If you are interested in Native American fiction, you might be interested in reading the mysteries by Tony Hillerman. One of his books was even made into a movie on PBS recently.
Also Donald Porter writes books fiction about Native Americans. I've never read of any of his, so I don't know what they are like.
Merry Christmas!
Linda
I LOVE Tony Hillerman. I have all of his books and have read them all. He's so wonderful.
Dawn
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If you are interested in Native American fiction, you might be interested in reading the mysteries by Tony Hillerman. One of his books was even made into a movie on PBS recently.
Yes, I know, although it has been a while since I read one of his books. Actually, three of his books have been made into PBS movies & I have them on DVD . I got them at a Native American Festival.
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Also Donald Porter writes books fiction about Native Americans. I've never read of any of his, so I don't know what they are like.
Merry Christmas!
Linda
I will look into the Porter books. Thanks.
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If you are interested in Native American fiction, you might be interested in reading the mysteries by Tony Hillerman. One of his books was even made into a movie on PBS recently.
Also Donald Porter writes books fiction about Native Americans. I've never read of any of his, so I don't know what they are like.
Thanks D- I didn't expect an answer quite so quickly . I couldn't find a bio just by putting his name in yahoo; I kept coming up with links to various books instead.
I knew the name of his first book (just didn't realize I didn't name it in my post) but couldn't figure out why it would be so hard to find, even in used book stores, or why it was so expensive on-line.
I don't know anything about him or his books but I just happened to see them in the store when I was looking for John Dunning & the covers caught my attention. When I saw they were about Native American culture I was hooked and wanted to give them a try.
I got 5 "The Cat Who..." books from my in-laws for Christmas. My sil told someone they might last me a week. She knows me well .
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It looks like his first book (The Shaman Sings) was REissued in 1995, which means at some point, printing was stopped on it (for whatever reason). That would make any of the "first" prints a little more expensive, and probably means the book is a little harder to find overall.
Here's his "bio" on the HarperCollins website, but you'll notice...no "The Shaman Sings" on the "All Books" page.
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I saw some paperbacks (approx $8) by him in Barnes & Noble and thought they looked interesting but they are a series so I wanted to start with the first book. I haven't been able to find it anywhere, new or used. I looked it up on B&N Used Books (link posted above) and even on half.com it is almost $12.
I will try to get it from the library but does anyone know what makes his first book so expensive?
Is there a website like IMDB when you can look up bios for authors?
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I don't think I knew that site - but I have several for authors bookmarked.
One site I do go to occasionally is called "What's Next". If you are reading a series, it will tell you what's next. It also gives suggestions for similar books - for instance if you put in The Time Traveler's Wife (if you liked it), the site will suggest some other books you might enjoy. Try it. You'll like it!
I didn't notice the link at first and just searched "What's Next" in Yahoo and came up with a totally different site that basically does the same thing .
I am reading Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl for my library's book discussion tomorrow night. Reichl is/was the restaurant critic for The New York Times and evidently an editor for Gourmet Magazine. [...] When we meet to discuss the book, we are all supposed to make a dish and bring it and the recipe to the discussion. I was planning a shrimp ball, but since Spiced Peaches is mentioned liberally in the front of the book, I may make those or both!
Linda
She also did a series of specials for Food Network that included recipes.
It was Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson. I knew that didn't feel write when I typed it. This time it's right!
And, Judy:
I don't think I knew that site - but I have several for authors bookmarked.
One site I do go to occasionally is called "What's Next". If you are reading a series, it will tell you what's next. It also gives suggestions for similar books - for instance if you put in The Time Traveler's Wife (if you liked it), the site will suggest some other books you might enjoy. Try it. You'll like it!
I am reading Tender at the Bone by Ruth Reichl for my library's book discussion tomorrow night. Reichl is/was the restaurant critic for The New York Times and evidently an editor for Gourmet Magazine. This book is wonderful (another one for you, D!?). Her mother reminds me of my mother a bit. A wonder she has any taste at all! The book also has recipes seasoning the tale. It's the first of 3 books that she has written.
When we meet to discuss the book, we are all supposed to make a dish and bring it and the recipe to the discussion. I was planning a shrimp ball, but since Spiced Peaches is mentioned liberally in the front of the book, I may make those or both!
Linda
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I think I read Ann Rule's as soon as they hit the shelves. I think she's lived a fascinating life, and the psychology she puts behind people's lives just makes them such huge, three-dimensional people, even when it's a shorter story. I haven't read the Green River killer book, though, I should definitely add that.
Erik Larson: Devil and the White City and Erik's Storm (because I'm from Houston and the Galveston hurricane stuff has always fascinated me...mom & dad live near Chicago now, so that'll be interesting)
John Hockenberry: Moving Violations
Jon Krakauer: Into Thin Air
The list, she grows! Thank y'all
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Anybody know anything about James D. Doss? http://www.mysterynet.com/doss/author.shtml I saw his books at B&N over the weekend and they looked interesting but I didn't get any because I was already spending too much on dd's Christmas
While looking him up on the internet I ran across a website called MysteryNet.com. Anyone familiar with it?
i went thru this period where i was really into true crime and FBI profiling. i think i read everything about profiling (real dark disturbing stuff.Ann Rule was a favorite.) until i started to have disturbing dreams and images. so i moved on, but it was really enjoyable while it lasted.
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OOOOOOh! I read Hockenberry's book right after it came out. What an inspiring man! I miss him being gone from NBC.
He's from Dayton, too!
The Devil and the White City by Erik Larson takes place during the Chicago Exposition of 1892 and is about the U.S.'s first serial killer hiding behind the backdrop of that Fair. Really a well-researched and well-written book.
Larson also wrote Erik's Storm about the hurrrican which devestated Galveston in 1900.
Ann Rule writes true crime books. Would those help, D?
I'll keep my thinking cap on.
Linda
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Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence by Matthew W. Sanford
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Goals: 1. Stop thinking like a chronic dieter and start living to inspire. 2. HALT (hungry, anxious, lonely, tired) I will stop and tune in with myself should I experience these things, and respond with something healthy. 3. One word 2008: courage 4. Eat slow and mindfully.
Originally posted by D in St Pete: Anything y'all could recommend that fits into the "true but unbelievable" genre?
I read predominantly fiction, but another nonfiction that jumps to mind (because I read it around the same time as "Into Thin Air" is "The Perfect Storm." Within the same year, I experienced (vicariously from my bed) both suffocating from lack of oxygen ("Into Thin Air") and drowning ("The Perfect Storm"). Both books were true and grippingly compelling.
Now, if we can delve into fiction, here are some faves:
Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides The Secret of the Bees by Sue Monk Kidd The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (warning: requires focus) The Bone People by Keri Hulme (warning: difficult read) A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines, Jr. (warning: tearjerker) The Life of Pi by Yann Martel
If you haven't ever read the Janet Evanovich Stephanie Plum series, that would be PERFECT recovery reading because it is so light and funny.
Also, while off the beaten path and not for everyone, I find Sark's books (hand written in color and very arty) uplifting, positive and empowering.
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If you like dogs and mysteries with a bit of suspense (but definitely NOT horror or scary), I'd totally recommend "Watchers" by Dean Koontz.
I started on the "Odd" series, and my dad loved it, but I was...eh, I didn't finish it. I wasn't really in a good place when I started it, though, so I wasn't able to focus on the book very well.
Reading through the list (it's long!) has made me realize y'all might be the perfect people...since I'll be in the hospital for a few days and laid up for a few weeks, what are some of the best things you've read?
I love "true" stories, so "Into Thin Air" is on my list now, after Sheri's description. The list is two books deep ... "Charlie Wilson's War" (on my mom's recommendation and because she sent it to me and I havne't finished it) and "Into Thin Air". Anything y'all could recommend that fits into the "true but unbelievable" genre? I'd like to avoid inspirational health-scare-survivor stories for my own sanity Hoping for books to take my mind off myself.
Also, I read really fast, and there's a used bookstore within walking distance, so throw whatever you want out there.
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Nothing I have seen has enticed me to try Koontz. I don't really care for "scary" stuff as in horror and most suspense.
I finished "Noble Destiny" and since that put me fresh out of anything to read mother gave me one of her large print library books. She likes mysteries and it was pretty good (it also had some romance in it). It was "Winds at Greystone Manor" by B.J. Hoff and is set on Staten Island, NY in 1867.
I plan to try to find another "Cat Who" or "Bookman" book while we are out today.
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Originally posted by jillybean: Anyone read the "Odd" books by Dean Koontz, I think there are 3 in the series, Thomas Odd is the first, I think? Any feedback would be great.
Jill: I don't read Koontz. Aren't there two Koontzes? One horror and one suspense? I don't read horror at all, so if that's the Koontz you're asking about, I wouldn't have read any of this stuff.
On the absolute insistence of my boss of many years ago, I did read one book called "Intensity" that I think may have been by one of the Koontzes.
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Originally posted by johnbol: I read that book last spring for a book discussion. I enjoyed it. I've also read Into Thin Air. I've also read his Under the Banner of Heaven. Have you read that one, too?
Linda: No, I haven't read Banner yet but starting "Into the Wild" reminded me to put Banner on my wish list to remind me to buy it later (or get it for Christmas for one of my friends who is a late shopper LOL).
His writing is superb--not only technically good, but he is a master at describing things so realistically that you feel you're there. I still remember when I was reading "Into Thin Air"--I was reading it at bedtime and, one night, I actually felt like I was choking for air because I was reading about a very tough time during their Everest expedition when the air was very thin. That's good writing!
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I posted this down farther on the page but wanted to repost to see if anyone has read these. Anyone read the "Odd" books by Dean Koontz, I think there are 3 in the series, Thomas Odd is the first, I think? Any feedback would be great. They seem interesting but I'd like to see if anyone here has read them. It has been a while since I have read a book that is a real page turner.
Jill
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. I got them at a Native American Festival. 
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