sd'sker Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 A lady in the office down the hall is trying to convince me to read 50 Shades of Gray. I know it's the latest housewife craze, but have any men actually read this book? Is it worth a read? i saw a guy buy it at the barnes and noble in sioux falls. he grabbed it quickly in an attempt at discretion, which only drew attention to him. by the time i figured out what actually happened, he was gone. probably for a gf or wife, but to each his own. Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Ok...taking a break from politics. This is the time of year that I am looking for some good books to read til the weather is nice again. Any suggestions? I am looking for something non fiction and also non political. Maybe something motivational. Quote Link to comment
Ziggy Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Twilight series or the Shades of Grey........ . Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Non-fiction? If you haven't read the David McCullough books they are entertaining historical reads. (1776 was the most popular.) Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I'm moving this to the Lounge since it's not political in nature. I would recommend The Book Thief. It's set just before and during the early stages of WWII, in Germany, and the narrator is Death. It is a wonderful book, and I highly recommend it. Quote Link to comment
Junior Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I read this a couple of years ago: http://www.amazon.co...man+on+the+moon Absolutely stellar if you are interested in the space race at all. I've read several books on the topic, and this was by far the best. Quote Link to comment
Creighton Duke Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 48 Laws of Power. Read it now, thank me later. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Or from his early work, "Soul of a New Machine." Or really, just about anything else by Tracy Kidder. : /edit: This post is from a different thread that got merged. I think I mentioned Tracy Kidder in a post above. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 There are two other threads full of suggestions too: http://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/42159-what-are-you-reading-right-now/ http://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/topic/52941-book-thread/ 1 Quote Link to comment
GM_Tood Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 The Duck of Death Quote Link to comment
knapplc Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 There are two other threads full of suggestions too: http://www.huskerboa...ding-right-now/ http://www.huskerboa...41-book-thread/ I knew there were others, I just couldn't find them in a ten-second search. Thanks for the assist. Merged them all into one big repository of books discussions. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 There are two other threads full of suggestions too: http://www.huskerboa...ding-right-now/ http://www.huskerboa...41-book-thread/ I knew there were others, I just couldn't find them in a ten-second search. Thanks for the assist. Merged them all into one big repository of books discussions. No problem boss man. I started reading "If on a winter's night a traveler" and then I kinda got distracted. It's weird. The only reason I'm reading it is to prepare myself for "Cloud Atlas" which was supposedly inspired by "If on a winter's night a traveler." Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Just finished it. Good stuff. I enjoy Martin Cruz Smith's novels. Quote Link to comment
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