Ditto on Rand's Atlas and McCullough's 1776 and Adams.

Anything by: Stephen King, Pat Conroy, John D. MacDonald, Dean Koontz, John Grisham, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Richard Bach, Charles Bukowski, Don Blanding, Hunter Thompson, James Mitchner, Wilbur Smith, or James Clavell.

One of the most fascinating books I have read recently is "The World Without Us". Can't remember the author.

DED

and

Tom Clancy--any

The Camulod Chronicles by Jack Whit -- A five novel take on the Camelot legend told, mostly, from the viewpoint of Merlin. Grounded in reality with no "myticism" or magic. One of the best series I've ever read.

The 13th Hill by John M. DelVecchio -- reading this right now. A very real look at the late period of the Vietnam war told from the viewpoint of an Army infantryman. Very solid story written by a guy who was there, semi-autobiographical. Written as soon as the author returned to the US after his tour of duty. Intense stuff.

The Collected Writings of Thomas Paine

The Shack by W.M. Paul Young

queenB,

'The Shack' I like that title...

Thanks to all for your suggestions/recommendations, it is appreciated very much.

And TDub,

I've already read 'Hop On Pop' (many times to each of the 5 kids...)

Terry Goodkind is a lot of fun.

Been into Michener lately.

Can't go wrong with Hemingway.

Bukowski is an AWESOME lark.............if you can handle the decadence.

Also, Chuck Palahniuk has some great books. He did Fight Club, Choke and quite a few others. I'm sure you would enjoy his writing.

You can never go wrong reading Michener or any or the huge Clancy novels in the summertime.

Lonesome Dove

Historic old west.

Read all of Clancy's stuff, all of McMurtry's stuff, all of Michener, and all of Cussler, too.

If I could do it again, with Michener I would read his storys in order of publication, beginning to end. The stuff at both ends was not very good, but he soared like a gaddam eagle Hawaii through Alaska.

Try Lords Of The Sea by John R. Hale, about the influence of the Athenian Navy.

If you want, I can email you a bunch of books by Hemingway.

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Border trilogy by McCarthy

All the Pretty Horses

The Crossing (my favorite)

Cities of the Plain

or

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. (not your typical summer reading, but a really interesting book).