dajarrel Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Am I the only one that reads a book more than one time? There are several that have been multiple repeat readers for me over the years. Alas Babylon by Pat Franks Patterns of Chaos by Colin Kapp Lord of the Rings the trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien Without Remorse by Tom Clancy Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy Actually, I have probably read all of Clancy's earlier works multiple times as well as most of Robert Heinlen's works. Anyone Else??? dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 I've definitely read several more than once. Tolkein, some Clancy stuff, some Stephen King stuff. The Frank Miller "Dark Knight" graphic novel. The "Hitchiker's Guide" series. Brian's book. "Performing Your Best" by Tom Kubistant. Heck, most everything on my shelf has been read at least twice, unless it was something that I picked up recently. I usually leave some time between re-reads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 I agree on Without Remorse, and Red Storm Rising. Marine Sniper. Shogun. Seal Team One by Dick Couch. The Canterbury Tales. The Ninja series by Eric Van Lustbader. The Red badge of Courage. Hell, I was an English major so the list could go on for a real long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Tons of Sci Fi books - Bill the Galactic Hero many, many times..... Every book by Louis Lamour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleipnir Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I'm a big fan of Gunther Grass' Danzig trilogy. I've read The Tim Drum, Cat and Mouse, and Dog Years many times. They never get old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisgahrifle Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Dajarrel, I'm impressed. Alas Babylon has been a secret favorite of mine for years, ever since I found it on a back shelf in my honor's English teacher's bookshelf in high school. Here's a few others that I've worn the covers off of: Catch-22- Joe Heller Last of the Breed- Louis L'Amour Jubal Sackett- L'Amour Sackett's Land- L'Amour The Walking Drum- L'Amour A People's History of the United States- Howard Zinn To Ride, Shoot Straight and Speak the Truth- Col. Jeff Cooper The Revolt of the Elites- Christopher Lasch On Liberty- John Stuart Mill God Knows- Joe Heller Good Omens- Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett The Third World War General Sir John Hackett Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee- Dee Brown The Great Shark Hunt- Hunter S. Thompson Night Comes to the Cumberlands- Harry Caudill The Snows of Kilimanjaro, A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man and the Sea, The Nick Adams Stories- Ernest Hemingway Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams And a hardbound Shakespeare anthology I found years ago. I've got a more complete one that's softbound, but this one's survuved better and has remained a shad more tolerant of travel. And no, you're not the only one that reads several books at a time. Right now I'm going back through some of my Civil War stuff- being in NV there's no reason not to- and a local history of a Maryland family. The downside of this approach is that I don't think one actually gets as much reading done as when one reads one book in several long sittings. Perhaps not, but it seems so to me. OH CRAP! I just remembered a book I saw a while back that I read a week or two ago and lost, but I'll have another copy! I can't remember the author, but it was called "Fire at the Gates, or something along those lines. Historical fiction is sort of anathema to me, but I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It was a historic fiction piece (of course) on the defense of Thermopolyae as told from the viewpoint of a Spartan servant-cum-trooper that was mortally wounded on the battlefield, captured and questioned before dying. I don't know if this might be pertinent , by I think he was a Thessalian. Anyway, if you see it (be warned- it looks pulpish) don't turn it down. Even for serious historians it's an involving an enjoyable read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey QuicksDraw! Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Dune by Frank Herbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H.F. Saint Executive Orders by Tom Clancy Good Omens by Neil Gaiman,Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Dune, series Lord of The Rings and anything else by Tolkein Rendevous with Rama series Harry Potter Guns Digest, Shooters Bible Anything by David Feintuch, especially the Hope series. Iain M Banks I re-read books all the time. It keeps me sane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Every book by Peter Capstick, Elmer Keith, Jack O'Connor, Russell Anabel, every book published by the Sportsman's Fraternity, Brian's book, and the Bible......for a very short list.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisgahrifle Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Every book by Peter Capstick, Elmer Keith, Jack O'Connor, Russell Anabel, every book published by the Sportsman's Fraternity, Brian's book, and the Bible......for a very short list.. I've never read Capstick but wound up with a copy of his Safari: The Last Adventure somehow, and I've really been meaning to read it. I've also been through Gun Notes I&II as well as Hell, I Was There a time or three, but they stay on the shelf for reference these days. Which reminds me- I borrowedHell, I Was There from a guy I was in grad school with a while back and probably need to get it back to him. Forgive my ignorance, BTW, but who'se Russell Anabel? What did he write? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 He wrote Alaskan Adventures and Adventure is My Business to name two...he was a guide and naturalist in Alaska in the early part of the century....great stuff!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nesbitt Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 "Alas Babylon" has been a favorite for years. Along the same line is "Malevil" by Robert Merle. I have always liked doomsday novels. Bill Nesbitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Without Remorse Starship Troopers Enders Game and a few more, I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dctag Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 Books that I read and re-read regularly. The Scriptures Literature Screwtape Letters Atlas Shrugged Fountain Head Enders Game Huckleberry Finn Without Remorse Shooting Books Surgical Speed Shooting Principles of Personal Defense Practical Shooting Shooting from Within Trading Books Hedge Fund Edge How to Make Money in Stocks Trader Vic Trader Vic 2 Reminisces of a Stock Operator Market Wizards New Market Wizards Stock Market Wizards Fooled by Randomness Education of a Speculator Practical Speculation Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets Winning on Wall Street I read a lot and have read all of these books multiple times. No, I am not an amazing shooter but I do practice a lot and everytime I get in a slump I read shooting books and I find that they help a lot. I am not amazingly wealthy but I have a lot more money then I used to and keep getting better at my trading. I am also a stockbroker so one of my two biggest interests is also a big part of my job. As for fiction there are not many that I go back and read multiple times because I don't get a lot out of them very often the second time. Whereas a good book that goes over what to and how to do something and helps you to build a framework to be successful at it are very good the first time and get better as your understanding of the subject matter grows. -David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
down0 Posted June 26, 2005 Share Posted June 26, 2005 Quite the variety we have going here. How about: All of S.L.A. Marshall's stuff Tony Hillerman James Lee Burke "With the Old Breed" by E. B. Sledge. WWII Marine memoir. Not for the faint of heart. "The Brink" by Rick Setlowe. A fairly obscure Cold War novel, but excellent. "Tiger the LURP Dog" by Kenn Miller. Viet Nam novel. The ending will stay with you for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasag93 Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 My short list: Old Man and the Sea In Cold Blood To Kill a Mockingbird Silence of the Lambs I am sure I have forgotten something...but that will do for now. TXAG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz-0 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 I've got a LOT of books I have reread many times. So a few The fun light reading type stainless steel rat series the garret files series (aka adjective metal noun series) hitchikers guide series the two dirk gently books lamb: the gospel according to biff, christ's childhood pal bloodsucking fiends: a love story less light, but still entertaining The ender series the amber series all the bordertown/borderland books dad's nuke angry candy starship troopers the forever war more than human stranger in a strange land amnesia moon 1984 cat's cradle farenheit 451 non-fictiony stuff surely you're joking mr. feynman the tao of pooh the tao te ching the five rings practical shooting/ beyond the fundamentals that's a short list anyway.. I kind of treat books more like a DVD, and tend to get rid of ones I won't read a second time. i've read most of my collection at least twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I can't remember the author, but it was called "Fire at the Gates, or something along those lines. Historical fiction is sort of anathema to me, but I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It was a historic fiction piece (of course) on the defense of Thermopolyae as told from the viewpoint of a Spartan servant-cum-trooper that was mortally wounded on the battlefield, captured and questioned before dying. I don't know if this might be pertinent , by I think he was a Thessalian. Anyway, if you see it (be warned- it looks pulpish) don't turn it down. Even for serious historians it's an involving an enjoyable read. Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield. Excellent, excellent book. If you trust him enough to read other historical fiction, try his Tides of War (Pellopenesian War) and Last of the Amazons (early Greek republic). His latest book on Alexander wasn't up to spec I thought. Better Alexander story is Mandfredi's trilogy. Lately my list of favorite books is not denoted with number of times read, but rather number of copies around the house... Ideal is one hardback to keep pristine, one large-format paperback for reading, and a paperback or two for travel. LOTR, Dune, Gates of Fire, L'Amour's Walking Drum. And especially Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. Damn I love that book. His other ones are very good also. Other good books lately have been Red/Green/Blue Mars trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson, Clavell's Shogun (and others, but they weren't as great), and Enemies Foreign and Domestic (modern gun control story, you can read half of it at the web site). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 LOTR trilogy - so many times since the 60's I've lost count Shogun Dune series (hehe, have a first edition hardcover with dustjacket of Dune) Heinlein - Stranger in a strange land (also fe with dj) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (fe with dj) Time Enough for Love (fe with dj) in fact, re-read virtually the entire collection of heinlein on a regualr basis. Richard Sapir - The Far Arena my goodness, so many every couple of three years that I have to go in the attic to look at my re-read box.... I find greater pleasure in all of these as I get older than I did when I first read them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 the tempting of america-robert bork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Guns, Germs and Steel by Jarred Diamond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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