OT: Vacation reading ideas

[cliftonparksufan]

I need some ideas to download to my nook. Some that I have read on previous vacations include Basketball Junkie (Chris Herren), The Long Run (Matt Long story), the Steig Larsson trilogy, a few other autobiographies (Mickey Mantle, Pistol Pete, Lute Olson, Sandy Koufax, etc.), all of the short stories that Ernest Hemingway wrote and every book that James Patterson, John Sandford, Clive Cussler, Patricia Cornwell and John Grisham have ever written.

BTW, I have 50 Shades of Grey downloaded to the Nook for my wife but refuse to click on it.

 

[realorange]

I need some ideas to download to my nook. Some that I have read on previous vacations include Basketball Junkie (Chris Herren), The Long Run (Matt Long story), the Steig Larsson trilogy, a few other autobiographies (Mickey Mantle, Pistol Pete, Lute Olson, Sandy Koufax, etc.), all of the short stories that Ernest Hemingway wrote and every book that James Patterson, John Sandford, Clive Cussler, Patricia Cornwell and John Grisham have ever written.

BTW, I have 50 Shades of Grey downloaded to the Nook for my wife but refuse to click on it.

Try Lee Child's, Jack Reacher series. Also just finished Jimmy Connors new book. Not a Pulitzer by any means but interesting from Jimmy's viewpoints on tennis, the players and his family.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

I am into Jo Nesbo - Norwegian Award Winning Author. Currently I am reading the Harry Hole Novels.

I know it's a ridiculous name and I do not recommend stating out loud that you are really into Harry Hole books unless you want to see some hysterical expressions. But the premise is similar to a modern Norwegian Sherlock Holmes. I've gotten through the Snowman and The Redbreast with about 5 more to go.

I'm guessing by your post that you've read this already but I highly recommend Calico Joe by Grisham.

Edit: Also a great read was "The Bad Guys Won" about the '86 Mets.

 

[BillJay]

I need some ideas to download to my nook. Some that I have read on previous vacations include Basketball Junkie (Chris Herren), The Long Run (Matt Long story), the Steig Larsson trilogy, a few other autobiographies (Mickey Mantle, Pistol Pete, Lute Olson, Sandy Koufax, etc.), all of the short stories that Ernest Hemingway wrote and every book that James Patterson, John Sandford, Clive Cussler, Patricia Cornwell and John Grisham have ever written.

BTW, I have 50 Shades of Grey downloaded to the Nook for my wife but refuse to click on it.

The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters - a "soft" science fiction story set in the current day. From the Amazon description: "What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact.

The Last Policeman presents a fascinating portrait of a pre-apocalyptic United States. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job—but not Hank Palace. He’s investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week—except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares.

The first in a trilogy, The Last Policeman offers a mystery set on the brink of an apocalypse. As Palace’s investigation plays out under the shadow of 2011GV1, we’re confronted by hard questions way beyond “whodunit.” What basis does civilization rest upon? What is life worth? What would any of us do, what would we really do, if our days were numbered?"
The 2nd in the trilogy, Countdown City, came out a couple of weeks ago & is also good.
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The City and The City by China Mievielle - from the Publisher's Weekly description: "Better known for New Weird fantasies (Perdido Street Station, etc.), bestseller Miéville offers an outstanding take on police procedurals with this barely speculative novel. Twin southern European cities Beszel and Ul Qoma coexist in the same physical location, separated by their citizens' determination to see only one city at a time."
weird is right, but it all makes sense
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And finally, here's an oldie that I mention only because it's the 1st beach read that I can remember reading: Shogun by James Clavell. This one has the disadvantage that it's kind of long & so you'll probably end your vacation with chapters to go.

 

[Forza Azzurri]

I need some ideas to download to my nook. Some that I have read on previous vacations include Basketball Junkie (Chris Herren), The Long Run (Matt Long story), the Steig Larsson trilogy, a few other autobiographies (Mickey Mantle, Pistol Pete, Lute Olson, Sandy Koufax, etc.), all of the short stories that Ernest Hemingway wrote and every book that James Patterson, John Sandford, Clive Cussler, Patricia Cornwell and John Grisham have ever written.

BTW, I have 50 Shades of Grey downloaded to the Nook for my wife but refuse to click on it.

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (co-authors although each also writes on his own) are my personal favorites.

Ludlum, Steve Berry, Matthew Reilly are some others.

Stephen Frey for financial thrillers.

All good, light vacation reading...

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Depending on how old you are Ready Player One might be really interesting.

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[jekelish]

Do you like weird/bizarre/fairly vulgar/horror/comedy/assorted stuff like that? Because I can suggest a few titles that fit the bill.

Oh, and there's always the fantastic book You Might be a Zombie (And Other Bad News) which has some terrifically attractive people who helped write it and propel it to an obscure branch of the NYT Bestseller list a few years ago.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Anything by Vince Flynn or Brad Thor. CIA, cover options. Lots of bad people die

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

A Course Called Ireland. Tom Coyne. Laugh out loud funny.

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[texascpa]

John Adams - David McCulloguh

It will take you the rest of the summer and some.

Of if you're into military books, just read a funny one about Marine boot camp by Patrick Turley called Welcome to Hell: Three and a Half Months of Marine Corps Boot Camp

 

[cto]

I am not into fiction... and I like books you can read a chapter at a time without losing track of where things were when you last put it down. Therefore, I love anything by Bill Bryson, beginning with "A Walk in the Woods" and "Shakespeare" -- and including anything else he has written. They are all available in paperback and, I am sure, as ebooks. I am not much of a beach-read person, but they are my favorite companions on long plane flights. Here's a bit about Bill Bryson... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bryson

 

[M2MPrinciples]

The Power Of Habit, by Charles Duhigg. All about how habits are formed and manipulated with regard to individuals, businesses and societies. Really fascinating stuff.

 

[AZOrange]

As an adult i never thought I'd love Harry potter as much as i did.favorite reads ever. Also enjoyed to a lesser extent the hunger games.
More adult are 1776, steve berry, jon krakauer, cs lewis

 

[mountaincuse]

The Mitch Rapp series by Vince Flynn.

There is a nice Syracuse connection too: the main character is a Syracuse alum who played lacrosse and decided he wants to be an assassin after his girlfriend sites on the Pan Am flight.

 

[brian williams]

Spenser novels by Robert Parker are entertaining detective novels. The Reacher novels by Lee Child are very good as well.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Game of thrones is awesome too

 

[pfister1]

To Guy Fawkes advice let me add don't do a google search for Harry Hole either, you'll end up with an entirely different genre.

I would suggest Greg Iles. He has a variety of novels typically action/mystery/suspense stuff, with his most recent books being similar to the John Grisham style. Anyway he tells a great story and I throroughly enjoyed all of his books.

http://www.gregiles.com/

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

John Adams - David McCulloguh

It will take you the rest of the summer and some.

Of if you're into military books, just read a funny one about Marine boot camp by Patrick Turley called Welcome to Hell: Three and a Half Months of Marine Corps Boot Camp

I did this on CD and it was fantastic. It left me wondering why we don't learn more about John Adams and why Abigail Adams isn't imore of a role model for women?

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[newmexicuse]

For those who like historical fiction I just finished "Aztec" by Gary Jennings - long , but fascinating. I learned a lot about the late Aztec history & how Cortes actaully went about his conquest.

Before that, for those who like historical fiction and especially Rhodesian Ridgebacks & South Africa - "Story Like the Wind" by Van Der Post. I will be starting the sequal "A Far Off Place" in a day or two.

 

[MikeSU02]

Fiction: The 100 year old man that climbed out a window and disappeared.

Non-fiction: Gettysburg: The last invasion

 

[OttoinGrotto]

The Last Policeman by Ben H. Winters

Just requested this from my library thanks to your recommendation.

 

[4evaOrange]

If you are into the syfy monster and ghost shows, Destination Truth, Memoirs Of A Monster Hunter.

Id say it is an acquired taste. And it is from the SyFy tv show obviously, and it's not all about the monster hunting, it is more about the travel and different places he has been to. A lot about the behind the scenes.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8013682-destination-truth

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/destination-truth-josh-gates/1102322794?ean=9780743491723

 

[texascpa]

I did this on CD and it was fantastic. It left me wondering why we don't learn more about John Adams and why Abigail Adams isn't imore of a role model for women?

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John Adams should be listed with Lincoln, Washington, Jefferson as this country's greatest heroes. Why there isn't a monument for this man in Washington is beyond belief. He pushed for Washington as the commander of the continental armies and begged Jefferson to write the Declaration because he believed Jefferson was the only one who could do it, then vehemently defended every clause when it was up for vote in the Continental Congress, this while Jefferson sat there quietly. He secured the first loan for the country ($10M) that helped fund the war and our solvency. Hell, he practically oversaw the construction of the White House in Georgetown.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I loved Pillars of the Earth. It is about 900 pages so that should take a vacation

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[orange79]

John Adams - David McCulloguh

It will take you the rest of the summer and some.

The best non-fiction book I have ever read.