The DMF Book Club.

[Super T.I.B]

Now, hear me out, I just had two, make that four, beers and I think this idea has merit. 

Knowing that Ducati owners, well I like reading, are pretty well knowledgeable and like a good book as well as the next well read person 

I just thought that a fair few people on here would like to pass on their recommendations on books they have read and enjoyed.

Now, for me, I would go so far as to forwarding books I have read that I have enjoyed, to people on here that would reciprocate and send me the books they have read and loved.

I don't care that I live half way around the world in Australia, I would gladly send a book if the person who wanted it would send one my way.

Would this idea be any good and would it work? I know that even gathering up a group of people in your own neck of the woods could make this happen. It could be helping the environment by not buying books and sharing them around. 

There are a few that I have read lately that I highly recommend and I would gladly forward on. I will recommend a few:

Marching Powder by Rusty Young; About a convicted drug smuggler in a prison in San Pedro. Absolutely great book.

Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hossieni (sic): Both by an Afghan author in war torn Afghanistan. I can't recommend these books highly enough.

You Wouldn't Be Dead For Quids by Robert G. Barrett: If you wanted to know what goes on in Australia's Kings Cross, and wanted a laugh, this is absolutely awesome!

Ice Station by Matthew Reilly: A fast paced action thriller that you CANNOT put down!

I think I could keep on going, but the beer is muddling my brain, what does everyone think?

[Mother]

Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela

The Long Walk - Slavomir Rawicz

see a trend?

[Super T.I.B]

Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela

The Long Walk - Slavomir Rawicz

see a trend?

No..yeah but no but yeah.

That second book sounds good....I will have to look out for it.

[Smiling End]

I'd be up for this.  I just finished my 7th book in 2 weeks since my xbox was broken. 

I just finished The Legion of the Lost.  It's about an American that joins the French Foreign Legion.  Pretty interesting as long as you overlook the editing mistakes.

[sbrguy]

over the last few months i've been bored so i read a lot of books normally assigned in high school, but never were assigned in any of my classes so they are new to me.

so i can recommend these "classics" as i'm trying to "catch up" on being well read, hey have to start with at least the classics right?

woman in the dunes- abe
the stranger- camus
cannery row, sweet thurs, winter of our discontent= steinbeck, this guy could write, who knew?
pride and prejudice-austen, ok i know its a chick book but actually its very well written and a decent story
fight club- palahniuk, ok the book is exactly like the movie, so if you watched the movie you read the book
farenheit 451-bradbury, again a classic and very good book quick read
i am legend-matheson, book is better than the current will smith movie of the same name.

good luck.

[DCXCV]

I try to avoid reading anything serious.

Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk - As wild as Fight Club, he's just a great writer
Outrageous Fortune - Tim Scott - Lots of twists and turns and pretty damn funny
Last Call - Tim Powers - Vegas, Poker, Magic, Gangsters
Lamb - Christopher Moore - Jesus, the missing childhood years, as narrated by his best friend, Biff
The Tides of War and Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield - maybe the best classical historical fiction writer out there.  Tides is about Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War and Gates is about the same battle as the movie 300, just better.

[JohnnyDucati]

Cormac McCarthy

Border Trilogy:  All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain

I found these very moving, very engrossing writing.  Much better than Old Men and The Road, I think.  Reread them recently, need to move on to something else now.

[Count Desmo]

The Count of Monte Cristo.  Try to find a good translation and I know you will love it!

[Gator]

I am readin gHerny miller Sexus for the thrird time.

Just finished life of Pi ~ over raed I thin

Atlas Shrugged~ Great

[Duc Stamp]

A book club huh?

You should probably have this thread moved here http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=25.0

[Super T.I.B]

A book club huh?

You should probably have this thread moved here http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?board=25.0

I do see your point.

Oprah would be proud.

[somegirl]

The Count of Monte Cristo.  Try to find a good translation and I know you will love it!

Just finished that a couple of weeks ago.

[krolik]

Sport Riding Techniques - Nick Ienatsch  [moto]

[Sinister]

The Forgotten Man - Amity Shlaes  (incredible, and she was nice enough to return my e-mail praising her book)

Currently reading The Klondike Fever, by Pierre Berton (Great so far)

[Manny]

I'm in.

I should be finished with Cod, by Mark Kurlansky, in a week or so. It's short and fun and full of cool random info. Anyone want it?