Read any good books lately?

[muckmaw]

I am taking a long flight later this week, and need a good title to read.

I think I'll pass on the political stuff.

Anyone recommend a good book on WWII or modern history that reads easy?

Example: "At dawn we slept". Great book, difficult to read.

[StabbyTheIcePic]

Originally posted by muckmaw
I am taking a long flight later this week, and need a good title to read.

I think I'll pass on the political stuff.

Anyone recommend a good book on WWII or modern history that reads easy?

Example: "At dawn we slept". Great book, difficult to read.

I reread the Illiad again in anticipation of Troy. Only to be disappointed that the movie is a very poor translation of Homer's original work.
I would recommend the Illiad, one of the best war novels ever written.

[FUNKED1]

Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon

[Lizking]

Larry Bonds-Vortex  Stupid, but a good book for flying.

[mosgood]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon

 I heard that was good.  

My rec is "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.  One of the best books i've read AND considered to be one of the best books written in the 20th century.  Forgot where I read that though.....

[Pooh21]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon

Just finished that. It was very good. The lizard was dammed funny

[Sandman]

Originally posted by FUNKED1
Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon

Excellent book. I need to read some more of Stephenson.

[Dune]

An Army At Dawn.  Excellent look at the US Army and the growing pains it and its leaders went through during the Torch Landings.

James Longstreet:  Also an excellent book.  Follows Longstreet from West Point to his death.  Very revealing, not only of Longstreet, but of his relationship with Lee and the other Confederate generals.  Details his successes and failures while covering those of the other generals around him.

A Bridge Too Far: What more needs to be said about this one?

Hell in a Very Small Place: The Sieg of Dein Bein Phu: Cannot recommend this one enough.  One of the finest military histories I've ever read.

[AKWeav]

The five people you meet in Heaven

http://www.zooba.com/doc/signup/product_detail.jhtml?id=820348B131

[muckmaw]

Cryptonomicon-
An Army At Dawn-
The five people you meet in Heaven-

Can't decide....

[StabbyTheIcePic]

Originally posted by muckmaw
Cryptonomicon-
An Army At Dawn-
The five people you meet in Heaven-

Can't decide....

Cryptonomicon.
An army at dawn is just the history channel in text, and five people you meet in heaven will put you to sleep.

[crowMAW]

Originally posted by mosgood
My rec is "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.  One of the best books i've read AND considered to be one of the best books written in the 20th century.  Forgot where I read that though.....

Fair warning though...Ayn Rand is Russian and therefore has sentances that run longer than a Moscow winter.  As I recall, there was one paragraph that was two pages...one paragraph.

Anyway...yes, it is an excellent book and gives good arguments as to why the free market is good and communism doomed.

I just re-read "Catch-22"...and laughed my bellybutton off once again.

One of my other favs is Stephen King's "The Gunslinger".

[Ripsnort]

"Repair and maintenance Manual--Suzuki 140"

[Toad]

I really enjoyed An Army At Dawn

The Supreme Commander: The War Years of Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ambrose

Also just finished and liked: Given Up for Dead: America's Heroic Stand at Wake Island by Bill Sloan.

Now reading Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice by Alex Kershaw. Interesting so far, about 10% into it.

[Sandman]

I'm currently reading "Master and Commander" by Patrick O'Brian. So far, it's and enjoyable read.