hey t-men, just looking for some recomendations on some good books to read (not related to fitness or training)
ive taken recomendations from previous threads and have not been disapointed yet so any idea’s are much appreciated
How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
Raising the Bar - Dave Tate
The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet
Excellent book. I’m almost finished it, and apparently the sequel(World Without End) is equally as good.
Any type of literature in particular? One of my go-to guys is Bill Bryson.
Great Gatsby
1984
animal farm
Fahrenheit 451
Miracle Man - Moore
From Hell
A Modest Proposal - Essay
The Lottery - Short story
The Joyous Cosmology
by: Alan W. Watts
Vernon God Little
The Prince of Tides
The Godfather
Catcher in the Rye
The Great Gatsby
My two favorite books of all time.
The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
I liked ‘‘living in a world in crisis’’ by Jiddu Krishnamurti
not sure if it’s named that way in english
Anything by Chuck Palahniuk, Christopher Moore, or Terry Pratchet.
Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series
S.M. Stirling’s Dies the Fire series
Stephen King’s Dark Tower series
I would keep going, but this could get out of hand.
i hope they serve beer in hell
I’m about halfway through Jon Krakauer’s latest book, Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman. So far it’s an excellent read.
I’ve also recently started reading some books by Don DeLillo, all of which I’ve enjoyed so far. Underworld, Libra and White Noise.
Aside from those:
1984, Brave New World, A Clockwork Orange and American Psycho are always at the top of any book recommendation list from me.
It Can’t Happen Here-Sinclair Lewis
Harlot’s Ghost and An American Dream-Norman Mailer
On the Trail of the Assassins-Jim Garrison (non-fiction about the JFK assassination)
Six Days of War-Michael B. Oren (another non-fiction title about the Six Day War in 1967 and the Arab/Israeli conflict)
Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas-Hunter S. Thompson
Going to throw out some form all different categories, all of them are great reads.
Ender’s Game (Science Fiction)
The Blind Side, Liars Poker (Non-Fiction)
When Your Are Engulfed In Flames (Comedic Short Essays)
Team Of Rivals (History)
Walden (Non-Fiction)
All The Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities Of The Plain (Fiction)
How to Drive a Tank: and Other Everyday Tips for the Modern Gentleman
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer
Guyland (Non-fiction) by Michael Kimmel About how guys are dealing with fact teenagedom is stretching till late 20’s and how guys deal with sex, drinking, hazing, media and attitudes toward women. Almost finished and think every guy should read it.
Average American Male and The Lie by Chad Kultgen (Funniest books ever)
Anything by Bret Easton Ellis (Author of American Psycho, his other books are even better)
Right Away Monday and Down to the Dirt By Joel Thomas Hynes
(about dealing with drinking depression and Anomie, both Ellis and Hynes)
Cat in a Hat - Dr. Seuss
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
I’ve been reading “Lend Me Your Ears” edited by William Safire. It’s a collection of about 300 famous speeches from various figures throughout history covering many different topics. It’s not exactly a book that you sit down and read cover to cover, but reading one or two speeches at a time can yield some good food for thought, and you can read them aloud to practice speaking.
I also read “Confessions of an Advertising Man” by David Ogilvy recently. I grabbed it because I’ve been enjoying the series “Mad Men” and grew curious about the realities of the advertising industry during that period. I found it engaging and interesting, and I think that many of Ogilvy’s comments apply to more than just the advertising field.