The Books Thread (Fiction)

isacM · 9th November 2007, 00:48

Top 5

Harry potter

Tipping point

Rich Dad Poor Dad

You can win - Shiv Khera

7 habits - covey

Now Reading
Argumentative Indian [Highly Recommended]

hondadude · 9th November 2007, 18:41

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Originally Posted by mobike008

Just finished this book. My god, its the most exhilirating book that i read in a long long time and will find a place in my collection

I have read every book from David Baldacci so far and Camel Club is not one of his best. There are much better books from his earlier days. Also, the sequel to Camel Club is much better. Check it out.

hondadude · 9th November 2007, 18:45

Recently finished Peter Hamilton's Night's Dawn Trilogy (The Reality Dysfunction, Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God). Fantastic books if you are interested in Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres. Each book is around 1100 pages. In US, they were released as six books with each book split into two. Thankfully, in India they are available as three volumes.

Now started reading Anansi Boys and it is Hilarious. Seems every bit as promising as American Gods and probably even better.

tifosikrishna · 9th November 2007, 18:51

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Originally Posted by isacM

Top 5

Harry potter

Tipping point

Rich Dad Poor Dad

You can win - Shiv Khera

7 habits - covey

Now Reading
Argumentative Indian [Highly Recommended]

i too liked liked tipping point very much. and you can win and 7 habits are very high ranking in my list too..

have got argumentative indian but yet to read it. currently reading wikinomics.

let me know once you finish argumentative indian.

if you like books on management, read fortune at the bottom of the pyramid, really a thought provoking and a no nonsense book.

wanderernomad · 11th November 2007, 00:13

Top 5 would be (not necessarily in that order though)
1. Stand Proud - Elmer Kelton
2. Love Story - Eric Segal
3. If Tomorrow Comes - Sidney Sheldon
4. Train to Pakistan - Khushwant Singh.
5. A Painted House - John Grisham

Currently reading Confessions of a Thug - Philip Taylor.

DirtyDan · 11th November 2007, 15:53

"That Thou Art: Wisdom of the Upanishads" by R. Puligandla

SRShrikanth · 11th November 2007, 17:25

Here's my last 5 read paperbacks.

1. Fish Omnibus
2. Tipping Point
3. Why Men are from Mars....
4. Blue Ocean Strategy
5. Anger Management

W.I.P is " HBR Classics on Strategy "

Cheers

im_srini · 21st November 2007, 14:57

Nice thread...

Good:
It - Stephen King
The Cuckoo's Egg - Chris Stoll
Hacking The XBox - Andy Huang

Current:
To Mock a Mockingbird - Ray Smullyan
The Haskell Road To Logic, Maths And Programming - K Doets & J Eijck
How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems - Jeff Hartman

Recent:
The Last Juror - Grisham
The Partner - Grisham

Grisham isn't was he used to be, I've been disappointed with all of his recent books. D Brown turned out to be a one-hit-wonder. Crichton, & King haven't been good to me recently too. I'm not really into the thick, family-drama kind of stuff when it comes to fiction, so choices are limited...

mobike008 · 21st November 2007, 15:30

IM_Srini, try out :-

David Baldacci
Lee Child
Jonathan Kellerman

I am sure you will like them. Especially, the first two, they rock!

hondadude · 21st November 2007, 15:34

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Originally Posted by im_srini

Nice thread...

Grisham isn't was he used to be, I've been disappointed with all of his recent books. D Brown turned out to be a one-hit-wonder. Crichton, & King haven't been good to me recently too. I'm not really into the thick, family-drama kind of stuff when it comes to fiction, so choices are limited...

Try the following two

- Michael Connelly (Go for the Harry Bosch series)
- David Baldacci (His earlier books Absolute Power, Simple Truth etc are better)

RPMPKDMFF · 17th February 2008, 18:03

Mike Yager's Corvette Bible
Muscle Car Confidential
Hemi:The Ultimate American V-8
Muscle Cars:The Meanest Power on the Road

suvi · 18th February 2008, 09:30

My favourite books
1. Second Foundation ( Isaac Asimov)
2. A Brief History of Time ( Stephen Hawking )
3. Cosmos ( Carl Sagan )
4. The Bourne Identity ( Robert Ludlum )
5. The Rain Maker ( John Grisham )

currently reading Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K Jerome)

tsk1979 · 18th February 2008, 10:35

I just finished the ebook mistborn.
I have subscribed to tor books(tor.com)
They occasionally send you free ebooks from scifi authors.
Other books I have done recently
1. Dresden files series
2. Codex Alera series
Both these are by Jim Butcher.

hondadude · 18th February 2008, 10:49

Recently finished the Night Dawn trilogy by Peter Hamilton. Now reading the fourth book of Hyperion Series by Dan Simmons. Both the series are amazing and I would highly recommend them to Sci-fi aficionados.

VC12 · 18th February 2008, 11:23

I used to have this good habit of reading books now in ups and downs...

The Monk who sold his Ferrai... Robin Singh
My all time Fav: Made In Japa- Akio Morita
Who moved my cheese...
You can Win -Shiv Kera.

My stuff is more Mgmt kinds...

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9th November 2007, 00:48	#226
isacM BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 37 Thanked: Once	Top 5 Harry potter Tipping point Rich Dad Poor Dad You can win - Shiv Khera 7 habits - covey Now Reading Argumentative Indian [Highly Recommended]
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9th November 2007, 18:45	#228
hondadude Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 69 Times	Recently finished Peter Hamilton's Night's Dawn Trilogy (The Reality Dysfunction, Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God). Fantastic books if you are interested in Sci-Fi and Fantasy genres. Each book is around 1100 pages. In US, they were released as six books with each book split into two. Thankfully, in India they are available as three volumes. Now started reading Anansi Boys and it is Hilarious. Seems every bit as promising as American Gods and probably even better.
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11th November 2007, 00:13	#230
wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,534 Thanked: 1,276 Times View My Garage	Top 5 would be (not necessarily in that order though) 1. Stand Proud - Elmer Kelton 2. Love Story - Eric Segal 3. If Tomorrow Comes - Sidney Sheldon 4. Train to Pakistan - Khushwant Singh. 5. A Painted House - John Grisham Currently reading Confessions of a Thug - Philip Taylor.
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11th November 2007, 15:53	#231
DirtyDan Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dharamsala, H.P Posts: 2,075 Thanked: 1,565 Times	Old wisdom "That Thou Art: Wisdom of the Upanishads" by R. Puligandla
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11th November 2007, 17:25	#232
SRShrikanth BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: B'bay/Stockholm Posts: 255 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Here's my last 5 read paperbacks. 1. Fish Omnibus 2. Tipping Point 3. Why Men are from Mars.... 4. Blue Ocean Strategy 5. Anger Management W.I.P is " HBR Classics on Strategy " Cheers
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21st November 2007, 14:57	#233
im_srini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 1,010 Thanked: 490 Times View My Garage	Nice thread... Good: It - Stephen King The Cuckoo's Egg - Chris Stoll Hacking The XBox - Andy Huang Current: To Mock a Mockingbird - Ray Smullyan The Haskell Road To Logic, Maths And Programming - K Doets & J Eijck How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems - Jeff Hartman Recent: The Last Juror - Grisham The Partner - Grisham Grisham isn't was he used to be, I've been disappointed with all of his recent books. D Brown turned out to be a one-hit-wonder. Crichton, & King haven't been good to me recently too. I'm not really into the thick, family-drama kind of stuff when it comes to fiction, so choices are limited... Last edited by im_srini : 21st November 2007 at 14:58.
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21st November 2007, 15:30	#234
mobike008 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 11,702 Thanked: 14,823 Times View My Garage	IM_Srini, try out :- David Baldacci Lee Child Jonathan Kellerman I am sure you will like them. Especially, the first two, they rock!
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17th February 2008, 18:03	#236
RPMPKDMFF BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sharjah Posts: 169 Thanked: 29 Times	Mike Yager's Corvette Bible Muscle Car Confidential Hemi:The Ultimate American V-8 Muscle Cars:The Meanest Power on the Road
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18th February 2008, 09:30	#237
suvi BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 121 Thanked: 6 Times	My favourite books 1. Second Foundation ( Isaac Asimov) 2. A Brief History of Time ( Stephen Hawking ) 3. Cosmos ( Carl Sagan ) 4. The Bourne Identity ( Robert Ludlum ) 5. The Rain Maker ( John Grisham ) currently reading Three Men in a Boat (Jerome K Jerome)
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18th February 2008, 10:35	#238
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	I just finished the ebook mistborn. I have subscribed to tor books(tor.com) They occasionally send you free ebooks from scifi authors. Other books I have done recently 1. Dresden files series 2. Codex Alera series Both these are by Jim Butcher.
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18th February 2008, 10:49	#239
hondadude Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,044 Thanked: 69 Times	Recently finished the Night Dawn trilogy by Peter Hamilton. Now reading the fourth book of Hyperion Series by Dan Simmons. Both the series are amazing and I would highly recommend them to Sci-fi aficionados.
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18th February 2008, 11:23	#240
VC12 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 297 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	I used to have this good habit of reading books now in ups and downs... The Monk who sold his Ferrai... Robin Singh My all time Fav: Made In Japa- Akio Morita Who moved my cheese... You can Win -Shiv Kera. My stuff is more Mgmt kinds...
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