Recommend a fiction book for me
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+1 for Monster Hunter International! I love it, well written, fun, and plenty of action.
Brad Johnson
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A friend of mine turned me on to the Jack Reacher series. They are horrendously formulaic, but well-written, easy reading, and with enough twists and turns to keep things interesting.
While not very masculine, you might get a kick out the Stephanie Plum series. A down-on-her-luck Jersey girl turns bond enforcement agent (bounty hunter) out of desperation - and the fact that her cousin owns the bail bond company. Throw in an ex-hooker for a receptionist, a sometimes romance with a cop, a shadowy bounty hunter mentor named Ranger, a spitfire Grandma with the heart of a teenager, and enough local attitude to power a small country. It's a fun read and a guilty pleasure of mine. I usually find myself laughing out loud. A lot.
You might also pick up a copy of Everything I Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum. It's a collection of essays ranging from heart-wrenching to inspiring. It's a pleasant way to pass an hour or two. He has a whole series that includes Uh-Oh and It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It.
Brad
While not very masculine, you might get a kick out the Stephanie Plum series. A down-on-her-luck Jersey girl turns bond enforcement agent (bounty hunter) out of desperation - and the fact that her cousin owns the bail bond company. Throw in an ex-hooker for a receptionist, a sometimes romance with a cop, a shadowy bounty hunter mentor named Ranger, a spitfire Grandma with the heart of a teenager, and enough local attitude to power a small country. It's a fun read and a guilty pleasure of mine. I usually find myself laughing out loud. A lot.
You might also pick up a copy of Everything I Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten by Robert Fulghum. It's a collection of essays ranging from heart-wrenching to inspiring. It's a pleasant way to pass an hour or two. He has a whole series that includes Uh-Oh and It Was On Fire When I Lay Down On It.
Brad
Devonai
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I'll put in another vote for Red Harvest. I enjoyed the language and the storytelling. At first I had trouble understanding everything that was said; by the end of the book I was thinking like the Op. It was great. I even work for the same company (albeit in a different form) that Hammett did.
Go for Monster Hunter International, too. You can't go wrong.
Go for Monster Hunter International, too. You can't go wrong.
searcher451
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The Killing Trail
Trail of Revenge
Trail to Redemption
Trail to Dead Man's Gulch
In that order -- good, old-fashioned Westerns in the Louis L'Amour style, written by Western author William Florence, who knows something about the guns of the day. The books' main character is a federal marshal in 1880s Arizona who dispatches lots of bad guys. They are addicting. You can get them through
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Trail of Revenge
Trail to Redemption
Trail to Dead Man's Gulch
In that order -- good, old-fashioned Westerns in the Louis L'Amour style, written by Western author William Florence, who knows something about the guns of the day. The books' main character is a federal marshal in 1880s Arizona who dispatches lots of bad guys. They are addicting. You can get them through
www.dallypress.com
Flyboy
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Never mind--didn't see the part about "lots of gunplay."
PeteRR
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Armor by John Steakley. It's a semi-sequel to Starship Troopers.
ZeSpectre
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Armor is a good book but strangely hard to follow at points if you haven't had enough sleep (I.E. maybe not the best travel book) <grin>.
doubleh
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Scare up Donald Hamilton's Matt Helm series books at the secondhand book store. Matt in the book is nothing like the character Dean Martin played. He was a pretty cold character. Hamilton wrote some pretty salty westerns too. Try out any of Elmore Lenord's books too. He wrote some rough westerns in his early days too.
Zeke/PA
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For the intrigue type thing, Frederick Forsyth is hard to beat.
Day of the Jackal, Odessa File , Dogs of War, The Fist of God.
Another favorite of mine is Leon Uris and his first novel "Battle Cry" is a great read.
Zeke
Day of the Jackal, Odessa File , Dogs of War, The Fist of God.
Another favorite of mine is Leon Uris and his first novel "Battle Cry" is a great read.
Zeke
Beagle-zebub
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+1 for The Road, but also for any other Cormac McCarthy book, too. Blood Meridian bowled me over more than any book I've ever read, excepting maybe The Brothers Karamazov, and is generally considered to be his masterwork. (With Walkers, to boot!) His No Country For Old Men did very well at the recent Oscars, in large part because of the faithfulness of the movie to the book. All the Pretty Horses won him the National Book Award for 1992, I believe. Good stuff.
Claude Clay
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philip k dick
do androids dream of electric sheep--bladerunner
make room, make room--solent green
plus a dozen others
a man called paladin--frank c robertson
do androids dream of electric sheep--bladerunner
make room, make room--solent green
plus a dozen others
a man called paladin--frank c robertson
Treo
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Bendigo Shafter
Louis L'amour
Louis L'amour
rfwobbly
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John Sandford is a Pulitzer Award winning writer who has a best selling series of 19 books called the "Prey series". He has lots of others as well, but start with the Prey series. (All have the word "Prey" in the title). The narrative moves so fast that when you put the books down, you feel as if you've been running.
These stories all center around a Minnesota state police detective who investigates some fairly grisly crime scenes. There's not gun play on every page, but when it gets around to it, you'll be diving out of your reading chair and ducking for cover.
One very nice thing is that the series can be read in any order. These are the only 300 page books I read in 2 days. And too, most of them can be had on audio for driving. Your local library is sure to have some of the series. They are absolutely riveting.
My favorite? Certain Prey
http://www.johnsandford.org
These stories all center around a Minnesota state police detective who investigates some fairly grisly crime scenes. There's not gun play on every page, but when it gets around to it, you'll be diving out of your reading chair and ducking for cover.
One very nice thing is that the series can be read in any order. These are the only 300 page books I read in 2 days. And too, most of them can be had on audio for driving. Your local library is sure to have some of the series. They are absolutely riveting.
My favorite? Certain Prey
http://www.johnsandford.org
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rfwobbly,
I'll second the "Prey" series by John Sanford. He seems to know his way around guns and all his cops act and talk like the cops I've known. I'd read them in order though. Sanford develops his "Lucas Davenport" character nicely as the books progress.
Respectfully,
DarkSoldier
I'll second the "Prey" series by John Sanford. He seems to know his way around guns and all his cops act and talk like the cops I've known. I'd read them in order though. Sanford develops his "Lucas Davenport" character nicely as the books progress.
Respectfully,
DarkSoldier
nalioth
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I think ol' Ben is finished with his flight, folks.
You won't finish this on one flight, unless your flying trans-pacific, but "Unintended Consequences" by John Ross is an EXCELLENT read (you probably won't find it at a local bookstore, they'll have to order it, IF they'll order it at all). Some other good reads are "Molon Labe" (Boston T. Party); "Domestic Enemies" and "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" (Matthew Bracken); and finally, "Patriots, Surviving the Coming Economic Collapse" (James Wesley Rawles). The last one, also known as "The End of The World As We Know It" is a rather good, captivating, and somewhat disturbing book given the current economic situation. It is eye opening given the fact that it was originally published in 1999. There was a reprint with additional chapters released in 2008 (I think that was the year). Check these out, you WON'T be disappointed!!!!!!
reddogIII
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If you like "Unintended Consequences," "Molon Labe," "Enemies Foreign and Domestic" - there is a new book out along those lines. "Neither Predator Nor Prey" by Mark Spungin has great reviews by John Ross, Matt Bracken, and Boston T. Party. You can purchase the book for $20 by emailing [email protected] or at my locksmith shop, if you happen to be in Alaska!
A good read, but too short.
A good read, but too short.
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