This only applies to the select few on here who can actually read.

The Genesis Secret.

In the sunburnt deserts of eastern Turkey, archaeologists are unearthing a stone temple, the world's most ancient building. When Journalist Rob Luttrell is sent to report on the dig, he is intrigued to learn that someone deliberately buried the site 10,000 years ago. Why? Meanwhile, in London, a bizarre attack is baffling the police. When a weird killing takes place on the Isle of Man, followed by another in rural Dorset, DC Mark Forrester begins to discern a curious pattern in these apparently random murders. What weaves together these two stories is the Genesis Secret: a revelation so shocking it may threaten the social structure of the world. Only one man knows the secret, and he is intent on destroying the evidence before it can be uncovered. Spanning the globe from the ruined castles of Ireland to the desolate wastes of Kurdistan, Tom Knox's intense and compelling thriller weaves together genuine historical evidence, scientific insights and Biblical mysteries into an electrifying tale that grips the reader mercilessly from beginning to end.

Football and Gangsters
Who controls football in Britain today? The FA? The clubs? The fans? The shocking reality is that organised crime is moving in more aggressively than a Wayne Rooney tackle and there's little the authorities can do about it. "Football and Gangsters" is an explosive in-depth investigation into the sinister underbelly of modern soccer. It exposes the new phenomenon of 'taxing' - a protection racket in which villains force young, highly paid Premiership stars and their agents to hand over cash under threat of injury and death. Michael Owen, Rio Ferdinand and Robbie Fowler are just some of the sport's big names to have fallen foul of the game's godfathers and paid the price. Their alarming stories are told here. No one might be willing to admit it, but criminal organisations have manoeuvred themselves into a position of power in football. Drug-dealers launder money by buying clubs, hooligan gangs have muscled their way into big-time crime and the boardroom, and the influence of Asian betting rings continues to grow. Through a series of dangerous undercover investigations, along with interviews with players, club officials, police and the underworld figures responsible, the sensational evidence is laid bare in "Football and Gangsters".

a very good read, just shows how much is going on behind the scenes from a down to earth author.

last book i read that really engaged me was "To Kill a Mocking Bird". That was some time ago though

the one i read last time was PAULO COELHO's 'VERONICA WANTS TO DIE'....nice.....

The Bible.

gud humour....i lyk u dude... (IMG:http://www.profileheaven.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

The Lovely Bones

What a thriller-by-numbers title that is. (IMG:http://www.profileheaven.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I love reading. My favourite authors are probably Christopher Brookmyre, Carl Hiaasen, Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, so anything by any of them = win.

Mostly reading non fiction at the moment. Currently on Neil Oliver's A History of Scotland, bought a few more history related books from the work and looking forward to reading them. Also recently enjoyed Henning Mankell's Wallander books.

Reading this ATM (IMG:http://www.profileheaven.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'm not joking. These heathens need God.

I loved the Catcher in the Rye and also One flew over the cuckoos nest. Read them both in 5th year for my exams.

Where Rainbows end, it's dead lovey dovey but it's lovely (IMG:http://www.profileheaven.com/forum/style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

The book of the dead or something like that is good too

Any Marian Keyes books.
Theyre chic-lit but theyre really addictive.

The Kite Runner
The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir, the privileged son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul, and Hassan, the son of Amir's father's servant. As children in the relatively stable Afghanistan of the early 1970s, the boys are inseparable. They spend idyllic days running kites and telling stories of mystical places and powerful warriors until an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever, and eventually cements their bond in ways neither boy could have ever predicted. Even after Amir and his father flee to America, Amir remains haunted by his cowardly actions and disloyalty. In part, it is these demons and the sometimes impossible quest for forgiveness that bring him back to his war-torn native land after it comes under Taliban rule. ("...I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.")

If you haven't read this book already, then you should. Beautifully written.

Holden Caulfield. <3

So so cute. Love all the books I've read by Cecilia Ahern tbh, especially If You Could See Me Now (very sad).

Currently reading The Book Thief. Kinda hard to get into but I've heard it's amazing so I'll stick with it.

A Thousand Splendid Suns
Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry the troubled and bitter Rasheed, who is thirty years her senior. Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariam's unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find consolation in each other, their friendship to grow as deep as the bond between sisters, as strong as the ties between mother and daughter. With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan, the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move a person to act in unexpected ways, lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction. A Thousand Splendid Suns is an unforgettable portrait of a wounded country and a deeply moving story of family and friendship. It is a beautiful, heart-wrenching story of an unforgiving time, an unlikely bond and an indestructible love.

Khaled Hosseini has established himself as one of my favourite authors now, this and The Kite Runner are brilliant.

ohh im readin this just now (IMG:http://media.profileheaven.com/images/style_emoticons/default/cloud9.gif)
tell me others similar to it cos thats the kinda book i find easy to read

im only bout half way through n im so tempted to just gop read the last chapter to see what happens haha

I liked If You Could See Me Now.. found it hard to get in to but was good in the end.

I don't really read that kind of thing anymore though, apart from on holiday.. little bit too kinda 'basic' and don't take any brain power.

People who think that there isn't a place for books which don't require brain power = people who are trying too hard. Ken?