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post #1 of 11
11/19/06 at 11:19am
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I am trying to do no-spend this Christmas. I have some book credits at paperbackswap and thought I'd get some books for DH. Problem - he generally just reads my books when I am done with them (2 a week or so, as I am an avid reader). I don't really buy new books, which would be out at this time anyhow.

So - I'm looking for some "adventure" / thirller book recommendations. He really liked the Everest book that came out a few years ago (about the disasterous season when a bunch of people died), Doctor on Everest, and another book about a guy who tried to live in a bus in Alaska. Problem is I have no idea of some other titles.... Other than that, graphic novels, or thrillers (in the vein of Stephen King).

Thanks!
post #2 of 11
11/19/06 at 11:25am
My dh loved The Perfect Storm. (The movie was based on a book.)
post #3 of 11
11/19/06 at 8:05pm
there is an awesome graphic novel called something like persephone? it has a sequel too. it's very feminist in sensibility.
post #4 of 11
11/20/06 at 1:12am
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Originally Posted by annekevdbroek View Post
I am trying to do no-spend this Christmas. I have some book credits at paperbackswap and thought I'd get some books for DH. Problem - he generally just reads my books when I am done with them (2 a week or so, as I am an avid reader). I don't really buy new books, which would be out at this time anyhow.

So - I'm looking for some "adventure" / thirller book recommendations. He really liked the Everest book that came out a few years ago (about the disasterous season when a bunch of people died), Doctor on Everest, and another book about a guy who tried to live in a bus in Alaska. Problem is I have no idea of some other titles.... Other than that, graphic novels, or thrillers (in the vein of Stephen King).

Thanks!
I was going to suggest "that book about a guy who tired to live in a bus in Alaska"! By "thriller" do you mean scary, or thrilling adventure? Dh is into fantasy and scary books, I could ask him about thrillers. Oops. just saw "Stephen King" thing. I'll ask dh.
post #5 of 11
11/20/06 at 4:00am
Let's see here...
The Alienist by Caleb Carr (highly recommend this one)
The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larsen (nonfiction)
Bag of Bones by Stephen King (highly recommend this one)
Cell by Stephen King
Off Season by Jack Ketchum
The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum
Ghost Story by Peter Straub (highly recommend this one)
Stephen King's Dark Tower Saga (there are seven books):
Book 1: The Gunslinger
Book 2: The Drawing of the Three
Book 3: The Waste Lands
Book 4: Wizard and Glass
Book 5: Wolves of the Calla
Book 6: Song of Susannah
Book 7: The Dark Tower
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness edited by Elizabeth E. and Thomas F. Monteleone
Into Africa: The Epic Adventures of Stanley and Livingstone by Martin Dugard (nonfiction)
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (highly recommend this one)
Stiff: The Secret Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach (nonfiction)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach (nonfiction)
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (can't go wrong with Hannibal Lecter )
Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War by Mark Bowden (highly recommend this one) (nonfiction)
Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw by Mark Bowden (nonfiction)
The Knife Man: The Extraordinary Life and Times of John Hunter, the Father of Modern Surgery by Wendy Moore (nonfiction)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883 by Simon Winchester (nonfiction)
If he is a baseball fan, Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season by Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King (nonfiction)
The Totem by David Morrell
American Gods by Neil Gaiman (highly recommend this one)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

That's probably a good start. Books - especially in the adventure/thriller genres are my fetish. Couldya tell?
post #6 of 11
11/20/06 at 10:58am

Addendum to NCD's post:

And his blog has book reviews in that genre, the link's in his sig.
post #7 of 11
11/20/06 at 6:27pm
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Oh my gosh - THANKS! NewcrunchyDaddy - great! We've read some of them (just finished Neverwhere by Gaiman). The list is awesome. I can hopefully find some of the titles on paperbackswap. You've given me a lot to choose from.

It sounds like you read like we do!
post #8 of 11
11/20/06 at 6:36pm
Ooh! Ooh! I recommend Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. It takes some getting into, but it is an AWESOME read.
post #9 of 11
11/20/06 at 11:43pm
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Originally Posted by sapphire_chan View Post
And his blog has book reviews in that genre, the link's in his sig.
The only reason I didn't mention my blog is most of the titles I gave you were pulled from my reviews since starting Bryan's Book Blog.

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Originally Posted by annekevdbroek View Post
Oh my gosh - THANKS! NewcrunchyDaddy - great! We've read some of them (just finished Neverwhere by Gaiman). The list is awesome. I can hopefully find some of the titles on paperbackswap. You've given me a lot to choose from.

It sounds like you read like we do!

You mean like mad? + NCD =

Yeah, my personal library is 1,500+ titles (includes some repeats due to audiobook editions, but for the most part it is separate and distinct titles). I'm working on cataloging them on LibraryThing.com. So far I have about half of them up at my LibraryThing listing. It's a fun site. Plus I'm an English Lit major so... books just go with the territory and always have. I've never been much for sports or gaming and so books have always been my thing.
post #10 of 11
11/21/06 at 12:07am
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You mean like mad? + NCD =
Yeah - pretty much that. Let's just say the most common comment about our house is "Wow, you have a lot of books." We have a huge entertainment center in our bedroom, you know the kind that will hold at 30" TV. No TV in - that is where our "to be read" book stash is kept.
post #11 of 11
11/21/06 at 12:16am
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Originally Posted by annekevdbroek View Post
Yeah - pretty much that. Let's just say the most common comment about our house is "Wow, you have a lot of books." We have a huge entertainment center in our bedroom, you know the kind that will hold at 30" TV. No TV in - that is where our "to be read" book stash is kept.
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We live in a two bedroom apartment, and let's just say that it's a good thing we're APers and co-sleepers because 1 bedroom is full of books on 5 bookshelves. There is a bookshelf in our bedroom filled. There are 4 bookshelves in the living room - packed to capacity, and there is even a small bookshelf in the kitchen filled with cookbooks. I think it's safe to say we're book people too. Whenever someone says "Wow you have a lot of books," DW just smiles. She always tells me that I could have a worse addiction than books. :
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