Oh, and anything by Lee Child.
Graham
I have only read one Lee Child book (Killing Floor) and didn't rate it at all, it just seemed like the central character was this super hard guy who was always going to win in the end anyway. Perhaps if I read more I would get into them.
There are so many books I think it is extremely difficult to name one you love most, if you asked me one day to the next I would probably give different answers, but today, these spring to mind:
The Virgin Soldiers, Leslie Thomas - when I was at school in the 1970s, this was a sensation amongst my 15 year old mates and myself, mainly because it was a bit saucy in places.
In Harm's Way, Doug Stanton - an account of what happened to the USS Indianapolis and its crew as it returned from delivering the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, to the US airbase from where it flew.
T
aken on Trust - Terry Waite's autobiography, and I have a personally signed copy.
Playing Extra Time, Alan Ball - the autobiography of my all time footballing hero, brought me to tears as he described his wife's dying days and how she encouraged him to go to Goodison Park to participate in a presentation rather than stay at her bedside. I was at the match which teh book referred to and remembered him coming onto the pitch for the presentation, little did I realise until I read that book, what he was going through as I applauded him and other former players.....oh no, I'm at it again :-(
Resurrection, Leo Tolstoy - a surprisingly easily flowing story.
Any Human Heart, William Boyd - a superb diary style account of one man's life.