Book Recommendations

Robert · 3 Mar 2011 at 19:06

Is there any particular resource such as IMDB but for books?

I was hoping to read something on the renaissance or classical Rome/Greece.

I'm also open to any Dan Brown type books etc.

semi-pro waster · 3 Mar 2011 at 19:36

When you say something on classical Rome/Greece - do you mean a factual work about the civilisations themselves or would a novel such as Gates Of Fire by Steven Pressfield which gives a fictional account of the Battle of Thermoplyae be suitable? It's an entertaining book anyway.

I'd also recommend Homer's Odyssey but I haven't read huge amounts about either Greece or Rome to offer more at the moment.

bakes0310 · 3 Mar 2011 at 19:49

I love Conn Igguldens Emperor series.

Robert · 3 Mar 2011 at 20:50

semi-pro waster said:
When you say something on classical Rome/Greece - do you mean a factual work about the civilisations themselves or would a novel such as Gates Of Fire by Steven Pressfield which gives a fictional account of the Battle of Thermoplyae be suitable? It's an entertaining book anyway.

I'd also recommend Homer's Odyssey but I haven't read huge amounts about either Greece or Rome to offer more at the moment.

I've read the Odyssey but I'll check the others out! I'm after factual/NF.