Just thought this would be a good follow on to Kwaks what are you listening to. Seems quit a few have got reading as a fav on their profile. So I'm going to start with the obvious  one as its my idea Ted Simon - Jupiters Travels If you hav'nt read it why not Still a good read 30 odd years on. Keep a look out, he somtimes does a talk and slide show .                                                                                                                                                                              

any book by Ian Rankin ( my fave at the moment)                                                                                                                                                                             

A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khaled Hosseini                                                                                                                                                                             

Celestine Prophecy

excellent book
                                                                                                                                                                             

The Celestine Prophecy was one of those books I couldn't put down when I read it, and it's spawned 2 sequels and a film. Not sure I'd enjoy it as much now though, I'm not as "spiritual" as I was then.

I'm currently re-reading the Elric series by Michael Moorcock, you can't beat a hero who murders all his friends and eventually destroys the world. ;-)                                                                                                                                                                              

Catch 22 - Joseph Heller                                                                                                                                                                              

Haynes manual for a BMW R1100!   OK, so I should get a life. I'm also re-reading The French Lieutenant's Woman, and getting a lot more out of it than I did when I last read it back in the 80s.                                                                                                                                                                             

Any book by Sven Hassel

War books written by a german soldier
                                                                                                                                                                             

Was into any books by Stephen King, James Herbert   have recently been introduced to Graham Masterton   Few bags under the eyes in the morning when I haven't been able to put them  down the night before. Just one  more chapter....... lol                                                                                                                                                                             

I recommend 'One for the Money' by Janet Evanovich, leads onto a series of books about Stephanie Plum a female bounty hunter in New Jersey, funny, great plots and characters, well worth a look for some light hearted reading.  Apparently they are in the first throes of a film due to come out next year.

haynes manual for honda xl 500 rc is a great read ,need the new addition though getting full of oil........dam                                                                                                                                                                              

Out by Natsuo Kirino, quite dark
Most books by Tom Holt, fairly insane
Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en, quite funny and insane
Hitchikers guide to the galaxy, Douglas Adam
Alone in Berlin by Hans Fallada, great story about German resistance during WWII
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden, feels like a biography but fictional, much better than the film
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

I could go on, but I'll stop for now                                                                                                                                                                              

The Beano. sorry someone had to bring the level way down                                                                                                                                                                              

Good Thead :)   Richard Dawkins - The Greatest Show on Earth   & various travel brochures....                                                                                                                                                                             

The Art of War by Sun tsu, a 6th century chinese general whose writings are hard going but relevant even today....   "No leader should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no leader should fight a battle simply out of pique(irritation or resentment/ hurt pride). But a kingdom that has once been destroyed can never come again into being; nor can the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened leader is heedful, and the good leader full of caution"                                                                                                                                                                             

lords and ladies ,,,terry pratchett                                                                                                                                                                             

Exodus by Leon Uris fantastic read, and historicaly factual...                                                                                                                                                                             

Valentino Rossi The autobiography
What if i had never tried it

                                                                                                                                                                             

any john le carre
      john stienbeck
      greame green

all classics
                                                                                                                                                                             

horse n hound