I usually have a stack of books on deck to read, but I've read them all and I need something new! Any recommendations? Books, authors, etc? The little one is getting into chapter books and I have a great list for him and a library trip is in order. I hate going and not picking up a book or two for myself. This gorgeous weather is just screaming for me to sit out on the patio and read, and so far I've been reduced to my guilty pleasure (fashion magazines :jameo:).

I've been really into Tudor England lately, but my library's pretty small town and I can't find much on the subject. I just read "Sex With Kings" (http://www.amazon.com/Sex-Kings-Adultery-Rivalry-Revenge/dp/0060585447/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240268495&sr=8-1), which was very interesting, but poorly written.

I have this (http://www.amazon.com/Art-Racing-Rain-Novel/dp/0061537969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240268769&sr=1-1) on the way from Amazon, but I want something to read in the meantime, and I need to build my stack back up. I'm lost without a stack of unread books. :lol:

I'm lost without a stack of unread books. :lol:

Me too, but I've been into true crime. Does that interest you?

Just finished Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress" - great read

I've been really into Tudor England lately

Have you read "The Other Boleyn Girl" and "The Boleyn Inheritance". Those are pretty good.

I am at a loss for books these days. Nothing looks interesting. I typically get all of my good books from my friend who's an avid reader. She weeds out all the crap for me and only sends the good ones my way. :lol: But she got a Kindle for Christmas, now I screwed. :ohwell:

Me too, but I've been into true crime. Does that interest you?I'll read anything, what are a few good ones to try?

Just finished Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress" - great readI read that a few years ago and liked it. He has a new one coming out sometime (no release date) that looks interesting.

Have you read "The Other Boleyn Girl" and "The Boleyn Inheritance". Those are pretty good.

I am at a loss for books these days. Nothing looks interesting. I typically get all of my good books from my friend who's an avid reader. She weeds out all the crap for me and only sends the good ones my way. :lol: But she got a Kindle for Christmas, now I screwed. :ohwell:
I saw "The Other Boleyn Girl" (the movie) and didn't really care for the way they handled the charges against Anne. I've been holding off on the books, but I may try them.

My taste has changed in the last couple of years, so I'm having a hard time finding books that interest me. I find myself picking up books by authors I used to like and putting them down after the first chapter. They just aren't enough anymore. :ohwell:


I did read Franny and Zooey by JD Salinger and LOVED it. Didn't like Catcher in the Rye, though. :ohwell:

Janet Evanovich. Start with One for the Money Her book are "laugh out loud" funny. The 15th one in the series is coming out this summer.

Charlaine Harris. She is the author who wrote the books based on the True Blood series on HBO.

These are easy, but fun reads.

I read a bunch of Mary Higgins Clark the past 2 years or so. They're pretty good, and an easy read.

Take a break from the heavy books and read Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series! They're hilarious and a super quick read! You'll like 'em, and they'll make you :lol:.

Janet Evanovich. Start with One for the Money Her book are "laugh out loud" funny. The 15th one in the series is coming out this summer.

Charlaine Harris. She is the author who wrote the books based on the True Blood series on HBO.

These are easy, but fun reads.



GMTA! :clap: :high5:

Plum Island - Nelson DeMille

Oh, I also really enjoyed Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver and Salem Falls by Jodi Piccoult. I've wanted to read more of Piccoult's stuff, but I always forget when I go to the library. :lol:

Janet Evanovich. Start with One for the Money Her book are "laugh out loud" funny. The 15th one in the series is coming out this summer.

Charlaine Harris. She is the author who wrote the books based on the True Blood series on HBO.

These are easy, but fun reads.
I've read them all. Well, I read a few of the Janet Evanovich books and didn't like them. Loved the Sookie Stackhouse books and can't wait for the newest to come out in May. She has a couple other series (serieses? :lmao:) but I've heard they aren't as good.

I read a bunch of Mary Higgins Clark the past 2 years or so. They're pretty good, and an easy read.

Take a break from the heavy books and read Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series! They're hilarious and a super quick read! You'll like 'em, and they'll make you :lol:.
Mary Higgins Clark is one that I used to like, but I just can't get into them anymore.

Plum Island - Nelson DeMille
Read that way back when it first came out. :lol: See? I'm difficult. :lmao:

I'm reading 90 Minutes in Heaven. :yay:

Mary Higgins Clark is one that I used to like, but I just can't get into them anymore.

Yeah, I get like that too. Have you read the VC Andrews books?

Oh, I also really enjoyed Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver and Salem Falls by Jodi Piccoult. I've wanted to read more of Piccoult's stuff, but I always forget when I go to the library. :lol:
I read The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult and HATED IT!!! What a depressing book. Are the rest of her books that soul-sucking? :lmao:

Prodigal Summer sounds familiar, I think my mom read it. I'll have to pick it up.

I read a few books by an author a few years ago whose name I can't remember, and I can't even really remember what the books were about, but I liked them. :stupid: I think one was about some women who met at the DMV cause they all had the same birthday, then they joined back up a few years later. And then one about all these women on the same block (or cul de sac, I have a terrible memory) and one of their husbands was cheating. Something... Maybe it's not even the same author. This is why I have such a hard time. :roflmao:

I was feeling all sappy on Saturday and I bought Impossible...by Danielle Steele! I haven't read her for a decade. A little hard romance might do me good.

Not sure if you like any type of Sci-fi at all, I got back into reading Anne McCaffrey, and she has several different series. I've always enjoyed all her books. I was into Mary Higgins Clark for a while and just can't get back into them. For romance I have always liked Kathleen Woodwiss. I have not picked up anything new for quite some time.. :buddies:

Yeah, I get like that too. Have you read the VC Andrews books?
I think I may have, when I was younger. Are they scary-ish? My best friend and I used to read the stupidest books in middle school - always scary. I remember reading one about some girls living in this house (boarding school?) and they were being possessed in the middle of the night by dead artistic geniuses (I remember one was a pianist). :roflmao:

I'm reading 90 Minutes in Heaven. :yay:
I'll have to try that one too.

I think I may have, when I was younger. Are they scary-ish?

Yes...they're weird and they almost always contain incest. :lmao: When I was younger I loved them. :twitch:

Yes...they're weird and they almost always contain incest. :lmao: When I was younger I loved them. :twitch:
:roflmao:

Yes...they're weird and they almost always contain incest. :lmao: When I was younger I loved them. :twitch:

Flowers in the Attic... wow I remember reading that years and years ago... I may have to see if I still have them. :whistle:

Flowers in the Attic... wow I remember reading that years and years ago... I may have to see if I still have them. :whistle:

Yes! That was the first book I read. Very sick and twisted.


I can't think of any more books, Nickel. :ohwell: I can never remember authors or titles.

Me too, but I've been into true crime. Does that interest you?

I read True Crime also. Never a shortage of stories thats for sure. My favorite author is Ann Rule. For fiction, have you read any of James Patterson series like Alex Cross, Womans Murder Club, Maximum Ride? They are great. OH and for steamy romance and lusty sex, read Lori Foster. Make you want to strangle your hubby.....lol.

Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levin :yay: 3 weeks straight #1 New York Slimes. And without the help of an activist mainstream media, Oprah, or Hugo Chavez

I've read every book written by Clive Cussler, my book shelf is completely full of his books. I'm really hoping he has something new in the works. I believe he's now writing with his son since he's now in his 80s. I have never been disappointed with any of his books.

I strongly reccomend Mark Levin's "Liberty and Tyranny (http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Tyranny-Conservative-Mark-Levin/dp/1416562850/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240310933&sr=1-1)."

Just finished Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress" - great read

:yay: Love Dan Brown

Hey Nickel, I am going to get the Mortal Instruments books, not sure how those will be.


I love Wide Awake (It is free on the internet), If you like Sookie, you should like it. It has tons of f-bombs and some graphic sex scenes. Pm me for the link, if you want it!

I'm reading Too Fat To Fish and Naturally Thin.


That's kinda funny. :lol:

I'm reading Too Fat To Fish and Naturally Thin.


That's kinda funny. :lol:

:roflmao:

I'm reading the very entertaining Niccolo's Smile: A Biography of Machiavelli

0374528004

The Pilot's Wife was awesome.
Pilot's Wife, Anita Shreve, CD Audiobook - Barnes & Noble (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?r=1&ISBN=9780739357361&ourl=Pilots%2DWife%2FAnita%2DShreve)

I'm currently reading Divine Evil by Nora Roberts. I typically gravitate towards suspense and crime stories except for my stint with the Stephanie Myers books, which I thought were awesome.

Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz, an Oprah book club selection. I didn't choose it because of that but it's an interesting read so far. And then, The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. Set in Victorian London, the reviews say it's fiendishly clever and funny w/ peculiar characters. I enjoy off the wall books. I recently finished several Carol O'Connell books that I really liked, Bone by Bone and The Judas Child. She writes beautifully!

The Southern Maryland web site has a section called Next Reads with 25 monthly newsletter choices. It's about 5-6 book recommendations in the genre of your choice. I've found several great ones through that.

I saw "The Other Boleyn Girl" (the movie) and didn't really care for the way they handled the charges against Anne. I've been holding off on the books, but I may try them.



The book was a million times better than the movie. You can't really even compare the two. I bet you a dollar you'll love the book. :yay:

Marian Keyes writes some good books.

I strongly reccomend Mark Levin's "Liberty and Tyranny (http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Tyranny-Conservative-Mark-Levin/dp/1416562850/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240310933&sr=1-1)." I just got done with "Liberal Fascism" by Jonah Goldberg. I highly recommend that one if you like political history and/or are curious about why many conservatives are so staunchly opposed to the "Left". I think Democrats would even find this book interesting. He is very fair.

I am currently reading "An Inconvenient Book" by Glenn Beck right now. It's a fun book so far. It reads just like his personality. (It even has "ADD Moment" bubbles throughout the book). It is funny and interesting; blazing through this one really quick so far.

I will have to check out "Liberty and Tyranny". Anybody who calls Charles Schumer "Shmucky" can't be that bad. :killingme

I'm reading DISARMED: The Loss Of The Right To Bear Arms In Restoration England by Joyce Lee Malcolm.

I just finished “A Christmas Sweater” by Glenn Beck.

This is not a political book. It is a very good Christmas story about a pre-teen who discovers the true meaning of Christmas through his own mishaps and life lessons. This will be a classic.

I am currently waiting for “Liberty and Tyranny, Open Veins of Latin America, Animal Spirits, and The Big Three in Economics” to come in from Amazon.

If you dont mind some non-fiction military stuff, I recommend BAT-21, the real story, not the movie version. Also "MIG Pilot", the story of the man who defected in a MIG-25, and lastly "Blind Man's Bluff", the story of submarine espionage in the Cold War, including tapping a soviet undersea comm cable.

What did you think of the 90 minutes in heaven??? I am kinda on the fence- because he talked about the Ilizarov frame that it was like he was selling the fact that life can move on with it- more so than the actual 90 minutes in heaven. *shrug*

Here are a few gifted, popular Crime/Detective/Murder Mystery/Cop Action writers that I strongly recommend.

I'm talking serious crime writing talent that will make you want to hit the sack early to get a few extra pages in...addictive.
Please check them out. You won't be disappointed and will probably be happily hooked on this literary genre for life...

Michael Connelly,
Lee Child,
T. Jefferson Parker,
Elmore Leonard,
Robert B. Parker,

I've been into hisorical romance lately, but seem to have read everything out there, I sure wish there was a book store in Calvert. The used book store doesn't have much to offer in historical romance and Bay Books doesn't have much at all either and I really hate to go all the way to Waldorf to Borders. I love to read so if there are any suggestions on something good, please help me out. PS, I read the first of the Twilight series and it's just not for me.

I usually read Patricia Cornwell or Mary Higgins Clark. Right now though I'm reading "Things I want my daughters to know" by Elizabeth Noble. Pretty good so far. No crying from me yet. I also have "Where Are You Now" by M. H. Clarke to read next.

"The Pregnancy Book" Dr. Sears
"What To Expect When You're Expecting" Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel
"Better Food for Pregnancy: Nutrition Guide Plus Over 125 Recipes for Healthy Pregnancy and Breastfeeding" Daina Kalnins M.Sc. R.D. and Joanne Saab R.D.

I've been into hisorical romance lately, but seem to have read everything out there, I sure wish there was a book store in Calvert. The used book store doesn't have much to offer in historical romance and Bay Books doesn't have much at all either and I really hate to go all the way to Waldorf to Borders. I love to read so if there are any suggestions on something good, please help me out. PS, I read the first of the Twilight series and it's just not for me.


Not sure if Calverts librarys do this, but St Marys has used books for sale in the corner of every county library. Mags are ten cents, paperbacks a quarter, hardcovers are a buck.

What did you think of the 90 minutes in heaven??? I am kinda on the fence- because he talked about the Ilizarov frame that it was like he was selling the fact that life can move on with it- more so than the actual 90 minutes in heaven. *shrug*

This is true. The 90 minutes are amazing though.

I'm about a quarter of the way through a really good book that chronicles alot of the start of our revolutionary war. It is called 'The Founders' Second Amendment. Origins of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms' Amazon.com: The Founders' Second Amendment: Origins of the Right to Bear Arms: Stephen P. Halbrook: Books (http://www.amazon.com/Founders-Second-Amendment-Origins-Right/dp/1566637929/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245845837&sr=8-1)

A very well researched and written and historically acurate book, well worth adding to any library.

Here are a few gifted, popular Crime/Detective/Murder Mystery/Cop Action writers that I strongly recommend.

I'm talking serious crime writing talent that will make you want to hit the sack early to get a few extra pages in...addictive.
Please check them out. You won't be disappointed and will probably be happily hooked on this literary genre for life...

Michael Connelly,
Lee Child,
T. Jefferson Parker,
Elmore Leonard,
Robert B. Parker,

Those would all be my top choices. Robert Crais is right up there with them as well. Lawerence Block is really great, as well as J.A. Jance.

Right now I am reading Forever Odd, the second in the Odd Thomas series by Dean Koontz.

I just finished an interesting book, The Shack by W. P. Young. The main character, Mack, spends a weekend w/ God in the shack his youngest daughter was last traced to after being abducted by a serial killer. Mack is a good man, spiritual but not particularly religious, weighed down by the sorrow of losing his daughter. The invitation from God gives him an opportunity to explore his personal relationship with the Trinity. Sad but ultimately beautiful, the book had me thinking!

Here are a few gifted, popular Crime/Detective/Murder Mystery/Cop Action writers that I strongly recommend.

I'm talking serious crime writing talent that will make you want to hit the sack early to get a few extra pages in...addictive.
Please check them out. You won't be disappointed and will probably be happily hooked on this literary genre for life...

Michael Connelly,
Lee Child,
T. Jefferson Parker,
Elmore Leonard,
Robert B. Parker,
All great authors. I also enjoy among the list of authors that I don't think have been mentioned yet:
Sandra Brown
Clive Cussler
Dick Francis
Sara Paretsky
Richard North Patterson
Stuart Woods

I just finished an interesting book, The Shack by W. P. Young. The main character, Mack, spends a weekend w/ God in the shack his youngest daughter was last traced to after being abducted by a serial killer. Mack is a good man, spiritual but not particularly religious, weighed down by the sorrow of losing his daughter. The invitation from God gives him an opportunity to explore his personal relationship with the Trinity. Sad but ultimately beautiful, the book had me thinking!

I just read that too. Great book! Try "Finding God in the Shack" also.
Finding God in the Shack - By: Randal Rauser - Christianbook.com (http://www.christianbook.com/finding-god-shack-randal-rauser/9781606570326/pd/570326)

I just read that too. Great book! Try "Finding God in the Shack" also.
Finding God in the Shack - By: Randal Rauser - Christianbook.com (http://www.christianbook.com/finding-god-shack-randal-rauser/9781606570326/pd/570326)

Thanks! I'll check that out.

Try the "Orbit" by John Nance. Once I started it, I couldn't put it down.

Bite By
Laurell K. Hamilton
Charlaine Harris
Maryjanice Davidson
Angela Knight
Vickie Taylor

Its The Best Of Short Stories By The Above. Pretty Good - It Introduced Me To Some New Authors And I Really Liked A Few Of Them.

I picked up Dan Brown's Digital Fortress at a used book store and I'm not quite halfway through it, but it's really good.

I'm reading The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. It's in the form of correspondence to and from the main character, author Juliet Ashton, in the time directly after WW II. The characters all have that great English quirkiness about them. The stories told of the German occupation of the Channel Islands are sad and funny and poignant, all in one novel. It's a great book, I will be sad to finish it.

College started again for me so now I am reading College Algebra II -I am on chapter 4.7- it really sux!!!:killingme

I picked up Dan Brown's Digital Fortress at a used book store and I'm not quite halfway through it, but it's really good.

I really enjoyed this one. Have the new "Lost Symbol" on order!

Am reading "Olive Kitteridge", interesting short stories about the life of Olive. Set in Maine, I think I have the story figured out, and the end is different than what is expected.

I really enjoyed this one. Have the new "Lost Symbol" on order!

Am reading "Olive Kitteridge", interesting short stories about the life of Olive. Set in Maine, I think I have the story figured out, and the end is different than what is expected.

I finished Digital Fortress at the pool while I was on vacation. What an awesome book, really hard to put down. I'm trying to get hubby to read it, I know he hates to read because once he starts he won't put a book down until he finishes it, wouldn't take him long to finish this one. I'm really looking forward to Lost Symbol.

College started again for me so now I am reading College Algebra II -I am on chapter 4.7- it really sux!!!:killingme

:roflmao:

:huggy:

I haven't really read anything this summer worth talking about. I have a few I am finishing, but none I would recommend. I'll try to pick up the books you all are talking about. I am reading one called "how to be cool" which was a $5.99 hardback I picked up at Giant. Entertaining, but not riveting. :ohwell: I have very limited concentration right now, so a good book would be great. I'm going to pick up Digital. Think both hubby and I would like it? He hates any romance crap.

Women of Faith - Book Club (http://www.womenoffaith.com/bookclub/09/healingwaters/)
My new read. :yay: Love it so far.

Just finished the first two books in the Sookie Stackhouse series. I'm enjoying it so far, and I wished we got HBO so I could watch True Blood. I'm going to have to get them on Netflix or something.

Just finished Dan Brown's Angels & Demons. AWESOME! AWESOME! AWESOME!

Can't wait for the movie though I know it won't be as AWESOME as the book; the movie versions never are.





Did I mention the book was AWESOME!

State of Jones

Amazon.com: The State of Jones (9780385525930): Sally Jenkins, John Stauffer: Books (http://www.amazon.com/State-Jones-Sally-Jenkins/dp/0385525931)

Make room in your understanding of the Civil War for Jones County, Mississippi, where a maverick small farmer named Newton Knight made a local legend of himself by leading a civil war of his own against the Confederate authorities. Anti-planter, anti-slavery, and anti-conscription, Knight and thousands of fellow poor whites, army deserters, and runaway slaves waged a guerrilla insurrection against the secession that at its peak could claim the lower third of Mississippi as pro-Union territory. Knight, who survived well beyond the war (and fathered more than a dozen children by two mothers who lived alongside each other, one white and one black), has long been a notorious, half-forgotten figure, and in The State of Jones journalist Sally Jenkins and Harvard historian John Stauffer combine to tell his story with grace and passion. Using court transcripts, family memories, and other sources--and filling the remaining gaps with stylish evocations of crucial moments in the wider war--Jenkins and Stauffer connect Knight's unruly crusade to a South that, at its moment of crisis, was anything but solid. --Tom Nissley

Nickel and Dimed in America: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is a book written by Barbara Ehrenreich. Written from the perspective of the undercover journalist, it sets out to investigate the impact of the 1996 welfare reform on the "working poor" in the United States. In some ways it is similar to George Orwell's much earlier Down and Out in Paris and London, German investigative reporter Günter Wallraff's Ganz Unten (The Lowest of the Low), and John Howard Griffin's Black Like Me.

The events related in the book took place between spring 1998 and summer 2000. The book was first published in 2001 by Metropolitan Books. An earlier version appeared as an article in the January 1999 issue of Harper's magazine. Ehrenreich later wrote a companion book, Bait and Switch (published September 2005), which discusses her attempt to find a white-collar job.

I just read Forrest Griffin's "Got Fight"....hilarious

For anyone looking for a book to pick up, I highly recommend The Art of Racing in the Rain (http://www.amazon.com/Art-Racing-Rain-Novel/dp/0061537969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251204443&sr=8-1). I can't speak highly enough of this book. If you can get past the idea that it's narrated by a dog (and a very insightful one at that :lol:), definitely give it a go.

For anyone looking for a book to pick up, I highly recommend The Art of Racing in the Rain (http://www.amazon.com/Art-Racing-Rain-Novel/dp/0061537969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251204443&sr=8-1). I can't speak highly enough of this book. If you can get past the idea that it's narrated by a dog (and a very insightful one at that :lol:), definitely give it a go.

I'll have to check that one out. A book narrated by a dog sounds cool.
I'm reading Healing Waters right now.
Family Christian Stores - Healing Waters - Nancy Rue, Stephen Arterburn (http://www.familychristian.com/shop/product.asp?ProdID=57940)
I highly recommend it too.

For anyone looking for a book to pick up, I highly recommend The Art of Racing in the Rain (http://www.amazon.com/Art-Racing-Rain-Novel/dp/0061537969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251204443&sr=8-1). I can't speak highly enough of this book. If you can get past the idea that it's narrated by a dog (and a very insightful one at that :lol:), definitely give it a go.

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The Patient by Michael Palmer

Someone is killing off the world's most gifted neurosurgeons, and Alex Bishop, a renegade CIA agent, thinks he knows who it is. Bishop is out to settle his score with Claude Malloche, an international assassin responsible for the death of Bishop's brother. When he learns that Malloche is afflicted with an inoperable brain tumor, Bishop understands why the murdered neurosurgeons died, and where Malloche will strike next. Meanwhile, Jessie Copeland, an MIT-trained mechanical engineer and neurosurgeon, is working to perfect a robotic device that will revolutionize brain surgery.

One of the patients awaiting surgery at Boston's Eastern Massachusetts Medical Center is Malloche--but which one? No one has ever been able to identify the assassin, and Jessie is hardly well known enough to attract his notice. But ARTIE, the robotic device, is--and Malloche will stop at nothing to ensure that it's used to save his own life. He threatens to release a deadly nerve toxin on thousands of innocent people, and Jessie is forced to save him at the cost of her own safety.

I'll have to check that one out. A book narrated by a dog sounds cool. It'll make you teary.

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It'll make you teary.



Holy crap. I'm teary just from reading a review.