Any if you guys book readers?

[Run the ball]

I'm currently reading "The secret race" from Tyler Hamilton who is an ex teammate of Lance Armstrong. Great read so far and it has made me buy 2 more books from past teammates of Lance's.

I like reading true stories or documentaries type of literature over the a Sci-if or whatever. Although I do enjoy a nice crime or suspense type of book once in a while.

 

[airtime143]

I'm currently reading "The secret race" from Tyler Hamilton who is an ex teammate of Lance Armstrong. Great read so far and it has made me buy 2 more books from past teammates of Lance's.

I like reading true stories or documentaries type of literature over the a Sci-if or whatever. Although I do enjoy a nice crime or suspense type of book once in a while.

I do a lot of dry, technical reading for work, so leisure wise I love me some fiction... King being my favorite.

One of the most interesting books I have ever read was 11-22-63 by Stephen King.

The basic gist was a guy goes back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination.
Weirdly enough, aside from the travelling back in time, it doesnt really read like a sci fi book- he goes back to 58(the time portal only goes to one place and one time) and lives in the past trying to determine if in fact it was a lone gunman and tries to stop it, thereby stopping a chain of events that put the world where it is now.

It is worth a read if you ever get the time. After the initial time travel portion, the rest reads like a historical crime/detective novel.

 

[Monster]

Big fan of King. Have a pretty good first edition hard back collection.

 

[Run the ball]

I currently have lots of time to read as my mom is dying and all I do is sit besides her and help her every need. But she sleeps lots so I'm reading lots too. I've never read a King book, but I'll give at a whirl. At Chapters/Indigo they know me by name now as I've there so much in the past few weeks. I love the clearence section, hard cover books for under 10$.

 

[Urblock]

I currently have lots of time to read as my mom is dying and all I do is sit besides her and help her every need. But she sleeps lots so I'm reading lots too. I've never read a King book, but I'll give at a whirl. At Chapters/Indigo they know me by name now as I've there so much in the past few weeks. I love the clearence section, hard cover books for under 10$.

Sorry about your Mom. You're doing a very good thing being there for her.

 

[Monster]

Very sorry to hear about your Mom. I went through that as well... tough stuff. If you get a King novel I suggest the older ones 70/80s. The Bachman books are pretty good and short to see if you like him.

 

[1COBearsfan]

Sorry about your mom, that sucks. Hopefully she's comfortable.

A few non-fiction or documentary genre books I've read recently are

The Creature From Jekyll Island by G Edward Griffin. It's about the beginnings of the federal reserve.

The Great Cholesterol Myth by Jonny Bowden. It's about how cholesterol and fat have gotten a bad rep and are actually healthy and critical for your body to survive. And explains how processed carbs and sugar are what cause heart disease

 

[Run the ball]

Thanks guys, I'm thankful that I'm getting a chance to say goodbye and spend her last days with the family around her.

I love you mom!

 

[ruprecht]

Best wishes to your mom.

 

[Ares]

Read Space Wolf RTB

I promise you won't regret it.

 

[winos5]

Salem's Lot or the Shining would be my recommendation for starter Stephen King book. Both are excellent. I tend to read Pulp Crime, Sci-Fi, Fanatasy and Historical Fiction.

 

[Tater]

Salem's Lot or the Shining would be my recommendation for starter Stephen King book. Both are excellent.

Two classics right there.

 

[Run the ball]

I'm having a blast reading about the doping scandals of the cycling world and Lance Armstrong story. It's shocking what these guys were doing and I wonder what other sports are equally as corrupted out there. I reccomend reading up on this stuff for anyone that is interested or even check out the "Armstrong lie" on Netflix, fucking pathological liar that guy, WOW!

 

[1COBearsfan]

Read Space Wolf RTB

I promise you won't regret it.

Those are pretty good books too.

 

[Desperado34]

Big fan of King. Have a pretty good first edition hard back collection.

Same. I read Salems Lot every fall, just love that book! Dark Tower series was pretty fun. My favorite of his has to be The Stand.

I'm about to dive into Audie Murphys biography a ladyfriend of mine got me. Heard good things about it.

 

[Desperado34]

Salem's Lot or the Shining would be my recommendation for starter Stephen King book. Both are excellent. I tend to read Pulp Crime, Sci-Fi, Fanatasy and Historical Fiction.

If you like pulp crime have you read any Elmore Leonard or Sam Fuller stuff? LOVE

 

[LordKOTL]

Sorry to hear about your mom.

My tastes vary. My Kindle is chocked full of WWII/Cold War submarine biographies. I also have the Splinter Cell novels (fan of the game series). I also have the behind the scene book on the movie "Slap Shot". Right now my time is split between a guy who went an interviewed a fuckton of comedians and Das Krapital--the latest version of Rogers Profanisaurus--and the latter book makes hearing "Toews puts one off the crossbar!" take on a whole-new-meaning.

 

[winos5]

Jim Thompson, Richard Stark, and James M. Cain would be my favorite pulp crime authors. See my avatar. That book is outstanding, easily as good as the Evil Inside Me, The Getaway, or The Grifters.

 

[Run the ball]

Finished "the Secret race", I'd like to applaud Tyler Hamilton for having the courage to do what he did despite all the pressure to keep quiet and the lie alive, great read.

I'm now 100 pages into "Wheelmen" which is an extensive book on Armstrong and the doping that went on.

 

[DC]

Sorry to hear RTB. I lost my mom to cancer when I was 27. Still stings like a mofo that she never got to meet her grandchildren.

In regards to books-there is always one book I recommend. "Still Life with the Woodpecker" by Tom Robbins. Here's the synopsis from amazon. If you like adventure and exquisite word play, check it out.

Still Life with Woodpecker is a sort of a love story that takes place inside a pack of Camel cigarettes. It reveals the purpose of the moon, explains the difference between criminals and outlaws, examines the conflict between social activism and romantic individualism, and paints a portrait of contemporary society that includes powerful Arabs, exiled royalty, and pregnant cheerleaders. It also deals with the problem of redheads.