Read any good books lately? (the longer the list, the better)?

(the longer the list, the better) Asked by LeonardOfVince 61 months ago Similar questions: Read books longer list Arts > Books.

Here's a list of books I've read over the past year and a half or so Some of them were second readings: * 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) by Arthur C. Clarke * A for Anything (1961) by Damon Knight * Across the Nightingale Floor (2002) by Lian Hearn * Algebraist, the (2004) by Iain M. Banks * Awakeners, the (1988) by Sheri S.

Tepper * Beekeeper's Apprentice, the (1994) by Laurie R. King * Book of Dreams, the (1981) by Jack Vance * Brightness Reef (1995) by David Brin * Brilliance of the Moon (2004) by Lian Hearn * Camouflage (2004) by Joe Haldeman * Casino Royale (1953) by Ian Fleming * Cat's Cradle (1963) by Kurt Vonnegut * Caves of Steel, the (1954) by Isaac Asimov * Children of the Lens (1947) by E.E. "Doc" Smith * Clan of the Cave Bear, the (1980) by Jean M. Auel * Course of Empire, the (2003) by Eric Flint * Currents of Space, the (1952) by Isaac Asimov * Dance Dance Dance (1988) by Haruki Murakami * Darwin's Radio (1999) by Greg Bear * Darwinia (1998) by Robert Charles Wilson * Deepness in the Sky, a (2000) by Vernor Vinge * Demolished Man, the (1951) by Alfred Bester * Dragon in the Sea, the (1956) by Frank Herbert * Earth Abides (1949) by George R.

Stewart * Earthman, Come Home (1955) by James Blish * Elegant Universe, the (1999) by Brian Greene * End of Eternity, the (1955) by Isaac Asimov * Evolution (2002) by Stephen Baxter * Ex Machina (2005) by Christopher L. Bennett * Face, the (1979) by Jack Vance * Fahrenheit 451 (1953) by Ray Bradbury * Fallen Dragon (2001) by Peter F. Hamilton * Fellowship of the Ring, the (1954) by J.R.R. Tolkien * Fire Upon the Deep, a (1992) by Vernor Vinge * First Lensman (1950) by E.E. "Doc" Smith * Flying to Valhalla (1993) by Charles Pellegrino * Footfall (1985) by Larry Niven * Forward the Foundation (1993) by Isaac Asimov * Foundation (1951) by Isaac Asimov * Foundation and Earth (1986) by Isaac Asimov * Foundation and Empire (1952) by Isaac Asimov * Foundation's Edge (1982) by Isaac Asimov * Galactic Patrol (1937) by E.E. "Doc" Smith * Galactic Whirlpool, the (1980) by David Gerrold * Ghost Story (1979) by Peter Straub * Grass For s Pillow (2003) by Lian Hearn * Gray Lensman (1939) by E.E. "Doc" Smith * Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (1985) by Haruki Murakami * Helliconia Spring (1983) by Brian W.

Aldiss * Helliconia Summer (1985) by Brian W. Aldiss * Helliconia Winter (1987) by Brian W. Aldiss * G.

Ballard * Hobbit, the (1937) by J.R.R. Tolkien * Ilium (2003) by Dan Simmons * Inter Ice Age 4 (1959) by Kobo Abe * Invaders Plan, the (1988) by L. Ron Hubbard * Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1954) by Jack Finney * Iron Sunrise (2004) by Charles Stross * Killing Machine, the (1964) by Jack Vance * Kinsman Saga (1987) by Ben Bova * Letter of Mary, a (1996) by Laurie R. King * Looking Backward (1888) by Edward Bellamy * Macroscope (1969) by Piers Anthony * Mammoth (2005) by John Varley * Mammoth Hunters, the (1985) by Jean M.

Auel * Mists of Avalon, the (1983) by Marion Zimmer Bradley * Monstrous Regiment of Women, a (1995) by Laurie R. King * Moving Mars (1994) by Greg Bear * Multiple Man, the (1976) by Ben Bova * Naked Sun, the (1957) by Isaac Asimov * Olympos (2005) by Dan Simmons * On a Pale Horse (1983) by Piers Anthony * Palace of Love, the (1967) by Jack Vance * Pebble in the Sky (1950) by Isaac Asimov * Philip K. Dick is Dead, Alas (1987) by Michael Bishop * Plains of Passage, the (1990) by Jean M.

Auel * Precipice, the (2001) by Ben Bova * Prelude to Foundation (1988) by Isaac Asimov * Return of the King, the (1955) by J.R.R. Tolkien * Rite of Passage (1968) by Alexei Panshin * Robots and Empire (1985) by Isaac Asimov * Robots of Dawn, the (1983) by Isaac Asimov * Rock Rats, the (2002) by Ben Bova * Sam Gunn Unlimited (1993) by Ben Bova * Saucer (2002) by Stephen Coonts * Second Foundation (1953) by Isaac Asimov * Second Stage Lensman (1941) by E.E. "Doc" Smith * Shelters of Stone, the (2002) by Jean M. Auel * Siddhartha (1922) by Hermann Hesse * Silent War, the (2004) by Ben Bova * Singularity Sky (2003) by Charles Stross * Skylark of Space, the (1946) by E.E. "Doc" Smith * Solis (1994) by A.A. Attanasio * Spin (2005) by Robert Charles Wilson * Stand on Zanzibar (1968) by John Brunner * Star King, the (1964) by Jack Vance * Stars My Destination, the (1956) by Alfred Bester * Stars, Like Dust, the (1951) by Isaac Asimov * Startide Rising (1983) by David Brin * State of Fear (2004) by Michael Crichton * Sundiver (1980) by David Brin * Tau Zero (1970) by Poul Anderson * Triplanetary (1934) by E.E. "Doc" Smith * Two Towers, the (1954) by J.R.R. Tolkien * Uplift War, the (1987) by David Brin * Valley of Horses, the (1982) by Jean M. Auel * Voyage of the Starwolf, the (1990) by David Gerrold * Voyagers II: The Alien Within (1986) by Ben Bova * Wild Sheep Chase, a (1982) by Haruki MurakamiI also read a few nonfiction.

The one I'd most highly recommend is The Singularity is Near by Ray Kurzweil. Sources: My Opinion .

Get ready for a long list... Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Long, but with a powerful philosophical message. Any Harry Potter book.

Good stories, fun at any age. And last time I checked, no one had stolen my soul yet... The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. A graphically moving novel about the horror that has become Afghanistan.

If this book doesn't get to you, you are made of stone. State of Fear by Michael Crichton. A good novel backed up with 31 pages of bibliography of real facts about the issue of global warming and its causes.

Should make you realize you don't know what you think you do unless you choose not to open your mind. Any novel by Brian Jacques. While aimed at children, the struggles faced by the creatures are very similar to what many face, and the stories are excellent.

Deception Point by Dan Brown. Thrilling ride, even if it is a bit over the top sometimes. Guitar, An American Life by Tim Brookes.

Whether you play guitar, just like guitar, or even just like history, this book unfolds and takes you on a meandering trail that somehow ended up being what we know of today as the guitar. It is also an intersting look into the authors psyche, with several interesting side notes about all kinds of things. Great read.

Anything by Ann Coulter. Just because you may not agree with something doesn't make it wrong. Just because something affects you emotionally doesn't make it bad.

People need to toughen up in this country, quit expecting "someone" to fix their problems, and Ann Coulter points this out. WARNING: Die hard liberals who refuse to open their minds WILL be offended. However, offense does not equal falsehood, no matter what you may hear.

Whether you agree with Ms. Coulter or not, her books will get you thinking, and thinking is good for you, no matter what you may hear. Git-R-Done by Larry the Cable Guy.No really, this is a book.

You won't be enlightened. You won't be culturally stimulated. But who cares?

This is funny stuff, and a nice break is what we all need once in a while. Just don't look at the back cover, because NO ONE needs to see Larry sitting at at typewriter in his underwear. InfamousShane's Recommendations The Fountainhead Amazon List Price: $8.99 Used from: $2.24 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 887 reviews) Atlas Shrugged Amazon List Price: $20.00 Used from: $4.98 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 1363 reviews) We the Living Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $1.00 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 109 reviews) For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $1.20 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 54 reviews) Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-6) Amazon List Price: $50.94 Used from: $34.20 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 12 reviews) Git-R-Done Amazon List Price: $23.95 Used from: $3.34 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 24 reviews) Godless: The Church of Liberalism Amazon List Price: $27.95 Used from: $14.00 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 850 reviews) How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter Amazon List Price: $27.95 Used from: $4.33 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 681 reviews) Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right Amazon List Price: $14.95 Used from: $0.95 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 1241 reviews) gh Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton Amazon List Price: $16.95 Used from: $2.74 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 148 reviews) How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter Amazon List Price: $15.95 Used from: $5.13 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 49 reviews) Soulless: Ann Coulter and the Right-Wing Church of Hate Amazon List Price: $24.95 Used from: $12.50 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 49 reviews) Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism Amazon List Price: $26.95 Used from: $0.81 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 2030 reviews) The Kite Runner Amazon List Price: $14.00 Used from: $2.99 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 1602 reviews) Guitar: An American Life Amazon List Price: $24.00 Used from: $11.47 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 16 reviews) State of Fear Amazon List Price: $27.95 Used from: $5.79 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 1058 reviews) Deception Point Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $0.01 Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 (based on 474 reviews) Redwall (Redwall, Book 1) Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $0.01 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 739 reviews) Voyage of Slaves: A Tale From Castaways of the Flying Dutchman Amazon List Price: $23.99 Used from: $14.88 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 1 reviews) Mossflower (Redwall, Book 2) Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $0.09 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 291 reviews) Mattimeo (Redwall, Book 3) Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $0.43 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 217 reviews) Mariel of Redwall (Redwall, Book 4) Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $1.82 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 129 reviews) Martin the Warrior (Redwall, Book 6) Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $0.01 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 257 reviews) Salamandastron (Redwall (Ace Paperback)) Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $0.01 Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 (based on 131 reviews) gh Rhulain (Redwall) Amazon List Price: $23.99 Used from: $10.75 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 17 reviews) Marlfox (Redwall, Book 11) Amazon List Price: $7.99 Used from: $0.01 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 160 reviews) Here's your reading list, though not all titles are represented here.

Happy reading.

I've just finished a few... ...in the past two weeks. Billie Holiday's autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues" gives insight into her character and is such a short book that it can be read for lunch. Robert Fisk's "Great War for Civilisation" and "Pity the Nation" are both excellent (though depressing) reads; he covers a great deal of history and provides a first-hand account of all manner of leaders, military and otherwise.

Taylor Branch's trilogy was a wonderful read; "Parting the Waters" and "Pillar of Fire" were so enthralling that I steamed right through them. "At Canaan's Edge" was no less painstakingly researched and well-written, but King's increasingly hectic schedule, (and the schedules of those around him,) make for a few dry chapters. "Sophie's World", something I bought for a young cousin a while back, was a brief change from hard reality and didn't take long to re-visit completely."First Ladies: Saga of Presidents' Wives and Their Power, 1789-1961" is ambitious in scope, though lightly written.

It's kept in the baby's room so I only read a chapter here and a chapter there when my baby starts to get tired; I'm still working on it. I just finished Edwidge Danticat's "Krik? Krak!

" for the fourth time, (again, as a break from the various histories I've been perusing. ) As ever, her writing is lyrical. Barbara Kingsolver's "Small Wonder" was another pleasant break.

And I am just beginning "I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt, an account of Frank Sheeran and Jimmy Hoffa. "Reading is the last unpunished vice." .

Here are the last 14 books I have read I would recommend any of them. 1. "The Napoleon of Notting K.

Chesterton 2. "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge 3. "Time Out of Joint" by Philip K.

Dick 4. "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison 5. "Player Piano" by Kurt Vonnegut 6."Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by T.S. Eliot 7.

"The Day of the Triffids" by John Wyndham 8. "The Lathe of Heaven" by Ursula K. Le Guin 9.

"The Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood" by Algernon Blackwood 10. "What is Literature?" by Jean-Paul Sartre 11. "Endgame" by Samuel Beckett 12.

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