Can you recommend a ****?k for a 70-something conservative man?
Every year I give my ***?ther a paperback ***? a stocking stuffer, ****? I’m stumped for a ****?d ****?k this year. Can you give a recommendation?
He is a 70-something retired military man with very conservative values, so nothing too racy, minimal bad language. He tends to like historical novels — he was a Michener ***?n, for example. I ****?t to give him something which is a ***?n read and ***?irly ****?d quality literature or interesting non-fiction, ****? nothing overtly political or polarizing. So no Bill O’Reilly, no “Left Behind,” etc.
Previous ****?ks that went over well were “Cold Mountain” and “Memoirs of a Geisha”. An Oliver Sacks ****?k went over like a lead balloon, though.
Thanks for any suggestions!
- RayF
Tags: Cold Mountain, Conservative Man, Lead Balloon, Oliver Sacks Book, Quality Literature
July 10th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
I’d suggest Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
I’m not the biggest western ***?n, ****? this was a great read for me. It really is one of the best American novels from the past few decades and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986. Below is the link to the ****?k at amazon….
July 11th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
There have been some great nonfiction ****?ks in the past few years that might appeal to ***?ople with an interest in history.
One is “Guns, Germs, and Steel” by Jared Diamond. The ****?k looks at why some civilizations ****?ceeded and some didn’t.
Another is “Longitude” by Dava Sobel. It’s the story of the 18th century quest to figure out how ****?ps could know their east-west position (which was crucial for navigation).
There are also some ****?d historical novels by Robert Harris. His most recent was “Pompeii,” an imaginary first-person account of the events leading up to the eruption of the volcano during the days of the Roman Empire. He also wrote “Fatherland,” a novel that imagines what might have happened if the U.S. had not entered WWII and the ***** had won. (But that one might be too political.)
July 13th, 2009 at 5:28 am
Has he read the “Master and Commander” ***?ries? My 70-something dad LOVES these ****?ks. Bonus: there are something like five ****?ks in the ***?ries, so you’ll have something to give him on his birthday and upcoming Christmases ***? well!
July 14th, 2009 at 7:17 am
“Atonement” by Ian McEwan is a poignant WWII-era novel about a girl’s attempt to atone for a terrible error. It’s one of the best ****?ks I’ve read in a long ***?me.
Also, you couldn’t go wrong with “All the Pretty ****?ses” by Cormac McCarthy, if he hasn’t read it before.