AULRO Book Club: Recommended Reading

[VladTepes]

A thread in the rants section prompted me to start this one.

What books do you enjoy ?

What do you think other people here might enjoy ?

[Phoenix]

Fiction wise, athing by Clive cussler is great, Hammond Innes and Alistair McLean are both great as well, and if you like aeroplanes, dale brown is fantastic.

I've just read Sand, Surgery and Saigon Tea by Marshall Barr which was fantastic. It was an account of his time as a doctor with 8 field ambulance in vietnam.

[DannyH]

Hugh Lunn is a favourite of mine, especially his later books about his journalism experiences with Rupert Murdoch and also covering the vietnam war.

[walker]

James Paterson (all the Alex Cross novels) and Dean Koonz.

[Vandermorph]

Which Teacher? And i have sort of been studying

[B92 8NW]

Stephen King. In the middle of a forest. At night. Alone. :D But seriously I love Stephen King books, he is a nut. History is also great, currently reading "Citizens" by Simon Schama about the French Revolution... his work is fantastic.

[sweetpia007]

Love Wilbur Smith myself, and Tolkien. The Silmariion is still a great re read.

[BigJon]

All of the books in the Rich Dad series by Robert Kiyosaki. Any books on real estate (Steve McKnight has a few good ones).

[feral]

The Great War...just started to read it. Its all a bit heavy at the moment. The striking thing at the time was the Allies still thought the bayonet was the way to go. So 'over the bags, boys' only then to be cut down by the newly developed machine gun.



Wave after wave of our lads.....makes one very angry at the English Establishment.



The Great War is Les Carlyon's extraordinary account of the Anzacs on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918. It combines a brilliant overview of this immense conflict with telling detail, stories, letters and diaries that breathe life into those terrible battles of 90 years ago.


In The Great War Carlyon has produced a masterpiece that takes the reader from the generals formulating strategy to the troops fighting cold, filth and the terror of sudden death in their trenches. Written with the same narrative skill, humanity, vivid recreation and meticulous research that made Gallipoli a number one bestseller, Les Carlyon's astonishing new book is an epic that will stand as the lasting and definitive history of Australia's involvement in the Great War.

[markyc]

Agree with Joel re. Stephen King. Also recommend everything by Douglas Adams, especially 'The Meaning of Liff' (that's right, 'Liff') if you can get hold of it...

[Slunnie]

I liked reading the John Grisham books, although it takes about 100 pages to get into them and the constant law gets abit boring for a range of themes. Bryce Courtenays Power of One is a favourite and its sequal Tandia is ok. I really liked all of Dan Brown's, especially Deception point which was excellent and Matt Reilly's Ice station is a really good fast paced cant put down book, though not authored to the likes of Brown, Courtenay etc. I've started reading the Yr9 text called Point Blanc which is pitched at a Yr9 level but so far seems like a good read. The Yr9's in my house seem to be enjoying it, even those that don't usually read much.

[D110V8D]

Philip Jose Farmer....Most of what he has written is good.

In particular the Dayworld trilogy and the Riverworld series.

If you like sci fi that is.

Robert A Heinlein is great too.....also sci fi.

[defender90]

Clive Cussler - Dirk Pitt novels
Dale Brown
Matthew Reilly

[Quiggers]

Anything about George W Bush

the truth is always stranger than fiction;)

GQ

[Pedro_The_Swift]

"Mailman of The Birdsville Track"
while its not a rip roaring yarn,,
is still very interesting--

didnt think I would but after 5 or 6 I like Dale Brown,,

trying to read/buy a series in order is always dificult,,,

[D110V8D]

How about "Across the top and other places" by Malcolm Douglas and David Oldmeadow...

Interesting story of Malcolm Douglas' first trip up north in a ( heavily overloaded) series 1 swb.

Published by Seal books.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

For anyone interested in wooden fighting ships--
Patrick OBrien is THE BEST,,



just dont take Russell Crowe's word for it---

[abaddonxi]

For anyone interested in wooden fighting ships--
Patrick OBrien is THE BEST,,



just dont take Russell Crowe's word for it---

Aye, aye.


Cheers
Simon

[Greylandy]

"Dead Lucky" - Lincoln Hall

"Touching the Void" - Joe Simpson

"Into thin Air" - John Krakauer

[Plod]

Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion - JRR Tolkien

The Forgotten Soldier - Guy Sajer

The "Sharpe" novels - Bernard Cornwell

The "Discworld" series - Terry Pratchett

The "Eagle" series of novels about ancient Rome, starting with the 2nd Roman invasion of Britain in 49 AD under Emperor Claudius. This really is EXCELLENT historical fiction - Simon Scarrow

The Harry Potter books, yes I'll admit to them....:o

Warhammer 40,000 novels by various authors

Just looked at the above list and realised something...I'M A NERD!!!:eek:

[5teve]

i'll agree with the Terry Pratchet ones.. i have every single one and they get better and better the more you read them!

Ben Elton books are pretty good too...

Steve