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"The Man in the High Castle" by Phillip K Dick is something that would be interesting to WWII history buffs (RONIN). It is set in a reality where Germany and Japan won WWII. It's only 225 pages long.
I've been challenged by PKD, he was so far ahead of his time. I'll have to give this a read.
Circuits
10-17-2014, 19:58
A non-discworld sf trilogy cowritten by Terry Pratchett: The Long Earth, The Long War and The Long Mars.
I've been challenged by PKD, he was so far ahead of his time. I'll have to give this a read.
I read "A Scanner Darkly" by him, and had a hard time reading it. I didn't like it. Not because it was poorly written, but because it was written too well. He so perfectly captured the incoherent thoughts of drug addicts that I could hardly stand the characters. Also, I know he wrote "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" which is what Blade Runner is based on. I've never seen Blade Runner, but I understand it is a cult classic so wanted to read the book first.
As far as "The Man in the High Castle," it is also a challenge for me to read because the way the characters speak drives me crazy.
Slapps74
10-27-2014, 21:47
Just finished One Second After. Good read.
Half way through Starship Troopers, and will start The Name of the Wind sometime this week. I always come back to this thread and pick up book recommendations since my list is so long I can never remember them all.
muddywings
11-10-2014, 10:17
Half way through Starship Troopers, and will start The Name of the Wind sometime this week. I always come back to this thread and pick up book recommendations since my list is so long I can never remember them all.
I just finished Starship Troopers for the 3rd or 4th time. Read it every few years or so. Heinlein was a genius.
Richard K
11-10-2014, 10:32
I'm re-reading everything written by Vince Flynn
SamuraiCO
11-10-2014, 10:43
I have been driving a lot so I have listened to the Freakenomics series. Very good.
Just picked up 'Rama II', sequel to 'Rendezvous With Rama' by Clarke.
Just finished The Name of the Wind. I liked it, but it seemed to end abruptly. I'm off to see if there are more books. Thank you very much to those of you who so strongly recommended it!
While I wouldn't directly compare Name of the Wind to The Lies of Lock Lamora, I would for sure say that they pair well, and if you've read one, then you must read the other. That also goes for the Mistborn Trilogy by Branden Sanderson.
Now You See It: How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform Schools and Business for the 21st Century by Cathy N. Davidson
http://www.amazon.com/Now-You-See-Technology-Transform/dp/014312126X
An interesting read focusing on attention and learning. Davidson writes about how much of our early learning is based on neuron shearing and the cultural bias built into the connections formed in early childhood. Essentially, what we learn requires us to exclude the learning of other things based on the environment we find ourselves. I am fascinated by the mirror neurons and the concept that neurons in our brains fire in the same patterns whether we are doing a thing or we are watching someone else do the thing. Both the doing and the watching someone else do something help reinforce the neural connections and affect learning. It apparently is the basis for empathetic instruction and is very rare, only noted in humans and possibly Killer Whales.
Slapps74
11-20-2014, 20:07
Just finished "Going Home" by A.America. Not as well written as One Second After but I still picked up the second book in the series, Surviving Home this afternoon.
buffalobo
11-20-2014, 20:10
Just finished "Going Home" by A.America. Not as well written as One Second After but I still picked up the second book in the series, Surviving Home this afternoon.
Good series. Waiting for book 5 to release 12/31.
Finished the second book in the King Killer series, "A Wise Man's Fear." It is the sequel to Name of the Wind. Good book, I'd say even better than the first. Can't wait for the last book to come out.
Slapps74
11-24-2014, 21:16
Good series. Waiting for book 5 to release 12/31.
Didnt know there was a new one comming out. Looks like I have some more reading to get done before 12/31! Finished Surving Home about 10 minutes ago and I will be getting the next one tomorrow.
buffalobo
11-24-2014, 21:32
Finished the second book in the King Killer series, "A Wise Man's Fear." It is the sequel to Name of the Wind. Good book, I'd say even better than the first. Can't wait for the last book to come out.
I like multiple book series. How about a synopsis.
buffalobo
11-24-2014, 21:44
Didnt know there was a new one comming out. Looks like I have some more reading to get done before 12/31! Finished Surving Home about 10 minutes ago and I will be getting the next one tomorrow.
It has been entertaining and I like seeing different authors take on day to day "life" after collapse.
Hmmm, I'm not great at describing books/movies without saying too much. So here is a description I found online!
So begins the tale of Kvothe—from his childhood in a troupe of traveling players, to years spent as a near-feral orphan in a crime-riddled city, to his daringly brazen yet successful bid to enter a difficult and dangerous school of magic. In these pages you will come to know Kvothe as a notorious magician, an accomplished thief, a masterful musician, and an infamous assassin. But The Name of the Wind is so much more—for the story it tells reveals the truth behind Kvothe's legend.
buffalobo
11-24-2014, 22:29
Hmmm, I'm not great at describing books/movies without saying too much. So here is a description I found online!
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Works for me.
I know what you mean. I'm a reader cause writing is too hard.
Bitter Clinger
11-26-2014, 09:40
I'm reading the vampire earth series now. I was looking for a good post alien invasion book and came across this, pretty good. They are short, around 200 pages. They are not the vampires you are thinking of. They are aliens. Good, yet light, read.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/41449-vampire-earth
Slapps74
11-29-2014, 18:13
Just finished "Going Home" by A.America. Not as well written as One Second After but I still picked up the second book in the series, Surviving Home this afternoon.
Ok. So I have finished all 4 books in the series. Ready for book 5! Finished the 4th book in less than a day. So much for the honey do list!!!
Just finished this book over the weekend- short and easy to read, and while I'm not sure I fully agree with every single thing this author has to say, it's still worth the time and consideration. It's heading over to my oldest daughter's kindle as soon as I have time...
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Worthless-Aaron-Clarey-ebook/dp/B006N0THIM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1417454273&sr=1-1&keywords=worthless
buffalobo
12-04-2014, 19:36
Finished "Molon Labe" for third time last night. Wish I still had my print copy. Had to pony up the $4 for Kindle version.
http://www.amazon.com/Molon-Labe-Boston-T-Party-ebook/dp/B00NI4HVAW/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1417742999&sr=1-2
Just finished this. Great read
Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knight's Cross
and this which provides a great insight into MARSOC
Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistanland for you history buffs
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II (P.S.)
buffalobo
12-19-2014, 22:08
Just finished this. Great read
Sniper on the Eastern Front: The Memoirs of Sepp Allerberger, Knight's Cross
and this which provides a great insight into MARSOC
Level Zero Heroes: The Story of U.S. Marine Special Operations in Bala Murghab, Afghanistan
land for you history buffs
Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II (P.S.)
All look interesting. Got some Amazon credits, think I know how to spend now. Need a break from the steady stream of post apocalypse survival series I've been hung up on lately.
Just finished "The Day Before Midnight" by Stephen Hunter
Just started "Remiscences of a Stock Operator".
Had my eye on The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (or whatever) for years now, and just started reading it. Very wordy.
buffalobo
12-20-2014, 07:50
Had my eye on The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (or whatever) for years now, and just started reading it. Very wordy.
Which book you start with?
buffalobo
12-20-2014, 08:03
I just discovered that Donaldson wrote a third series of books based on the Thomas Covenant character (insert face/palm here ). After reading a few of his other books after the first two trilogies I drifted on to other authors/genres and never realized the third series.
Will be reading at least the first volume.
Which book you start with?
Well you'resupposed to start with the first one right? I started with Lord Foul's Bane. Is that the first one?
buffalobo
12-20-2014, 11:27
Well you'resupposed to start with the first one right? I started with Lord Foul's Bane. Is that the first one?
Yeah that is the first one.
I always seem to find new series when browsing and end up finding book 2 of X as intro to series.
wctriumph
12-20-2014, 12:47
Had my eye on The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (or whatever) for years now, and just started reading it. Very wordy.
I have read most of Donaldson's stuff starting back in the 1980's with Lord Foul's Bane. He writes pretty well with good plot and great character development. The main characters have major mental issues. He also wrote a space sci-fi series that starts with "The Real Story" and then goes into another trilogy.
The first Chronicles trilogy is the best of the series.
Had my eye on The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (or whatever) for years now, and just started reading it. Very wordy.
What genre are these?
All look interesting. Got some Amazon credits, think I know how to spend now. Need a break from the steady stream of post apocalypse survival series I've been hung up on lately.
The about aSepp is a great read on the eastern fron. The best book I've ever read on this are was, fantastic read. The Forgotten SoldierGuy Sajer (http://www.amazon.com/Guy-Sajer/e/B000AQ4FFK/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1)
buffalobo
12-20-2014, 15:48
What genre are these?
Referred to as High Fantasy.
Referred to as High Fantasy.
Like Songs of Fire and Ice?
Like Songs of Fire and Ice?
I'm not into it far enough yet, so I can't answer. It starts in our modern world though, and then the main character is transported or something to some other world. I guess that's where the Unbeliever part comes in. I try not to look stuff up before I read it, so I can't tell you yet.
Buffalobo, do you consider High Fantasy and Epic Fantasy to be the same thing?
buffalobo
12-20-2014, 21:50
Like Songs of Fire and Ice?
A little. Try out the first one.
SamuraiCO
12-21-2014, 12:17
More along the lines of Hobbit, Lord of Rings, etc. He is an anti-hero, not wanting the role but takes it non the less. They were very good reads.
I have an audio book app and last listened to "As You Wish" written by Cary Elwes (Wesley in the story). He put down a lot of back stories in the making of The Princess Bride. Was very humorous and quotes from other actors were in their own voices. The stories about Andre the Giant were epic. Just something light to break up all the seriousness of the times we live in. Got to laugh once in a while.
buffalobo
12-21-2014, 15:28
I'm not into it far enough yet, so I can't answer. It starts in our modern world though, and then the main character is transported or something to some other world. I guess that's where the Unbeliever part comes in. I try not to look stuff up before I read it, so I can't tell you yet.
Buffalobo, do you consider High Fantasy and Epic Fantasy to be the same thing?
Pretty much.
Slapps74
12-21-2014, 22:12
Just finished all 3 books in the "Survivalist Series" by G. Michael Hopf. Pretty good read. Also read Day of Wrath by William Forstchen. Scary how easly that could come to be.
Just finished the Wandering Engineer SiFi series by Chris Hechtl. Pretty good.
GilpinGuy
12-30-2014, 21:01
Also read Day of Wrath by William Forstchen. Scary how easly that could come to be.
I read this last night - only 150 pages or so. Couldn't put it down. Scary, and just a matter of time until something like this happens.
GilpinGuy
12-30-2014, 23:15
Just finished all 3 books in the "Survivalist Series" by G. Michael Hopf. Pretty good read.
I see that a 4th book is on pre-order - "The Line of Departure". I read the first three. I'll get the 4th as well.
Slapps74
01-03-2015, 10:08
I see that a 4th book is on pre-order - "The Line of Departure". I read the first three. I'll get the 4th as well.
Looking forward to the fourth as well. Also finished the 5th A. American book "Resurecting Home". I enjoyed it a little more predictable than the others.
buffalobo
01-03-2015, 11:03
Looking forward to the fourth as well. Also finished the 5th A. American book "Resurecting Home". I enjoyed it a little more predictable than the others.
I forgot it was released 12/31, need to get it downloaded soon.
Finished "Presidential Cleaning" recently. It was pretty good. Will probably read more from the author.
Just completed the "Rendevouz with Rama" series by Arthur C. Clarke.
DON'T DO IT ! DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THIS POS !!
Some of the most atrocious writing, ever! I can't believe it's considered a classic.
Circuits
01-03-2015, 15:52
Just finished a book by one of the retro guys over on arf - "House of Apache Fires". sokay - ww2 retcon Right before that the most recent Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr series book "Full Force and Effect". Absorbing, but kinda meh without Clancy alive and at the helm.
Started "Dhalgren" by Delany, and have a few other weird sci-fi books cued on my Kindle via the library.
Bentsight
01-03-2015, 22:26
Just finishing "Patriots" by James Wesley, Rawles and like it enough to look into more of his works.
blacklabel
01-03-2015, 22:47
Just finishing "Patriots" by James Wesley, Rawles and like it enough to look into more of his works.
Be careful, it's his best book and that's not saying much.
buffalobo
01-26-2015, 18:47
Looking forward to the fourth as well. Also finished the 5th A. American book "Resurecting Home". I enjoyed it a little more predictable than the others.
Finished Resurrecting Home last nite. It was good, author ended it set up for more in the series.
blacklabel
01-26-2015, 19:35
Finished Resurrecting Home last nite. It was good, author ended it set up for more in the series.
There will definitely be more in the series. I've enjoyed it so far.
buffalobo
01-26-2015, 19:43
There will definitely be more in the series. I've enjoyed it so far.
Been hooked on post apocalyptic stories for about 6 months now and this one has been my favorite.
Have less than 50 pages of Thomas Covenant left and can't muster up the desire to finish.
mcantar18c
01-26-2015, 20:28
Shantaram. Aussie breaks out of prison and ends up in Bombay.
It's written as a novel, not an autobiography... but if you look at his life, that's essentially what it is.
Link to book:
http://www.amazon.com/Shantaram-Novel-Gregory-David-Roberts/dp/0312330537
Watered down life story of the author:
Gregory David Roberts was born in Melbourne, Australia. A gifted writer and student, he became addicted to heroin when his marriage collapsed and he lost the custody of his daughter. When he committed a series of robberies with an imitation pistol, he was described as the Gentleman Bandit. Sentenced to nineteen years in prison, he escaped and journeyed to New Zealand, Asia, Africa, and Europe. For ten of those fugitive years he lived in Bombay-where he established a free medical clinic for slum-dwellers, and worked as a counterfeiter, smuggler, gunrunner, and street soldier for a branch of the Bombay mafia. Recaptured in Germany, he served out his sentence there and in Australian prisons. Upon his release, he established a successful multimedia company, and since the international publication of Shantaram, he is a full-time writer, at home in several countries.
I usually don't enjoy books that aren't military or SHTF themed, but I'm thoroughly enjoying this one.
blacklabel
01-26-2015, 20:52
Been hooked on post apocalyptic stories for about 6 months now and this one has been my favorite.
This is a great series.
http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Sherry/e/B004Z47TP6/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Have less than 50 pages of Thomas Covenant left and can't muster up the desire to finish.
White Gold Wielder
I read those books while I was in high school. They got tedious by the end.
Going back to The Giver quartet, I finished the fourth book Son today. I'm not overly keen on Lowry's allegorical battle of good and evil. Such a simplistic and brief battle with an unrealistic and unsatisfying ending. I understand that she was coaxed into writing the fourth book by her many young adult readers who just wanted some closure on the characters introduced in The Giver. Gathering Blue, and Messenger. She gives them that closure but does it in a way that reminds me this is literature for children. If you have kids, the books are worth reading and sharing with your kids (10 and up would be my guess).
I still haven't seen the movie. Waiting till it is on Netflix. I'm sure I won't like the movie, so why pay more for it?
Just out of curiosity, anyone else here like Terry Pratchett and/or Neil Gaiman?
buffalobo
06-05-2015, 06:55
Just out of curiosity, anyone else here like Terry Pratchett and/or Neil Gaiman?
I have Discworld series as part of my library, definite Pratchett fan.
Edit - I am Fan of his books, don't know squat about the man.
buffalobo
06-05-2015, 06:59
Read Larry Correia's Monster Hunter series over the last few weeks. Easy, entertaining, fun reading. Will check out some of his other stuff.
buffalobo
06-05-2015, 07:04
Looks like William Forstchen has a sequel to One Second After scheduled to release late summer.
Reading the Morrigan's Cross trilogy by Nora Roberts. Terrible. It is a vampire novel and I expected the fantasy aspect to be weak as I was.under the impression that she is a romance novel author. However, the "romance" portions of the book are just as bad, if not worse, than the fantasy portions.
SideShow Bob
06-07-2015, 13:44
Looks like William Forstchen has a sequel to One Second After scheduled to release late summer.
Got any more information ?
buffalobo
06-07-2015, 14:07
Got any more information ?
Link to Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0765376709/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_3/185-0534633-8166634?refRID=1NVPRRKX5DYW3AY6MXS0
I hear TimK is currently working on a book. Excited for it to be done.
Slapps74
06-09-2015, 08:24
Is anyone reading the "Holding Their Own" series by Joe Nobody?
Looks like William Forstchen has a sequel to One Second After scheduled to release late summer.
I haven't had a chance to read those yet. Was One Second After pretty good? people seem to like it a lot. I need to read it. Glad this thread is keeping some traction.
I'm excited to see that Antony Beevor has a new book out, Ardnnes 1944. I've really enjoyed some of his others. They are not really fast reading but if you enjoy detailed military history he is one of the best. I think Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945 were two of my favorites. Beevor may not be as exciting as Ambrose but he knows his stuff and presents it well. The best comparison would be Rick Atkinson' Liberation trilogy. Maybe a little drier.
Has anyone read the The Martian yet? I've been eyeing it for a bit and wonder what people think
Great-Kazoo
06-18-2015, 06:55
Read Larry Correia's Monster Hunter series over the last few weeks. Easy, entertaining, fun reading. Will check out some of his other stuff.
Picking up Book #5 Nemesis from the library today.
buffalobo
07-19-2015, 15:29
I haven't had a chance to read those yet. Was One Second After pretty good? people seem to like it a lot. I need to read it. Glad this thread is keeping some traction.
I'm excited to see that Antony Beevor has a new book out, Ardnnes 1944. I've really enjoyed some of his others. They are not really fast reading but if you enjoy detailed military history he is one of the best. I think Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945 were two of my favorites. Beevor may not be as exciting as Ambrose but he knows his stuff and presents it well. The best comparison would be Rick Atkinson' Liberation trilogy. Maybe a little drier.
Has anyone read the The Martian yet? I've been eyeing it for a bit and wonder what people think
"One Second After" is very good. Forstchen is a good writer. I read it 3-4 yrs ago and have reread it twice since. While it is not my favorite (mostly because I like long multi book stories) post apocalypse story it is usually the one I loan out when introducing noobs to reasons for prepping/preparedness.
buffalobo
07-19-2015, 15:49
Mrs bo picked me up a reference book yesterday. Looking forward to learning how much I don't know about meat processing.
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Slapps74
07-19-2015, 23:37
Just started a new one by Brad Thor called Code of conduct. About 100 pages in and it's good so far.
GilpinGuy
07-20-2015, 00:56
"One Second After" is very good. Forstchen is a good writer. I read it 3-4 yrs ago and have reread it twice since. While it is not my favorite (mostly because I like long multi book stories) post apocalypse story it is usually the one I loan out when introducing noobs to reasons for prepping/preparedness.
I second that. One of the best SHTF books out there.
Another one from Forstchen that I loved was "Day of Wrath" (http://www.amazon.com/Day-Wrath-William-R-Forstchen/dp/1625781547/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437375215&sr=8-1&keywords=day+of+wrath&pebp=1437375220417&perid=0C2G1X8Q0QMRBE2S5FY5). Scary story, but I think it's close to what will happen in the US one of these days.
I'm going to have to check that out, I loved OSA.
Reading
The Bible
Forex in 5 hrs a week
Reminencince of a Stock Operator
Need to still finish Snipers Honor.
Fentonite
07-20-2015, 02:53
I second that. One of the best SHTF books out there.
Another one from Forstchen that I loved was "Day of Wrath" (http://www.amazon.com/Day-Wrath-William-R-Forstchen/dp/1625781547/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1437375215&sr=8-1&keywords=day+of+wrath&pebp=1437375220417&perid=0C2G1X8Q0QMRBE2S5FY5). Scary story, but I think it's close to what will happen in the US one of these days.
Just ordered it, thanks for the link..
THE COMPLETE ONE-VOLUME HISTORY DELIVERED FROM EVIL The Saga of World War II by Robert Leckie.
Truman didn't know about the Manhattan project until after FDR died.
Slapps74
07-20-2015, 11:02
Just ordered it, thanks for the link..
Scary. I hope this never happens but I'm afraid that it will.
Circuits
07-20-2015, 12:31
Just finished the Posleen Wars first five books, "A Hymn Before Battle", "Gust Front", "When the Devil Dances", "Hell's Faire" and "Cally's War" by John Ringo, then the first Expanse book, "Leviathan Wakes" by James S. A. Correy, and started the second Expanse book, "Caliban's War"
Last week I read "H is for Hawk (http://www.amazon.com/H-Hawk-Helen-Macdonald/dp/0802123414)", a beautifully written story by a woman who grew up as falconer and her experiences training a Goshawk. A fascinating look at falconry in Great Britain.
Also this week, I finished "reading" the audio CD version of Only Time Will Tell (http://www.amazon.com/Only-Time-Will-Clifton-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B005569HMG/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8) (a Clifton Chronicles book 1 of 5) by Jeffrey Archer. An excellent story, well read. I will get the next audio book in the series. See: http://www.jeffreyarcherbooks.com/
Now, I'm half way through "Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood (http://www.amazon.com/Fastest-Things-Wings-Hummingbirds-Hollywood/dp/0544416031/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1437420846&sr=1-1&keywords=the+fastest+things+on+wings)", by Terry Masear. Fascinating story and excellent writing by a hummingbird rehabber with a black belt who quotes Lao Tzu, and who honestly knows her stuff about these fastest birds on wings.
Circuits
07-20-2015, 19:41
Has anyone read the The Martian yet? I've been eyeing it for a bit and wonder what people think
I thought the Martian was great, and have even re-read it twice since first reading it. Looking forward to the movie.
I recommend it, and you can find it for free to read online if you look (it was originally released for free on the author's website), though buying it will help to support the author, and I think it's worth the price for a good read.
If you don't like science and a weird sense of humor, pass it by, though - it'll just read like a MacGyver script unless you're hip to its vibe.
GilpinGuy
07-20-2015, 20:09
I read The Martian a while ago and really liked it. He definitely has a weird sense of humor.
HoneyBadger
07-20-2015, 23:01
Currently reading The Road to Serfdom by F. A. Hayek. Not exactly an easy or fun read, but so far, it definitely seems worth my time.
newracer
07-21-2015, 09:01
I recently read The Martian as well, I enjoyed it.
Also recently read King of Thieves (Odyssey One: Star Rogue) and now reading Into the Black (Odyssey One Book 1) both by Evan Currie. They are both pretty good.
Slapps74
08-23-2015, 01:45
Finished Code of Conduct" a few weeks ago. Started another Brad Thor book, "The Lions of Lucerne" a few nights ago. I guess it's the first book with the character Scot Harvath. So far so good.
Circuits
08-23-2015, 09:08
just finished the first five books of "The Expanse" by James S.A. Correy, "Wacht am Rhein" by John Ringo and started "The Physics of Stargates" by Enrico Rodrigo.
Expanse books are good space opera.
just finished the first five books of "The Expanse" by James S.A. Correy, "Wacht am Rhein" by John Ringo and started "The Physics of Stargates" by Enrico Rodrigo.
Expanse books are good space opera.
I just started book 3, and agree they are very good so far. Was surprised to find that Corey is a pen name for two guys - one of whom is George R.R. Martin's (yes, from Game of Thrones) assistant. They each write a handful of the chapters, which are written from different characters' perspectives.
And dang yes - the martian is extremely good, if you're at all nerdy. Started reading it after dinner one night and finished it before bed it was that good. I also lost an hour or two watching interviews with the author - the story of how he wrote it and got it published was pretty amazing. Adam from Mythbusters did a good interview or two with him.
Guess I got on a space theme this month or something.
I'm re-reading the first two books of The Kingkiller Chronicle by Patrick Rothfuss. If you like fantasy, this is must-read stuff.
After that's done, I'll be reading The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker.
buffalobo
08-30-2015, 09:57
Finished Resurrecting Home last nite. It was good, author ended it set up for more in the series.
There will definitely be more in the series. I've enjoyed it so far.
Just discovered book 6 released recently. "Enforcing Home" by A. American. Downloading now.
blacklabel
08-30-2015, 10:51
I saw that as well. I'm going to hold off on downloading it though. I need to get some stuff done today and if I buy it now, I'll binge read it.
Slapps74
08-30-2015, 11:01
Just discovered book 6 released recently. "Enforcing Home" by A. American. Downloading now.
Sweet!
Just finished "Sandstorm" by James Rollins. It's interesting, some different twists and turns, but really needed more editing. Also it would have helped to be a complete moron about physics, chemistry, and science in general. He got a lot of really basic stuff wrong.
Overall it's an ok read, I'll try the next one in the series.
buffalobo
08-31-2015, 19:00
I saw that as well. I'm going to hold off on downloading it though. I need to get some stuff done today and if I buy it now, I'll binge read it.
Disadvantage of having the product at your finger tips. It used to take me 2-3 weeks to actually make it to the store to get a new release. Now I get emails telling me a week ahead of time and offering to let me order it early.
1st world problems. [facepalm]
Read the first two Joe Nobody books not too long ago (the Bishop / Holding their Own series) because my wife had bought the kindle books. But the next books in the series don't seem to ever go on sale. Not sure I'm up for another $80 in ebooks.
Amazon says Forstchen's sequel to One Second After - "One Year After" is coming out in 2 weeks. Somewhere I think I knew he was writing a sequel, but it was a surprise to see the reminder.
Side note, anybody use goodreads.com? I've been getting ads from them forever and had just thought it was a book store. I didn't realize it tracked books you had read and suggested other books you might like. I think I'm going to like it. Not sure if I want to be sharing with friends/family though which is one of the options that people seem to like. Would be nice to see what some of my friends are reading though - I wonder if you have to share to see...
I mentioned that site a few years ago. After painstakingly trying to remember every book I ever read up through college and making a list, I found that site and saw how much easier using that site was. Doh.
hurley842002
09-20-2015, 04:28
Not much of a book reader myself, but just finished Misery. Could hardly put the thing down. Now to watch the movie again (which I haven't seen in a long time), as I'm certain there are some significant differences that I recall.
“Nobody looks like what they really are on the inside. You don’t. I don’t. People are much more complicated than that. It’s true of everybody.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane
killianak9
10-03-2015, 12:58
Is anyone reading the "Holding Their Own" series by Joe Nobody?
Just picked up "Holding Your Ground"
By Joe Nobody.
That one is next
Circuits
10-03-2015, 13:19
Just read the latest "Old Man's War" series installment by John Scalzi - "The End of All Things". Also the latest "Long Earth" book by Pratchett and Baxter (posthumous for Pratchett), "The Long Utopia". "1636: The Cardinal Virtues" from the "1632" universe series.
About to start "Proxima" and "Ultima" by Stephen Baxter.
I'm re-reading all the Sherlock Holmes stories, after a LONG time. Some are spoiled because I remember the plot, a lot of others are "like new" again.
One thing I'm doing this time that is fun, and possible now with Google, is looking up all the words/terms that made no sense at all due to being 1880's English. It has added a whole new level. Who knew there were so many terms for a carriage!
Great-Kazoo
11-08-2015, 09:09
Just read the latest "Old Man's War" series installment by John Scalzi - "The End of All Things". Also the latest "Long Earth" book by Pratchett and Baxter (posthumous for Pratchett), "The Long Utopia". "1636: The Cardinal Virtues" from the "1632" universe series.
About to start "Proxima" and "Ultima" by Stephen Baxter.
That series is a good read. Read the MHI (Monster Hunter Int) series a few months back. Followed that up with the Hard Magic series. Just finished the Jack Puller books by David Baldacci. The spouse is a Detective / Mystery reader so i read what ever she gets from the library .
I use Bookbub.com for free books. Here's a few others i utilize
http://hundredzeros.com/category/fiction/mystery-crime-thrillers-books
http://www.smashwords.com/
http://www.freebooksifter.com/
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
I have a love, hate with Amazon. Enjoy the free books, but refuse to pay for the privilege of reading. That's what the library is for. BUT........... not ever book one reads in a series IS available there. A lot of writers are self published or through smaller distributors like BAEN.
http://www.baenebooks.com/c-1-free-library.aspx
Slapps74
11-08-2015, 13:36
Just picked up "Holding Your Ground"
By Joe Nobody.
That one is next
Let me know how it is.
What's Wrong With The World
by G.K. Chesterton
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1717/1717-h/1717-h.htm
OldFogey
11-08-2015, 14:02
The Dresden series by Jim Butcher. Be warned - two folks I have referred these to have accused me of peddling literary crack.
newracer
11-08-2015, 15:19
Just started Starship Troopers.
Great-Kazoo
11-08-2015, 15:33
The Dresden series by Jim Butcher. Be warned - two folks I have referred these to have accused me of peddling literary crack.
IF anyone is interested in reading the series. I was gifted it and be happy to pass it on. WARNING : Book 1 is not included, or was when i received them.
buffalobo
11-27-2015, 22:21
Reread "Treasure Island" today. The classics will always be classic.
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Reread "Treasure Island" today. The classics will always be classic.
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That was always a favorite of mine.
If you're going to reread some classics I always liked Swiss Family Robinson as well. Oh, and Ivanhoe was a good read many years ago.
funkymonkey1111
11-30-2015, 11:54
http://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-Cyberattack-Unprepared-Surviving/dp/055341996X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448901670&sr=8-1&keywords=ted+koppel
have not read this one yet, but it's on my list--wondering if anyone has?
GilpinGuy
11-30-2015, 14:53
Finally read "State of Fear" by Michael Crichton. Good book. It was quite a kick in the balls to climate change radicals.
SideShow Bob
12-01-2015, 19:42
Finally read all of the Dean Koontz "Odd Thomas" ( not a reference to "The Ginsu" ) series in succession.
And am thinking about downloading "One Year After", but at $12+ for 250 pages, I'll hold off until the price drops.
That was always a favorite of mine.
If you're going to reread some classics I always liked Swiss Family Robinson as well. Oh, and Ivanhoe was a good read many years ago.
CS Forrester's Hornblower books are some of my favorites. I really liked Ivanhoe as well.
almost finished with Richard Matheson's What Dreams May Come
How many Odd Thomas books are there now? I think I've only read three.
clodhopper
12-02-2015, 09:22
Rawles has a new one out. I haven't read it, but his others are decent reads.
http://www.amazon.com/Land-Promise-Counter-Caliphate-Chronicles-Book-ebook/dp/B015D0U330/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1449069676&sr=8-2&keywords=rawles
funkymonkey1111
12-02-2015, 13:26
to those interested, Matt Bracken has the "Enemies" series for free on Kindle through 12/4.
Everyone should re-read Fahrenheit 451 during these times.. Bradbury was a prophet:
“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running around with lit matches."
There’s that saying: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. When it comes to censorship, one might say that the road to thought and speech control is paved by people trying to protect other people’s feelings. It’s important to realize that today, we have a media system paid by the page view and thus motivated with very real financial incentives to find things to be offended about—because offense and outrage are high-valence traffic triggers. We have another industry of people—some call them Social Justice Warriors—who, despite their sincerity of belief, have also managed to build huge platforms by inventing issues and conflicts which they then ride to prominence and influence. One might call both of these types Rage Profiteers. They get us riled up, they appeal to our notions of fairness and empathy—who likes to see someone else’s feelings hurt?—without any regard for what the consequences are." -- Ryan Holiday
HoneyBadger
12-02-2015, 15:52
I'm 220 pages into Atlas Shrugged. I thought I would really struggle getting into it, but by page 20, I was hooked. Now I'm wishing I had more time to read.
"A man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over a man who can't."
sellersm
12-02-2015, 21:50
Everyone should re-read Fahrenheit 451 during these times.. Bradbury was a prophet:
“There is more than one way to burn a book. And the world is full of people running around with lit matches."
There’s that saying: The road to hell is paved with good intentions. When it comes to censorship, one might say that the road to thought and speech control is paved by people trying to protect other people’s feelings. It’s important to realize that today, we have a media system paid by the page view and thus motivated with very real financial incentives to find things to be offended about—because offense and outrage are high-valence traffic triggers. We have another industry of people—some call them Social Justice Warriors—who, despite their sincerity of belief, have also managed to build huge platforms by inventing issues and conflicts which they then ride to prominence and influence. One might call both of these types Rage Profiteers. They get us riled up, they appeal to our notions of fairness and empathy—who likes to see someone else’s feelings hurt?—without any regard for what the consequences are." -- Ryan Holiday
My daughter will be reading this in school this year!! Can't wait to discuss it with her.
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Circuits
12-02-2015, 21:51
"Seveneves" by Neal Stephenson, "A Call to Arms" by David Weber, "Hells Foundations Quiver" by David Weber, "Old Venus" ed. by George R. R. Martin and "Shaman" by Kim Stanley Robinson.
sellersm
12-02-2015, 21:51
I just started volume 6 of the "going home" series by A. American, called "Enforcing Home". So far so good.
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SideShow Bob
12-04-2015, 16:52
How many Odd Thomas books are there now? I think I've only read three.
A total of eight. Counting the short novella explaining the gypsy fortune teller.
I'm 220 pages into Atlas Shrugged. I thought I would really struggle getting into it, but by page 20, I was hooked. Now I'm wishing I had more time to read.
"A man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over a man who can't."
Is that the Bernie Sanders signed copy you've been bragging about in the PWT for weeks now?
Thanks Sideshow, had no idea it was that many now.
buffalobo
12-15-2015, 08:02
Recently finished "Lights Out" - David Crawford. Enjoyed it. Will read more of his stuff.
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buffalobo
12-15-2015, 08:04
Almost forgot, reread "Swiss Family Robinson" before "Lights Out". Not as enjoyable as an adult as it was as a kid.
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Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfallby Kazuo Ishiguro
http://www.amazon.com/Nocturnes-Stories-Nightfall-Vintage-International/dp/0307455785
Circuits
12-15-2015, 12:11
Almost forgot, reread "Swiss Family Robinson" before "Lights Out". Not as enjoyable as an adult as it was as a kid.
Definitely. It's rather too fanciful for an adult to take seriously.
buffalobo
12-15-2015, 13:14
Definitely. It's rather too fanciful for an adult to take seriously.
10 ring. They saw and did it all.
Still a classic though. Added it and "Treasure Island" to the minions reading list for January.
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Marko Kloos - his "Frontline" series is a pretty good military science fiction read.
ChadAmberg
01-01-2016, 10:42
Freehold by Michael Z Williamson. I'm sure some folks here have read it already, but it's a science fiction novel about a planet basically ran by libertarian ideals. Which of course pisses off the Earth "United Federation of Planets" statist government to no end, so they attack and try to hold the planet, since how dare anyone try to rule themselves! The war is fought with .. well, give it a read, I'm sure you'll love it. I just gave a copy to a member here as a Christmas gift.
Of course, this is book one in a series.
If anyone does the facebook thing, send a friend request to the author. He'll gladly respond, assuming he's not locked out of his account again for telling the FB admin nazi's what they can do with themselves with rusty farm implements, etc., all the while causing mayhem.
blacklabel
01-01-2016, 11:40
I've about a quarter of the way through 1984. I'm not sure how I've managed to go this long without having read it.
buffalobo
01-01-2016, 11:56
Finished "Lights Out" and "Patriots" recently.
Enjoyed both, particularly "Lights Out".
"Freehold" Chad mentioned above looks interesting.
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I've about a quarter of the way through 1984. I'm not sure how I've managed to go this long without having read it.
Welcome to the future [LOL]
Just finished Go Set a Watchmanby Harper Lee
http://www.amazon.com/Go-Set-Watchman-A-Novel/dp/0062409859
If you liked To Kill a Mockingbird you may or may not like this book. This is the original book Lee wrote in the 1950s. Her publisher, Lippencott, told her that the book had too many stories within stories and asked her to go back and write a book focused on one of Scout's recollections from her early childhood. While Mockingbird is a wonderful book, it seemed so myopic and contained an idealistic focus from the memory of a six year old Lee. Watchman IMO is a much better book. Told from the now 26 year old Scout's perspective and learning that not all is as she assumed it was. People are not perfect and they do not live in a perfect world. Real men must live to be useful in the community they serve and sometimes this means they do things they have to do but do not always agree with. There are ways of having principals even when faced with numerous evil choices.
I particularly liked the exchange between Scout and her Uncle Jack, who was trying to provide a framework of history for why the South is the way it is as compared to the rest of the nation in the 1950s. Uncle Jack's, also called Dr. Finch, explanation for the reason for the South's fighting the Civil War is one of the best, most succinct, I have read in literature. This was apparently Lee's opinion on the issue of segregation in 1954 after the Sup Court's opinion in Brown v Board of Education. Lee is probably not understood today by most of the people who reviewed the book and instantly seized upon the overused epithet "racism." Uncle Jack calls the issue of racism incidental to the Civil War and states that racism is equally incidental to the battle over Civil Rights in the 1950s. He points out that 95% of southerners did not own or could never have imagined owning a slave. They were fighting for the same reasons Angles, Saxons, and Celts had been fighting for thousands of years. They were individuals attempting to prevent someone from outside their culture from coming in to change their way of life. In the 1950s, the rest of the country's notion of federal government had far passed the original notion of national government envisioned in the Constitution. The South was again being forced to change to conform to the rest of the country and Uncle Jack opined that he hoped that this new civil war would be less bloody than the last one. Sixty years later, we can see the Civil Rights battle was much less bloody than the Civil War. IMO, sadly the one casualty of the national attitude towards government has been our Constitution.
History is linear. We may study the past to assist us in our present to attain the future. We can never repeat the past. Even when we try to recreate, we find we only have an echo of the past and often a poor one at that.
I'm two chapters into 'Extreme Ownership', by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin, and love it. Great book on leadership and teams.
JohnnyEgo
01-02-2016, 01:23
My wife got me "What If?" by Randall Munroe, and "I'm Just Here For the Food" by Alton Brown. I've been alternating between the two of them for the last couple days, as both are divided into short chapters that are relatively quick to read while I am watching my son go nuts in Jumping or waiting for my wife to come out of the Nordstrom Rack. I bought myself "The Art of the Con" by Anthony Amore, and I plan to read it on my next plane trip. It's a non-fiction book about the most successful forgers in the art world.
Finished Any Other Name by Craig Johnson, a Walt Longmire story on CD. Now reading The Survivor, a Mitch Rap/Vince Flynn novel by Kyle Mills. Also beginning One Year After by William Fortschen.
buffalobo
01-02-2016, 09:16
Just downloaded "Freehold" series book 1 for free.
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buffalobo
01-02-2016, 09:18
Finished Any Other Name by Craig Johnson, a Walt Longmire story on CD. Now reading The Survivor, a Mitch Rap/Vince Flynn novel by Kyle Mills. Also beginning One Year After by William Fortschen.
Is the Kyle Mills attempt at Mitch Rap any good?
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Is the Kyle Mills attempt at Mitch Rap any good?
It's a little early to tell, I've been struggling with the start over the past week or so. Too busy over the holidays but should have more time now to dive beyond the first few chapters. So far the story is recounting the people and details from the last Flynn novel. Will update you....
ChadAmberg
01-02-2016, 09:39
Just downloaded "Freehold" series book 1 for free.
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Yeah, looks like if you have a Kindle, you can download Freehold for free now. That's pretty darn nice of Amazon...
buffalobo
01-02-2016, 10:15
Yeah, looks like if you have a Kindle, you can download Freehold for free now. That's pretty darn nice of Amazon...
Always cool to catch a freebie with good reviews.
Now will probably get hooked and have to pony up full price for rest of series.
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buffalobo
01-02-2016, 10:15
It's a little early to tell, I've been struggling with the start over the past week or so. Too busy over the holidays but should have more time now to dive beyond the first few chapters. So far the story is recounting the people and details from the last Flynn novel. Will update you....
[emoji106] , cool.
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Anything by Stephen Pressfield
or, Bing West.
blacklabel
01-08-2016, 22:38
Always cool to catch a freebie with good reviews.
Now will probably get hooked and have to pony up full price for rest of series.
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That's the boat I'm in. I really liked the first book and am fighting the urge to buy the rest.
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buffalobo
01-09-2016, 08:44
That's the boat I'm in. I really liked the first book and am fighting the urge to buy the rest.
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Dont fight it, book 2 is worth the $7(I complain about buying any books I cannot put in my library).
As discussed, got the free download, read "Freehold", liked it, paid for book 2 Thursday nite.[emoji33]
If I were not such a cheapskate, I would buy the hard bound edition of some of the books read last couple years and put them in my library.
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buffalobo
01-09-2016, 08:46
Wife rags me because I would probably get my money back for Amazon Prime subscription just in books over the course of the year.
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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb
http://www.amazon.com/Am-Malala-Stood-Education-Taliban/dp/0316322407
Almost finished with:
Hero Tales
by Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.amazon.com/Hero-Tales-Theodore-Roosevelt/dp/1414505043
blacklabel
01-30-2016, 17:03
I'm reading the follow-up to Freehold, The Weapon. It's a fair bit different than Freehold but good in it's own right.
Pillar to the Sky by William Forstchen
http://www.amazon.com/Pillar-Sky-William-R-Forstchen/dp/0765334380
Same author as One Second After
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
http://www.amazon.com/The-Wright-Brothers-David-McCullough/dp/1476728747
At this point in my career, the only good thing I can say about travel is the ability to read or listen to a book. These were both good books and make a nice bookend, one fiction, the other biography non-fiction. Both involve inovation of new technology that most believed improbable. Any advancement requires risk and often results in death before success. Imagine a world where Lt. Thomas Selfridge did not die but the US government did not buy a Wright flyer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Selfridge
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DPM7TIG/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?ie=UTF8&btkr=1
OldFogey
02-04-2016, 14:20
The Harry Dresden books by Jim Butcher. Be warned - I have been accused of peddling literary crack by people who have listened to me and read them.
"One Year After"
William Forstchen
To Try Men's Souls: A Novel of George Washington and the Fight for American Freedom
by Newt Gingrich and William Forstchen
http://www.amazon.com/To-Try-Mens-Souls-Washington/dp/0312592876
This was an excellent read and helped remind me that regardless of how dark the future may look, We as Americans have overcome great adversity in the past. I need to keep in mind that there are still patriots of great courage in this country and if well lead, We are still capable of greatness.
God Bless the Republic!
Slapps74
02-14-2016, 20:47
"One Year After"
William Forstchen
Just finished that. Just started State Of The Union by Brad Thor.
buffalobo
02-14-2016, 20:56
Am currently working on book 4 of Freehold series.
Blacklabel, prophecy came true, sucked in by freebie and had to buy the rest. All worth reading again.
SamuraiCO
02-15-2016, 22:34
Wild at Heart, Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul. by John Eldredge. Trying to put into perspective what it is to be a man especially in today's world.
buffalobo
02-27-2016, 20:27
Finished Freehold book 4 recently and book 8 of Boyd Craven "The World Burns" series (@ $1.99, still alot of dime store novels out there) this afternoon.
IMO, most series turn downhill around the 4 book mark.
Am undecided about the Freehold series. Books 1&2 were pretty good but it took me alot longer to figure out and identify with the "hero" in books 3&4. Pretty much same with "antagonist".
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I just finished "To the Edge of the World", which chronicles the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
In the midst of "Panama Fever" about the construction of the Panama Canal.
Yes, I'm a construction nerd.
blacklabel
02-27-2016, 22:47
I've been reading the Final Dawn series. It's the ultimate prepper porn/fantasy. Win the lotto, find out about an asteroid that's going to freeze the plane the next day kind of stuff but it's been entertaining. It's also free with Kindle Unlimited.
UncleDave
02-28-2016, 06:32
How does an asteroid go about freezing a plane? I am confused.
buffalobo
02-28-2016, 08:44
Got email notification this morning. A. American "Survivalist" series book 7 has been released.
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How does an asteroid go about freezing a plane? I am confused.
You have to read it to find out!
blacklabel
02-28-2016, 11:20
I was just mimicking the amount of editing that went into the book series.
Anyone picked this one up yet?
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/04/24/kristin-tates-government-gone-wild-on-how-we-can-get-un-screwed/
blacklabel
05-04-2016, 20:06
I've been reading the Best Laid Plans series. It's been pretty good for free books.
https://www.amazon.com/Fuel-Best-Laid-Plans-Book-ebook/dp/B014Z81YYS?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
SA Friday
05-04-2016, 20:29
Just finished the 'Red Rising' trilogy written by Pierce Brown. I literally cannot figure out why it didn't win the Hugo. It is very good.
Now re-reading 'Speaker for the Dead' Orson Scott Card.
Third Target by Joel Rosenberg, Number one in a new series. I have read pretty much all his books and he is a good Author.
Batteriesnare
05-04-2016, 21:22
Third Target by Joel Rosenberg, Number one in a new series. I have read pretty much all his books and he is a good Author.
Just finished The First Hostage yesterday - enjoyable reading for sure!
Just finished The First Hostage yesterday - enjoyable reading for sure!
Already got it on the shelf waiting for me!
Circuits
05-04-2016, 23:17
"Gentleman Joel And the Red Queen" - latest vorkosigan book from Lois M. Bujold; finished it two weeks ago. Been reading some old compilation issues of pulp SF magazines from the 30s-50s on my Kindle.
StagLefty
05-13-2016, 07:23
Saw the movie but started reading "The Revenant" yesterday. So much better and truer than the movie. Great read !!!
Circuits
05-13-2016, 12:07
I literally cannot figure out why it didn't win the Hugo. It is very good.
SJWs have hijacked the voting, and for the past few years, it's been impossible for anything written by a white non-gay male to win.
SideShow Bob
05-14-2016, 21:00
Am currently working on book 4 of Freehold series.
Blacklabel, prophecy came true, sucked in by freebie and had to buy the rest. All worth reading again.
Read "Freehold", "Weapon", "Better to Ask Forgiveness" and just finished "Contact with Chaos" in this order, I don't know if this was the intended chronological order. I got hooked the same way...... "Rogue" is next for me.
Great-Kazoo
05-14-2016, 22:21
For those getting them from kindle on their Free list. Could you post it here. Thanks
OR..................... maybe start a new thread?
For those who have read Brad Thor, you may be interested to know he is scheduled to be at the Tattered Cover on Colfax on June 28, 2016, at 7:00 PM.
http://www.tatteredcover.com/new-event-calendar?fw-event=114125
http://bradthor.com/brad-thor/appearances/#.V0kMMbpidPM
I found this out while at a reading and signing by Nathanial Philbrick, author of The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Stand-Custer-Sitting-Bighorn/dp/0143119605
Also, Justin Cronin, author of The Passage is scheduled to be at the Tattered Cover on June 8, 2016, at 7:00 PM, for a reading and signing for book three in The Passage trillogy, City of Mirrors.
Just finished The First Hostage yesterday - enjoyable reading for sure!
Just st finished it tonight, I agree very entertaining read!
sellersm
07-05-2016, 18:58
"One Year After" has been released, the sequel to "One Second After", started reading it the other day... Here's a blurb from Amazon:
New York Times bestselling author William R. Forstchen brings a sequel to his hit novel One Second After. Months before publication, One Second After was cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read, a book discussed in the corridors of the Pentagon as a truly realistic look at the dangers of EMPs. An EMP is a weapon with the power to destroy the entire United States in a single act of terrorism, in a single second; indeed, it is a weapon that the Wall Street Journal warns could shatter America. One Second After was a dire warning of what might be our future...and our end. Now, One Year After returns to the small town of Black Mountain, and the man who struggled so hard to rebuild it in the wake of devastation-John Matherson. It is a thrilling follow-up and should delight fans in every way.
https://www.amazon.com/Herbert-Hoover-White-House-Presidency/dp/1451648677
Herbert Hoover in the White House: The Ordeal of the Presidencyby Charles Rappleye
and
https://www.amazon.com/Alexander-Hamilton-Ron-Chernow/dp/0143034758
Alexander Hamiltonby Ron Chernow
Interesting to read about people who faced the troubles and opportunities of their time and what came from their decisions.
SideShow Bob
07-05-2016, 20:18
"One Year After" has been released, the sequel to "One Second After", started reading it the other day... Here's a blurb from Amazon:
Read that over a month ago.
Zundfolge
07-05-2016, 21:30
For those of you interested in a little non Fiction, I just finished an interesting book called The Forgotten Dead by Ken Small (https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Dead-Ken-Small/dp/0747575436)
Here's the synopsis from Amazon:
On April 28, 1944, a rehearsal for the D-Day landings off England's Devon coast went terribly wrong. A series of blunders allowed German E-boats to intercept the convoy of landing ships, and 946 Americans—many of them young and untrained—lost their lives. Yet until the publication of The Forgotten Dead, the true scale of this tragedy had never before come to light. This is the story of one man and his obsession to honor the memory of the 946 American soldiers who died needlessly that night. In the early 1970s, Ken Small, a hotelier, began beachcombing along Slapton Sands, near his hotel. He soon discovered unexpended bullets, U.S. dollars, and the personal possessions of U.S. servicemen. Gradually, he pieced together the events of that night and began the struggle to erect a memorial to honor the dead soldiers. This is the story of how he fought governments on both sides of the Atlantic to uncover the truth.
Circuits
07-05-2016, 23:53
"One Year After" has been released, the sequel to "One Second After", started reading it the other day... Here's a blurb from Amazon:
Yeah, I read it when it came out last year - ties up a lot of story threads, but to me not as compelling as the storyline of "One Second After". Worth a read if you read the first, though.
I recently finished three of the four "science of discworld" compendiums and the Tiffany Aching discworld novels from Terry Pratchett, been reading or re-reading some classics - "Treasure Island", "Typee", "Omoo". Halfway through the "World of Ice and Fire" companion to the "Song of Ice and Fire" series to feed my GoT lust.
I recently finished three of the four "science of discworld" compendiums and the Tiffany Aching discworld novels from Terry Pratchett...
I really like the Nac Mac Feegle or The Wee Free Men. [Beer] It's ashame that Pratchett has passed away. Discworld is an amazing literary universe.
I'm currently reading Robert Crais's novel, The Promise. It brings together Crais's team of private detective Elvis Cole and Joe Pike with characters from his previous book, Suspect, K9 officer Scott James and his jarhead war dog, Maggie. Great page turner story and superb writing--I should finish today. If you like detective mysteries I highly recommend Robert Crais' books. I've read them all.
http://www.robertcrais.com/books/book_the_promise.htm
If you're a dog person you should first read Suspect, then The Promise. You can thank me later. [Beer]
Hummer
sellersm
07-06-2016, 10:08
Read that over a month ago.
Sorry, I meant the paperback was just released. I didn't want the Kindle or hardcopy edition...
buffalobo
09-04-2016, 08:49
Finished Stephen Coonts "Flight of the Intruder" recently. Enjoyed it, nice change from all the low quality freebie post apocalyptic novels I read. Will probably try out a few more Coonts offerings.
Going to try Hummers recommendation on Robert Crais first.
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Rhino0427
09-30-2016, 08:56
I'm reading "Command and Control" about the growth of the nuclear arsenal, the strategic plans for their use and the many, many mistakes made in handling them. Based on the stories in the book, its amazing to me that we've never had an AD of a nuke...yet.
I'm reading "Command and Control" about the growth of the nuclear arsenal, the strategic plans for their use and the many, many mistakes made in handling them. Based on the stories in the book, its amazing to me that we've never had an AD of a nuke...yet.
That sounds pretty interesting. There was a documentary I saw a few years back about how Pakistan got nuclear capabilities. It was pretty scary, considering how much former Russian scientists had a hand in it.
I'm almost finished reading "The War on Cops" by Heather MacDonald... Really great read! I highly recommend. Now if I can finish "Inferno" by Dan Brown before the film comes out.
buffalobo
12-25-2016, 09:14
Any Mark Goodwin fans?
Very thought provoking author for some folks.
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Circuits
12-25-2016, 12:20
Been reading the "Hell's Gate" series by David Weber, and the most recent Safehold series book. Hope there's another Safehold book coming to wrap up the aftermath - rather abrupt end after nine damn books...
Also the latest emberverse book, "Prince of Outcasts".
Circuits
12-25-2016, 12:35
double tap
Almost done with Hilaire Belloc's "Characters of the Reformation".
SSChameleon
12-25-2016, 17:49
Flyboys, by James Bradley. Gives the indepth story of a few airmen shot down in the war for the pacific, while giving a good overview of the war with Japan. I think it should be manditory reading to graduate high school.
some out the big themes: Japan was brutal. The USA was not as brutal, but we are no saints. More men were killed by samurai swords in WWII than atom bombs.
GilpinGuy
12-25-2016, 22:34
I finally read "The Bonner Incident" books by Watson and Rider. Loved them.
Flyboys, by James Bradley. Gives the indepth story of a few airmen shot down in the war for the pacific, while giving a good overview of the war with Japan. I think it should be manditory reading to graduate high school.
some out the big themes: Japan was brutal. The USA was not as brutal, but we are no saints. More men were killed by samurai swords in WWII than atom bombs.
Great read, and your right, it should be on a mandatory list for any school. War is hell but those Japanese were butchers!
Reading " The River of Doubt " by Candice Millard, the true story of Theodore Roosevelt's journey through the Amazon to chart an unexplored river in 1913-14. Amazing story, he was a pretty tough guy.
JohnnyEgo
01-08-2017, 13:40
So appropos of the 'Girl with all the Gifts' thread, it occured to me that I have accumulated a whole pile of post/apocalyptic fiction on my bookshelf. Figured I'd provide a list and my very brief thoughts on them, in no particular order:
Oryx & Crake / Year of the Flood / Madd Adam - Margret Atwood. Apocalypse by man-engineered virus. The first book was freaking awesome. The second book sucked. The third one was average. You don't really need to read the later two to enjoy it.
The Post Mortal - Drew Magary - Apocalypse by discovering the key to biological immortality. This is a great book that thought through several downside scenarios to immortality that I hadn't thought of or seen before.
The Leftovers - Tom Perrotta - Apocalypse by rapture. I didn't really like this very much. I didn't care much for the follow-up series on HBO either, although I do think both Liv Tyler and Emily Meade are hot. So there's that going for the TV version.
Robopocalypse - Daniel H Wilson - Apocalypse by sentient robots. Felt like a Terminator rip-off. Would have enjoyed it more as a teenager, I suppose.
The Age of Miracles - Karen Thompson Walker - Apocalypse by increasing gravity. Oprah tricked me on this one. I thought she might have some good P/A taste after Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road', but I was wrong. Lot of teenage angst.
The Road - Cormac McCarthy - Apocalypse by unknown, but probably limited nuclear war. Brilliant, dark, and realistic.
Morte - Robert Repino - Apocalypse by sentient ants and other animals. This was ok until about 75% of the way through, when it mostly turned into a screed against religion. Picture putting Richard Dawkins, Animal Farm, and The Hunger Games in a blender.
The Hunger Games - Susan Collins - Apocalypse by economic collapse and rebellion. Read these at the request of my wife before she would give them to our daughter. Just go see the movies. Jennifer Lawrence is hot.
Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel - Apocalypse by plague. Nicely written and from a young-ish girl's perspective.
The Pest House - Jim Crace- Apocalypse by plague. Another very well written book that explores life and society after the plague.
The Postman - David Brin - Apocalypse by nuclear disaster. This was a good book in 1990 that didn't age quite as well. Don't see the movie. It sucked.
Earth Abides - George R Stewart. Apocalypse by plague. This book was written in the 1940s and it has aged phenomenally well. One of the best. Takes you through 40-50 years after the plague.
Alas, Babylon - Pat Frank - Apocalypse by nuclear war. Well written book about survival in a small town.
Lucifer's Hammer - Larry Niven - Apocalypse by asteroid strike. Very much an 80s book. Not bad, not fantastic.
One Second After [b] - William R. Forstchen - Apocalypse by EMF attack. I hated this book and felt like it was a plot-point per plot-point rip-off of Lucifer's Hammer. I am apparently the only gun owner who hates this book.
[b]I am Legend - Richard Matheson - Apocalypse by Vampires. Way better than either movie.
The Passage / The Twelve / City of Mirrors - Justin Cronin - Apocalypse by Vampires. Only the first book is decent. Way, way overrated.
Nod - Adrian Barnes - Apocalypse by Lack of Sleep - Interesting concept, fairly executed. Solid 'B' graded short novel.
The Gone Away World - Nick Harkaway - Apocalypse by void of information - A long, trippy novel that I am still not sure if I like or not. Very fantastical.
The Wind Up Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi - Apocalypse by global warming and genetic engineering. Interesting in it's conception of the use of springs for storage of power.
The Water Knife - Paolo Bacigalupi - Southwestern regional apocalypse due to water rights. Ole' Paolo's becoming a one-note kind of author, but this is a well executed and interesting study of the complexities of water rights in this region.
The Dog Stars - Peter Heller - Apocalypse by plague. Local fiction set in Colorado. I like that he feeds his dog human organs.
Zone One - Colson Whitehead - Apocalypse by zombies. Walking Dead for aspiring Harvard students preparing for the vocabulary portion of the SAT. Pretentious and overrated.
A Canticle for Liebowitcz - Walter M Miller - Apocalypse by nuclear war as it repeats itself through cycles of civilization. "Fallout" long before Fallout existed. Decent.
Spin - Robert Charles Wilson - Apocalypse by aliens. Sort of a large scale version of Steven King's "Under the Dome". Decent.
Wool / Shift / Dust - Hugh Howley - Apocalypse by man-made virus. The first one was awesome. Other two are 'meh'.
The Plague - Albertus Camus - Localized apocalypse by plague. I'm throwing this one in because it is a short novel, and very accessible. A remarkable meditation on disease and quarantine that is easily read and based on the author's real life experience. Plus it will give you a one-up on that pretentious hottie in the Starbucks who is majoring in literature but hasn't actually read anything more than the cliff notes to a Jane Austen novel.
The Girl With All The Gifts - M.R. Carey - Apocalypse by Zombies - currently being discussed in GD. Has an amusing twist on when condescending flower-empowerment goes horribly awry.
Seven Eves - Neal Stephenson - Apocalypse by Aliens blowing up the moon. Interesting in that it shifts the survival of the human race into space. Written by a guy who knows a lot about space. Decent.
The Brief History of the Dead - Kevin Brockmeier - Apocalypse by virus. A trippy meditation on the afterlife combined with the gradual dwindling of the human race to one person struggling to survive in the Arctic.
There are probably some more on the bookshelf that I missed, but that makes a good start for JohnnyEgo's Post-Apocalyptic Reading List.
Great-Kazoo
01-08-2017, 15:11
return to the era of what i called pulp / dime store fiction
This was free
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=PRIMAL+Starter+Box+Set+%28PRIMAL+Series%2 9
Which morphed in to reading the entire series. I'm a glutton for punishment so once my interest was piqued. Why not, especially with kindle unlimited. Standard former .mil personal fare. Approx 200 pg. per book, makes for 1 maybe 2 nights of reading
https://www.amazon.com/PRIMAL-9-Book/dp/B01N2XP5JA/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1483909361&sr=1-1&keywords=jack+silverstone
While on the subject of Kindle Unlimited. After receiving a kindle from the daughter a few years back. I was, 1 book every 30 days ???? Or you have to pay per book [hahhah-no] when they have these things called libraries .
being laid up with limited travel that [LOL] has turned in to Mmm guess this isnt that bad.. Since KU has debuted, for me it's like an all you can eat buffet. 8 book series No problem. very convenient when one is traveling
Still visit the library 1-2 month and load up.
wctriumph
01-08-2017, 17:07
Agreed, libraries are great resources and they have all manner of books to read. I also look at garage sales if convenient and once a year at the Labor Day Rist Canyon VFF benefit I stock up on cheap books, I usually get at least 6 months worth of reading and then I donate them back or pass them on to other interested parties.
Circuits
03-21-2017, 10:25
Just finished reading "Slow Train To Arcturus" - pretty good story about alien contact and generation ships.
Read the entire "Daniel Leary/RCN" series by Drake - bout 9 books so far.
Slowly working my way through the collected works of H.P. Lovecraft.
Book 6 of the "The Expanse" is due out any day now, and I just read the short novel "The Churn" set in that universe.
Still working through The Survivalist series JohnTRourke sent me. It's perfect for poop breaks at work -- entertaining, lite reading.
Fentonite
04-04-2017, 11:54
Just finished The Final Day, (third book in the One Second After series). If anybody here wants it, shoot me a PM with a mailing address and I'll send it to you.
buffalobo
04-04-2017, 17:48
Still working through The Survivalist series JohnTRourke sent me. It's perfect for poop breaks at work -- entertaining, lite reading.
Arthur Bradley?
If you're unarmed, you are a victim
buffalobo
04-04-2017, 17:55
Anybody familiar with GS Kyle? Opinions?
If you're unarmed, you are a victim
Great-Kazoo
04-04-2017, 18:35
Anybody familiar with GS Kyle? Opinions?
If you're unarmed, you are a victim
That the title of a GS Kyle book ;)
Arthur Bradley?
Jerry Ahern.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Survivalist_(novel_series)
buffalobo
04-04-2017, 20:33
Jerry Ahern.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Survivalist_(novel_series)
Looks interesting, article makes note that all in series available as e-book. Gonna check it out.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/148274631X/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1491358638&sr=8-5&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=arthur+bradley&dpPl=1&dpID=51Ha2ytaNqL&ref=plSrch
Survivalist series from Bradley, 9 books, I have enjoyed it.
If you're unarmed, you are a victim
buffalobo
04-04-2017, 20:37
That the title of a GS Kyle book ;)
Molon Labe series
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s?k=gs+kyle
If you're unarmed, you are a victim
Great-Kazoo
04-04-2017, 21:36
Jerry Ahern.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Survivalist_(novel_series)
They were offered as "free" on amazon 2 weeks ago. Haven't got to that series yet.
On the border with Crook, Two years on the Alabama, Guns Germ and Steel. I'm guilty of lack of attention.
I started Ahern's 'The Survivalist' when I was a kid. I probably read up to 9 or 10 and then adolescence got in the way. I wouldn't mind starting over and continuing the rest.
Tomorrow 'Warnings Unheeded' will be delivered. I heard about it on Gunfighter Cast and really look forward to reading it.
http://fairchildhospitalshooting.com
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buffalobo
04-29-2017, 12:11
I started Ahern's 'The Survivalist' when I was a kid. I probably read up to 9 or 10 and then adolescence got in the way. I wouldn't mind starting over and continuing the rest.
Tomorrow 'Warnings Unheeded' will be delivered. I heard about it on Gunfighter Cast and really look forward to reading it.
http://fairchildhospitalshooting.com
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"Warnings Unheeded" a good read.
If you're unarmed, you are a victim
buffalobo
04-29-2017, 12:18
A. American's Survivalist series book 8 is available. Just downloaded it.
If you're unarmed, you are a victim
I’ve been reading Steven Bird’s New Homefront series, SHTF type stuff. Very good.
I’ve been reading Steven Bird’s New Homefront series, SHTF type stuff. Very good.
How's the writing quality compare to folks like James Wesley, Rawles and other "greats" in the genre?
Michael Connelly - The Last Coyote. My first Connelly book, defective detective on-a-mission genre. Not bad, a little slow at times.
Just finished "American Assassin" by Vince Flynn a week or so ago, somewhat reluctant to see the movie because it appears that the film makes a massive departure from the book. Anyone read the book AND see the movie that can say (without spoilers) if it's worth it having read the book? Or will I be very disappointed and/or angry? Craig Sawyer- former Navy SEAL- said that the movie was awful, and stated the villain is a rogue SEAL (which pissed him off); which is definitely not the case in the book, at all.
And I'm 1/2 way through Jeff Vandermeer's Annihilation (book 1 of a trilogy), reading before the movie comes out in February, and it's interesting, mysterious, and very well written. It'll be interesting to see how it translates to the screen.
Tantheman67
11-28-2017, 14:24
I have really been enjoying reading Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed. Picked it up at an airport a year or so back and just got around to reading it. It covers Cognitive Dissonance and how some people can not confront their mistakes or learn from them. If you are up for a non-fiction read I would recommend it.
I have really been enjoying reading Black Box Thinking by Matthew Syed. Picked it up at an airport a year or so back and just got around to reading it. It covers Cognitive Dissonance and how some people can not confront their mistakes or learn from them. If you are up for a non-fiction read I would recommend it.
That sounds like a winner.
I'm on my third Harry Bosch book by Michael Connelly, Angels Flight. It seems to get into the nuts and bolts of realistic procedures and real investigations. Not like the typical murder mystery where 'and then a miracle occurred' and the bad guy is caught.
I just finished this quick read. For anyone who is interested in the 12th century Levant, the second crusade and Saladin, I would recommend this book. Absolutely a revisionist look at a French crusader who is almost universally reviled by modern historians. Just seemed like another man of his times to me but I am only an amateur historian.
God's Wolf: The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders: Reynald de Chatillon by Jeffrey Lee
https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Wolf-Notorious-Crusaders-Chatillon-ebook/dp/B01FTAQ0BS
For outdoors writing anything by Steve Rinella, just finished "American Buffalo", great book!
A few other recent reads:
Sebastian Junger "Tribe", Dan Flores "Coyote America" great book on the history of the Coyote, Douglas Farah and Stephen Braun "Merchant of Death" true story of gun runner Viktor Bout after the fall of the USSR, "Lord of War" is based on the books main character.
I just finished this quick read. For anyone who is interested in the 12th century Levant, the second crusade and Saladin, I would recommend this book. Absolutely a revisionist look at a French crusader who is almost universally reviled by modern historians. Just seemed like another man of his times to me but I am only an amateur historian.
God's Wolf: The Life of the Most Notorious of All Crusaders: Reynald de Chatillon by Jeffrey Lee
https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Wolf-Notorious-Crusaders-Chatillon-ebook/dp/B01FTAQ0BS
You may enjoy this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiumHmUE5EZeLTftxv9qGw
As best I can tell, the channel is secular and uses primary source documents to draw historical conclusions. They have several videos on Reynald, not all flattering.
You may enjoy this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpiumHmUE5EZeLTftxv9qGw
As best I can tell, the channel is secular and uses primary source documents to draw historical conclusions. They have several videos on Reynald, not all flattering.
Thank you.
I am not primarily interested in the crusades but realize that regardless of how I as a 21st Century American view 12 Century history, a significant portion of the world truly believes that the crusades have never ended. Knowing how that history plays into the beliefs and propaganda of many today helps me understand why some things happen.
I am listening to one of the episodes from the channel now.
I'm about half way through The Hanoi Commitment by Capt. Jim Mulligan. He tells his story of the 7+ yrs he spent as a POW in Vietnam.
Grant by Ron Chernow
https://www.amazon.com/Grant-Ron-Chernow/dp/159420487X
Chernow wrote the Alexander Hamilton biography that inspired the musical. I find Chernow a bit wordy but easy to read. Grant is a fascinating man during interesting times.
The Picayune's Creole Cook Book, circa 1910. The quintessential creole cookbook.
Some friends were recently making fun of me for only reading fiction novels. I told him to give me some suggestions and both of my friends had read a lot of Gladwell books. So I randomly picked "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking." by Malcolm Gladwell. I'm only about 25% of the way through it and don't want to make judgement yet.
I've enjoyed the Malcolm Gladwell books I've read. His Revisionist History podcast is interesting as well.
Some friends were recently making fun of me for only reading fiction novels. I told him to give me some suggestions and both of my friends had read a lot of Gladwell books. So I randomly picked "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking." by Malcolm Gladwell. I'm only about 25% of the way through it and don't want to make judgement yet.
I've enjoyed the Malcolm Gladwell books I've read. His Revisionist History podcast is interesting as well.
I posted late last night, and only now realized how funny my response was about not wanting to make an early judgement about a book that is all about the power of snap judgments and initial impressions.
I posted late last night, and only now realized how funny my response was about not wanting to make an early judgement about a book that is all about the power of snap judgments and initial impressions.
And yet, a more prudent response than making a quick judgment if the book were about the process of gathering all the available facts first.
Journalism For Dummies is next on my reading list.
Ba Dum Tsh!
Circuits
02-02-2018, 14:53
Just finished "Persepolis Rising", the latest "Expanse" novel. Working through a John Ringo Posleen war book "Yellow Eyes". Got some other classic SF on the Kindle for later.
CoGirl303
02-21-2018, 20:47
Currently reading "Dead or Alive" by Tom Clancy.
Scars and Stripes is a great read. Navy Pilot who is shot down over Vietnam, captured and tortured for years and then released.
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Just finished "Traitor's Kiss", by Gerald Seymour.
It's about a soviet naval captain who is caught giving secrets to the British, and the mission to save him. It's another excellent book by this author.
CoGirl303
03-30-2018, 08:56
Just finished "Traitor's Kiss", by Gerald Seymour.
It's about a soviet naval captain who is caught giving secrets to the British, and the mission to save him. It's another excellent book by this author.
if you like naval books, get the book "Big Red".
It's a non-fiction book about the Ohio Class Nuke subs.
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if you like naval books, get the book "Big Red".
It's a non-fiction book about the Ohio Class Nuke subs.
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Thank you for the recommendation, I'll look for it.
Circuits
03-31-2018, 10:32
Finished two books in a series "Pandora's Star" and "Judas Unchained", along with a prequel "Misspent Youth". Now reading another related novel "The Abyss Beyond Dreams", all the preceding by Peter F. Hamilton. On deck are "The Sea People" by S. M. Stirling, "Tigana" by Guy Gavriel Kay and some issues of "The Grantville Gazette" which are stories set in the "Ring of Fire" (1632) universe created by Eric Flint.
CoGirl303
04-01-2018, 02:19
Thank you for the recommendation, I'll look for it.
you're welcome. I also mispoke. It's about the Trident class nuke subs, not Ohio.
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Circuits
04-01-2018, 12:31
you're welcome. I also mispoke. It's about the Trident class nuke subs, not Ohio.
Trident is the missile system, not the sub class. According to the wiki, Tridents have been carried by three US sub classes including the Ohios, and one or more British sub classes.
I just finished The Midnight Line, a Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child. I 'read' the audio book. It seemed a little overly long and drawn out but that may have been because of the narrator. Eleven CD's. Interesting story though. Reacher investigates what happened to a young woman, a West Point graduate who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he journeys to the backcountry of Wyoming to deal with dangerous drug dealers to rescue the woman.
ChadAmberg
04-25-2018, 09:09
https://www.amazon.com/Basics-Resistance-Practical-Freedomista-Book/dp/1980673241 looks very very interesting. I think I might just need to pick it up here and check it out.
buffalobo
04-25-2018, 09:57
https://www.amazon.com/Basics-Resistance-Practical-Freedomista-Book/dp/1980673241 looks very very interesting. I think I might just need to pick it up here and check it out.+1, I like to read Claire Wolfe.
BladesNBarrels
04-25-2018, 15:35
I just finished The Midnight Line, a Jack Reacher novel by Lee Child. I 'read' the audio book. It seemed a little overly long and drawn out but that may have been because of the narrator. Eleven CD's. Interesting story though. Reacher investigates what happened to a young woman, a West Point graduate who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and he journeys to the backcountry of Wyoming to deal with dangerous drug dealers to rescue the woman.
Most recent of Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels I listened to was Make Me.
Mothers Rest, the town, really is disturbing. It sure puts a double meaning to the term Dark Web
Just finished “Eight Lives Down” by Major Chris Hunter. Excellent read about his tour in Iraq as EOD.
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buffalobo
05-26-2018, 12:11
https://www.amazon.com/Basics-Resistance-Practical-Freedomista-Book/dp/1980673241 looks very very interesting. I think I might just need to pick it up here and check it out.
+1, I like to read Claire Wolfe.Turned out to be an interesting read. Enjoyed it.
SouthPaw
07-13-2018, 12:25
I just started "On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and Peace" - Dave Grossman. I have had this book for year now and have finally started "actually" reading it. It is hard for me to find time to read or the want but I do enjoy it when I do.
Well, almost six years later... I finally finished it [ROFL1]. I would start it and stop reading for a couple of weeks and have to start over. My GF and I were talking one night and she reminded about audio books. I looked it up on amazon and there it was, narrated by Dave himself. I started it about a month or so ago and finished just now (18 hours 44 minutes long). I would mostly listen to it whenever I was driving. Really, really, beneficial book. I am looking forward to finding more audio books now that I have found a way that I can enjoy them.
Just finished the second book in Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series, Fools Moon. Fun read if you enjoy a twist on detective noir novels like the stuff by Dashiell Hammett.
theGinsue
07-13-2018, 21:38
Sticking with my penchant for dystopia stories, last week I finished reading Founders - A Novel Of The Coming Collapse (https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Collapse-James-Wesley-Rawles/dp/1439172838) by James Wesley Rawles.
The premise of this story is a total collapse of American society, not by EMP but by economic collapse. The story follows several individuals located in various parts of the nation and how they survive The book has a heavy religious/Christian theme to it, but as a Christian myself, I didn't find it too distracting.
As with any of the dystopia books I read I need to sit down and go back through a few parts and make notes for myself (ideas for bug out bag contents and lessons learned sort of thing).
SideShow Bob
08-08-2018, 17:05
Just finished William Forstchen’s “The Final Day” third in the “One Second After” series.
Started Dan Brown’s “Origin”.
Recently read "The Moat in God's Eye" by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournell. Reading The Gripping Hand now.
Just finished the second book in Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files series, Fools Moon. Fun read if you enjoy a twist on detective noir novels like the stuff by Dashiell Hammett.
I've read and re-read that series (many books!) and they just get better and better.
Fentonite
09-10-2018, 18:56
Just starting “The Terminal List”, by Jack Carr. It’s a fictional novel, written by a former SEAL, about a SEAL who unleashes vengeance after ending up on the short end of a government conspiracy. It’s the guy’s first book, pretty good so far. It’s nice to read something in which the info about firearms and shooting seems accurate.
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