More Recommendations

Yay!  More recommendations have come in.  Caitlin has posted in the comments (thanks!); others have come back via e-mail.

My Dad suggested:

* Any books by Elizabeth George, Dennis Lehane or Dick Francis (mystery/crime)

* Agony at Easter: The 1916 Irish Uprising by Thomas Coffey

* Sarum: The Novel of England, London: The Novel, The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga and The Rebels of Ireland: The Dublin Saga by Edward Rutherfurd

* 700 Sundays by Billy Crystal

* W.C. Fields by Himself: His Intended Autobiography by W.C. Fields

* Cagney by Cagney by James Cagney

Bernie suggested:

* And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic (1980-1985) by Randy Shilts

* The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe

* A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway

Paula suggested:

* Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi

* The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

* Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen

* The Given Day by Dennis Lehane

Auntie Fran suggested:

* A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

* Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Rein

* The Other Queen: A Novel by Philippa Gregory

Irena suggested:

* Shopgirl by Steve Martin

* To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

* Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Harry suggested:

* Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas L. Fredman

* Born Standing Up by Steve Martin

* Contents under Pressure by Edna Buchanan

* Never Let Them See You Cry by Edna Buchanan

So many to choose from!  I'll post more as they come in.  And while I mentioned that J and I have agreed to draw straws on who reads what, I plan to start right into PT's suggestion of Guns, Germs and Steel, as it's on my shelf already (borrowed-into-stolen from a former next-door neighbour, and I feel guilty every time I look at it because I still haven't read the damn thing).  I'll let you know how I go.

xoxo