# Book suggestions

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestions/406017
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [May 30, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestions/406017 "2007-05-30T02:56:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestions/406017/21 "2007-05-31T01:52:24Z")

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[QUOTE=Eleanor of Aquitaine]  
Why are we assuming the OP doesn’t want romance time travel? If his friend does likes romance, there are tons of time travel romance books. My mom likes Lynn Kurland’s books, for example.

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You’re right and I should have mentioned that she didn’t want romance or detective stories. Thanks for reminding me.

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### Author: ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-suggestions/406017/22 "2007-05-31T04:15:06Z")

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_Up The Line_ by Robert Silverberg is a classic.

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