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:
- @ The Brain That Changes Itself 40 minutes ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ what kind of a book are you in the mood for? Just finished Stephen R. Lawhead's "Hood" Good book! 42 minutes ago from SocialScope in reply to 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. about 1 hour ago from Nambu in reply to Scobleizer
- @ "Boyd" by Robert Coram. Factual, full of surprises and well written. Somebody should make a movie out of it about 1 hour ago from Twittelator in reply to Scobleizer
- .@ Stephen Clarke's a Year in the Merde - great trans-oceanic read - especially for Paris flight. about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter in reply to Scobleizer
- @ I also highly recommend Cormac McCarthy's The Road. McCarthy's No Country for Old Men is superb as well. about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
- @ I could NOT put down: Cast of Shadows = Chicago + cloning + crime fiction / Kevin Guilfoile (kindle link) about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik is GREAT about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ "Elegance of the Hedgehog" - a brilliantly written French novel that was brilliantly translated into English. about 1 hour ago from web
- @ you can't go wrong with the list of classics I have read and recommend here: about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
- @ My Life in France by Julia Childs about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
- @ "Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown or "The Devil's Punchbowl" by Greg Iles. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Some recomendations here: about 1 hour ago from Seesmic in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Our Lady of the Flowers Jean Genet - written while in a French prison, very controversial about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ try FIRMIN by Sam Savage. Will change your world view of rats forever. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Do u read novels? The Elegance of The Hedgehog would be fitting Paris bound: about 1 hour ago from Twittelator in reply to Scobleizer
- @ easy - Generosity by Richard Powers - He is a national book award winner and great writer about 1 hour ago from HootSuite in reply to Scobleizer
- RT @: @ Bring something light to counterbalance The Road. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- @ How about: Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik; The World at Night by Alan Furst; and Edible Paris by Clothilde Dusolier. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
- RT @ - True Compass Ted Kennedy about 1 hour ago from web
- @ Invisible, Paul Auster and Superfreakonomics. about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter in reply to Scobleizer
- @ The Four Chambered Heart, by Anais Nin. If it exists for Kindle:) about 1 hour ago from Twittelator in reply to Scobleizer
- @ you should check out Crush It! by @ if you haven't already. I read a lil bit, very good. Been 2 busy to finish about 1 hour ago from Tweetie
- @ Try "Enough" by John Naish - best book I read this year. For fiction, try "Women" by Bukowski. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Moveable Feast - Hemingway, The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier - Carhart about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- @ The new Stephen King "Under The Dome" is incredible! Like a modern, revisioned "Lord of the Flies" for adults. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- @ White Tiger, by Aravind Adiga about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter in reply to Scobleizer
- @ wired for thought by jeff stibel about 1 hour ago from UberTwitter in reply to Scobleizer
- @ I recommend "Viral Loop" by @ about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Robert, some reading suggestions for your flight to Paris... about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Three cups of tea. Uber-must read. Have a good flight about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
- @ How about 'Me Talk Pretty One Day' by Sedaris, 'Wind-up Bird Chronicles' by Murakami or 'The Alchemist' by Coelho! about 1 hour ago from TwitterBerry
- @ the meaning of night by Michael cox is a wonderful read - engrossing and well written. But who has an empty kindle? Unheard of! about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
- @ The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Have a safe trip! about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ read super freakonomics about 1 hour ago from Seesmic in reply to Scobleizer
- @ @ author Cormac McCarthy is a modern day James Joyce (but darker). Bring something light to counterbalance The Road. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- @ William Boyd's latest book, "Ordinary Thunderstorms." A superb author's best book yet. about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
- @ The Pleasures and Sorrow of Work is a fantastic read. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to 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. about 1 hour ago from Seesmic in reply to Scobleizer
- @ pillars of the earth! about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- I third it! RT @ @ I second the motion for The Alchemist if you haven't read it. about 1 hour ago from web
- @ "le guide du routard" :-) about 1 hour ago from Nambu in reply to Scobleizer
- @ read this, Robert. You'll get a lot out of it. about 1 hour ago from Seesmic in reply to Scobleizer
- @ I suggest snagging The Last Lecture or Charlie Wilson's War. about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Here's a link to the book on Amazon... about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to 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 about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Have you read "The Victorian Internet" by Tom Standage? The story of how the telegraph changed the world. It's Kindled. about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Ever read The Ghost Map by Steven Berlin Johnson? Excellent. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Daemon by Dan Suarez. Ultimate cyberthriller, and the sequel is out in a month (I've read both, they're awesome). about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- @ "A Movable Feast" about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- .@ I'm sure you're thinking business book, but I recommend "In Defense of Food". Eye-opening, well-written, important. about 1 hour ago from iTweet in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Book recommendation: The River Why - David James Duncan about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ "The Chopping Block" ... I want to read this one again! about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ "Don't stop the carnivale" by: Herman Wouk... Great book.. Lost gen writer about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Hey, Robert, why not try out my new iPhone app on the trip? Search App Store for "Dan Bricklin". Free & Paid versions. Enjoy! about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- @ Read Vurt by Jeff Noon. Just brilliant, you should be able to read it in a few hours,very readable. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- RT @: @ have you read The Road? If not, you MUST. <-- Agreed about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck
- @ The Alchemist by @ or Johnathan Livingston Seagull by @ about 1 hour ago from web
- @ @ 's Bringing Nothing to the Party! about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
- @ : Douglas Parkhill, The Rise of Utility Computing, 1968. about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World. Awesome read! about 1 hour ago from web in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Empty Kindle - try Middlesex - fantastic. about 1 hour ago from Power Twitter in reply to Scobleizer
- @ Atlas Shrugged :) about 1 hour ago from TweetDeck in reply to Scobleizer
- @ iCon - Steve Jobs about 1 hour ago from Tweetie in reply to Scobleizer
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.
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
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.
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
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