I'm often asked what books/authors I would recommend
from readers who have read all of my books and are looking for more good
reads. If you're one of those folks and are looking for a good read, I
have provided my top 40 picks for novels by some of my favorite
authors. Enjoy.
Okay, so world domination is a metaphor for the success of my business. I don’t really want to annihilate cities and enslave the masses, though my books might make that seem like a possibility. Maybe I can come up with a less aggressive way to express this goal. I suppose the closest comparison would be becoming a “household name”. You know the type: Michael Crichton. Steven Spielberg. Snooki.
Take a moment to imagine the life of a full-time author—someone who sells enough books to not have a day job. What do you see? The author, dressing in a dark t-shirt and black sports coat, writes one, perhaps two novels a year if he’s prolific. He lives a casual life in his house by the ocean. He travels the world, spending vast amounts of time in the more romantic European countries and writes the trips off as “research,” on his taxes. He experiences all of the sophisticated sounds, sights and flavors he so adeptly describes in his novels. Six months of the year, he sits in a very clean office surrounded by artifacts collected from around the world, sipping wine and writing happily on a fancy laptop. The other six months of the year, he’s living the life and enjoying his wealth.
Fifteen people stared at me with a mix of attention spans. Some doodled long before I stepped to the front of the room. Some looked out the classroom window, pining to be outside on that late spring day. The rest dutifully watched me, though I wished they wouldn’t. Public speaking has always been, and still is, one of my greatest fears, second only to public reading.
Okay, so world domination is a metaphor for the success of my business. I don’t really want to annihilate cities and enslave the masses, though my books might make that seem like a possibility. Maybe I can come up with a less aggressive way to express this goal. I suppose the closest comparison would be becoming a “household name”. You know the type: Michael Crichton. Steven Spielberg. Snooki.
