The Books Thread (Fiction)

hellspawn · 17th March 2006, 01:25

wheels by arthur hailey
angels and demons by dan brown
the inscrutable americans by anurag mathur.
currently reading the zahir by paulo coelho.
guys u hv to read the inscrutable americans...hilarious book.

BikerSG · 17th March 2006, 11:07

reading 'the last templar' by raymond khoury. has started off pretty well!

baddy · 17th March 2006, 11:41

i dont read much but heres some books that really made me sit down n read:
wings of fire
harry potter series(

)
automobile engg by Kirpal singh
not to forget the good ol tinkle digest n tintin comics

Spyder · 2nd April 2006, 21:18

well..here's my list

1. Chronicles of Narnia - C.S.Lewis; Just finished and highly recommended
2. Freakonomics- Steven D. Levitt and Steven Dubner
3. How to read a balance sheet - Dani :-)
4. Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder (currently stalled)
5. Latest Business Today/Autocar/Maxim/National Geographic

Don't find enough time to read fiction/non-fiction..what with my job requiring me to sift through reams of legal docs :-) Best efforts basis ongoing, heh.

Cheers
Spyder

buzzin_hornets · 3rd April 2006, 01:31

currently reading the monk who sold his ferrari ..

TributE · 14th April 2006, 22:35

Hmmmm.... Favourite books of all time......
1. The Inscrutable Americans - Anurag Mathur
2. Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud
3. Foundation's End - Isaac Asimov
4. The Hunt For Red October - Tom Clancy
5. Heavy Weater - P.G Wodehouse

Currently reading Digital Fortress - Dan Brown

Mp421b · 14th April 2006, 23:38

hey,

i am currently reading angels & demons..by Dan Brown..

My last five reads :

1. Shock - Robin Cook
2. Deception Point - Dan Brown
3. The Doomsday Conspiracy - Sidney Sheldon
4. Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
5. Message in a bottle - Nicholas Sparks

cheez

Nitinz · 15th April 2006, 12:06

I am currently Reading Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra
: a book with stories into stories into stories! but amazingly nice to read

ramkya1 · 15th April 2006, 13:10

I am reading the 8th habit by covey...... the video clips are cool, the book is a potpuri of everything.

The best according to me are:

1. Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance -- Robert.M.Pirsig, the e-book is available free @
http://virtualschool.edu/mon/Quality/PirsigZen/ a must read for all

2. Bourne Identity -- Robert Ludlum and all his earlier books

3. 7 habits - Steven Covey

4. Red Storm Raising - Tom Clancy

5. Aurthur Hailey -- Final Diagnosis

6. Pigs have wings -- Woodhouse P.G

7. Blandings Castle -- Wood house. I'd recommend all P.G.Woodhouse if you like fun

Have fun reading..

===Ramky

philipreji · 16th April 2006, 00:51

Not in any order, but I liked these:
One hundred years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Johnathan Livingstone Seagull - Richard Bach
The name of the Rose - Umberto Eco
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Khasakkinte Ithihasam (Malayalam) - O.V.Vijayan

babe_on_wheels · 16th April 2006, 01:47

The five best books that I have read up till the date is:
1. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand.
2. Fountainhead - Ayn Rand.
These two books are not self help books but they provoke one to think about whats logical and what it takes to be independent and live the independence.
3. A prison diary - Jeffery Archer
4. Not without my daughter - Betty Mehmoody.
5. A year in the Merde (Dont remember the name of the author, a decent comical read).
Although I think the Da Vinci Code is a little too hyped. It is just a one timer thats it.

Kaizer Sozay · 20th April 2006, 23:26

My top 5

1) Johnathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach
2) Illusions again by Richard Bach
3) Godfather Mario Puzo (I can never put this book in the fiction category coz its too real)
4) Alchemist - Paulo Cohelo
5) The life of PI - Yann Martel

Currently reading Sophies World simply superb guess this would be 6 on the list

abhijitaparadh · 21st April 2006, 10:10

For the people in IT industry,

The World is Flat by Friedman

A wonderful book!!

Edmund · 21st April 2006, 10:20

Currently reading....... The Prefects uncle by P.G.Wodehouse

amitoj · 21st April 2006, 11:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by babe_on_wheels

1. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand.
2. Fountainhead - Ayn Rand.
These two books are not self help books but they provoke one to think about whats logical and what it takes to be independent and live the independence.

Beg to differ on this count! While the above two books are good reads and introduce you to the concept of objectivism, but at least i found them to be more on the side of impractical (i put Richard Bach's works also in similar category).
But anyways, those are just my opinions... dont wanna start up a debate on it.

Back to the topic, i have given up on finishing Focault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco.

Currently reading:
1. Fixed Income Securities by Tuckman, and
2. Options, Futures and other Derivatives by Hull

Jus writing the above two titles is putting me to sleep!!

Amitoj

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17th March 2006, 01:25	#121
hellspawn Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: noida Posts: 1,686 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (10)	wheels by arthur hailey angels and demons by dan brown the inscrutable americans by anurag mathur. currently reading the zahir by paulo coelho. guys u hv to read the inscrutable americans...hilarious book.
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17th March 2006, 11:07	#122
BikerSG BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chennai, INDIA Posts: 378 Thanked: 15 Times	reading 'the last templar' by raymond khoury. has started off pretty well!
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17th March 2006, 11:41	#123
baddy BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 82 Thanked: 89 Times View My Garage	i dont read much but heres some books that really made me sit down n read: wings of fire harry potter series( ) automobile engg by Kirpal singh not to forget the good ol tinkle digest n tintin comics
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2nd April 2006, 21:18	#124
Spyder BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 78 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	well..here's my list 1. Chronicles of Narnia - C.S.Lewis; Just finished and highly recommended 2. Freakonomics- Steven D. Levitt and Steven Dubner 3. How to read a balance sheet - Dani :-) 4. Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder (currently stalled) 5. Latest Business Today/Autocar/Maxim/National Geographic Don't find enough time to read fiction/non-fiction..what with my job requiring me to sift through reams of legal docs :-) Best efforts basis ongoing, heh. Cheers Spyder
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3rd April 2006, 01:31	#125
buzzin_hornets BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 236 Thanked: Once View My Garage	currently reading the monk who sold his ferrari ..
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14th April 2006, 22:35	#126
TributE BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 47 Thanked: Once	Hmmmm.... Favourite books of all time...... 1. The Inscrutable Americans - Anurag Mathur 2. Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud 3. Foundation's End - Isaac Asimov 4. The Hunt For Red October - Tom Clancy 5. Heavy Weater - P.G Wodehouse Currently reading Digital Fortress - Dan Brown Last edited by TributE : 14th April 2006 at 22:40.
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14th April 2006, 23:38	#127
Mp421b BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 190 Thanked: Once	hey, i am currently reading angels & demons..by Dan Brown.. My last five reads : 1. Shock - Robin Cook 2. Deception Point - Dan Brown 3. The Doomsday Conspiracy - Sidney Sheldon 4. Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom 5. Message in a bottle - Nicholas Sparks cheez
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15th April 2006, 12:06	#128
Nitinz BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 67 Thanked: 14 Times	I am currently Reading Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra : a book with stories into stories into stories! but amazingly nice to read
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15th April 2006, 13:10	#129
ramkya1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Palakkad, Keral Posts: 1,826 Thanked: 431 Times View My Garage	My List Of Books I am reading the 8th habit by covey...... the video clips are cool, the book is a potpuri of everything. The best according to me are: 1. Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance -- Robert.M.Pirsig, the e-book is available free @ http://virtualschool.edu/mon/Quality/PirsigZen/ a must read for all 2. Bourne Identity -- Robert Ludlum and all his earlier books 3. 7 habits - Steven Covey 4. Red Storm Raising - Tom Clancy 5. Aurthur Hailey -- Final Diagnosis 6. Pigs have wings -- Woodhouse P.G 7. Blandings Castle -- Wood house. I'd recommend all P.G.Woodhouse if you like fun Have fun reading.. ===Ramky
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16th April 2006, 00:51	#130
philipreji BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: bangalore Posts: 51 Thanked: 29 Times	Not in any order, but I liked these: One hundred years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez Johnathan Livingstone Seagull - Richard Bach The name of the Rose - Umberto Eco Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte Khasakkinte Ithihasam (Malayalam) - O.V.Vijayan
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16th April 2006, 01:47	#131
babe_on_wheels BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Thane Posts: 127 Thanked: Once	Five best books!! The five best books that I have read up till the date is: 1. Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand. 2. Fountainhead - Ayn Rand. These two books are not self help books but they provoke one to think about whats logical and what it takes to be independent and live the independence. 3. A prison diary - Jeffery Archer 4. Not without my daughter - Betty Mehmoody. 5. A year in the Merde (Dont remember the name of the author, a decent comical read). Although I think the Da Vinci Code is a little too hyped. It is just a one timer thats it.
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20th April 2006, 23:26	#132
Kaizer Sozay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 333 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	My top 5 1) Johnathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach 2) Illusions again by Richard Bach 3) Godfather Mario Puzo (I can never put this book in the fiction category coz its too real) 4) Alchemist - Paulo Cohelo 5) The life of PI - Yann Martel Currently reading Sophies World simply superb guess this would be 6 on the list
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21st April 2006, 10:10	#133
abhijitaparadh BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 222 Thanked: 3 Times	For the people in IT industry, The World is Flat by Friedman A wonderful book!!
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21st April 2006, 10:20	#134
Edmund BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Stuttgart, Germany. Posts: 830 Thanked: 163 Times View My Garage	Currently reading....... The Prefects uncle by P.G.Wodehouse
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