Can someone recommend a good book to me please.

I have just finished reading "A short history of tractors in Ukranian" and must admit t was delightful.

and please refrain from mentioning some Sidney Sheldon crap. If you could give a short description of what the book was about it would be very much appreciated. thankyou.

"Abstract chintan: Pyaaj" by Shankar Lamichaney.

."The Plot to Save Socrates". I think the title says it all.

thanks a lot for your suggestions so far fellas.

Freaknomics!

The lost executioner.

Asterix!

What kind of 'good books' are you referring to?
Self-improvement books, espionage novels, humor novels, classics, or good reads of any kind?

If you are into humor you might find
"
THREE MEN IN A BOAT
(TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG)
"
by Jerome K Jerome, to be a 'good' one.

Sidney Sheldon is aight. I loved the "Master of the Game" and a couple others. But everyone seems to know about him. LOL!

"The eye of the needle", an espionage one, by Ken Follet was pretty engaging too.

Have fun

My favorite is "The Green Mile"

And I love all the books of Ken Follet

The movie adaptation of "The Green Mile" was so boring to me at least. The plot basically boiled down to a 'Sorcery' remember Michiael Duncan's character brings back the life of the crushed rat back to life. A plot of sorcery in a feature film??? Come on!!
I would rather watch David Blaine perform live than on the TV screen.

I didn't like the movie version of it either. But the book is really interesting.

WALDEN: OR LIFE IN THE WOODS.
Go for it ,if u love Adventurous type of book .
The book chronicles how the author built a small cabin and lived there for over 2 years in an experiment in withdrawing from society. its really nice book and translated into many language too.

have fun!

I would say read any book by Salman Rushdie (except 'Fury'). Top two picks: Midnight's children and The Moor's last sigh.
Notable books:
- A very long journey (forgot the name of the writer, sorry).
-Tin Drum (Noble prize winning writer Gunter Grass).
- A Short history of the universe (Bill Bryson).
-Gods of small things (Arundhati Roy).
- Chlidren of the Alley (Naguib Mahfouz, another Nobel prize winner).

The list is getting long so I am gonna stop right here. I have read these books and prefer them for them for the literary, not fictional value. Well, they do tell great stories but in the traditional sense.

Hope you check out at least one of these. If you have read them, let me know..and I will be more than happy to recommend few others.

Bostongirl!
was the book "A very long journey " adapted into a movie with the title of
"40 days and 40 nights" starring Josh Hartnett?

Just curious!! :)

Correction to my earlier post. The book is 'Such a long journey' by Rohinton Mistry. I am not sure this has been made into a movie. Even if it was...I wouldnt wanna watch it coz I cannot stand that Harnett kid!

I am sorry to sidetrack Astrix's post, but have any of you read Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai? I read the reviews and know that she writes about a Nepali math tutor in East India. I am not sure where the story goes but would be interested in finding out. I hope it is not one of those skewed stories of Nepalis that Indian writers like to tell.

depends what type of book you are looking for. Here are some

"Love and Death in Kathmandu" - all about royal killings
"Under the banner of heaven"-about mormonism
"Comrades in Miami"- about america and cuba

you might have already gone throuhg samrat Upadhyay's books too. I will recommend those if you love to read incomplete stories.

if you/your wife is pregnant - the best is what to expect when you are expecting

GUNS, GERMS AND CIVILIZATION -It is a must read to know how we reached this stage of civilization and why USA is USA today.....

why not try "The Gurkhas". I just finished it.........highly recommended

GAWD!
so many books; so little time..
thank you very much for your kind suggestions.
I will definitely try and read as many of them books as I can. some of them, I have already read. mostly the espionage ones. It is kind of hard for me to define "A Good Book." I used to be really into spy/adventure thrillers and science fiction when I was younger. And my favourite is still "the spy who came in from the cold" by john le carre. To be honest with you I haven't actually read many literally heavyweight kinda books. maybe I should start reading some not so heavy heavyweights ( if you know what I mean) .LOL.

thank you again and I am definitely, absolutely, undoubtedly reading as many of them books as I can lay my hands on.

asterix!!(or to anyone whos arsed to read right now ;oP hehe)

hope that just by bringing up this thread i sound sincere re kya ;oP hehe...duh!

anyways just had to let out smthings...

just finished this book(few hrs ago..and went for walk!cos after readin it just made me wanna go out enjoy wats outside and not just be cooped in the house..it doesnt matter that in the 1st place i was cooped in the house cos of the book and even skipped a class urghh :oS hehe.. goin that class would have been a waste of time anyways i tell u!im sayn that to make meself feel less guilty re kya ;oP hehe..) Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction - Sue Townsend

to each their own..and taste does differs...but if anyone else has a taste a bit like me(dun shudder will u!;oP hehe)l u shud hunt down all the Adrian Mole series i tell u!!!and send them(esp the ones i havent read yet) to me!! ;oP..no?just wat i thot..and i thot carin was sharin?:oS ;oP hehe

the ones i read so far..were just a day(or at most a day and a half) read(talk about engagin eh?;oP tho i did take me own sweet time to read one..but once i started to let meself read that.. oho!was pretty disappointed when there was no mroe pages to flip :oS hehe)..and believe me!i cant be arsed to do anythin!esp readin!so thats a testament to the book itself?hehe...but yeah dun believe me?:oS hehe...try and see it for urself and start believin re kya ;oP hehe..

couldnt believe i was laughn by meself when i was readin it :o| i dun really do that..cos just by smilin by meself freaks me frens :oS hehe..it def aint a heavyweight book..if anythin is heavyweight its me!hah!(saab le motay re bhancha!ama would be glad to know this!she will be hoina?:o|..i love telln meself im motayin for me mum!tho im not tryn hard :$ hah yeah right!;oP salla lazy arse!)

oh one fren was readin one of the series and was laughn too!so yeah there u go!2 ppl there ..another fren also likes this series..(tho another fren had voiced out once it seemed more like a guys book?:oS..oops im a guy!!but the other two liked it werent guys!so yeah!!i better stop?;oP hehe)

ok i better sharrap?hehe...
but yeah its def a book which has lots of things in it..and humour def!well if see it from my side re kya :oD...

anyways happy readin!for me a bit disappointed dun have more of the series..but at least i can look foward to those that i havent read yet!hope they drop from the sky soon!hehe...and yeah basically havent really talked about wat the book is about?:oS some ppl shud never type hoina!waste of database space!:@ ;oP hehe..

but yeah..the book is actually adrian moles diary(if i havent been clear hehe)..and wats happenin in his life in his words..its def a light read..tho there were times..when well could just feel so much urghh :oS..hah typin fever lagyo!:o| ok ok better control!..

good day!and happy readin! :oD

(make time!?cos u can!?try!time jahiley problem hoina?:oS and oh anyone has read it..and doesnt really like it?let us know!always nice to know hoina?;oP hehe)