Book Recommendations

[dougie]

CD and REVPETERO
This thread is gonna cost me a fortune but ill look for those books and if any one of those is even half as good as company aytch ...itll be worth it......tks for the pointers.
regards

[revpetero]

C.D. and Dougie,

American Brutus - Michael Kaufmann is a fantastic book. Deals with American Civil war but is primarily about John Wilkes Booth and his conspiracy and him on the run.

Peter

[c.d.]

Hi Dougie,

If you have an interest in the American Civil War, you would very much like the books "The Killer Angels", "Gods and Generals" and
"The Last Full Measure." They are written by a father, Michael Shaara ("Killer Angels") and his son, Jeff ("Gods and Generals" and "The Last Full Measure.") Take a look at the reviews on amazon.com. I think you would really enjoy them.

c.d.

[c.d.]

CD,
I went and bought the book you reccomended "company aytch"..thanks for the tip...was indeed a very good book,actually stayed up till 3am to finish it....very sad in places,also rather humorous too.Im glad i tuned into this thread.
thank you
regards

Hi Dougie,

Glad you liked the book. You might want to look at "All for the Union" which is the diary of a Union private which was quoted frequently in Ken Burns' Civil War documentary. I didn't like it as much as "Company Aytch." For some reason, the author will spend three or four pages describing his tent but only one page on the battle. Still, it had its moments and it was nice to get a different perspective on the War.

c.d.

[Celesta]

I highly recommend the author Van Reid, of Maine, USA. He will appeal to people interested in a number of genres, incldg mystery, history, & great good humor. This author is a fine writer, born storyteller, and has been compared to Twain, Dickens, & John Irving, in this regard.

The book series is the Moosepath League. They are set in the late 19th century Maine.

Here is a link to the Moosepath League website/newsletter. The newsletter is excellent. It's at the bottom of the link. It is well worth taking a look at.

http://groups.msn.com/moosepathleague/links.msnw

If you like him, you can get autographed copies through the bookstore that he used to manage up in Maine. He comes into the store often, and they will hold the book, have him sign it with the inscription you request, then mail it to you.

Celesta
Official "Friend of the Moosepath League"

[belinda]

I highly recommend this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fate-Romanovs-Greg-King/dp/0471207683/ref=pd_sim_b?ie=UTF8&qid=1212968513&sr=8-1

[dougie]

CD,
I went and bought the book you reccomended "company aytch"..thanks for the tip...was indeed a very good book,actually stayed up till 3am to finish it....very sad in places,also rather humorous too.Im glad i tuned into this thread.
thank you
regards

[c.d.]

Hi Grave Maurice,

I read "Life of Pi" and enjoyed it very much. If you run into the author, please pass that along.

c.d.

[plang]

Hi The Grave Maurice,
Guess you were inspired by my brilliant post #19 on the 'The History of 'What If's ' thread in pubtalk?

plang

[The Grave Maurice]

I think you should all go out and buy Life of Pi by Yann Martel. It's a great book. Besides, the author lives a couple of blocks from me, is a charming chap, and could probably use the money.

[plang]

The Day of the Jackal. by Frederick Forsyth.
First published 1971.
Yes, later became a very good movie too. As usual, cannot match the book. Not even close.

Plang

[revpetero]

I am currently reading "Young Stalin" by Simon Sebag Montefiore.

Very interesting read. I love what makes people like Stalin tick.

Peter

[cappuccina]

I just finished "Spook", by Mary Roach...

...It's a fun and interesting read:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/50530/book_review_spook_science_tackles_the.html?cat=38

[Maria]

Plang:

Shogun Yes, I really loved that one ! Really, really wonderful. The flavour of ancient Japan, its traditions and historically very interesting when the Europeans go there, ( the English and the Portuguese) I found it fascinating.

[plang]

Shogun, by James Clavell, American novelist, 1924-1994.

Another classic work of fiction.