones, by Michael Byrnes
American Pastoral, by Philip Roth
Plain and Simple, by Sue Bender
Airframe, by Michael Crichton
The Cardinal of the Kremlin, by Tom Clancy
Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War,
by Joe Bageant
Charms for the Easy Life, by Kaye Gibbons
Everyman, by Philip Roth
The Millionaires, by Brad Meltzer
Food Fight, by Kelly Brownell
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