carlfense Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Any recomendations for my 10 year old Son? He has to do a book report in a week from something in Historical Fiction. (Barely)Over 100 pages I believe.. I never heard of Historical Fiction and personally think most History Books are works of fiction. I'm thinking of suggesting/looking for something on the Mayan culture. When I was a kid I loved Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder. I suppose it depends on his interests. Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 One of the best classics I've read (well, reread) recently was The Great Gatsby. There aren't too many writers with Fitzgerald's gift around. I really need to read more of his stuff as soon as I can squeeze it in. I have 'This Side of Paradise' queued up. I'm reading 'Frankenstein' right now, so maybe I'll read that next. I liked 'The Great Gatsby.' Read it in one night, the night after I moved back to Nebraska from California, with no furniture in the apartment, no wife, nothing to do. It was swell. Frankenstein is excellent. It wasn't what I expected. Gatsby, likewise. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 One of the best classics I've read (well, reread) recently was The Great Gatsby. There aren't too many writers with Fitzgerald's gift around. I really need to read more of his stuff as soon as I can squeeze it in. I have 'This Side of Paradise' queued up. I'm reading 'Frankenstein' right now, so maybe I'll read that next. I liked 'The Great Gatsby.' Read it in one night, the night after I moved back to Nebraska from California, with no furniture in the apartment, no wife, nothing to do. It was swell. Frankenstein is excellent. It wasn't what I expected. Gatsby, likewise. I re-read Gatsby about a year ago. It's a classic. Might have to add Frankenstein to the ole reading queue. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm thinking about tearing into Machiavelli's "The Prince" tonight. Anybody read it? I feel like it was something I should have read in a class somewhere along the line, but didn't. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm thinking about tearing into Machiavelli's "The Prince" tonight. Anybody read it? I feel like it was something I should have read in a class somewhere along the line, but didn't. I should read that, too. It's on the Barnes & Noble Classics kiosk, and right now they have a "Buy Two, Get One Free" deal on the Classics. I just bought six, including Frankenstein, This Side of Paradise, Dracula, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ivanhoe and Vanity Fair. Here's a list of their classics. For the money, you almost can't pass on these books. Most of them are essential reading. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm thinking about tearing into Machiavelli's "The Prince" tonight. Anybody read it? I feel like it was something I should have read in a class somewhere along the line, but didn't. I should read that, too. It's on the Barnes & Noble Classics kiosk, and right now they have a "Buy Two, Get One Free" deal on the Classics. I just bought six, including Frankenstein, This Side of Paradise, Dracula, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ivanhoe and Vanity Fair. Here's a list of their classics. For the money, you almost can't pass on these books. Most of them are essential reading. Amazon has a lot of those classics for free if you have a Kindle. That's where I got Dracula last year (it was awesome) and some others like A Tale of Two Cities and The Prince. Quote Link to comment
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knapplc Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm thinking about tearing into Machiavelli's "The Prince" tonight. Anybody read it? I feel like it was something I should have read in a class somewhere along the line, but didn't. I should read that, too. It's on the Barnes & Noble Classics kiosk, and right now they have a "Buy Two, Get One Free" deal on the Classics. I just bought six, including Frankenstein, This Side of Paradise, Dracula, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ivanhoe and Vanity Fair. Here's a list of their classics. For the money, you almost can't pass on these books. Most of them are essential reading. Amazon has a lot of those classics for free if you have a Kindle. That's where I got Dracula last year (it was awesome) and some others like A Tale of Two Cities and The Prince. None of my books need batteries. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I'm thinking about tearing into Machiavelli's "The Prince" tonight. Anybody read it? I feel like it was something I should have read in a class somewhere along the line, but didn't. I should read that, too. It's on the Barnes & Noble Classics kiosk, and right now they have a "Buy Two, Get One Free" deal on the Classics. I just bought six, including Frankenstein, This Side of Paradise, Dracula, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Ivanhoe and Vanity Fair. Here's a list of their classics. For the money, you almost can't pass on these books. Most of them are essential reading. Amazon has a lot of those classics for free if you have a Kindle. That's where I got Dracula last year (it was awesome) and some others like A Tale of Two Cities and The Prince. None of my books need batteries. None of my books require cutting down trees Edit: You jerk! You made me waste my 5000th post!! lol Quote Link to comment
RednScarlet Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Slaying the Badger: LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour de France by Richard Moore After LeMond helped the 'Badger' win the 85 tour, he promised to return the favor and help Greg win in 86. A really good read about what happened in one of the great duels of the Tour. A good sports book, even if you don't give two hoots about bike competition or the Tour. Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 I really like Le Tour. I started watching when LeMond was riding, mostly because it was the most interesting thing on Wide World of Sports back when I wasn't so interested in baseball. The Greatest Ever Tour de France was the year Lance Armstrong gave Jan Ullrich "The Look" on L'Alpe d'Huez in 2001. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHJErrp4eOw Quote Link to comment
Excel Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERDS See, I know you're not saying that about Le Tour. Because that would be wholly incorrect. Best athletes on the planet. Quote Link to comment
sd'sker Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 i've been reading 'naked' by david sedaris. i don't think he is as funny as a lot of people do, but he is such a good writer and i can not get enough of his stories. Quote Link to comment
RockyMountainOySker Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 i've been reading 'naked' by david sedaris. i don't think he is as funny as a lot of people do, but he is such a good writer and i can not get enough of his stories. I've read that book and had the same thought as you. Didn't make me laugh as much as people said it would, but he is a great writer. Quote Link to comment
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