recommendations for dad (edition, best, Follett, human)

[nnyl]

Can anyone recommend a good book for me to purchase for my dad for xmas.

He likes political intrigue.

He also reads current event political type stuff, right-leaning.

Thanks, in advance.

[southdown]

If he likes gripping non-fiction, Ranulph Fiennes' books are fantastic - he is the world's greatest living adventurer.

His works include:

• A Talent For Trouble (1970), ISBN 0-3401-2845-3, an account of the White Nile Hovercraft ExpeditionLawrence Oates
• Where Soldiers Fear to Tread (1975), ISBN 0-3401-4754-7, an account of his service in the Dhofar Rebellion.
• To The Ends of the Earth (1983) ISBN 0-340-25277-4, an account of the Transglobe Expedition.
• Living Dangerously (1987) ISBN 0-7515-0434-3, autobiography.
• The Feathermen (1993) ISBN 0-7475-1049-0
• Atlantis of the Sands: The Search for the Lost City of Ubar (1992) ISBN 0-451-17577-8
• Mind Over Matter: The Epic Crossing of the Antarctic Continent (1993) ISBN 0-385-31216-4
• The Sett (1996) ISBN 0-434-00267-4, fiction
• Beyond the Limits (2000) ISBN 0-316-85458-1
• Captain Scott (2003) ISBN 0-340-82699-1, account of Robert Falcon Scott's south polar expeditions.
• The Secret Hunters(2001) ISBN 0-316-85869-2, http://www.crevassefilms.com/
• Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know (2007) ISBN 0-340-95168-2, autobiography
• Portraits of Adventure (2008) ISBN 0-951-77514-6, Foreword
• Face to Face: Polar Portraits, by Huw Lewis-Jones (2008), ISBN 978-0-901021-07-6, Foreword
• Mad Dogs and Englishmen: An Expedition Round My Family (2009), ISBN 978-0340925027

[Ketabcha]

Could you give a ballpark age for you father? It makes a difference.

I suggest "Seven Days in May" by Fletcher Knebel & Charles W Bailey, II.

Anything by John Le Carre. "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" is my personal favorite but there are many titles by this author.

Anything by Robert Ludlum is good.

Graham Greene's books are great. "The Third Man" is a good one.

These are old books. Your father may have read them.

He might like books by Martin Cruz Smith. I sure do.

[sgresident]

try the books by brad thor. the first in the series is "The Lions of Lucerne". the main character is a former navy seal, who turns secret service protects the president, then becomes a special agent in the presidents elite division of homeland security. Also, books by Steve Berry.

[nnyl]

[quote=Ketabcha;11989886]Could you give a ballpark age for you father? It makes a difference.


My dad is 72 yo and an avid reader.

[Ketabcha]

Originally Posted by nnyl

My dad is 72 yo and an avid reader.

Ahhh. Chances are that he's already read the books I mentioned.

Dan Brown's "Deception Point" is probably one he would like.

[Gunluvver2]

I like Vince Flynn. If your Dad has not read any of Flynn's books start him off with one of his first ones. They are all written as stand alone stories but by starting with the first of the series the characters become more human.

Other authors he might like: David Baldacci, Tom Clancy, Ken Follett, John Forsythe, and one of my all time favorites Herman Wouk. Herman Wouk's best books were WINDS OF WAR and the sequel WAR AND REMEMBRANCE. Give him the Wouk books this year and next year you can give him the DVD's of the books. The DVD's are over thirty hours of intensely interesting video.

GL2

[Housemartin]

I know that's a wrong answer in the wrong place but I can't keep my mouth shut

Sorry, I think I'm growing old, but the best recommendation for your father is to read your aprobation and love to him in your eyes.

A father.