Who is your favorite author?

SPC James Mcneil — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:20:37 -0400

Of the authors you've read, who would be your favorite? And do you have a favorite book from this author?

For me it would be John C. Maxwell, and I like his book "Everyone Communicates; Few Connect."

Response by SGT Richard H. made Oct 8 at 2014 9:23 PM

SGT Richard H. — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:23:33 -0400

So many.....depends on my mood. A few that come to mind:

James Michener
Tom Clancy
Dan Brown
Vince Flynn
Ernest Hemmingway

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Oct 8 at 2014 9:42 PM

TSgt Joshua Copeland — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:42:09 -0400

Fiction: Brad Meltzer
leadership: Simon Sinak

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 8 at 2014 10:30 PM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 22:30:41 -0400

Robert Ludlum - The Jason Bourne trilogy (Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum).

Response by Cpl Dennis F. made Oct 9 at 2014 12:01 AM

Cpl Dennis F. — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 00:01:10 -0400

John Le Care' (John the square) Too many to list. "The Night Manager"

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2014 1:13 AM

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 01:13:54 -0400

I have an eclectic taste. In order of impact for me, it's a very short list:

1. The Bible - Jesus is Lord!
2. Oswald Chambers - The man speaks to me!
3. Louis L'Amour - His stories and values are my own!
4. W.E.B Griffin - The "Brotherhood Of War" series embodied the things I hold dear to me!
5. Piers Anthony - Fantasy genre. The man is incredible in his imagination!

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Oct 9 at 2014 7:59 AM

MSG Wade Huffman — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 07:59:53 -0400

I tend to be rather eclectic with my reading, so I have many favorites to include, but not limited to:
Stuart Woods
Dan Brown
W.E.B. Griffin
Robert Ludlum
John Grisham
Ian Flemming

Response by SPC David Shaffer made Oct 9 at 2014 8:34 AM

SPC David Shaffer — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 08:34:48 -0400

Dale Carnegie is mine. I have to say his book "How to Win Friends and Influence People is my favorite book he wrote. I also like his book "The Art of Public Speaking". I usually only read non-fiction work.

Response by COL Jean (John) F. B. made Oct 9 at 2014 9:56 AM

COL Jean (John) F. B. — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 09:56:16 -0400

John Grisham
W.E.B. Griffin
Lee Child

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2014 10:38 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:38:24 -0400

I enjoy Paulo Coelho. Especially his newer works. I do love his classic work "The Alchemist".

Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Oct 9 at 2014 10:49 AM

LTC Paul Labrador — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:49:04 -0400

Depends on the genre, but based on the overall amount of books that I have read, it is a close tie between Robert Jordan and Dave Duncan and Eric Flint..

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Oct 9 at 2014 11:41 AM

Maj Chris Nelson — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:41:38 -0400

Louis Lamour, JK Rowling, and a couple others..... I am more into the "for fun" reading....I suppose I should do more "self improvement" reading, but honestly, most of that stuff becomes boring and I read to relax.

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2014 11:55 AM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:55:42 -0400

Ernest Hemingway. He is helping me shape my retirement plan. Buying a boat, living in a tropical location. Fish and drink beer all day.

Response by 1SG Chris Brown made Oct 9 at 2014 12:05 PM

1SG Chris Brown — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:05:23 -0400

Dean Koontz. The Odd Thomas series is what I like best, but all his books are good!

Response by MSG Brad Sand made Oct 9 at 2014 12:40 PM

MSG Brad Sand — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 12:40:56 -0400

One...just cannot do it?

Tom Clancy, John Grisham, Robert Heinlein, J.R.R. Tolkien, Homer, Virgil, Herodotus, Edward Gibbon, Steven Runciman, Stephen E. Ambrose, Thomas Jefferson...

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2014 2:22 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:22:10 -0400

Steinbech
Joseph Heller

.. and for non-fiction, Joseph Ellis.

Response by MSG Greg Kelly made Oct 9 at 2014 2:32 PM

MSG Greg Kelly — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:32:17 -0400

All military personnel must in my opinion must read Jack Campbell's Starks War Trilogy and John Ringo's The Last Centurion. If your into Zombies Bobby Adair Slow Burn Series or W.J. Lundy's Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Series plus part of the proceeds go to the WWP.

Jack Campbell
John Ringo
Bobby Adair
W.J. Lundy

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2014 5:07 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:07:01 -0400

F Paul Wilson repairman Jack Novels
Terry Brooks Sword of shannara series

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 9 at 2014 6:37 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:37:55 -0400

The Apostle Paul comes to mind.

My favorite Poet is Robert Frost.

Response by Capt Richard I P. made Oct 9 at 2014 6:46 PM

Capt Richard I P. — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:46:16 -0400

Steven Pressfield, any book but especially Gates of Fire: mandatory reading for all.
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Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 10 at 2014 12:33 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:33:58 -0400

Lois McMaster Bujold
Michael Shaara
Patrick Rothfuss
Stephen E. Ambrose
David Weber
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
Robert Jordan
J.R.R. Tolkein
Robert Asprin
J.K. Rowling

It's sort of a mixed bag, but so are my tastes.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 10 at 2014 12:58 PM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 12:58:57 -0400

Alexander Kent, Donald Clayton Porter, Tom Clancy, JK Rowling, JRR Tolkein, Pearl Buck, Ursula Leguin, Anne McCaffrey, Robert Asprin, Sun Tsu, Dean Koontz as well as many many others.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 10 at 2014 5:11 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:11:03 -0400

Oh, so many. I'm eclectic, but my absolute favorite is Steinbeck.
And I like:
George Orwell
Ayn Rand
Ray Bradbury
Upton Sinclair
Khaled Hosseini
Robin Cook
Stephen King
Michael Crichton

Response by MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca made Oct 10 at 2014 6:42 PM

MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 18:42:11 -0400

Dan Brown
Arthur C. Clarke
Clive Cussler

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 10 at 2014 8:08 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 20:08:15 -0400

It depends, for military books I like to read autobiographies from the veteran's themselves. But if we're talking about just regular fiction books I gotta say I've always been a fan of John Steinbeck.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 10 at 2014 10:09 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:09:46 -0400

I am a 100% disabled Navy Corpsman, who has not only Gulf War Illness, but P.T.S.D. . I'm here for ya. Just write. And thank you for your service.

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 10 at 2014 10:13 PM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:13:51 -0400

There are soo many! Carl Sagan, Einstein, Jules Verne, Erik Von Dankin, Philip Coppen, just to name a few.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 10 at 2014 10:16 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 22:16:17 -0400

Charles Shultz, he was great. His stuff was pretty deep. My second one I read their work just about daily. It is the Army Publishing Directorate. They just keep coming out with so many good books. The new new 670-1 was an instant classic.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 10 at 2014 11:28 PM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 23:28:39 -0400

I would have to say Terry Brooks. I was a you d kid who has just learned to read and picked up his first book. He is the only author I can read o ER and over again and never get tired of it.

A very close second is Clive Clussler

Response by Sgt Packy Flickinger made Oct 11 at 2014 2:16 AM

Sgt Packy Flickinger — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 02:16:37 -0400

I have done very little pleasure reading, but its usually Dean Koontz when I do.

Response by SFC William Swartz Jr made Oct 11 at 2014 9:03 AM

SFC William Swartz Jr — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 09:03:27 -0400

Was always partial to Tom Clancy, Harold Coyle and W.E.B. Griffin

Response by SPC Dave St.Andrew made Oct 11 at 2014 11:44 PM

SPC Dave St.Andrew — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 23:44:09 -0400

Fiction: Ernest Hemingway "The Big Two Hearted" Even though the events he wrote about actually occured on the Fox River and not the Two Hearted, it brings me back to fishing trips with my Grandpa on the same rivers in the best place to grow up in, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Non-Fiction: Steve Rinella "Meateater" Another Michigander, his books are amazing, chronicling how he got into hunting and his time spent in the woods. He also sent me a signed poster and other things while deployed, I have much respect for the man.

Response by Cpl Dennis F. made Oct 27 at 2014 9:07 PM

Cpl Dennis F. — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:07:56 -0400

John Le Care', the creator of George Smiley the ultimate low key cold war spy master, and so very many other unforgettable characters that helped forge who I have become today.

As to the very best of the Vietnam novels "Dispatches" by Michael Herr. One of the very few true combat correspondents who went out and chased down the real war to be the voice of the line troops. He and Gustav Hasford "The 13th valley" were instrumental in the script for "Full Metal Jacket"

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2014 11:24 AM

COL Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:24:15 -0500

Tom Clancy (RIP)
Vince Flynn (RIP)
Brad Thor
Patterson (alex cross series)

Response by SPC Christian Ziegler made Apr 24 at 2015 8:45 AM

SPC Christian Ziegler — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 08:45:18 -0400

Leonard B. Scott I really like his books, I also like R.A. Salvatore. I know those 2 authors are not even close in what they write. Guess I just like a large range of books.

Response by SPC Thomas Moore made Apr 28 at 2015 7:10 AM

SPC Thomas Moore — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 07:10:36 -0400

Ken Follett is my favorite author, I also like Stienbeck, Michener, Tony Hillerman, Jack Higgins, Dick Francis and Larry McMurtry.

Response by 1stSgt Jon Vance made Jun 25 at 2015 9:45 PM

1stSgt Jon Vance — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 21:45:13 -0400

Jonathon Moeller, I like all his series.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 23 at 2015 12:54 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 12:54:25 -0500

For non-fiction, my favorite writer is G.K. Chesterton. Fiction would be a lot harder to choose. Thomas Wolfe is a great American novelist (especially for "Look Homeward, Angel"). J.R.R. Tolkien and Robert Jordan for obvious reasons. Dan Simmons for superb science fiction. Too many to choose, really.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2018 9:39 PM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 21:39:08 -0500

jrr Tolkien children of hurin
Andrzej sapkowski Witcher
George R. R. Martin Gabe of thrones