The Books Thread (Fiction)

sammyboy · 16th September 2009, 16:03

Bought myself a load of Charlie Brown comics

I am loving it.

Hoopoe · 16th September 2009, 16:08

For all automobile lovers Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig is a must. Try looking at the car drawings in Tintin. The study is awesome!

DriverR · 16th September 2009, 16:11

Over the past few months I've read all the books of David Baldacci (I did not know he was the author of Absolute Power, based on which the Clint Eastwood starrer movie was made) and Vince Flynn (Total action fiction, very heavy pro-US anti terror story line, but I enjoy the action!). I make sure I pick up any new books by Mathew Rielly as well. I'm currently reading the Dilbert series - The Dilbert Principle, Way of the Weasel and Joy of Work.

abhinav.s · 16th September 2009, 16:12

Currently reading Mckinsey Minds and Tintin comics side by side!

EDIT: forgot to mention my favorite action novel writer Matthew Reilly. Have all his novels and just finished reading Six Sacred Stones by him.

vrprabhu · 23rd September 2009, 19:03

1. James Clavell - The Noble House

2. Irving Wallace - The Second Lady

3. David Westheimer - Von Ryan's Express

4. Eric Segal - The Love Story

5. John Grisham - The Bleachers

Presently reading - "The Race" by Richard North Patterson

prince_pervez · 23rd September 2009, 19:13

I'm hooked to Jaswant Singh's "Jinnah - India Partition Independence"
Why ?
1) Written by someone who should not have written it.
2) Hence, will give a fresh prospective of what happened exactly and who were the decision makers.
3) Probably this is the last attempt to tell our kids the actual story before conspiracy theorists start their bit.
4) I got it easily.

manishalive · 29th October 2009, 14:45

Currently I am reading

1. Control your Destiny or some one else will

2. Strength Finder by Tom Rath

3. Auto Biography of Lee Iacocca

all books are for professional excillence. keeping off from other stuff for some time.

PhiGolden · 29th October 2009, 15:09

Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy - Douglas Adams
Remain of the day - Ishiguro
Old man and the see - Hemmingway
100 years of solitude - Marquez
Foundation novels by - Azimov

Presently reading piccadilly jim for the third time

iceman7 · 29th October 2009, 15:22

I am reading "Maximum City - Bombay Lost and Found" again.

Next on my list is Richard Bransons biography.

karizma_devil · 29th October 2009, 15:41

Top Five yet :

A Case of Exploding Mangoes - mohammad Hanif
P G wodehouse - almost all books
DAy of the Jackle , The Afgan, The Negotiator- Frederick Forsyth
Inscrutable americans - Anurag Mathur
fountain Head - Ayan Rand

Couuent book - New Moon -Stephenie Mayer sequel to Twilight ( Stupid - But racy human - vampire love story)

vampire · 31st October 2009, 05:13

Top till date for me:
1. JA - Kane and Able
2. Ken Follet - A Place called Freedom
3. Ken Follet - The Jackadaws
4. John Grisham - The Painted House
5. JA - Paths of Glory (I've a signed copy by him when he came to India to promote this one)

I got a dedication to my girlfreind's copy from him..... on the first page it say
To Ayana

and then signed Jeffrey Archer
That guys is a sure shot heart throb trick

McLaren Rulez · 31st October 2009, 09:42

A really good book is Alex Scarrow's book called "A Thousand Suns". Its a fantastic book. Just to give you an idea of how good it is, the book starts with these lines:

On the 29th of April, 1945, the Allies surrendered unconditionally to Nazi Germany. Four hours later, the surrender was withdrawn...

WOW!

Evolution_VIII · 31st October 2009, 10:12

My top 5:

Jonathan Livingston Seagull
written by Richard Bach
- short and simple yet very inspiring

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life
written by Lance Armstrong
- a champions fight not just to win races but to win against cancer

The Alchemist
written by Paulo Coelho
- a classic inspirational fable

The Lost Hero : a Biography of Subhas Bose
written by Mihir Bose
- biography of the great Indian leader

Only the paranoid survive
written by Andy Grove
- good take on ever changing business circumstances, somewhat applies to individual lives too

Currently reading:

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

AltoHoncho · 2nd November 2009, 12:59

My Top 5:

The Alchemist - by Paulo Coelho
(classic and inspirational)

The Kite Runner - by Khaled Hossaini (Man Booker category)
(Simply amazing, both book as well as the movie)

Wings of Fire - Dr APJ Kalam
(motivating)

Malgudi Days - R K Narayan
(an amazing portrayal of India)

Anything for you ma'm - by Tussar Raheja (Student IIT Delhi)
(Life from the eyes of a student)

Currently reading:
Go Kiss the World - by Subrato Bagchi (founder Mindtree Consulting)

throttleking · 12th November 2009, 16:02

I am currently reading - Buy-o-logy by Martin Lindstorm, what a book...one must read

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Amazon Kindle	101	24.69%
Apple iPad	9	2.20%
Android Tablet	12	2.93%
B&B Nook	5	1.22%
Sony eBook Reader	0	0%
Smartphone	18	4.40%
Others (mention in post)	6	1.47%
Kobo eReader	5	1.22%
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16th September 2009, 16:03	#331
sammyboy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ggn/Dehradun Posts: 1,842 Thanked: 521 Times View My Garage	Bought myself a load of Charlie Brown comics I am loving it.
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16th September 2009, 16:08	#332
Hoopoe BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 107 Thanked: 103 Times	For all automobile lovers Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig is a must. Try looking at the car drawings in Tintin. The study is awesome!
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16th September 2009, 16:11	#333
DriverR BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 414 Thanked: 526 Times	Over the past few months I've read all the books of David Baldacci (I did not know he was the author of Absolute Power, based on which the Clint Eastwood starrer movie was made) and Vince Flynn (Total action fiction, very heavy pro-US anti terror story line, but I enjoy the action!). I make sure I pick up any new books by Mathew Rielly as well. I'm currently reading the Dilbert series - The Dilbert Principle, Way of the Weasel and Joy of Work.
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16th September 2009, 16:12	#334
abhinav.s Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,775 Thanked: 1,272 Times	Currently reading Mckinsey Minds and Tintin comics side by side! EDIT: forgot to mention my favorite action novel writer Matthew Reilly. Have all his novels and just finished reading Six Sacred Stones by him. Last edited by abhinav.s : 16th September 2009 at 16:13.
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23rd September 2009, 19:03	#335
vrprabhu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: ?? Posts: 1,283 Thanked: 1,105 Times View My Garage	1. James Clavell - The Noble House 2. Irving Wallace - The Second Lady 3. David Westheimer - Von Ryan's Express 4. Eric Segal - The Love Story 5. John Grisham - The Bleachers Presently reading - "The Race" by Richard North Patterson
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23rd September 2009, 19:13	#336
prince_pervez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redwood shores, CA, USA Posts: 4,210 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	I'm hooked to Jaswant Singh's "Jinnah - India Partition Independence" Why ? 1) Written by someone who should not have written it. 2) Hence, will give a fresh prospective of what happened exactly and who were the decision makers. 3) Probably this is the last attempt to tell our kids the actual story before conspiracy theorists start their bit. 4) I got it easily.
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29th October 2009, 14:45	#337
manishalive Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,514 Thanked: 1,082 Times	Currently I am reading 1. Control your Destiny or some one else will 2. Strength Finder by Tom Rath 3. Auto Biography of Lee Iacocca all books are for professional excillence. keeping off from other stuff for some time.
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29th October 2009, 15:09	#338
PhiGolden BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Banagalore Posts: 117 Thanked: 27 Times View My Garage	Hitch hikers guide to the galaxy - Douglas Adams Remain of the day - Ishiguro Old man and the see - Hemmingway 100 years of solitude - Marquez Foundation novels by - Azimov Presently reading piccadilly jim for the third time
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29th October 2009, 15:22	#339
iceman7 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOM \| TLL Posts: 751 Thanked: 469 Times	I am reading "Maximum City - Bombay Lost and Found" again. Next on my list is Richard Bransons biography.
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29th October 2009, 15:41	#340
karizma_devil BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 421 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Top Five yet : A Case of Exploding Mangoes - mohammad Hanif P G wodehouse - almost all books DAy of the Jackle , The Afgan, The Negotiator- Frederick Forsyth Inscrutable americans - Anurag Mathur fountain Head - Ayan Rand Couuent book - New Moon -Stephenie Mayer sequel to Twilight ( Stupid - But racy human - vampire love story)
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31st October 2009, 05:13	#341
vampire BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: "Calcutta" Posts: 63 Thanked: 11 Times	Top till date for me: 1. JA - Kane and Able 2. Ken Follet - A Place called Freedom 3. Ken Follet - The Jackadaws 4. John Grisham - The Painted House 5. JA - Paths of Glory (I've a signed copy by him when he came to India to promote this one) I got a dedication to my girlfreind's copy from him..... on the first page it say To Ayana and then signed Jeffrey Archer That guys is a sure shot heart throb trick
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31st October 2009, 09:42	#342
McLaren Rulez Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 3,390 Thanked: 5,107 Times	A really good book is Alex Scarrow's book called "A Thousand Suns". Its a fantastic book. Just to give you an idea of how good it is, the book starts with these lines: On the 29th of April, 1945, the Allies surrendered unconditionally to Nazi Germany. Four hours later, the surrender was withdrawn... WOW!
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31st October 2009, 10:12	#343
Evolution_VIII BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 37 Thanked: Once	My top 5 My top 5: Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach - short and simple yet very inspiring It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life written by Lance Armstrong - a champions fight not just to win races but to win against cancer The Alchemist written by Paulo Coelho - a classic inspirational fable The Lost Hero : a Biography of Subhas Bose written by Mihir Bose - biography of the great Indian leader Only the paranoid survive written by Andy Grove - good take on ever changing business circumstances, somewhat applies to individual lives too Currently reading: Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
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2nd November 2009, 12:59	#344
AltoHoncho BHPian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 581 Thanked: 14 Times View My Garage	My Top 5: The Alchemist - by Paulo Coelho (classic and inspirational) The Kite Runner - by Khaled Hossaini (Man Booker category) (Simply amazing, both book as well as the movie) Wings of Fire - Dr APJ Kalam (motivating) Malgudi Days - R K Narayan (an amazing portrayal of India) Anything for you ma'm - by Tussar Raheja (Student IIT Delhi) (Life from the eyes of a student) Currently reading: Go Kiss the World - by Subrato Bagchi (founder Mindtree Consulting)
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12th November 2009, 16:02	#345
throttleking BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 804 Thanked: 447 Times	I am currently reading - Buy-o-logy by Martin Lindstorm, what a book...one must read
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