I love history books, bios on people I admire and instructional books on garening, DIY of just about any kind. Humor has to be my absolute favorite tho, even if they are corny Here's a reading list my son in law sent me a few months ago and I've read them all a few times, lol "The Lion Attacked", by Claude Yarmoff. "How to Write Big Books", by Warren Peace. "The Art of Archery", by Beau N. Arrow. "Songs for Children", by Barbara Blacksheep. "Irish Heart Surgery", by Angie O'Plasty. "Split Personalities", by Jacqueline Hyde. "Under the Bleachers", by Seymour Butts. "Desert Crossing", by I. Rhoda Camel. "School Truancy", by Marcus Absent. "I Was a Cloakroom Attendant", by Mahatma Coate. "I Lost My Balance", by Eileen Dover and Phil Down. "Mystery in the Barnyard", by Hu Flung Dung. "Positive Reinforcement", by Wade Ago. "Shhh!", by Danielle Soloud. "The Philippine Post Office", by Imelda Letter. "Things to Do at a Party", by Bob Frapples. "Stop Arguing", by Xavier Breath. "Come on In!", by Doris Open. "The German Bank Robbery", by Hans Zupp. "I Hate the Sun", by Gladys Knight. "Prison Security", by Barb Dweyer. "Irish First Aid", by R.U. O'Kaye. "My Career As a Clown", by Abe Ozo. "The World's Deadliest Joke", by Theophilus Punoval. "Here's Pus in Your Eye", Lance Boyle. "My Life on Skid Row", Titus A. Drum. "I Didn't Do It!", by Ivan Alibi. "Why I Eat at McDonalds", by Tommy Ayk. "I Hit the Wall", by Isadore There. "The Bruce Lee Story", by Marsh Larts. "Take This Job and Shove It", by Ike Witt. "Rapunzel Rapunzel", by Harris Long. "How I Won the Maraton", by Randy Hoelway. "Songs from South Pacific", by Sam and Janet Evening

In addition to ones already listed: Nevada Barr, her heroine is a National Parks Ranger Stuart Woods - only those where the protagonist is a female former sheriff. These are set in a locale in Florida very close to where I live (Central Florida, east coast) Dorothy L Sayers - Lord Peter Whimsy Colin Dexter - he wrote a series featuring Inspector Morse. The public TV stations aired numerous movies based on Morse, on the Mystery series.

I apologizes if I have been a little rude, may be, I should have written "I have to dissent" Instead of " I must", but the fact is, that I know badly one language, my own (Italian) and I know a few words of another one (English) besides I forgot to say that, when I read The da Vinci Code, I, like Cindy, enjoied it , but it was clear to me that....ok Cindy has already said the same thing I want to say it was a page turner for me. I think it was towards the end when things got too convuluted that I screamed 'enough'. I was surprised that it took such a hold. And very surprised how many people read this as non fiction. Anyway I want also back Woodnynph2 advice about Tim Parks, he is a really good judge of Italian behaviour, I've only read his non fiction books, because his novels are a little too intelectual for my poor education grelobe p.s. of course one Brown's book...is enough Here is a link that might be useful: Tim Parks non fiction books and other

Hi Carolyn - yes, I'd like to read the Stand, but as you say, it's been revised (as in - made much longer than it was). It's the old problem - the more popular an author, the less likely the editors will be prepared to say "Look, this is really a bit verbose - it needs to be cut down a bit...." Stephen King wanted to revise The Stand, and that's his prerogative - but I'd like to read the original version, not the new one. It's like DVD's and "director's cut" or "extended edition" versions. I want to see a DVD of the film as shown in cinemas - not some other longer version with scenes which, when you see them, you realize why they were edited out !