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8-4-2018 | Eagles Field

Posted on 08/04/2018 8:31:02 AM PDT by Eagles Field

What’s the best book you’ve read not written by a big name author? What famous author can you not stomach?

“All Over But The Shoutin” by Rick Bragg is my favorite. Hemingway is annoying.


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1 posted on 08/04/2018 8:31:02 AM PDT by Eagles Field
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2 posted on 08/04/2018 8:43:50 AM PDT by Rio (I was deplorable when deplorable wasn't cool.)
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To: Eagles Field
Depends on whether you're looking at fiction or non-fiction work.

For fiction, I think William Faulkner is the best author I've ever read. For not-so-famous authors, I'm not sure I can even think of a great book off the top of my head.

For non-fiction books, I'd recommend two in particular that are kind of industry-focused and are great narratives to help a reader understand how things work without getting bogged down in details: Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis (about his life working in the bond trading industry on Wall Street in the 1980s) and Uncommon Carriers by John McPhee (a "day-in-the-life" set of stories about different sectors in the freight transportation industry).

3 posted on 08/04/2018 8:46:36 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("The Russians escaped while we weren't watching them ... like Russians will.")
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A Rive Runs Through It by Norman Maclean. A finely crafted love story about his family and doing things well.

Some writers are better than others.


4 posted on 08/04/2018 8:57:40 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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For fiction, I’m a sucker for thriller mysteries, some of which have more character development than others. Authors: Elizabeth George, Elly Griffiths, David Baldacci and Karin Slaughter.

For non-fiction, my favorite author is Ross King, who writes about art history in a very readable way. He’s written about Brunelleschi’s Dome in Florence, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, Leonardo’s Last Supper, Monet’s waterlilies, and Canada’s Group of Seven. The last book I have not gotten to yet but the others are fascinating.


5 posted on 08/04/2018 9:12:22 AM PDT by Republicanprofessor
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A book named “The Short End,” by Gene L. Coon. You might recognize the author from Star Trek; he wrote several episodes. The book is not sci-fi though. It is about GI’s in Korea. Pretty intense, a little maudlin, but a jagged sense of humor throughout as well. Think M.A.S.H. without the overt PC anti-war BS.


6 posted on 08/04/2018 9:13:13 AM PDT by IronJack
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Military Sci-fi for those who have given up on Star Wars, the Galaxy’s Edge series by Nick Cole and Jason Anspach. I’m reading the series for a second time.

Fight the Rooster by Nick Cole is my favorite book. Nice book about redemption.

Was a fan of Stephen King, but can’t keep reading great writing with crap endings.


7 posted on 08/04/2018 9:13:24 AM PDT by Chipper (You can't kill an Obamazombie by destroying the brain...they didn't have one to begin with.)
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To: Eagles Field
Nothing new. The current list is:
Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josepus.
Rats Lice and History by Hans Zinsser.
Spies, Patriots and Traitors by Kenneth Daigler.
Numbers by Moses.
Romans by Paul of Tarsus.
8 posted on 08/04/2018 9:14:15 AM PDT by InABunkerUnderSF (Time to BLOAT again.)
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I love fiction regarding Time Travel. My favorite author in this genre is "Unknown" Nathan Van Coops.

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9 posted on 08/04/2018 9:35:37 AM PDT by BraveMan
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To: Eagles Field

Ross Thomas. Chinaman’s Chance, Missionary Stew, Briarpatch and Ah, Treachery.
Some of the best fiction I’ve ever read. And Frank Muller’s narration makes the audiobook versions an extraordinary experience.


10 posted on 08/04/2018 9:37:43 AM PDT by ForMyChildren
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To: Eagles Field
Just tried a new author(for me) and was highly entertained.

The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni. A boy born with red eyes.

11 posted on 08/04/2018 9:46:18 AM PDT by deadrock
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Jeff Wheeler the Kingfountain series is worth a go.


12 posted on 08/04/2018 9:49:53 AM PDT by deadrock
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To: Eagles Field
Some of my favorites--and some non-favorites--from my recent reading.

Favorites

Nonfavorite
13 posted on 08/04/2018 9:59:05 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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An amazing and very important book that ALL Americans should read, especially High School children. It's just incredible what this man went through.

14 posted on 08/04/2018 10:16:22 AM PDT by laweeks
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Best and most amusing real life tale of the California Goldrush in and around Goldrush country located all around Hwy 49, Merced River's tributaries and Yosemite. Read it probably 4 times.

15 posted on 08/04/2018 10:34:15 AM PDT by georgiegirl (Count me Deplorable)
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To: Rio

Thanks for the thread, always want to hear about what others are reading and to give their favorite authors a try!


16 posted on 08/04/2018 10:35:41 AM PDT by georgiegirl (Count me Deplorable)
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The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitzyn. I describe it as Lyrical Horror.


17 posted on 08/04/2018 10:36:31 AM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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I also enjoyed Guns, Germs And Steel by Jared Diamond.
18 posted on 08/04/2018 10:39:48 AM PDT by gigster (Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
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The Canterbury Papers by J.K. Healy. A medieval mystery set in the time of the Plantagenets.


19 posted on 08/04/2018 11:11:01 AM PDT by Bookshelf (`)
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Came A Cavalier is the best book I've read by a not-very-famous-any-more author, Francis Parkinson Keyes.

The author I used to like but don't now is John Gresham.

20 posted on 08/04/2018 12:24:38 PM PDT by Jemian
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