Odd Request for Books

[KingOfTheSeaParticipant 1270]

So, this is kind of an out-of-the-blue request, but most of you here have great taste so I figured, “What the hell, why not?”

I’m currently reading through Stephen King’s “‘Salem’s Lot”, but I have a hankering after this to read about samurai. Mostly looking for fiction, but fascinating non-fiction is good, too. Appreciate it, fellas.

[NerevarParticipant 8040]

If you’re into fantasy, I like the books about Drizzt Do’Urden (by R.A. Salvatore) a lot. Tells about a drow (dark elf) who has a different mindset than his kin and has lots of adventures. I know that sounds incredibly childish, but I don’t want to spoil anything. Seriously, it’s good stuff.

For science fiction, I like reading Hyperion/Endymion by Dan Simmons, and the Reality Dysfunction trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton.

Other fiction series:
– Sword of Truth (Terry Goodkind)
– World of Warcraft books (various writers, Christie Golden is the best, Richard Knaak is the worst)
– The massive Magician saga by Raymond E. Feist
– A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) by George R. R. Martin

Non-fiction:
– books by Michio Kaku, scientific stuff
– The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson (based on life in North Korea)

edit: oh crap, you wanted samurai stuff 😀 Sorry, I have/know nothing about that. Hope you’ll appreciate the list above, though!

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[JuehueParticipant 1316]

Book of Five Rings is the most popular samurai book I think.

[KingOfTheSeaParticipant 1270]

@juehue: It’s been on my list for a while now, kind of forgot about it. Think I’ll be picking that up when I’ve wrapped up.

@nerevar: No worries, guy! I love suggestions, especially from the MGTOW crowd. Appreciate it.

[PerseusParticipant 28]

I’m currently reading The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes. Pretty fascinating book about the scientists that pioneered chemistry which led to nuclear knowledge. It does a good job of telling the story of the scientists as individual men, where they grew up, educated, and early careers, as well as the context of European history at the time, and how they contributed to the field of chemistry/nuclear physics.

Other than that, I would recommend books about real life artists, philosophers, leaders from the ancient world. Their stories are far more interesting than fiction in my opinion. Back then men ruled the world through strength and intelligence, before feminism came and ruined everything.

[BadgerParticipant 2277]

Retired Medical Librarian here. Here are some that I found interesting or useful. No fiction. Read the reviews on Amazon.com and elsewhere. Also, cheaper used copies there if you want to purchase. Walgreens sells Amazon gift cards that help you purchase easily.

Susan Presby Kodish
Drive Yourself Sane: Using the Uncommon Sense of General Semantics.

Wendell Johnson
People in Quandaries

Willard Beecher and Marguerite Beecher
Beyond Success and Failure: Ways to Self-Reliance and Maturity

Willard Beecher and Marguerite Beecher
The Mark of Cain: An Anatomy of Jealously

Willard Beecher
Sin of Obedience

Dr. David Parrish
Enlightenment Made Easy: Discovering The Obvious

Ariel and Shya Kane
Working on Yourself Doesn’t Work: The 3 Simple Ideas That Will Instantaneously Transform Your Life

Ariel and Shya Kane
Practical Enlightenment

Amy and Benjamin Radcliff
Understanding Zen

Donald G. Smith
The Joy of Negative Thinking

Donald G. Smith
How To Cure Yourself of Positive Thinking

Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull
The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong
= A Classic translated in dozens of foreign languages.

Charles T. McGee
Heart Frauds: Uncovering the Biggest Health Scam in History
= The dangers and problems with bypass surgery.

[TriviumParticipant 1029]

Nerevar wrote:

like the books about Drizzt Do’Urden (by R.A. Salvatore)

I can second this but I liked most of the forgotten realms stuff out there.

Also the Discword series by Terry Pratchett is very light reading in the fantasy realm and has lots of humor.

Sci fi wise I can recommend the Perry Rhodan series (various authors) but only ever read most of them in German (not sure if there is a translation but it’s definitely a classic in german sci-fi). It’s a very extensive series at 130+ books now.

I am also re-reading Frank Herbert’s Dune which is a great sci fi story and you can source it from here if you just want to have a gander: Dune. 6 books. A bit dated buy a really good story in my opinion.

I also had good fun with a chunk of the warhammer and warhammer 40k series. The universe it is set in is very compelling but maybe I’m a bit biased because I also played warhammer board games and various PC games in the same universe.

All very light reading stuff. There’s also a few red pill titles like esther vilar der dressierte mann… not sure what the english title is, Helen smith’s men on strike or michelle langley’s woman’s infidelity.

I also tremendously enjoyed ‘surely you’re joking Mr Feynman’ by Richard P. Feynman which I have as a set of audio books. A fascinating man to say the least.

FYI sorry for the late addition here but I figured it couldn’t hurt reviving a two week old topic since I was creating a new list of stuff to read myself after I finish up with Dune. So thanks for asking the question King and thanks all for your contributions… gives me a few good leads for reading material myself.

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[anjinParticipant 1]

About samurai I suggest “Shogun” of James Clavell. Impressive book.

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