Anyone suggest a good book to read?

--Kaiser--

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

thebigbiffo

'ceasar' by adrian goldsworthy. i gaurantee you will never read a better historical biography, it is a stunning book about one of history's greatest men

biko

Ush1 wrote: »

Thanks, might be too high brow in there for me though.:p

Give it a try.

danniemcq

Shantaram
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shantaram_(novel)

Based on true live story of Australian who broke out of prison and eventually ended up helping the afghans in their fight against the soviets, epic book

boobar

Ush1 wrote: »

I don't like fiction. I like comedy, autobiographies, some science but mainly true crime books. Anything with serial killers or the mafia and I'm hooked.

I enjoyed the Dexter series of books - there are 4 if I remember correctly. Much darker than the TV series. I know that's not true crime but it is about a serial killer.

The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint was quite a funny book but with some darker moments.

Boobar

bonzodog2

Maybe not the OP if they are not into fiction, but someone else may like it: anything by James Lee Burke, crime novels set in Louisiana. He has a very colourful and descriptive writing style, you can almost smell the swamp and hear the crickets.

allanb49

Terry Pratchett's Nightwatch.

MOSSAD

Ush1 wrote: »

I don't like fiction. I like comedy, autobiographies, some science but mainly true crime books. Anything with serial killers or the mafia and I'm hooked.

A good pal of mine has just brought out her life story.
She's Chinese-American born and raised in New York,and her life story is quite something else. The book has just been released and here's a Youtube link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s1fD_dcayY

mikemac

Black Diamonds by Catherine Bailey

The title refers to coal, that was a name given to coal

How a billionaire family lost everything
Lawyers got rich though

If you ever watched Downton Abbey, that kind of scene

It's a true story though