Good book to reccomend?

[machineman9]

The last book I read was last year and it was because of an English assignment over anything else. Aside from that I havent perhaps more than 20 pages of a book in 4 or 5 years. Now it doesn't hugely affect me as I have developed my own writing style which even my current English teacher is impressed by...

Though, I could do with decent book to read as I am fairly bored.

The one I read last year was Digital Fortress and it was brilliant, but I cant find anything else which suits me. Harry Potter is too badly fake IMO, I couldnt bare to read the first one as the authoring was that bad in my eyes... the whole theme of it was bad and I completely disliked how OTT and in some cases un-true it was (going to back to mythology )


I also have the book called 'Airman' somewhere. Is it any good?

I think I got about half way through Jeremy Clarkson's I know you got soul but havent picked it up in months.


So any books to reccomend, or just in general any books you like which might appeal to me?



Cheers

[The Ruptured Duck]

Forever Flying - Bob Hoover
The memoirs of one of the greatest pilots of all time.

[The Ruptured Duck]

Oh snap and I forgot about these:
The Right Stuff - Tom Wolfe
The story of several test pilots.  Much better than the movie

The Jolly Rodgers - Tom Blackburn
Story of one of the most successful Marine squadrens in WW2.

Skunk Works - Ben Rich
How Kelly Johnson and the author turned Lockheed into one of the most advanced and secretive development facilities in the world.

If you don't like geometry, but want to get really angry at a book:
Flatland:  A Romance of Many Dimensions - Edwin Abbott

[machineman9]

ooh okay thanks.

Will keep an eye out next time I am at the library.

[Brando14100]

Death By Black Hole by Neil DeGrasse Tyson. Reading it now. It's a good astronomy book.  I would recommend having a lot of past astronomy experience though. I've spent the last 3.5 years teaching myself. This is a good boost to my knowledge.

[Souichiro]

1984, Brave New World, We, Animal Farm are all great

However One I could really recmmend is the boy in the striped pyjamas......

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boy_in ... ed_Pyjamas

[Fozzer]

......"101 ways to....".... ...!

You decide... ...!

Paul.... ... .... ....!

[machineman9]

Well Paul, my sister has the book of 101 things to do before you die (go to highest buildings, read certain books, join the mile high club... etc etc) and you get to put a neat star sticker next to everything you have completed. Its great.

Soui, that book looks quite interesting. The name mislead me at first but it seems fairly interesting.

[Mictheslik]

Vulcan 607 by Rowland White.....classic book  8-) 8-)

Wing Leader by Johnnie Johnson

Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden......an interesting read.....better than the film

I'm into books about the falklands at the moment, so Sea harrier over the Falklands by Sharkey Ward (I know it's biased but hey) is a good read, as is 100 days, by Sandy Woodward (Admiral of the fleet), along with the aforementioned Vulcan 607

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[machineman9]

Good ol 607, I have a photo stood next to it at an RAF Waddington trip with the ATC.

I am a bit of a fan of Black Hawk Down (only seen a bit, but it was quite good) so that is certainly a possibility.

[aussiewannabe]

I'm with Souichiro on "Animal Farm" (a classic). Would also recommend "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller, "The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia", and "Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire" both by Peter Hopkirk. The latter picks up where the former leaves off, so read "The Great Game" first.

[EchoLdrWolf]

Basher 52

Scott O'Grady

Fate Is The Hunter

Ernest K. Gann

Both Of These Books Really Get You Thinking About Life.

[Brando14100]

If anyone is looking for a book, Cell by Stephen King is pretty good. It is very hard to close and put down. However, don't get to attached to any of the characters... (don't pick a favorite, you may be disappointed later).

8-)

[BFMF]

I've read more pilot manuals, school textbooks, and Army field manuals then anything over the past few years, but I have read a few books that stood out.

Blackhawk Down by Mark Bowden

We Were Soldiers, Once And Young by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) & Journalist Joseph L. Galloway

A few other books by Tom Clancy

And i'm currently slowly reading through a book called Unintended Consequences ny John Ross

[Souichiro]

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