Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien still stands as one of my favorite books. Andrew Klavan has written some books I love like Werewolf Cop and True Crime. True Allegiance by Ben Shapiro is a great novel.
But I tend to like non-fiction books the best. Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith and the Federalist Papers by Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay are up there. Basic Economics and the Quest for Cosmic Justice by Thomas Sowell as well.
Originally posted by ESB -1138
Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien still stands as one of my favorite books. Andrew Klavan has written some books I love like Werewolf Cop and True Crime. True Allegiance by Ben Shapiro is a great novel.But I tend to like non-fiction books the best. Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith and the Federalist Papers by Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay are up there. Basic Economics and the Quest for Cosmic Justice by Thomas Sowell as well.
Basic Economics and Wealth of Nations are your favorite non-fiction books. Those are nigh impossible to get through what lol. So repetitive.
I just love his writing style. Makes things feel almost biblical in importance. His ability to paint a vivid picture with a few words is second to none. He can describe a setting in a few sentences and it will feel more real and vivid to me than what most other others could accomplish with full pages of description.
Originally posted by BackFireYeah, I had to read it in Sociology A level 30 odd years ago and pretty much remember thinking exactly that. Vivid! Very good book. Ian Banks is another guy who could describe, but he'd do it right to the last rivet.
I just love his writing style. Makes things feel almost biblical in importance. His ability to paint a vivid picture with a few words is second to none. He can describe a setting in a few sentences and it will feel more real and vivid to me than what most other others could accomplish with full pages of description.
My favorite books are following:-
Reference:
1. The Military History Book
https://www.dk.com/uk/book/9781409383444-the-military-history-book/
2. History
https://www.dk.com/uk/book/9780241201305-history/
3. Battles that Changed History
https://www.dk.com/uk/book/9780241301937-battles-that-changed-history/
Academic & Professional:
1. The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fate-Empires-Search-Survival/dp/B00P7WZIV2
2. Great White Sharks: The Biology of Carcharodon carcharias
https://www.nhbs.com/great-white-sharks-the-biology-of-carcharodon-carcharias-book
3. The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History - Abridged Edition (Princeton Classics, 13)
https://www.amazon.com/Muqaddimah-Introduction-Abridged-Princeton-Classics/dp/0691166285
Fiction:
1. Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (The Targaryen Dynasty: The House of the Dragon)
https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Blood-Thrones-Targaryen-History/dp/152479628X
2. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Encyclopedia
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Old-Republic-Encyclopedia/dp/0756698391
3. Star Wars - Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Book-Sith-Secrets/dp/178116617X
4. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Revan
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Republic-Revan-Legends/dp/0345511352
5. Star Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Republic-Deceived-Legends/dp/0345511395
Originally posted by BackFireyeah, I'm thinking of "on the road" the old beatnik classic by Kerouak. I did what I find I do too often, superficially read something, I probably didn't even register Mccarthy.
Hmm, I believe we must be thinking of two different books. The Road was only written about 10 years ago.
Originally posted by BruceBates
I alo love "The Blind Side" by Michael Lewis! The book is not easy to read and is quite large, but you can read a good summary https://freebooksummary.com/category/the-blind-side on a resource with student literature. It helped me a lot and gave me a lot of good ideas.