Anyone read any good books lately........

[barbigrl]

seriously!!!
ok I am totally bored....... :)

[Aqua Boogie1]

I read MONSTER.....................I forgot the author.

[3 daytona`s]

seriously!!!
ok I am totally bored....... :)
I`ve become a fan of Mitch Albom, here are three of his books I`ve read and really enjoyed. "The five people you meet in heaven" "Tuesday`s with Morrie" and For one more day" very easy reads,make you think,about friends,family and what is really important. :)

[MR HARLEY]

Fox magazine. :cool:

[eliminatedsprinter]

Micheal Crichton's "State of Fear".
The book is a few years old, but it is the best one I've read in a long time.

[UltraClean]

Playboy October issue....just the articles :devil:

[Her454]

I read Under and Alone recently. It is a true story about an undercover ATF agent that rose to a national officer rank in the Mongols. Pretty interesting stuff.
Wasn't there a documentary done on that also? Seems I remember seeing something about it, very interesting too.

[lucky]

John steinbecks - torrtilla flats :)
and if that doesn't work - hustler - great for right arm workouts - My forarm is huge :) :crossx:

[76ANTHONY]

i just got done reading HOW TO KICK BARBIGRLS AZZ IN TWO EASY STEPS, does that count??? :crossx:

[Not So Fast]

I read Under and Alone recently. It is a true story about an undercover ATF agent that rose to a national officer rank in the Mongols. Pretty interesting stuff.
Very good book for a true story, William Queen has balls of steel. Another good book is Chuck Zitos auto called "Street Justice" of life becoming the President of N.Y. Chapter of the Hells Angels. Lots of good info in that one. NSF

[Her454]

I have heard they will be making it into a movie in the next couple of years. Don't know about the documentary though.
I have also read the Sonny Berger books. I forget the last one I read but the Mongols book was a little more interesting to me.
Nevermind, it was Sonny that I was thinking about.......... I got my gangs mixed up ;) :crossx: I guess that Red Bull hasn't kicked in yet Tom. :rollside:

[GrapeApe]

I read Under and Alone recently. It is a true story about an undercover ATF agent that rose to a national officer rank in the Mongols. Pretty interesting stuff.
That was a great Book... I read it in 2 Days.. Couldn't put it down.. I actually read it because I knew someone who was mentioned in the Book...
It would make for a great Movie!!!
*** Grape Ape ***

[BajaMike]

“Forever Odd” by Dean Koontz was good, so was James Patterson’s “Mary, Mary”….
All of John D. MacDonald’s “Travis McGee” books are excellent…..
“Nature Girl” by Carl Hiaasen, very good and funny!
:idea: :rollside: :)

[Biglue]

I read ***boat, their free shirt with subscription part had me LMAO. :crossx:

[ViB]

Finally got around to reading the Da Vinci code...thought the ending was a letdown, but the reading was good!

[switchin'addiction]

That was a great Book... I read it in 2 Days.. Couldn't put it down..
It would make for a great Movie!!!
*** Grape Ape ***
Same here...couldn't put it down. That Red Dog was a mean bastard!

[BajaMike]

Finally got around to reading the Da Vinci code...thought the ending was a letdown, but the reading was good!
I thought the first half of the book was great, the middle was too far fetched and ridiculous, and the last quarter of the book was barely readable! :idea:
:cry:

[Cole Trickle]

I thought the first half of the book was great, the middle was too far fetched and ridiculous, and the last quarter of the book was barely readable! :idea:
:cry:
Agreed....but it was a page turner.
Still better than the movie. :)

[syke-o]

currently reading An American Tradegy, which is ok so far, and before this one i read 2 Years Before the Mast which i really enjoyed...

[spectras only]

Just finished reading the oct issue of ***boat :rollside: .
Seriously , you should read some from Wilbur Smith , like the 'Burning shores' , 'A time to die' etc..... Some classics from Zola are pretty good with some juicy content ;) .

[barbigrl]

Thanks everyone....i read a lot. Currently I am reading The Historian, it is about the history of Count Dracula, with a fictional storyline.....and "I Elizabeth".... and listening to on cd "A Million Little Peices" ok so I am dork!! :) (my job is boring)
by the way i said BOOKS!!! :rolleyes:

[BajaMike]

currently reading An American Tradegy, which is ok so far, and before this one i read 2 Years Before the Mast which i really enjoyed...
"2 Years Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana, (ie..Dana Point, CA)....never read it but would like to. If you like that, you would probably like the "Master and Commander" series by Patrick O'Brian, actually about 20 books, I've read or listened to most on audio books, very good!

[TAF]

John steinbecks - torrtilla flats :)
and if that doesn't work - hustler - great for right arm workouts - My forarm is huge :) :crossx:
I thought it was from playing air hockey?

[TAF]

seriously!!!
ok I am totally bored....... :)
I just finished "City of Bones" by Micheal Connelly the
two of his I've read all take place in L.A. County and you can visualize driving down most of the streets he's talking about past many of the not so big landmarks some of have grown up around. The first was great and t5he second was not as good but I liked it. Cops and lawyers stuff.

[FMluvswater]

Recently read David Eddings' Elenium trilogy: "The Diamond Throne", "The Ruby Knight", and "The Sapphire Rose". It's kinda weird I am not all that impressed with his writing and yet I read all 3 books and I became fond of some of his characters. He at least has a sense of humor I can appreciate- laughed out loud a few times while I was reading. :idea:
Finished John Grisham's "The Summons" just last night - found the ending kinda ho-hum after all the intense lead in but I usually love JG's books.

[DILLIGAF]

Nevermind, it was Sonny that I was thinking about.......... I got my gangs mixed up ;) :crossx: I guess that Red Bull hasn't kicked in yet Tom. :rollside:
Is this one of those blonde moments? You can blame it on the RB if you want to though...:)

[spectras only]

Hey FM , send some of your early fiction writings to Barbigrl :rollside:

[DILLIGAF]

Very good book for a true story, William Queen has balls of steel. Another good book is Chuck Zitos auto called "Street Justice" of life becoming the President of N.Y. Chapter of the Hells Angels. Lots of good info in that one. NSF
I haven't read it yet and I know it has been out for a while. I ordered it but it was not in stock at the time.

[syke-o]

"2 Years Before the Mast" by Richard Henry Dana, (ie..Dana Point, CA)....never read it but would like to. If you like that, you would probably like the "Master and Commander" series by Patrick O'Brian, actually about 20 books, I've read or listened to most on audio books, very good!
thanks i will have to check them out..

[Miss Jackie]

M- you could help me this weekend and allllll next week too. Call me!

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

I read Under and Alone recently. It is a true story about an undercover ATF agent that rose to a national officer rank in the Mongols. Pretty interesting stuff.
LMAO! I'm teaching the kids about the Mongol invasion of China right now and I actually had to read that post 3 times to figure out what an ATF agent had to do with the 13th century. http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/1132smashfreak.gif
I just finished "In Cold Blood" by Capote, and even though I knew how the story ended, I seriously could not put it down. That doesn't happen to me very often.

[DILLIGAF]

[QUOTE=My Man's Sportin' Wood]LMAO! I'm teaching the kids about the Mongol invasion of China right now and I actually had to read that 3 times to figure out what an ATF agent had to do with the 13th century. http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/1132smashfreak.gif
[QUOTE]
That is funny Angie :) Maybe they could go on a field trip and check out the Mongols in person...lol They would be fine but you might get in a little trouble

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

That is funny Angie :) Maybe they could go on a field trip and check out the Mongols in person...lol They would be fine but you might get in a little trouble
LOL, probably wouldn't be much different than what they are used to. You know I work in Perris, right? :D Good idea, I should put in a request.

[Debbolas]

:D
just finished Vince Flynn "Consent to Kill" and the sequel "Act of Treason".
Currently working on Michael Connelly "Echo Park" then Steven Kings new one...."Lisey's Story".
and...........I KNOW I'm a nerd, my tattoo artist sister called me one when I told her my Hot Boat Name:D and I'm a Stephan Hawking Groupie :D ;)
Loved Michael Critton's global warming book :D
and anything by Carl Haaisen:D, is that nature girl a new one? :idea:
I couldn't get into the Historian, I will try again :D

[BajaMike]

:D
Carl Haaisen:D, is that nature girl a new one? :idea:
:D
yes, his newest one. :idea:

[Debbolas]

yes, his newest one. :idea:
cool beans :D
I will check it out!
Also John Mac Donald was an awesome writer, I read all the books my library had by him :D
I liked the Jimmy Buffett book, but my friend told me something unflattering about him, so I don't like him so much anymore..... :rolleyes:

[YeLLowBoaT]

what about a classic??? Most of the books that i have loved have been older then I am...

[Devil's Advocate]

“Forever Odd” by Dean Koontz was good, so was James Patterson’s “Mary, Mary”….
All of John D. MacDonald’s “Travis McGee” books are excellent…..
“Nature Girl” by Carl Hiaasen, very good and funny!
:idea: :rollside: :)
I'm a big Dean Koontz fan. I've got that one but haven't gotten to it yet. I'm finishing "One Doorway Away From Heaven" first. I bought "The Da Vinci Code" maybe that one will be next instead. :rollside:

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

what about a classic??? Most of the books that i have loved have been older then I am...
That is what I usually read. Classic American Literature. Although I did force myself through "The Prince" by Machiavelli recently which I would NOT recommend :yuk: English and European Lit :yuk: :yuk:
But I love American Lit. Love, love, love, love :p

[ratso]

I'm a big Dean Koontz fan. I've got that one but haven't gotten to it yet. I'm finishing "One Doorway Away From Heaven" first. I bought "The Da Vinci Code" maybe that one will be next instead. :rollside:
I think I've been through a few of those doors... :idea:

[Devil's Advocate]

I think I've been through a few of those doors... :idea:
And exiting through the back door of hell. :idea:

[Throttle]

Playboy October issue....just the articles :devil:
what articles

[Throttle]

ok, seriously... i was dumb enough to read a couple of new quad manuals... I missed the pictures so I went back to playboy...

[ratso]

And exiting through the back door of hell. :idea:
lol...

[FMluvswater]

Hey FM , send some of your early fiction writings to Barbigrl :rollside:
If she was interested in that sort of writing I would. Barbigrl if you wanna read some smut I wrote PM me and I'll hook you up. :smile:

[Throttle]

does ***boat count, cuz I read some of that today...

[Mandelon]

I read all 2000 something posts in later's Sunk the Boat thread.... :mad: :yuk: :cry: :rollside:

[Old Texan]

“Forever Odd” by Dean Koontz was good, so was James Patterson’s “Mary, Mary”….
All of John D. MacDonald’s “Travis McGee” books are excellent…..
“Nature Girl” by Carl Hiaasen, very good and funny!
:idea: :rollside: :)
If you like John D Mac and Hiassen, try Randy Wayne White's "Doc Ford" series and Tom Corcoran's series based in Key West. Great reads.
Randy is a real colorful guy who used to guide in south FL and still lives near Sanibel Island. Corcoran co-wrote some stuff with Jimmy Buffett.

[Old Texan]

Finally got around to reading the Da Vinci code...thought the ending was a letdown, but the reading was good!
Read Dan Brown's other book "Angels and Demons". I think it's better than the DV Code. Some real wild stuff.

[Old Texan]

cool beans :D
I liked the Jimmy Buffett book, but my friend told me something unflattering about him, so I don't like him so much anymore..... :rolleyes:
C,mon ya gotta tell us....what'd they say about Jimmy?????

[3 daytona`s]

cool beans :D
I will check it out!
Also John Mac Donald was an awesome writer, I read all the books my library had by him :D
I liked the Jimmy Buffett book, but my friend told me something unflattering about him, so I don't like him so much anymore..... :rolleyes:
That`s a classic=my friend told me something= I read it on the internet :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[BajaMike]

cool beans :D
I will check it out!
Also John Mac Donald was an awesome writer, I read all the books my library had by him :D
I liked the Jimmy Buffett book, but my friend told me something unflattering about him, so I don't like him so much anymore..... :rolleyes:
Only bother with the John D MacDonald books in the "Travis McGee" series, they are all great. They all have a "color" in the title, like "Deep Blue Goodbye"....his others (like "Condominium") are a waiste of time. But the Travis McGee are great, one of the great fictional characters of 20th Century "paperback" fiction. I've read some a couple times.
:rollside:

[a catered life]

does playboy count :p

[Debbolas]

C,mon ya gotta tell us....what'd they say about Jimmy?????
My friend went to a concert with him. He worked for a alcholic beverage company, so they had a private suite. Jimmy came up to say "hi" and wouldn't sign a jacket my friend had because he was convinced my friend would sell it off. My friend had like 50 artists sign his jacket. Which he still has......:rolleyes:
Currently reading The Hostage by Web Griffin
I see Joseph Wambaugh has a new book out :D

[Froggystyle]

I am just finishing up "How to Get Rich" and "Think like a Billionaire" by Donald Trump. Great advice. Working on Donny Deutch's book as well.
One by the bedstand to start on is Colin Powell's autobiography.

[Riverless]

for all you dog lovers out there, i just finished Marley and Me, great book!

[AltarGirl]

for all you dog lovers out there, i just finished Marley and Me, great book!
Best book ever! I cried my eyes out at the end though!
I just finished "Running w/Scissors" it was great. I read it in about a week or 2 & just loved it

[My Man's Sportin' Wood]

I'm into Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley" now. When he got in his 60s, he determined that he had been in New York City for so long, that he didn't know what America or Americans were like anymore, which are the main subjects of his writing. So he bought himself a pickem' up truck and cabover camper, packed up his dog, and spent several months incognito just traveling around the country talking to Americans and getting to know the country again. His insight throughout this book so far are fascinating and humorous.

[bunny 166]

My friend went to a concert with him. He worked for a alcholic beverage company, so they had a private suite. Jimmy came up to say "hi" and wouldn't sign a jacket my friend had because he was convinced my friend would sell it off. My friend had like 50 artists sign his jacket. Which he still has......:rolleyes:
Currently reading The Hostage by Web Griffin
I see Joseph Wambaugh has a new book out :D
Deb, did you bump this thread to prove Froggy's point that readers type (speak) better on the internet?:rolleyes: :D Just finished Robert Crais' "The 2 Minute Rule." Good one....

[Riverless]

I'm into Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley" now. When he got in his 60s, he determined that he had been in New York City for so long, that he didn't know what America or Americans were like anymore, which are the main subjects of his writing. So he bought himself a pickem' up truck and cabover camper, packed up his dog, and spent several months incognito just traveling around the country talking to Americans and getting to know the country again. His insight throughout this book so far are fascinating and humorous.
oh, i've been meaning to pick up that book for a long time, thanks for reminding me, it does sound fascinating. i love steinbeck.

[Riverless]

Best book ever! I cried my eyes out at the end though!
I just finished "Running w/Scissors" it was great. I read it in about a week or 2 & just loved it
i cried my eyes out too, having lost my beloved cocker spaniel to a brain tumor a little over a year ago. :(

[Debbolas]

Deb, did you bump this thread to prove Froggy's point that readers type (speak) better on the internet?
:D

[Windy]

I just finished an excellent book. Its one of those books you can not put down. Incredible true story.
Stolen Lives, Twenty Years in a Desert Jail.
http://www.justicedenied.org/stolenlives.htm

[Windy]

One by the bedstand to start on is Colin Powell's autobiography.
I want to read that. Wes, have you read, "Its your ship?"

[dumbandyoung]

I just read Awaking the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins.. Great Book. I just started the autobiography of Ben Franklin.. its good so far!

[Froggystyle]

I want to read that. Wes, have you read, "Its your ship?"
No... Who wrote that one?

[Tremor Therapy]

I read all 2000 something posts in later's Sunk the Boat thread.... :mad: :yuk: :cry: :rollside:
So I take it you are a fiction fan? :D

[Craig]

Finished Scott Smith's second book "The Ruins" It was good, going to go and get his first book. Other recent ones were "Human Monsters, An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Worlds Most Vicious Murderers" The wife thought that one was weird :D Then "Gangsters & Goodfellas, The Mob, Witness Protection and Life on the Run" This was by Henry Hill, the main character in Goodfellas. It tells about his life after the movie story and gives more details not in the movie.
Just starting Lee Child's "The Hard Way"

[Windy]

No... Who wrote that one?
I dont know...I'll have to ask my LT, he recommended we all read it. I will let you know.

[Windy]

I just picked up NY Times Bestseller...."Flags of Our Fathers," by James Bradley.

[Debbolas]

:D Michael Crichton has a new book out as does Carl Hiaasen. :D

[AltarGirl]

:D Michael Crichton has a new book out as does Carl Hiaasen. :D
I really like "Skinny Dip" from Carl Hiaasen

[Debbolas]

I really like "Skinny Dip" from Carl Hiaasen
He is so funny :D That is a great book! His new one is called "Nature Girl" I can't wait to read it :D
"StripTease" was good and "Sick Puppy" he is so "off the wall":jawdrop:

[AltarGirl]

He is so funny :D That is a great book! His new one is called "Nature Girl" I can't wait to read it :D
"StripTease" was good and "Sick Puppy" he is so "off the wall":jawdrop:
I really like Augusten Borroughs, I just discovered him about a year ago. He's amazing.
I really like Janet Evanovich too

[Riverless]

I just picked up NY Times Bestseller...."Flags of Our Fathers," by James Bradley.
I didn't read the book, but I saw the movie and it was great.