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Post by anthonydykes on Dec 9, 2010 22:00:40 GMT -5
I did a little checkin around the site, and could'nt seem to find any threads on favorite books. I ain't too sure if-in ya'll ken reed too, (  ) but right now I'm workin on The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger. It is the first of a series of I believe 8 or 9 books. There is also talk of a movie due out in 2013. The author is Stephen King(some of you younger guys might not know who he is  ). I've never been much into readin books, I usually fall asleep. So far I've managed to get through the LEFT BEHIND series, and a few others, But THIS one is my FIRST MAJOR series. I plan to get into it a little more, but for right now I just keep it in the bathroom. I find thats where I get most of my GOOD reading done. Anyone else out there who does any reading What are some good books you have read, or plan to read?  |
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Post by Monty on Dec 9, 2010 22:34:01 GMT -5
Haven't read a lot lately, but I really enjoyed The Davinci Code series by Dan Brown. Also read Slash's autobiography and currently reading Steven Adlers' (neither of which would be appropriate for the younger readers!). Troy's a big reader. He could point you toward some good books.
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Post by pitbulld45 on Dec 9, 2010 22:38:44 GMT -5
I was going to say the Dark Tower series. I read them around 10 years ago. Roland is an odd Hero for sure. I like alot of Stephen Kings books (including the Bauchman books not sure on spelling). I also read every Louis Lemore books. i really like the westerns. Sorry to say its been awhile since I have read a good book. Mainly for information reading right now. I did like the Green mile series (for those that dont know the movie started out as a series of short story books).
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Post by pitbulld45 on Dec 9, 2010 22:40:40 GMT -5
I will try to find the name of the book (I still have it some where). Stephen King wrote a book about a mysterious car that just shows up. It is loosley related to the Dark Tower series. Some of the things in the Dark tower are found inside of the car and thats all I will say for now.
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Post by Monty on Dec 9, 2010 22:41:04 GMT -5
I also read The Green Mile series... Very good!
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Post by hunterguy28 on Dec 9, 2010 23:21:16 GMT -5
I love the book "My Side of the Mountain" its about a kid who moves from the city in new york to live on a mountain, he hollows out the base of a tree and lives in it, and trains a hawk to catch rabbits and stuff, its a really good book.
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Post by anthonydykes on Dec 9, 2010 23:34:27 GMT -5
I will try to find the name of the book (I still have it some where). Stephen King wrote a book about a mysterious car that just shows up. It is loosley related to the Dark Tower series. Some of the things in the Dark tower are found inside of the car and thats all I will say for now. Richard Bachman. He also did a cameo on Sons of Anarchy this season under that pen name. (was the guy on the red harley called to clean up Gemma's fathers maids body.) Now, as far as the book goes, It would'nt be Christine, that was connected to "IT". So, are you refering to "From a Buick 8"? If so, I have been wanting to read this book, but dont wanna get too much on my plate, and have'nt been able to order it yet. |
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Post by anthonydykes on Dec 9, 2010 23:36:21 GMT -5
I love the book "My Side of the Mountain" its about a kid who moves from the city in new york to live on a mountain, he hollows out the base of a tree and lives in it, and trains a hawk to catch rabbits and stuff, its a really good book. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll do a quick google search on it, and possibly put it on my list! Sounds like a fun book! |
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Post by Brian on Dec 9, 2010 23:53:08 GMT -5
There is a whole series of the "My Side of the Mountain" books. They were some of my favorites growing up along with "Where the Red Fern Grows." I just recently finished the Left Behind series which I could not put down over the summer. Some of my current favorites are "The Lies of Locke Lamora" and "Red Seas Under Red Skies." They are by Scott Lynch and are part of the same series. I didn't think I would like them at first but they ended up being great. I also really enjoy Matthew Reilly's work. He writes these extremely fast paced action stories that are really entertaining. Steve Berry is great also.
I also like the other standard action writers like Clive Cussler and Tom Clancy. As you can tell, I'm a pretty big reader and will give pretty much any book a try. It helps that there is a bookstore literally 60 seconds from my house that sells all its books for a dollar each.
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Post by pitbulld45 on Dec 10, 2010 3:58:18 GMT -5
I will try to find the name of the book (I still have it some where). Stephen King wrote a book about a mysterious car that just shows up. It is loosley related to the Dark Tower series. Some of the things in the Dark tower are found inside of the car and thats all I will say for now. Richard Bachman. He also did a cameo on Sons of Anarchy this season under that pen name. (was the guy on the red harley called to clean up Gemma's fathers maids body.) Now, as far as the book goes, It would'nt be Christine, that was connected to "IT". So, are you refering to "From a Buick 8"? If so, I have been wanting to read this book, but dont wanna get too much on my plate, and have'nt been able to order it yet. I believe tFRom a Buick 8 is it. I will look threw my boxes. I know i still have it. If I find you I will give it to you. Not doing me any good in a box. |
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Post by pitbulld45 on Dec 10, 2010 4:01:56 GMT -5
I would suggest Life At Full Draw. It is the Autobiography of Chuck Adams. It is a great book. North American Hunting club had a book out I think it was "Hunting Camp". It was full of short stories of hunting camps with old pictures. Real cool book.
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Post by strippitman on Dec 10, 2010 7:39:53 GMT -5
I've always wanted to read the Left Behind series but have always been intimidated by the amount of books in the series  . So, kudos to those of you who have done it! I am not much into reading novels but I do alot of educational reading. I've read a couple of books by Mitch Albom that I really enjoyed - "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" and "Have a Little Faith". Both those books were under 200 pages and I breezed right through them. Years ago I read "A Wrinkle in Time" and really liked it. Most of the reading I do anymore are either Fishing/Hunting books or Christian reading. I really enjoy reading/learning about the afterlife and/or reading about people who have had near death experiences. |
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Post by anthonydykes on Dec 10, 2010 9:25:02 GMT -5
Brian- Thanks for the info. I think I am going to check into the series.
Pitbull- If you want to get rid of that book, let me know. I would be interested in it.
Strippitman- If you can't get your self to sit and read the books, I know they also mad the Left Behind series into movies. They actually followed the books VERY closely.
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Post by Greenedog on Dec 10, 2010 12:01:35 GMT -5
Dang Tony, you opened a big ol' can a worms here. Didn't know there was that many intalek'yals on here. I'm having a hard time deciding where to begin......I guess I'll start with my all time favorite; James Alexander Thom of Bloomington, Indiana. My favorite book of his is "Panther in the Sky", based on the life of Tecumseh. Another great one is "Longknife", based on the life of George Rogers Clark. It still chills my bones thinking of Clark leading his men across the flooded Wabash in February 1779 to attack the British at Vincennes. Another great one is "Sea to Shining Sea" based on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. These are not boring history books, but page turning action/adventures.  Another all time favorite is Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. I've read the whole series, but the original was by far the best. It's hard to believe they were able to make a tv mini-series out of that book.  I also love Jimmy Buffett's books. He's a great writer, just wish he'd put out more stuff. I guess that music thing takes up too much time. I've read hundreds of westerns; Louis L'Amour, Zane Grey, etc. I once won a ebay auction of 75 westerns for 20 bucks.  The best I've read lately is the John Jakes North and South series and What This River Keeps by Greg Schwipps. Here's a review I did on that one; bellbucksnbeards.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=catfish&action=display&thread=1302anthony- remind me to let you borrow that one at the Wing Off. Ummm......Hemingway's pretty good, I like The Sun Also Rises, Walden by Thoreau, East of Eden by Steinbeck..... I'm sure I'll think of more and have to post again.... Great thread anthony, I plan on checking out some of these books I'm seeing mentioned.  |
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Post by anthonydykes on Dec 10, 2010 13:12:47 GMT -5
Dang Tony, you opened a big ol' can a worms here. Didn't know there was that many intalek'yals on here. I'm having a hard time deciding where to begin......I guess I'll start with my all time favorite; James Alexander Thom of Bloomington, Indiana. My favorite book of his is "Panther in the Sky", based on the life of Tecumseh. Another great one is "Longknife", based on the life of George Rogers Clark. It still chills my bones thinking of Clark leading his men across the flooded Wabash in February 1779 to attack the British at Vincennes. Another great one is "Sea to Shining Sea" based on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. These are not boring history books, but page turning action/adventures. Another all time favorite is Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry. I've read the whole series, but the original was by far the best. It's hard to believe they were able to make a tv mini-series out of that book. I also love Jimmy Buffett's books. He's a great writer, just wish he'd put out more stuff. I guess that music thing takes up too much time. I've read hundreds of westerns; Louis L'Amour, Zane Grey, etc. I once won a ebay auction of 75 westerns for 20 bucks. The best I've read lately is the John Jakes North and South series and What This River Keeps by Greg Schwipps. Here's a review I did on that one; bellbucksnbeards.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=catfish&action=display&thread=1302anthony- remind me to let you borrow that one at the Wing Off. Ummm......Hemingway's pretty good, I like The Sun Also Rises, Walden by Thoreau, East of Eden by Steinbeck..... I'm sure I'll think of more and have to post again.... Great thread anthony, I plan on checking out some of these books I'm seeing mentioned. WOW! OK fellas. at the speed I read, I think you guys have probably got me set up for ATLEAST the next 10 years!! Troy, Longknife sounds like it may be pretty interesting, gonna have to check that one out. THANKS EVERYONE!! |
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) but right now I'm workin on The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger. It is the first of a series of I believe 8 or 9 books. There is also talk of a movie due out in 2013. The author is Stephen King(some of you younger guys might not know who he is 
). I've never been much into readin books, I usually fall asleep. So far I've managed to get through the LEFT BEHIND series, and a few others, But THIS one is my FIRST MAJOR series. I plan to get into it a little more, but for right now I just keep it in the bathroom. I find thats where I get most of my GOOD reading done. Anyone else out there who does any reading What are some good books you have read, or plan to read? 
. So, kudos to those of you who have done it! I am not much into reading novels but I do alot of educational reading. I've read a couple of books by Mitch Albom that I really enjoyed - "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" and "Have a Little Faith". Both those books were under 200 pages and I breezed right through them. Years ago I read "A Wrinkle in Time" and really liked it. Most of the reading I do anymore are either Fishing/Hunting books or Christian reading. I really enjoy reading/learning about the afterlife and/or reading about people who have had near death experiences. 
Just another night at work for me and Monty will be back here again bright and early. 
