thaipod Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Just finished another book on the kindle and ready for the next but not sure. What books have you found to be great reading material you can't put down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mountain Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 David Baldacci Eric van Lustbader Steven King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeniau96 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Kissinger books: Diplomacy; China; Vietnam . Very thick but he is an excellent write and great information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexlowe Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Collapse, by Jared Diamond - for the 2nd time. Very occasionally, he gets a bit academic, but otherwise a brilliant anthropological look into how certain civilizations collapsed. Everyone I have lent this to has raved about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edandpranee Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Killing the rising sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 "The Young Lions" by Irwin Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 God Delusion by Dawkins, "How Mumbo Jumbo Changed the World" by Francis Wheen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I'd recommend Watchmen by Alan Moore, for something a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgrahmm Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) All have been read the first time....If it's been awhile since getting to the bookstore I'll grab one for second reading.... Right now on a David Baldacci....The Collectors..... My wife has her's numbered/in order, & cataloged on shelves.... Mine live on the floor in the gym/karaoke room.... Edited September 26, 2016 by pgrahmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 This Summer: . Alexander Hamilton...by Caernow . The Last Mile....by Baldicci . The Scorched Earth. By Savage . ALL EXCELLENT !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newnative Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I like mystery, suspense, and some historical novels. Some of my favorite authors who have never let me down: Jo Nesbo Jeffrey Deaver Daniel Silva Elizabeth George P. D James Jonathan Kellerman Michael Connelly Ken Follett Erik Larson Ruth Rendell Lee Child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccolley Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Just read all the Jack Reacher books (11 or 12 of them). Working on all of Harry Harrison's books - his Stainless Steel Rat series is great mind candy. Ian M Banks is the next in line, he is great. Always recommend Wilbur Smith - everything he wrote about Western-African interactions is gold! Dick Francis is another author on steeplechase racing detectives I could not live without! Gregory McGuire did a huge series on Oz, a must read!James Blish series on world space travel is worth a read or two. I have recently gone through the Game of Thrones series - twice - and it was worth it. All the classic sci-fi authors deserve a look, Asimov, Burroughs, Clark, Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard - those I have read at least twice. Steven R. Donaldson for more fantasy. Andy McNabb or Vince Flynn for shootem-ups. All Tom Clancy's novels on the Jack Ryan Series are great... I could go on and on. I travel a lot and try to read every day, I can usually get through 250-300 books a year, mostly mind candy since work is tough and I need a break... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smccolley Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 50 minutes ago, pgrahmm said: All have been read the first time....If it's been awhile since getting to the bookstore I'll grab one for second reading.... Right now on a David Baldacci....The Collectors..... My wife has her's numbered/in order, & cataloged on shelves.... Mine live on the floor in the gym/karaoke room.... When I moved here I left over 5000 volumes - hard and soft backed - and now rely on the Kindle. I still have around 17,000 Kindle books to go through, that is about 50 years at my pace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laza 45 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) I don't see any mention of Christopher G Moore here... a must read for anyone living in Thailand! Start anywhere... https://www.google.co.th/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Christipher+G+moore+books He publishes his own books as well as other SE Asian authors... http://www.heavenlakepress.com/ also... Where China Meet India.... Thant Myint-U .. https://www.amazon.com/Where-China-Meets-India-Crossroads/dp/0374533520 ..and one more favourite... Amitav Ghosh... https://www.google.co.th/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Amitav+Ghosh..+books ...and for something completly different!... Haruki Murakami ... https://www.google.co.th/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Haruki+Murakami+books Keep the thread going.. love it! Oh!.. and at the moment just finishing John Burdett's 'The Bangkok Asset'.. disturbing, weird.. captivating.. Edited September 26, 2016 by Laza 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie2009 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) Just read a trilogy by JB Turner on my Kindle,excellent couldn't put them down, crime thrillers associated with terrorists and the FBI. Edited September 26, 2016 by jamie2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceN Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. Not recommended if you're not an American into history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gillyflower Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) The Crusades through Arab Eyes by Amin Malouf.........How our Richard the Lionheart the 33 year old red-headed giant whose noble ideals did little to conceal his baffling brutality and complete lack of scruples. What he did to Jews and Arabs alike was horrific. The Golden Age of Arabic Science by Jim Al-Khalili Aristote de Bagdad by Mohamad-Reza Fashahi Friction by Sandra Brown Mean Streak by Sandra Brown Edited September 26, 2016 by Gillyflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soc Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 1 hour ago, smccolley said: Just read all the Jack Reacher books (11 or 12 of them). Working on all of Harry Harrison's books - his Stainless Steel Rat series is great mind candy. Ian M Banks is the next in line, he is great. Always recommend Wilbur Smith - everything he wrote about Western-African interactions is gold! Dick Francis is another author on steeplechase racing detectives I could not live without! Gregory McGuire did a huge series on Oz, a must read!James Blish series on world space travel is worth a read or two. I have recently gone through the Game of Thrones series - twice - and it was worth it. All the classic sci-fi authors deserve a look, Asimov, Burroughs, Clark, Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard - those I have read at least twice. Steven R. Donaldson for more fantasy. Andy McNabb or Vince Flynn for shootem-ups. All Tom Clancy's novels on the Jack Ryan Series are great... I could go on and on. I travel a lot and try to read every day, I can usually get through 250-300 books a year, mostly mind candy since work is tough and I need a break... Have you read any books about Africa written by Stewart Cloete? IMHO he writes better books than W.Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryB Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 The Yellow Steam By I Pee Daily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent13 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Henning Mankel, and Jo Nesbo as recommended above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merylhighground Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 The collected horror short stories by E Nesbit. An author better known for her children's books such as The Railway Children, Five Children and It etc; her horror shorts are incredible and available for free at Archive.org et al..... Something Wrong (1893) Grim Tales (1893) Tales Told in Twilight (1897) Fear (1910) Perfect for those dark, stormy, rainy season nights..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamini Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Ecstasy of the Deep. A Charmed life against all odds. Available as a download from Amazon, Google etc The astonishing adventures of a long time local expat in Thailand and Asia in the 60's and 70's. Some local expats claimed they could not put it down. Some great photos too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stander Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin Edited September 26, 2016 by stander Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soc Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 lon ldriess, Australian author.- lsles of Despair, the true story of Barbara Thompson, sole survivor of a native attack in the Torres Strait. The Desert Column, l ldriess adventures in 1918. Guiseppe Maniscalco. The Long Walk(not to be confused with "The Longest Walk") True story of an ltalian soldier who walked from Ethiopia to South Africa in 1943. Karen Blixen. Out of Africa. Enigma-the battle for the code. True story of how the British(with Polish help)broke the German codes of WWII. That will do for now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Life After Life, by Kate Atkinson. Caught me at a time when tragic family related what if's hit a note. Slow going reading, for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akentryan Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 WEB Griffith, LeCarre, Bernard Cornwell. Just bought 120 used books. Want to trade? Old is better. Loathe my Kindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zd1 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 If your looking for something funny try Tom Sharpe, he wrote the Wilt series among others and I find when reading his books I often have to stop as the tears of laughter are streaming down my face, the way he writes leads to a crescendo of hilarity. I also had difficulty putting down any of Steig Larsons Millenium trilogy even though I thought the first and second were the best the third one isn't a bad read either. A friend of mine from my old Bangkok days in the early 90's recently had a book published it is called "A Field Of Virgins" by Ian Devey and is worth a read but I think it is only on kindle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laza 45 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) 51 minutes ago, stander said: Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin ...recently read Burmese Days.. so good! Love Orwell... I didn't know Orwell's mother was born in Burma! Excellent tip.. thank you... http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/79793.Finding_George_Orwell_in_Burma Edited September 26, 2016 by Laza 45 added information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobo Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Don't forget Mark Billingham as close to Ian Rankin You can get. Reading Bloodline now excellent.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas1970 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 . The Last Mile....by Baldicci . The Scorched Earth. By Savage ALL EXCELLENT TOO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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