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Quote: Ellie James

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Quote: Inhopeless

Well, Ellie, do NOT get an airport novel. They're all the same. Literally. No, no... literary! Hahah.

I would like to say To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, but that's banned in some Southern States for the word 'nigger' in it.

I would say The Economist, but that's not a book. That's a newsmagazine.

Here are some non-fiction books: Malcolm Gladwell - "Blink"

And some fiction: Jostein Gaarder - "Sophie's World"

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If only I had gotten this message before I went to the airport book store. And, here, you can't get to the airport books store without first having to go through security, which meant I had to buy a ticket. So, I bought a ticket to the cheapest place possible. Oklahoma. If only I had read this beforehand it would have saved me from buying the most expensive crappy book EVER!

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Ah well. You live, you learn.

Since you're a Texan, you can't go wrong with the humor of Kinky Friedman.

Mysteries of Tony Hillerman with Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee. You get a good mystery plus the history and religions of native American tribes, especially the Navajo.

That's so true....I forget about Kinky as anything but an obscure choice for governor sometimes.

Thanks for the reminder.

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Quote: Monkey Woods

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Quote: Reddon

Papillon by Henri Charierre.

Couldn't put the bloody thing down as a lit hungry 15 year old.

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Did you read the follow-up, Skoob? Banco, it was called.

I read that, after his death, a lot of people came forward to say that a lot of what Charriere wrote was a figment of his own vivid imagination.

I liked the books so much, I WISHED THEM TO BE TRUE.

Minor embellishments notwithstanding, he was a fellow-and-a-half.

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Agreed.

A great story teller.

I did read Banco, but by that time Papillon had left an indelible impression.

Ah well, off to Devil's Island for a pint.