Looking for a few books to read...

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Vacation in December, what do you guys got?

FYI - Already read the Hunger Games, like, a billion times.

[warriorchick]

Vacation in December, what do you guys got?

FYI - Already read the Hunger Games, like, a billion times.

What do you like to read?

[Coleman]

At the risk of sounding like an old woman, I love reading Agatha Christie novels on vacation. They are a quick read, great mystery stories, and very fast moving. I can usually get through one in 3 or 4 days. "And Then There Were None" or "Murder on the Orient Express" are great ones to start with.

[reinko]

Vacation in December, what do you guys got?

FYI - Already read the Hunger Games, like, a billion times.

Read both Magary books over the summer, Someone Could Get Hurt about him being a dad...and his sci book The Postmortal...both fun and easy reads.

Also finished the first book in the Wayward Pines trilogy, that was fun...read Lone Survivor this summer, which was awesome

[jficke13]

Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire is the "series" name) is a solid option that will chew up some time.

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Read Margary's books already. Postmortal is really good.

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I stay away from GoT and what have you. Never got into those fantasies.

I don't mind a good non-fiction either.

[MU B2002]

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[mu-rara]

If you're looking for strictly leisure, fun, quick reads and like spy / mystery stories look at Vince Flynn, Brad Thor or Daniel Silva.

[warriorchick]

"Pint Man" or "Road Swing" by Steve Rushin.

Entertaining, easy reads, and he's a Marquette grad.

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[warriorchick]

Also, I know I am a huge fangirl, but I read a lot of autobiographies, and "Sum It Up" by Pat Summit is one of the best I have ever read.  I promise that you won't even mind that it is about a woman.

[Chili]

Kitchen Confidential or Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw is a better book but Kitchen Confidential started his career outside of the kitchen.

[warriorchick]

Kitchen Confidential or Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw is a better book but Kitchen Confidential started his career outside of the kitchen.

Kitchen Confidential is a good read, but pass on it if you don't really want to know what happens to your food in a restaurant kitchen.

[GooooMarquette]

"A Brief History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson.  Entertaining and educational at the same time.

[swoopem]

Dirt: The Story of Motley Crue. I don't like their music, but holy hell were those guys insane.

[jficke13]

Without Remorse - Tom Clancy, his finest work IMHO

Bourne Identity (and the others) - Robert Ludlum, which has only the existence of an spy named Jason Bourne in common with the movies.

[jficke13]

Kitchen Confidential or Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain. Medium Raw is a better book but Kitchen Confidential started his career outside of the kitchen.

On the food angle:

Good Stock: Life on a Slow Simmer - Sandy D'Amato, one of America's finest chefs and one time owner of Sanford, Milwaukee's finest restaurant.

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On the food angle:

Good Stock: Life on a Slow Simmer - Sandy D'Amato, one of America's finest chefs and one time owner of Sanford, Milwaukee's finest restaurant.

Another good one on the food angle.

Heat by Bill Buford.  An amateur interns @ a Batoelli restaurant...

http://www.amazon.com/Heat-Adventures-Pasta-Maker-Apprentice-Dante-Quoting/dp/1400034477

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Is that a dig?

[CTWarrior]

For easy and enjoyable vacation reading, anything by Michael Crichton, Michael Connelly, Lee Child or James Patterson (but avoid everything where Patterson is the co-author, though.  That guy will put his name on anything).  Earlier books for all of these authors tend to be better, as they crank them out too fast now.

If you are a true crime buff, the baseball writer Bill James wrote a book called "Popular Crime" which is a look at famous tabloid crimes over the past 100+ years or so.  It is easy and fun reading, with anywhere from 3-20 pages about various crimes which makes it easy to pick up and put down (ideal bathroom reading).  I've recommended/lent it to a few people, and they all liked it.

[MU B2002]

Is that a dig?

Nah.

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Is that a dig?

Shots fired.

[brandx]

"A Brief History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson.  Entertaining and educational at the same time.

I was going to recommend this one as well. Also "One Summer, America 1927" by Bryson is really outstanding.

[brandx]

Shots fired.

You must have googled "average American gun owner" for that.