Probably. As I mentioned in the "books that changed your life" thread, that book is infamous for being beloved by teenagers. As a manifesto, it's certainly thought-provoking--especially to a young person--but as a novel, it's pretty bad. I would say an adult who has been exposed to a variety of ideologies would be unimpressed.PhoebeCoco wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:30 pm I am in my late 50s - is it too late for me to read and appreciate "Atlas Shrugged"?
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For fun read, recommend the following to start with and if you like it, then there are more behind it
Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
Monster Hunter International by Larry Correia
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I recall being very moved by Dandelion Wine when I read it also.RobertAlanK wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:14 pmI will say that I loved Dandelion Wine as Bradbury poignantly captured the nostalgic fondness I feel for my childhood growing up near Chicago as he had 20-30 years before.shorty313 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:10 amI remember HATING that book in high school English class. Maybe it’s time for a re-read. That and My Antonia were low on my list.123 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:32 pm+1 My favorites as well.BogleTaxPro wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 3:44 pm Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine. It's NOT science fiction, it's a wonderful depiction of life in small town america.
But for another wonderful option on a related theme but from a different part of the country, I highly recommend the novel Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon.
Another one I enjoyed, in a somewhat similar vein, is Who Has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell.
Considered a Canadian classic, growing up on the Saskatchewan prairie.
I also went through a phase of reading many Chekhov short stories.
Not fiction, but my biggest reading project was Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, which took me a couple years (I'm not a fast reader).
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FWIW, I almost never enjoyed reading for English class, but I loved to read outside English class.shorty313 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 11, 2020 8:10 amI remember HATING that book in high school English class. Maybe it’s time for a re-read. That and My Antonia were low on my list.123 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:32 pm+1 My favorites as well.BogleTaxPro wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 3:44 pm Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine. It's NOT science fiction, it's a wonderful depiction of life in small town america.
Perhaps try them again when no one is compelling you to read them.
I enjoyed both My Antonia and Oh, Pioneers!.
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I'm reminded of one of my favorite quotes about books: "There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."Halicar wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:04 pmProbably. As I mentioned in the "books that changed your life" thread, that book is infamous for being beloved by teenagers. As a manifesto, it's certainly thought-provoking--especially to a young person--but as a novel, it's pretty bad. I would say an adult who has been exposed to a variety of ideologies would be unimpressed.PhoebeCoco wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:30 pm I am in my late 50s - is it too late for me to read and appreciate "Atlas Shrugged"?
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+ 1 for John D Macdonald and Travis McGee. My go to for dramatic thriller fiction. Thanks for reminding about the writing. I have been meaning to read these againWoodshark wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 5:51 pm I have to admit to a decades old addiction to anything by John D. Mcdonald. His Travis McGee series in particular.
“I know just enough about myself to know I cannot settle for one of those simplifications which indignant people seize upon to make understandable a world too complex for their comprehension. Astrology, health food, flag waving, bible thumping, Zen, nudism, nihilism—all of these are grotesque simplifications which small dreary people adopt in the hope of thereby finding The Answer, because the very concept that maybe there is no answer, never has been, never will be, terrifies them.”
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"Bugs would eat the wax. Chaw the old canvas. And one day there will be a mutation, and we will have new ones that can digest concrete, dissolve steel and suck up the acid puddles, fatten on magic plastics, lick their slow way through glass. Then the cities will tumble and man will be chased back into the sea from which he came...”
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Wonderful stuff, everyone!
Lots of old favorites here, including John D. MacDonald, James Lee Burke, and Arthur Conan Doyle. And better yet, plenty of new authors and/or new titles to add to the reading list.
One author not yet mentioned: Sebastian Faulks. Well-crafted plots, well-developed characters, and great European locales. Hard to pick a favorite. Go on Amazon, pick out an intriguing story line, and give Faulks a try. You will be placing yourself in good hands.
Lots of old favorites here, including John D. MacDonald, James Lee Burke, and Arthur Conan Doyle. And better yet, plenty of new authors and/or new titles to add to the reading list.
One author not yet mentioned: Sebastian Faulks. Well-crafted plots, well-developed characters, and great European locales. Hard to pick a favorite. Go on Amazon, pick out an intriguing story line, and give Faulks a try. You will be placing yourself in good hands.
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Mother Knight is outstanding. I forgot about it until I saw your post.
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Mark Twain.
Huckleberry Finn.
Huckleberry Finn.
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Borges. Also, Calvino.
For a long flight or train, though, hard to beat Preston and Child.
For a long flight or train, though, hard to beat Preston and Child.
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Jeffery Archer
All his short stories are awesome. Some of his main books are also good - fast paced with a good arc (Prodigal daughter, not a penny more not a penny less)
Oscar Wilde
All his short stories are awesome. Some of his main books are also good - fast paced with a good arc (Prodigal daughter, not a penny more not a penny less)
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It is extraordinarily well done. I like it so much I don't want to read anything else by Goldman as I think it might "break the spell" of Princess Bride.doctorfaust wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:30 pm My favorite book, depending on my mood when you ask me, is either William Goldman's The Princess Bride ...
But, it is not my favorite book. I think that has to go to Rudyard Kipling's Kim. I have only read a smattering of Kipling's other work. The Man Who Would Be King is probably at the top of the list of "other" Kipling works.
Another favorite book: The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth. This is so well written that he manages to keep up the suspense when you know from the start that the assassination plot against de Gaulle failed. (The 1973 movie with Edward Fox is outstanding. The 1997 Bruce Willis version is a waste.)
As far as favorite author, that's a tough one I'd have to think on.
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Man, What a list!
I count over 100 favorites, 95 of which I haven’t read - I just put in my request to the local library for The Princess Bride, sounds like quite an adventure. The rest I have added to my ever growing list of must reads.
Thanks Bogleheads! I know it’s weird but I have been holding my 100th post for something original, however this would seem to be a worthy use.
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I count over 100 favorites, 95 of which I haven’t read - I just put in my request to the local library for The Princess Bride, sounds like quite an adventure. The rest I have added to my ever growing list of must reads.
Thanks Bogleheads! I know it’s weird but I have been holding my 100th post for something original, however this would seem to be a worthy use.
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Add it to your movie list as well. Goldman also did the movie's screenplay. Part of the charm of the book are Goldman's introductions. He does not claim to have written the book but to have edited the actual author's scholarly work and retained only the "good parts." They describe both the "editing" of the book and the making of the movie and are as fanciful as the book itself.Robert The Bruce wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 4:00 pm Man, What a list!
I count over 100 favorites, 95 of which I haven’t read - I just put in my request to the local library for The Princess Bride, sounds like quite an adventure. The rest I have added to my ever growing list of must reads.
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“Solaris” by Stanisław Lem.
“On the Road” by Jack Kerouac
“On the Road” by Jack Kerouac
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The entire oeuvre of Somerset Maugham. Everything. The novels, plays, short stories, essays, etc.
I have never been able to improve upon any sentence he has written.
I'm particularly partial to his short stories, collected in EAST AND WEST, and I forget the title of the second volume.
I have never been able to improve upon any sentence he has written.
I'm particularly partial to his short stories, collected in EAST AND WEST, and I forget the title of the second volume.
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Preston and Child. I love the Pendergast books.
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The Bernie Gunther series (starting with the trilogy Berlin Noir) by Philip Kerr. IMO, they’re better than Raymond Chandler and Micky Spillane. Takes place in 1930’s – 1950’s Germany against a background of Nazi takeover and defeat. The protagonist is a cynical ex-cop turned PI named Bernie Gunther. Think Bogart playing Sam Spade or Marlow. Think Casablanca. Vivid and gritty…great dialog.
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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance. Not an easy read...I read (and have re-read) 1-2 chapters a day or so, and then think about it. A search for the meaning of "quality" during a cross country motorcycle ride. Fascinating book with an interesting backstory. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_t ... aintenance
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I'll have to add The Princess Bride to my reading list. Lots of recs here.bertilak wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 3:18 pmIt is extraordinarily well done. I like it so much I don't want to read anything else by Goldman as I think it might "break the spell" of Princess Bride.doctorfaust wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:30 pm My favorite book, depending on my mood when you ask me, is either William Goldman's The Princess Bride ...
But, it is not my favorite book. I think that has to go to Rudyard Kipling's Kim. I have only read a smattering of Kipling's other work. The Man Who Would Be King is probably at the top of the list of "other" Kipling works.
Another favorite book: The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth. This is so well written that he manages to keep up the suspense when you know from the start that the assassination plot against de Gaulle failed. (The 1973 movie with Edward Fox is outstanding. The 1997 Bruce Willis version is a waste.)
As far as favorite author, that's a tough one I'd have to think on.
I read Kim when I was very young, and liked it, but don't remember much. My parents had a two volume set of Kipling, and I much enjoyed the Jungle Book stories and Puck of Pooks Hill stories. I have his poem, "If" on my office wall, and read it often.
I read / listened to Day of the Jackal a few years ago, and agree it was mesmerizing, even though you knew the outcome. I was interested enough to read the back story on the French turnover of Algeria, and the French nationals and cadre of French generals' plotting. Plus, there's that whole Carlos the Jackal influence on the Jason Bourne books. The Odessa File was my favorite Forsyth book.
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My favorite author of many years is Christopher Priest.
The Glamour is definitely my favorite of his, with The Affirmation a close second.
The Glamour is definitely my favorite of his, with The Affirmation a close second.
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To everyone on this thread who recommended Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian...
Thank you (I think! ) for a read that consumed and terrified me this week.
I finished it partly exhilarated, mostly drained and convinced I had just read the most profound piece of fiction in my life.
Thank you (I think! ) for a read that consumed and terrified me this week.
I finished it partly exhilarated, mostly drained and convinced I had just read the most profound piece of fiction in my life.
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Marquez - One Hundred Years of Solitude
Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Tolstoy - Anna Karenina
Tolkien - Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Herbert - Dune
Grew up reading Stephen King. Still a fan.
Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Tolstoy - Anna Karenina
Tolkien - Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Herbert - Dune
Grew up reading Stephen King. Still a fan.
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Shogun by James Clavell.
The political twists and turns blew my mind, and setting of 1600s Japan was so transporting.
The political twists and turns blew my mind, and setting of 1600s Japan was so transporting.
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Joe Pickett crime novel series written by C.J. Box.
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George Orwell: 1984.
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Really enjoyed that one myself. I read it when I was maybe 14 and it totally made me want to visit Japan. I ended up spending my college junior year studying there. Best experience of my life (outside of personal relationships).coalcracker wrote: ↑Tue Aug 11, 2020 1:31 pm Shogun by James Clavell.
The political twists and turns blew my mind, and setting of 1600s Japan was so transporting.
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I read almost exclusively nonfiction.
However, I can't recommend highly enough the fiction book: Power of One.
As for nonfiction there are a million incredible stories that are true, which adds greatly to the story to me, and told with incredible skill.
John Krakauer is an incredible non-fiction author.
There are other great books like Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Skeletons of the Zahara, The Hot Zone, Killing Pablo, Unbroken, Shadow Divers, on and on and on.
However, I can't recommend highly enough the fiction book: Power of One.
As for nonfiction there are a million incredible stories that are true, which adds greatly to the story to me, and told with incredible skill.
John Krakauer is an incredible non-fiction author.
There are other great books like Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, Skeletons of the Zahara, The Hot Zone, Killing Pablo, Unbroken, Shadow Divers, on and on and on.
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Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or the Whale
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Not my favorite, but I did like it so if someone shoots, it's not me!Limoncello402 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 3:45 pm Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or the Whale
So shoot me...
Moby-Dick is one of those books that take some effort to "get into" but once you make that effort, you are trapped!
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Yes, they're one of my favorites also. Binge read through the local library's complete collection. I was obsessed So sorry there will be no more.BBBob wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 11:26 am The Bernie Gunther series (starting with the trilogy Berlin Noir) by Philip Kerr. IMO, they’re better than Raymond Chandler and Micky Spillane. Takes place in 1930’s – 1950’s Germany against a background of Nazi takeover and defeat. The protagonist is a cynical ex-cop turned PI named Bernie Gunther. Think Bogart playing Sam Spade or Marlow. Think Casablanca. Vivid and gritty…great dialog.
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To reinforce some mentioned above-
Dune- truly spectacular universe building
John D McDonald - TRAVIS McGee yes but also find “Condominum”. The parallels between what is written in that book and 2008 are stunning. Comforting to know that there is nothing new under the sun. With Mr. McDonald the awareness of the Human Condition is strong.
James Lee Burke - prose that reads like poetry. Most authors I wish were more concise but James Burke is such a pleasure to read.
Check out Charles Willeford and his Hoke Mosley character. “Miami Blues”, upon which the movie was based, is a place to start. Fantastically close to the earth.
Seems no one has yet mentioned Elmore Leonard. Go read Elmore Leonard
Dune- truly spectacular universe building
John D McDonald - TRAVIS McGee yes but also find “Condominum”. The parallels between what is written in that book and 2008 are stunning. Comforting to know that there is nothing new under the sun. With Mr. McDonald the awareness of the Human Condition is strong.
James Lee Burke - prose that reads like poetry. Most authors I wish were more concise but James Burke is such a pleasure to read.
Check out Charles Willeford and his Hoke Mosley character. “Miami Blues”, upon which the movie was based, is a place to start. Fantastically close to the earth.
Seems no one has yet mentioned Elmore Leonard. Go read Elmore Leonard
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Mine are In Dubious Battle by Steinbeck and Darkness at Noon by Koestler
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Here are 4 of my favorites:
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.- "God Bless You Mr. Rosewater"
John Irving- "A Prayer for Owen Meany"
Larry McMurtry- "Lonesome Dove"
Nikos Kazantzakis- "Zorba the Greek"
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.- "God Bless You Mr. Rosewater"
John Irving- "A Prayer for Owen Meany"
Larry McMurtry- "Lonesome Dove"
Nikos Kazantzakis- "Zorba the Greek"
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Not true!SgwayMontrose wrote: ↑Thu Aug 13, 2020 7:11 pm
Seems no one has yet mentioned Elmore Leonard. Go read Elmore Leonard
What are some of your favorites? I just read (or maybe reread) Unknown Man No. 89 ...
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Glory Road by Robert Heinlein. What a rip-roaring hoot!!!
I read it a couple of years after it came out. I loved the fantasy, imagination, adventure - it opened up the universe for me.
(It didn't hurt that while the hero was a man, there was a strong smart female character. For a 16 year old nerdy girl in 1966 that was great.) I
I've read it again in the past year and it is still great fun. And a great novel as I see great novels.
I read it a couple of years after it came out. I loved the fantasy, imagination, adventure - it opened up the universe for me.
(It didn't hurt that while the hero was a man, there was a strong smart female character. For a 16 year old nerdy girl in 1966 that was great.) I
I've read it again in the past year and it is still great fun. And a great novel as I see great novels.
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John Le Carre
Martin Cruz Smith
Craig Thomas
Alan Furst
Len Deighton
Martin Cruz Smith
Craig Thomas
Alan Furst
Len Deighton
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Stephen King
Favorite is tough....
The Stand and 11/22/63 are fantastic.
Favorite is tough....
The Stand and 11/22/63 are fantastic.
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I hear you about the “read (or maybe re-read)” it’s happened to me with more than a few.
“Swag” comes to mind, “Get Shorty” movie and book both. He knew people. If you are digging Elmore then seriously find a Charles Willeford book. Elmore was a big fan too.
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+1BogleTaxPro wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 3:44 pm Ray Bradbury, Dandelion Wine. It's NOT science fiction, it's a wonderful depiction of life in small town america.
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Great Thread!
1. Gene Wolfe - Latro in the Mist
"This omnibus of two acclaimed novels is the story of Latro, a Roman mercenary who while fighting in Greece received a head injury that deprived him of his short-term memory but gave him in return the ability to see and converse with the supernatural creatures and the gods and goddesses, who invisibly inhabit the ancient landscape." I would categorize this a Historical Fantasy. Gene Wolfe writes as if the ancient Greek gods existed, but are completely undeserving of human worship.
2. J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion
As good as you have heard.
3-Gene Wolfe - Book of the New Sun
Science Fiction set in the far, far distant future, when the sun appears to be dying. No surviving memory of America, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism... or anything in our world. Hard to describe. One reviewer said it was as if Gene Wolfe re-wrote the New Testament and set it in the distant future. Fascinating. Disturbing. Unforgettable.
Those are difficult reads. For something lighter I like:
Elmore Leonard - all his stuff is good. Try starting with Pronto.
Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove
Gene Wolfe - The Wizard Knight series
The Odessa File - Frederick Forsyth
Raymond Chandler - Farewell, My Lovely
1. Gene Wolfe - Latro in the Mist
"This omnibus of two acclaimed novels is the story of Latro, a Roman mercenary who while fighting in Greece received a head injury that deprived him of his short-term memory but gave him in return the ability to see and converse with the supernatural creatures and the gods and goddesses, who invisibly inhabit the ancient landscape." I would categorize this a Historical Fantasy. Gene Wolfe writes as if the ancient Greek gods existed, but are completely undeserving of human worship.
2. J.R.R. Tolkien - The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion
As good as you have heard.
3-Gene Wolfe - Book of the New Sun
Science Fiction set in the far, far distant future, when the sun appears to be dying. No surviving memory of America, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism... or anything in our world. Hard to describe. One reviewer said it was as if Gene Wolfe re-wrote the New Testament and set it in the distant future. Fascinating. Disturbing. Unforgettable.
Those are difficult reads. For something lighter I like:
Elmore Leonard - all his stuff is good. Try starting with Pronto.
Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove
Gene Wolfe - The Wizard Knight series
The Odessa File - Frederick Forsyth
Raymond Chandler - Farewell, My Lovely
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For favorite book it would have to be either No Country for Old Men or Blood Meridian, both by Cormac McCarthy.
So my favorite author would probably be Cormac McCarthy...but I didn't like much of his earlier stuff and I thought The Road was just okay.
So my favorite author would probably be Cormac McCarthy...but I didn't like much of his earlier stuff and I thought The Road was just okay.
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All-time favorites:
Dune - Frank Herbert
Musashi - Eiji Yoshikawa
Anything by Jack Vance
Black Company series - Glen Cook
Dune - Frank Herbert
Musashi - Eiji Yoshikawa
Anything by Jack Vance
Black Company series - Glen Cook
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Thanks for the tip ... I had just got "Miami Blues" not too long ago. I haven't read it yet.SgwayMontrose wrote: ↑Sat Aug 15, 2020 11:17 pmI hear you about the “read (or maybe re-read)” it’s happened to me with more than a few.
“Swag” comes to mind, “Get Shorty” movie and book both. He knew people. If you are digging Elmore then seriously find a Charles Willeford book. Elmore was a big fan too.
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One of my favorite set of fiction books is Mary Stewart’s. “The Merlin Trilogy”.
Leon Uris - fiction set in a somewhat realistic historical setting.
Other history based fiction by Margaret George.
Leon Uris - fiction set in a somewhat realistic historical setting.
Other history based fiction by Margaret George.
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Upton Sinclair, The Jungle