Robert Scoble was "stuck in a plane" before a long transatlantic flight and asked his followers: "I have an empty Kindle. What is a must-read book for flight to Paris?"
Here are the answers from the replies he saved in Scobleizer's Favorites:
Here are the answers from the replies he saved in Scobleizer's Favorites:
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cmcjane @Scobleizer The Brain That Changes Itself -
JacobNahin @Scobleizer what kind of a book are you in the mood for? Just finished Stephen R. Lawhead's "Hood" Good book! -
bdc99 @Scobleizer A great book if you're interested in the US health care debate is T.R.Reid's The Healing of America. Informative, easy to read. -
matt_perez @Scobleizer "Boyd" by Robert Coram. Factual, full of surprises and well written. Somebody should make a movie out of it http://j.mp/5cxRSF -
darnoc .@Scobleizer Stephen Clarke's a Year in the Merde - great trans-oceanic read - especially for Paris flight. -
eugenephotoblog @Scobleizer I also highly recommend Cormac McCarthy's The Road. McCarthy's No Country for Old Men is superb as well. #reading #books -
michaeljoel @Scobleizer I could NOT put down: Cast of Shadows = Chicago + cloning + crime fiction / Kevin Guilfoile http://bit.ly/7sxLAw (kindle link) -
SFShag @Scobleizer Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik is GREAT -
keaneiscool @Scobleizer "Elegance of the Hedgehog" - a brilliantly written French novel that was brilliantly translated into English. - eugenephotoblog @Scobleizer you can't go wrong with the list of classics I have read and recommend here: http://elbelbelb2000.blogtog.com/books.html #books
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RealPaul @Scobleizer My Life in France by Julia Childs -
samuelg315 @Scobleizer "Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown or "The Devil's Punchbowl" by Greg Iles. -
polit2k @Scobleizer Some recomendations here: http://thebrowser.com/books -
inkneesocks @Scobleizer Our Lady of the Flowers Jean Genet - written while in a French prison, very controversial -
tonyofla @Scobleizer try FIRMIN by Sam Savage. Will change your world view of rats forever. -
Kcecelia @Scobleizer Do u read novels? The Elegance of The Hedgehog would be fitting Paris bound: http://j.mp/33ybMx -
BurgessCT @Scobleizer easy - Generosity by Richard Powers - He is a national book award winner and great writer -
DerekMassey RT @AaronStrout: @Scobleizer Bring something light to counterbalance The Road. -
rcbl @Scobleizer How about: Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik; The World at Night by Alan Furst; and Edible Paris by Clothilde Dusolier. -
judehere RT @Scobleizer - True Compass Ted Kennedy -
GRobin @Scobleizer Invisible, Paul Auster and Superfreakonomics. -
alexislyon @Scobleizer The Four Chambered Heart, by Anais Nin. If it exists for Kindle:) -
drquiz @Scobleizer you should check out Crush It! by @garyvee if you haven't already. I read a lil bit, very good. Been 2 busy to finish -
MarcEglon @Scobleizer Try "Enough" by John Naish - best book I read this year. For fiction, try "Women" by Bukowski. -
mikemertens @scobleizer Moveable Feast - Hemingway, The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier - Carhart -
brambleberry @Scobleizer The new Stephen King "Under The Dome" is incredible! Like a modern, revisioned "Lord of the Flies" for adults. -
michaelreuter @Scobleizer White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga -
LocalVoiceJAX @Scobleizer wired for thought by jeff stibel http://myloc.me/1UvM3 -
BenLaMothe @Scobleizer I recommend "Viral Loop" by @Penenberg http://bit.ly/6r0WX4 -
thinkBIG_blog @Scobleizer Robert, some reading suggestions for your flight to Paris... http://bit.ly/4t6vge -
Pelayers @Scobleizer Three cups of tea. Uber-must read. Have a good flight -
SonaMoon @Scobleizer How about 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' by Sedaris, 'Wind-up Bird Chronicles' by Murakami or 'The Alchemist' by Coelho! -
newsucnuse @Scobleizer the meaning of night by Michael cox is a wonderful read - engrossing and well written. But who has an empty kindle? Unheard of! -
rtaibah @Scobleizer The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable http://bit.ly/5adx Have a safe trip! -
ryanmcraver @Scobleizer read super freakonomics -
AaronStrout @Scobleizer @DerekMassey author Cormac McCarthy is a modern day James Joyce (but darker). Bring something light to counterbalance The Road. -
bookofjoe @Scobleizer William Boyd's latest book, "Ordinary Thunderstorms." http://bit.ly/7ilLzM A superb author's best book yet. -
donovanwatts @Scobleizer The Pleasures and Sorrow of Work is a fantastic read. http://bit.ly/8gHYBj -
msgroner @Scobleizer I've been reading Too Big To Fail by Sorkin. Very interesting to get an inside look at how the financial crisis went down. -
mandyml @Scobleizer pillars of the earth! -
LoriMoreno I third it! RT @KrisColvin @Scobleizer I second the motion for The Alchemist if you haven't read it. -
thomaschristory @Scobleizer "le guide du routard" :-) -
tomguarriello @Scobleizer read this, Robert. You'll get a lot out of it. http://bit.ly/7F5sCG -
HuntHenning @Scobleizer I suggest snagging The Last Lecture or Charlie Wilson's War. -
lorib100 @Scobleizer Here's a link to the book on Amazon... http://bit.ly/6QJnQR -
GailR @Scobleizer Rick Bragg's new novel (Oct 09) "The Most They Ever Had". Bragg 1 of best writers of deep south roots & a fave of mine -
GaryLaPointe @Scobleizer Have you read "The Victorian Internet" by Tom Standage? The story of how the telegraph changed the world. It's Kindled. -
getshust @Scobleizer Ever read The Ghost Map by Steven Berlin Johnson? Excellent. -
rklau @Scobleizer Daemon by Dan Suarez. Ultimate cyberthriller, and the sequel is out in a month (I've read both, they're awesome). -
spudrph @Scobleizer "A Movable Feast" -
karma_musings .@Scobleizer I'm sure you're thinking business book, but I recommend "In Defense of Food". Eye-opening, well-written, important. -
csfrost @Scobleizer Book recommendation: The River Why - David James Duncan - lorib100 @Scobleizer "The Chopping Block" ... I want to read this one again!
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dustinhinton @Scobleizer "Don't stop the carnivale" by: Herman Wouk... Great book.. Lost gen writer -
DanB @Scobleizer Hey, Robert, why not try out my new iPhone app on the trip? Search App Store for "Dan Bricklin". Free & Paid versions. Enjoy! -
PauNUK @Scobleizer Read Vurt by Jeff Noon. Just brilliant, you should be able to read it in a few hours,very readable. - DerekMassey RT @AaronStrout: @Scobleizer have you read The Road? If not, you MUST. <-- Agreed
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lauralovesart @Scobleizer The Alchemist by @PauloCoehlo or Johnathan Livingston Seagull by @RichardBach -
MarcosKBaladron @Scobleizer @PaulCarr 's Bringing Nothing to the Party! -
swardley @Scobleizer : Douglas Parkhill, The Rise of Utility Computing, 1968. -
You2Gov @Scobleizer Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Awesome read! -
SusanTellem @Scobleizer Empty Kindle - try Middlesex - fantastic. -
soulhuntre @Scobleizer Atlas Shrugged :) -
wx4svr @Scobleizer iCon - Steve Jobs