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Posted: Fri Dec 11th, 2009 10:48 pm | 1026th Post |
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Thanks Calmac...Yes that's the Michael Crichton book I was thinking of.
My DS is now 19 but has always been an advanced reader. He read the first Jurassic Park when he was 11 (or was he 10?). I allowed it only because he was mature enough to understand that it was complete fiction. I spent his whole younger teen years trying to find him books that were old enough to hold his attention but did not have major sex scenes.
With that said, he will read anything. When DD 17 and I got into the Twilight series, he read them all to see what the fuss was about and also so that he could get was his girlfriend was talking about. 
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Posted: Fri Dec 11th, 2009 10:55 pm | 1027th Post |
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We have a bit of a struggle to get DS to read but he does get into the Matthew Reilly books. DH keeps telling me to read them but I keep finding others that I find more appealing. Travelling to/from work by train again gives me more time each day to read.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11th, 2009 11:02 pm | 1028th Post |
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I can recommend:
Lee Child (Jack Reacher series)
http://www.leechild.com/
Ted Bell (Alexander Hawke series)
http://tedbellbooks.com/
Doulgas Preston/Lincoln Child (Agent Pendergast series)
http://www.prestonchild.com/books/index.html
Stuart Woods (Stone Barrington series) **most of these books have adult at least a couple "adult romance" scenes.
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Posted: Fri Dec 11th, 2009 11:13 pm | 1029th Post |
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Attention all Pendergast fans!
New book out in May!  
http://www.prestonchild.com/books/feverdream/
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Sandy Toes
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Posted: Fri Dec 11th, 2009 11:50 pm | 1030th Post |
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The Lee Childs books sound right up his alley! Actually, they all sound great. Maybe I'll buy him the first in each series and let him decide.
Catnip....with DS at 19 years old and having had a girlfriend for the past two years, I'm no longer worried about the sex content...LOL! I only wish that was still a concern.
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Posted: Sat Dec 12th, 2009 11:20 pm | 1031st Post |
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| I also read Raymond Khoury and Steve Berry. Those might be something DS would enjoy.
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Posted: Sun Dec 13th, 2009 04:06 pm | 1032nd Post |
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Catnip wrote:
Doulgas Preston/Lincoln Child (Agent Pendergast series)
http://www.prestonchild.com/books/index.html
Question to the authors on in what sequence to read the books:
Q. I want to read all your books in which Pendergast appears. What order should I read them in?
A. Ideally, Relic, Reliquary, Cabinet of Curiosities, Still Life With Crows, Brimstone, Dance of Death,The Book of the Dead and The Wheel of Darkness.
Q. What is the 'Diogenes Trilogy'?
A. Three novels that, together, form the story of Agent Pendergast's epic confrontation with his brother, Diogenes. These books, in order, are: Brimstone, Dance of Death and The Book of the Dead.
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Posted: Mon Dec 14th, 2009 11:49 am | 1033rd Post |
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Catnip wrote: I can recommend:
Lee Child (Jack Reacher series)
http://www.leechild.com/
Ted Bell (Alexander Hawke series)
http://tedbellbooks.com/
Doulgas Preston/Lincoln Child (Agent Pendergast series)
http://www.prestonchild.com/books/index.html
Stuart Woods (Stone Barrington series) **most of these books have adult at least a couple "adult romance" scenes.
How about David Baldacci's Camel Club series
http://www.davidbaldacci.com/writing/series/camel-club
The Numa, Dirk Pitt or Oregon series from Clive Cussler
http://www.clive-cussler-books.com/
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Posted: Mon Dec 14th, 2009 11:49 am | 1034th Post |
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Catnip wrote: I can recommend:
Lee Child (Jack Reacher series)
http://www.leechild.com/
Ted Bell (Alexander Hawke series)
http://tedbellbooks.com/
Doulgas Preston/Lincoln Child (Agent Pendergast series)
http://www.prestonchild.com/books/index.html
Stuart Woods (Stone Barrington series) **most of these books have adult at least a couple "adult romance" scenes.
How about David Baldacci's Camel Club series
http://www.davidbaldacci.com/writing/series/camel-club
The Numa, Dirk Pitt or Oregon series from Clive Cussler
http://www.clive-cussler-books.com/
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Posted: Tue Dec 15th, 2009 02:40 pm | 1035th Post |
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| I'll second that Clive Cussler suggestion, especially his earlier books where he doesn't collaborate with anyone (although those aren't bad either).
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Posted: Mon Dec 21st, 2009 03:11 pm | 1036th Post |
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Calmac wrote: Last week I finished my first James Patterson (& Michael Ledwidge) book - Step on a Crack - with his "new" detective, Michael Bennett. Really enjoyed it but found that I raced through it partly, I think, due to the very short chapters. Will try the next Michael Bennett book which is just out in paperback.
I'm now reading The Sign by Raymond Khoury. It came out in paperback here yesterday but I'm reading a hardback version which we gave to DS as a birthday present in August. He hasn't read it yet but it's very good. Another quick read again, I feel, due to the short chapters which are great for reading when travelling by train!
I really enjoyed The Sign - bought and read it in Portugal ! Very fast read indeed 
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Posted: Sun Dec 27th, 2009 01:53 pm | 1037th Post |
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| Haven't had a lot of time to read these last few days. I did get a gift card to the bookstore. Between that and my 30% discount for being a member of their book club, I was able to buy Dan Brown's new book for $2.00!
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Posted: Sun Dec 27th, 2009 06:52 pm | 1038th Post |
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hstrybuf wrote: Between that and my 30% discount for being a member of their book club, I was able to buy Dan Brown's new book for $2.00!
 
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Posted: Tue Dec 29th, 2009 10:38 am | 1039th Post |
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Filomene123 wrote: Calmac wrote: Last week I finished my first James Patterson (& Michael Ledwidge) book - Step on a Crack - with his "new" detective, Michael Bennett. Really enjoyed it but found that I raced through it partly, I think, due to the very short chapters. Will try the next Michael Bennett book which is just out in paperback.
I'm now reading The Sign by Raymond Khoury. It came out in paperback here yesterday but I'm reading a hardback version which we gave to DS as a birthday present in August. He hasn't read it yet but it's very good. Another quick read again, I feel, due to the short chapters which are great for reading when travelling by train!
I really enjoyed The Sign - bought and read it in Portugal ! Very fast read indeed
At last I've finished The Sign - the holidays have interrupted my reading. Really enjoyed it. I've just checked on Amazon and there's no indication when his next book will be released.
I bought the second Michael Bennett book by James Patterson so think I'll read that next.
I spotted "New York" by Edward Rutherfurd in a bookshop on Sunday. It's still only in hardback which means it's huge so I'll wait until it's out in paperback before I buy it. I've read most of his other books and they tell a story about a place from as far back as possible, basing advances around characters and their descendants.
From Amazon (UK) - "Edward Rutherfurd tells the story of this great city as no other author could - from the epic, empty grandeur of the New World to the skyscrapers of the City that Never Sleeps, from the intimate detail of lives long forgotten to those lived today at breakneck speed. The novel begins with a tiny Indian fishing village and the Dutch traders who first carved out their hopes amidst the splendour of the wilderness. The British settlers and merchants followed, with their aristocratic governors and unpopular taxation which led to rebellion, war, the burning of the city and the birth of the American Nation. Yet a country that had already rent itself asunder once did so again over slavery. As the country fought its bloody Civil War, the city was torn apart by deadly riots. Hopes and dreams, greed and corruption - they have always been the companions of freedom and opportunity in the city's teeming streets. As the immigrant ships berthed next to Ellis Island in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, they poured more and more Germans, Irish, Italians and Jews into the churning ethnic mix of the city. Deals were struck, politicians corrupted, men bought or assassinated, heiresses wooed, fortunes were speculated on Wall Street and men became rich beyond the dreams of avarice. The heady seesaw of wealth and poverty was seen in the Roaring Twenties and the Great Crash, the city's future symbolised by its buildings which literally touched the sky: the Empire State, the Chrysler Building, the Twin Towers. Rutherfurd tells this irresistible story through a cast of fictional and true characters whose fates interweave in the rise and fall, fall and rise of the city's fortunes. It is the story of how in four centuries New York became the envy of the world. And in telling the story through the lens of New York, Rutherfurd brings the story of America itself to unforgettable life in this epic masterpiece."
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Posted: Tue Dec 29th, 2009 01:06 pm | 1040th Post |
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Calmac wrote:
I spotted "New York" by Edward Rutherfurd in a bookshop on Sunday. It's still only in hardback which means it's huge so I'll wait until it's out in paperback before I buy it. I've read most of his other books and they tell a story about a place from as far back as possible, basing advances around characters and their descendants.
I saw that a couple of weeks ago and wanted to read it. I've requested it at our local library, so I hope I don't have to wait too long to get it!
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Posted: Tue Dec 29th, 2009 02:06 pm | 1041st Post |
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Catnip wrote: Calmac wrote:
I spotted "New York" by Edward Rutherfurd in a bookshop on Sunday. It's still only in hardback which means it's huge so I'll wait until it's out in paperback before I buy it. I've read most of his other books and they tell a story about a place from as far back as possible, basing advances around characters and their descendants.
I saw that a couple of weeks ago and wanted to read it. I've requested it at our local library, so I hope I don't have to wait too long to get it!
I now think I'll just buy it so that I can read it before we go to New York at the end of the Epic TA. If his London book is anything to go by there will be places the book will make me want to visit which I might otherwise miss.
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Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 11:52 am | 1042nd Post |
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Anyone read Nelson DeMille's John Corey series .... these are best read in order. John Corey is a former NYPD homicide dective, a bit off color, non-conformant and a real comedian. I enjoyed all of these John Corey gave me more than a few laughs.
Plum Island
Lion's Game
Night Fall
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Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 11:54 am | 1043rd Post |
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| Just arrived Douglas Preston's latest IMPACT .....
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Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 01:10 pm | 1044th Post |
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captN wrote: Just arrived Douglas Preston's latest IMPACT .....
I'm reading it now! It's pretty good.
And the new Pendergast book is due in May, I think!
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Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 01:10 pm | 1045th Post |
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captN wrote: Anyone read Nelson DeMille's John Corey series .... these are best read in order. John Corey is a former NYPD homicide dective, a bit off color, non-conformant and a real comedian. I enjoyed all of these John Corey gave me more than a few laughs.
Plum Island
Lion's Game
Night Fall
Wild Fire
I've seen these in the library, but have never tried any. I'll have to check them out....they sound like something I'd like.
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Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 01:16 pm | 1046th Post |
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capN,
Have you tried any of Ted Bell's books (his Alexander Hawke series)? I just discovered them a few months ago and really like them! They are also best read in order, but it's not totally necessary.
Hawke
Assassin
Pirate
Spy
Tsar
http://www.tedbellbooks.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bell
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Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 03:59 pm | 1047th Post |
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I'm still working on Cussler's Dragon. Sahara finally arrived about 5 days ago, so I can stop taking my time finishing Dragon.  Only about 20 pages to go. When last I left Dirk Pitt he was stranded in an avalanche on the bottom of the ocean. 
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Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 04:03 pm | 1048th Post |
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DoggyMommy wrote: I'm still working on Cussler's Dragon. Sahara finally arrived about 5 days ago, so I can stop taking my time finishing Dragon.
Those 2 are my favorite ones!
Did you see the movie "Saraha"?
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Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 06:09 pm | 1049th Post |
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Catnip wrote: DoggyMommy wrote: I'm still working on Cussler's Dragon. Sahara finally arrived about 5 days ago, so I can stop taking my time finishing Dragon.
Those 2 are my favorite ones!
Did you see the movie "Saraha"?
Yup, but you're the one who told me to go ahead and read the book, too. It took 2-3 weeks to get the book. 
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Posted: Fri Feb 26th, 2010 06:32 pm | 1050th Post |
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So, how do you think the movie compare's to the book?
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