[OT] Official Books -|- Literature Thread

@Ottoman :Every single book that i've mentioned here is a masterpiece in its own place, these are best of the best books i've read in my free time.Anyone you find from them, you'll enjoy it very much and wont put it down until you've finished it

A great book i bought this sunday.

Alive >>> Piers Paul Read.

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About the book:

On October 12, 1972, a plane carrying a team of young rugby players crashed into the remote, snow-peaked Andes. Out of the forty-five original passengers and crew, only sixteen made it off the mountain alive. For ten excruciating weeks they suffered deprivations beyond imagining, confronting nature head-on at its most furious and inhospitable. And to survive, they were forced to do what would have once been unthinkable ...
This is their story -- one of the most astonishing true adventures of the twentieth century.

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Sharper Knives >>> Christopher Fowler.

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About the book:

A macabre collection of dark urban stories. Discover why an obsession with sixties comedy can make you a murderer, and why a visit to a supermarket can place your life in danger. Fourteen stories featuring insane dentists, evil flight attendants and the most boring dead person you’ll ever meet.

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JK Rowling's 'secret' novel tops book charts

JK Rowling's "secret" crime novel has topped book charts after it was revealed she had written it under a pseudonym.

The Harry Potter novelist published the book - The Cuckoo's Calling - as Robert Galbraith.

The book had sold less than 500 copies before the secret emerged in the Sunday Times, according to Nielsen BookScan's figures.

Sequels plan

A spokesman for bookseller Waterstones said: "This is the best act of literary deception since Stephen King was outed as Richard Bachman back in the 1980s."

One reviewer described The Cuckoo's Calling as a "scintillating debut", while another praised the male author's ability to describe women's clothes.

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Hoooo that's brilliant! Anyone read this book yet? Looking for impressions.

Anybody tried Leon Uri's books. They are really good.

What A Way To Go >>> Geoffrey Abbott.


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About the book:

A gruesomely, hilarious and fascinating pop-history account of methods of execution from around the world and through the ages
In this wickedly humorous book, Geoffrey Abbott describes the effectiveness of instruments of torture and reveals the macabre origins of familiar phrases such as 'gone west' or 'drawn a blank'. Covering everything from the preparation of the victim to the disposal of the body 'What a Way to Go' is everything you ever wanted to know about the ultimate penalty---and a lot you never thought to ask.

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ubuntu83 said:

Anybody tried Leon Uri's books. They are really good.

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Finally someone mentioned Uris on this thread. I almost have myself his complete collection on my bookshelf. I love his history/story-telling style; blending facts and fiction.

Finished reading Dan Brown's - Digital Fortress, had it with me since last couple months never got the time to read it.

It was a captivaing and spellbinding thriller, at moments you'd find it hard to let go of the universe and continue reading it for hours. Its not entirely fictional, offers a great deal of insight for the clandistine operative units the super powers have.

So yes I come here for recommendations! Insightful thrillers. I need something to read, halted GoT because of its obscenity ... can't read that holding a fast now can you?

Outrageously Yours >>> Bruce West



About the book:Read the back cover for details.

On my office desk.

[MENTION=656]r3aper[/MENTION]s Why don't you try more of Dan Brown's thrillers? Digital Fortress is his weakest book in my opinion.

Ottoman said:

@r3apers Why don't you try more of Dan Brown's thrillers? Digital Fortress is his weakest book in my opinion.

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Yeah picked up Angels & Demons and Da Vinci Code from a friend, will read them after I finish Garden of Beasts by Jeffery Deaver. Its a good read, and the author puts an extra effort to bring into life the most minute details of the surroundings paints a vivid picture in your mind.

The Worlds Greatest Mysteries >>> Nigel Blundell


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Reading Xisle By Steve Augarde...Half way through..So far so good

The Cuckoo's Calling


she dragged it for too long

The Rise And Fall Of The Kray Twins >>> John Pearson


About The Book

Biography of the most ruthless gangsters of London.These guys were so vicious and sadistic that you'll forget the villians of fiction.Really shocked after reading this book that people like these two guys existed.A must read for fans of true crime.

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^This book is awesome guys, the Kray twins life of crime ended when they were arrested at the age of only 34, but in these 34 years they left a legacy so sinister that even the most violent criminals of history will salute them for their unique style of malevolent career in crime.Their profession was violence, they were the leader of their gang but instead of sending their hoods for crime they were always at the forefront with their hencies trailing behind.Even the crown of British law enforcing unit, the mighty Scotlandyard was afraid of them.When they were caught it was due to a mistake on their own part instead of cleverness of police.I had heard of the Kray twins a long time ago, i used to think they were some ordinary hooligans of england, i was insearch of a decent book on them for quite some time and by luck i found this book 15 days ago and finished it 2 days ago.After reading it i was in awe of these most dangerous individuals, they are going to stay at the top of my real life villians list.