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I'll admit to being a bit of a bookworm. Looking for something new. I've read American Sniper, Into the fire, Fearless, The Red circle as well non-fiction like the Game of Thrones epic and Blood Meridian. Currently I'm reading The Twelve. I know there are a few buried threads on this but anybody have something new that blew them away? Not much of a TV guy
islandermyk
10-30-2012, 22:30
You should pick up some reloading books and start a new hobby [Tooth] [Beer]
hghclsswhitetrsh
10-30-2012, 22:36
You should pick up some reloading books and start a new hobby [Tooth] [Beer]
This or learn more about ammo in general.
Big Wall
10-30-2012, 22:54
"Paul Revere's Ride." It's about the opening days of the American Revolution. Very well writen and entertaining to read for a non-fiction history book.
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, it is a trilogy. Really anything by Brandon Sanderson.
I've suggested this series and this author on here several times, but I don't think I've had anyone actually read it/him yet.
Teufelhund
10-30-2012, 23:06
We need a Book Thread sticky. I'm a bit of a bookworm myself.
The Name of The Wind and the sequel The Wise Man's Fear are the best novels I've read recently. There is a third coming at some point. It's Harry Potter for adults. Very well written, captivating, and exciting.
Anything by Orson Scott Card. I recommend starting with the Ender's Game quadrilogy, but really anything by Card is guaranteed to be fantastic.
"5 years to Freedom",, LtCol Nick Rowe
Harry Potter was a book for adults. Also, we already have a books thread around here some where, it's just not stickied.
theGinsue
10-30-2012, 23:20
We need a Book Thread sticky. I'm a bit of a bookworm myself.
Good idea. Done.
Also, we already have a books thread around here some where, it's just not stickied.
Yes we do, and when I find it, I'll merge it with this one.
Teufelhund
10-31-2012, 00:09
Harry Potter was a book for adults. Also, we already have a books thread around here some where, it's just not stickied.
Was it? I didn't get that. Seemed like a very easy read. The one I'm talking about is a bit more violent.
Here is THE book thread.
http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=8959&highlight=survival+books
Here are the rest of them. Have fun. :p
http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=28039&highlight=survival+books
http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=21356&highlight=scariest+book
http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=46509&highlight=survival+books
http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=54855&highlight=survival+books
http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=43718&highlight=survival+books
http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=32855&highlight=survival+books
http://www.ar-15.co/forums/showthread.php?t=26345&highlight=survival+books
Was it? I didn't get that. Seemed like a very easy read. The one I'm talking about is a bit more violent.
By book seven, one of the adults said, "Bitch!" Totally a book for adults.
Okay, it was no Game of Thrones, but I still contend that Harry Potter was for adults.
Thanks guys. Some good suggestions. The book I'm reading now, The Twelve, is a follow up to the Passage by Justin Cronin. The first was exellent and this one seems to be as equally well written. I definitely like the history types, Empire of the Summer Moon etc. Thanks for the sticky mods.
You should pick up some reloading books and start a new hobby [Tooth] [Beer]
I know bud...but this reading is cheaper, at least for now.
NightCat
10-31-2012, 06:59
Anything by Vince Flynn is usually pretty good
Batteriesnare
10-31-2012, 08:35
The Original Argument by Glenn Beck. A "translated" version of the Federalist Papers. Very interesting.
Anything by Vince Flynn is usually pretty good
I concur! I read the first one of his, it was great. I also recommend any of the Tom Clancy Ryanverse books (make sure to read "Without Remorse"- best one he's written yet IMO!).
Also Brad Thor writes some really great books, I just finished "Lions of Lucerne" a few months ago and am getting ready to read the 2nd in the series.
Oh and Marcus Luttrell "Lone Survivor" is excellent! [Beer]
I'm reading 1984. A book about Stalin Communist Hell written by a true believer of communism. A classic.
Atlas Shrugged. Or watch the movies but it leaves a lot out.
I read the Bourne Identity books and not only is it nothing like the movies its very hard to read.
I concur! I read the first one of his, it was great. I also recommend any of the Tom Clancy Ryanverse books (make sure to read "Without Remorse"- best one he's written yet IMO!).
Also Brad Thor writes some really great books, I just finished "Lions of Lucerne" a few months ago and am getting ready to read the 2nd in the series.
Oh and Marcus Luttrell "Lone Survivor" is excellent! [Beer]
I liked Without Remorse. Is Brad Thor a like Clancy?
I liked Without Remorse. Is Brad Thor a like Clancy?
Sort of... Lions was a great book about an Ex-SEAL who works for the USSS and the president is kidnapped and he must race to find out who did it and rescue the president. Brad was in the news a few years ago for his book "The Last Patriot" and some controversy about the plot (Mohammad's assassination by his followers- discovered by Jefferson and the main character uncovers Jefferson's discovery).
From Wikipedia:
Because of the content of Thor's thriller The Last Patriot, Glenn Beck predicted he might be assassinated by Muslim extremists. Thor has been referred to by WorldNetDaily as "the new Salman Rushdie."
The novel is said to have been banned in Saudi Arabia.
I really want to read the rest of his books!
Also, W.E.B. Griffin is awesome! I read some of his presidential agent books and they're really good.
USAFGopherMike
10-31-2012, 11:22
Are you just looking for mil-related stuff or action-fiction? Someone mentioned history. I just rewatched the Band of Brothers and just started "Bastogne" by Guy Franz Arend. Interesting so far. If you just want a thought provoking book, read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. It changed the way I look at money.
Or if you want to geek it out totally.. and becoming horribly addicted and curse the fact that the original Author died..
'The Wheel of Time' - Robert Jordan..
I'm sorry but it just doesn't feel right that someone else is finishing the series.. you can tell it's not Jordan writing..and the FINAL book is being delayed for no good reason!
SouthPaw
10-31-2012, 11:25
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.
Daniel Silva
Lee Child
Jack Coughlin
Brad Taylor
Vince Flynn
Brad Thor
Andrew Britton
Mark Greaney
Nelson Demille
Ben Coes
Andrew Peterson
David Baldacci
W.E.B. Brittin
Ward Larsen
Ted Bell
Barry Eisler
Alex Berenson
Or if you want to geek it out totally.. and becoming horribly addicted and curse the fact that the original Author died..
'The Wheel of Time' - Robert Jordan..
I'm sorry but it just doesn't feel right that someone else is finishing the series.. you can tell it's not Jordan writing..and the FINAL book is being delayed for no good reason!
That author is Brandon Sanderson, whom I recommended earlier. Another reason to read his books.
I am just about done with book 7 of the Wheel of Time series.
Daniel Silva
Lee Child
Jack Coughlin
Brad Taylor
Vince Flynn
Brad Thor
Andrew Britton
Mark Greaney
Nelson Demille
Ben Coes
Andrew Peterson
David Baldacci
W.E.B. Brittin
Ward Larsen
Ted Bell
Barry Eisler
Alex Berenson
Wow, quite the list of authors there... My mom love Lee Child, says I need to start reading those books- didn't he write the book that the new Tom Cruise movie is based on (Jack Reacher)?
Wow, quite the list of authors there... My mom love Lee Child, says I need to start reading those books- didn't he write the book that the new Tom Cruise movie is based on (Jack Reacher)?
Yes. And all the Jack Reacher fans are PISSED. In the books, he's like 6'6" and 280lbs. Ex MP and a badass.
Cruise, not so much.
I am just about done with book 7 of the Wheel of Time series.
I'm on my third read through waiting for the next book.. I don't want to start over reading again..but the final book is delayed.. again..
Yes. And all the Jack Reacher fans are PISSED. In the books, he's like 6'6" and 280lbs. Ex MP and a badass.
Cruise, not so much.
LOL.... that's what my mom said, she was like "Isn't Tom Cruise like 5'5"? And he doesn't look nearly buff enough to be what Lee described Jack to be..." [ROFL1] That's Hollywood for ya![Bang]
Another great example is The Walking Dead- almost nothing like the comics...
Are you just looking for mil-related stuff or action-fiction? Someone mentioned history. I just rewatched the Band of Brothers and just started "Bastogne" by Guy Franz Arend. Interesting so far. If you just want a thought provoking book, read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. It changed the way I look at money.
Huge Military history fan. I get into periods. Pacific Theatre WWII, Civil War. Pretty much anything. I like Stephen Ambrose and Antony Beevor. That being said I feel like I'm running out of good stuff or at least solid reads that keep me interested. So if Its good. Lets here about it.
Started reading world war z, really like it. Don't even really have to be into zombies I don't think, was just amusing kinda seeing scenario's of how things play out and peoples reactions.
Looking to get ahold of One Second after, local bookstores didn't have it used, may just have to amazon it.
Jumpstart
11-06-2012, 06:08
No Easy Day. Mark Owens first hand account of the raid for Osama Bin Laden.
Started reading world war z, really like it. Don't even really have to be into zombies I don't think, was just amusing kinda seeing scenario's of how things play out and peoples reactions.
Looking to get ahold of One Second after, local bookstores didn't have it used, may just have to amazon it.
Only have the e version but its the quickest I have read 300 pages, AWESOME BOOK.
Currently reading "Understanding Firearm Ballistics. Just killing time until the new Stephen Hunter "Bob Lee Swagger" book comes out.
Tinelement
11-06-2012, 07:11
Also just started World War Z.
Good reading so far, only about 50 pages in.
Next up are:
Into Thin Air
The Lost Explorer
If you like WWZ- check out "Day By Day Armageddon" by J.L. Bourne- it reads like a very detailed diary of a survivor of the Zombie Apocalypse. [Beer]
ChadAmberg
11-06-2012, 12:59
I saw a reference to this book today, and it looks interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunts!
Going to add that one to my list...
I saw a reference to this book today, and it looks interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunts!!
Going to add that one to my list...
This? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunts_(film) - GROSS DUDE... [ROFL1]
FYI, your link took me to the "Grunt or Grunts may refer to:" page... I added the "!" to your link so it directs to the right one... [Beer]
ChadAmberg
11-06-2012, 13:48
This? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunts_(film) - GROSS DUDE... [ROFL1]
FYI, your link took me to the "Grunt or Grunts may refer to:" page... I added the "!" to your link so it directs to the right one... [Beer]
D'oh! Sorry about that, the forum "corrected" my post.
Here's the correct plot summary for folks afraid to click the (now corrected) link:
The story follows a group of orcs who always find themselves on the front lines of battle against the carefully prepared and always triumphant forces of good. The orcs decided to organize themselves and fight back. As a satire of high fantasy the novel mocks most of the conventions of the genre from using traditional villainous races, orcs, as the protagonists, to having the noble characters have much less than noble motivations and secrets.
The opening of the book plays up the orc warleader sent to reclaim a weapons cache in preparation for the 'Last Battle' between good and evil, which is well on its way. They are assisted by a pair of halflings whose cute demeanor is contrasted with extremely violent acts.
The orcs uncover a dragon's hoard of modern military weaponry, which is endowed with a geas that transforms their minds into replicas of the stereotypical United States Marine Corps mindset, during the Vietnam War. Gentle continues the storyline through the Last Battle and the orcs' integration into society, along with a military threat that rivals the orcs themselves.
bigmyk2k
12-26-2012, 13:19
We need a Book Thread sticky. I'm a bit of a bookworm myself.
The Name of The Wind and the sequel The Wise Man's Fear are the best novels I've read recently. There is a third coming at some point. It's Harry Potter for adults. Very well written, captivating, and exciting.
Anything by Orson Scott Card. I recommend starting with the Ender's Game quadrilogy, but really anything by Card is guaranteed to be fantastic.
I also strongly recommend The Name of The Wind, it is the most well written book I have ever read. Where you can imagine what is going on in most books, you really feel what the main character feels in this. Haven't read The Wise Man's Fears yet (sitting on my night table while I read a few other things) but I am REALLY looking forward to it.
I would also second the Ender Quartet, very engaging and thoroughly entertaining.
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson, it is a trilogy. Really anything by Brandon Sanderson.
I've suggested this series and this author on here several times, but I don't think I've had anyone actually read it/him yet.
I've only read Elantris as a solo work by Sanderson (which was a great book, and amazing when you consider that it was the first thing he ever wrote), but the Mistborn Trilogy is in my To Read pile. His completion of the Wheel of Time series has been excellent.
For Non-Fiction, I would add:
Lies the Government Told You, Andrew Napolitano
End the Fed, Ron Paul
Both of these books are almost sickening in their reality. Lies covers a range of topics, while End the Fed obviously only focuses on one, but both give solid examples of all the things I really felt were going wrong in this country. I don't usually appreciate a book making me angry, but these have been an exception.
bigmyk2k
12-26-2012, 13:31
Also, W.E.B. Griffin is awesome! I read some of his presidential agent books and they're really good.
Agreed, the Brotherhood of War series was excellent, and entertaining to the max!
Would it be redundant to mention Band of Borthers? As is the case 99.999% of the time- even with how good the HBO production was- the book was 1000X better.
bigmyk2k
12-26-2012, 13:37
I'm on my third read through waiting for the next book.. I don't want to start over reading again..but the final book is delayed.. again..
You're lucky, my best friend got me hooked when only 3 were out, and they were coming out 2-4 years apart. Had to reread all previous books every time the next one (or two) came out. I'm on my 5th time through because I gave up, and just bought without reading the last 4. (Though my wife assures me they are excellent, and likes Sanderson's style a little better, but admits it took some getting used to. Also, she is pissed I haven't read them so she can't talk to me about them.) I'm just starting Winter's Heart again. Think this is the first one that it is only my second time through.
Totally worth it.
SA Friday
12-26-2012, 13:42
Well, I read two books during last term; Becker's World of the Cell and Advanced Topics in Forensic DNA Typing by Butler. Both great books, but not for everyone.[pick-me]
Since then, I've read the first three Jack Reacher books by Lee Childs. After reading a few, I just want to vomit they chose that little douchebag Tom Cruise for the movie.
bigmyk2k
12-26-2012, 13:42
Also just started World War Z.
Good reading so far, only about 50 pages in.
Next up are:
Into Thin Air
The Lost Explorer
Into Thin Air and Into The Wild are both excellent books. Though by the same author, the style is markedly different for both, and each is really appropriate for the subject matter. Before reading Into Thin Air, as an avid climber and hiker, I had only a small glimmer of desire to ever climb Everest. After reading, well, that glimmer has been taken, crushed, stomped on, extinguished, and then pissed on. But, it is an amazing book.
Carnage and Culture. A fascinating look at why Western armies typically kick the bejesus out of everyone else. The conclusions make it extremely relevant reading. (It's freedom and capitalism that are cited)
http://www.amazon.com/Carnage-Culture-Landmark-Battles-Western/dp/0385720386
enthusiast
12-28-2012, 02:05
http://images.indiebound.com/874/601/9780312601874.jpg
Very interesting so far. This topic has always interested me for a while now.
GilpinGuy
01-14-2013, 04:13
Ever since getting this Kindle Fire I've been reading about 2 novels a week or so - mostly the <$5 books.
Right now I'm about halfway through "The Martian" by Andy Weir. It's a pretty good story about a guy stranded on Mars, his survival, and NASAs attemp to rescue him. I like that it's pretty heavy on the technical side of things.
After 23 years I am finally reading the last book in the wheel of time series a memory of light
drift_g35
01-14-2013, 09:53
I just finished Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell. I know it was mentioned already but it was awesome! I highly suggest it.
AirbornePathogen
01-14-2013, 16:10
Working on "The Panther" by Nelson DeMille. One of my favorite authors.
For those of you who like military thrillers check out Jack Murphy. He has two books out now and they are entertaining reads.
http://reflexivefire.com/
GilpinGuy
01-14-2013, 20:27
I finished "Life of Pi". It wss good, not great. I guess I expected more because of the hype due to the movie release.
Buy it used or get it from the library.
osok-308
01-15-2013, 11:35
Just finished rereading the hobbit for the 5th time. I love Tolkien books.
The Outpost- Jake Tapper
Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations
http://www.amazon.com/Do-Hard-Things-Rebellion-Expectations/dp/1601421125
I try to read things before putting them in front of my kids who are 22, 20, and 14. Our current society just as a hard time accepting that there is no such thing as adolescence. You are a child or you are an adult. Pick one, act like it and be treated accordingly.
Just finished Alloy of Law, which is a kind of sequel to Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series. **Side question: Have any of your Robert Jordan fans read any of Sanderson's stuff besides his Wheel of Time books?**
Now I'm most of the way through George R.R. Martin's Fevre Dream. It is basically his version of Interview With A Vampire.
I too recently got a Nook and even though I'm only on my second book, it seems like I'll be flying through books now. Buying e-books is so easy! I'm probably going to finish the Interview With a Vampire series, the modern wizard series I can't remember the name of, maybe start Wheel of Time, etc.
CrufflerSteve
01-19-2013, 00:21
The Twilight War - The Secret History of America's Thirty Year Conflict with Iran by David Crist.
I'd give it 4 of 5 stars but it is worth it It is good to get all this info in one place. Iran is a place it is worth knowing about. He's a Marine who ended up in government but works with both parties. The military side is real strong from all sides, Iran, US, Iraq, Lebanon and such. He has an interesting understated style when he thinks someone screwed the pooch. Little opinion, just the damning facts organized to show how it was a screwup.
The political starts out great. I tend to agree that the US went hardass when it didn't help and pussied out when it was time to get tough. He is obviously well connected. As a result of that the Bush the 2nd and Obama parts are weak. He doesn't want to burn these connections. Still it assembles it all in one place.
StagLefty
01-19-2013, 10:06
I too recently got a Nook and even though I'm only on my second book, it seems like I'll be flying through books now. Buying e-books is so easy!
I got a Nook this summer and a Kindle Fire for Christmas. Love the e-book access. Being on a tight budget I also can get books from the library for no cost-same terms as going with a card.
blacklabel
01-24-2013, 08:12
About of three quarters of the way through The Road by Cormac McCarthy. If anyone wants to see the bleak side of survival, this will show it to you.
I've read Patriots, One Second After, Lights Out, etc. and The Road has me more stressed out about the PAW than any of them.
For some light reading I would recommend "The Looming Tower (http://www.amazon.com/The-Looming-Tower-Al-Qaeda-Road/dp/037541486X/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1359038864&sr=8-1)" by Lawrence Wright. It may take you a bit of time but is time well spent.
GilpinGuy
01-24-2013, 11:41
About of three quarters of the way through The Road by Cormac McCarthy. If anyone wants to see the bleak side of survival, this will show it to you.
I've read Patriots, One Second After, Lights Out, etc. and The Road has me more stressed out about the PAW than any of them.
The movie was pretty bleak and I have heard the book is worse. I need to read that as well.
Soft Target
Stephen Hunter
Circuits
01-24-2013, 14:13
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance by Lois Bujold. Another in her extended vorkosigan series, and a damn fine read.
It's been more than 20 years since I've read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, but I watched the John Ford movie starring Henry Fonda the other night. For those who haven't seen it in a while and/or haven't read the book, the story begins with the devastation suffered by Americans in the Dust Bowl. My wife just finished a book a few months ago: The Worst Hard Time http://www.amazon.com/The-Worst-Hard-Time-Survived/dp/0618773479 this book also focused on the hardship suffered by Americans in the Dust Bowl.
While watching this movie with my 14 year old daughter, I realized how out of touch she is with fairly recent suffering on a large scale by so many Americans. The Dust Bowl covered large portions of Colorado as well as much of the mid-west. The effects of the top soil being blown across the country were felt throughout the country. While the movie focused on the plight of the Joad family, thousands of families were torn apart and thousands died.
Many of us here worry about SHTF and the pending destruction of American civilization as we know it. We ponder the many possible scenarios of what may happen, how can we prepare, and what will we do to survive. The Dust Bowl reminds me that we don't really need to look too far back in history, or stretch our imagination to see just how a chain of events can affect everything we believe in and value.
I think about Ma Joad, whose number one priority is keeping her family together, and Tom Joad who grows into the head of his family despite all of the baggage he is carrying.
I plan on rereading the book when I get some time (maybe my next trip). Steinbeck is clearly left of center on much of his social perspective, but his narrative descriptions do real justice to independent, hard working Americans who are in varying degrees of success (or failure) in their struggle to survive a tough patch of American history during the 20th century.
All of the Bob Lee Swagger books are good reads. Casting for the movie (Wahlberg) was such a let down. Now I'm hooked on all the Jack Reacher books and Hollywood botched it again with Tom Cruize
Soft Target
Stephen Hunter
Angle of Repose
Wallace Stegner
strm_trpr
03-22-2013, 00:34
Going through Atlas Shrugged. Slow going long book but good.
"A Place Called Armageddon" by C.C. Humphreys.
Great-Kazoo
03-24-2013, 08:14
http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Stand-Earth-ebook/dp/B00B1DPBB8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364134211&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Last+Stand+on+Earth
The most relevant book that is this close > < to the reality of what is happening Right Now. I started @ 11:30 last night and finished @ 01:18. If you buy it and don't like it i'll cover 1/2 your cost.
mikeh1911
03-24-2013, 09:16
I just finished reading Hunters "Soft Target" last month and finished listening to the book on CD "Patriots" on the drive between houses from Colorado to Arizona. The books on CD are great for the long drives. We got the series and started in reverse order. Started listening to "Founder" after I read the book "Patriot". Then bought the CD "Survivors" and finally just finished listening to "Patriots" CD.
tmleadr03
03-24-2013, 11:48
Game of Thrones series. Excellent so far and I am on the second book.
I hope George R.R. Martin lives long enough to write the last two books. I feel like he is a distracted writer usually, and this show is not helping his focus.
StagLefty
03-25-2013, 16:06
http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Stand-Earth-ebook/dp/B00B1DPBB8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364134211&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Last+Stand+on+Earth
The most relevant book that is this close > < to the reality of what is happening Right Now. I started @ 11:30 last night and finished @ 01:18. If you buy it and don't like it i'll cover 1/2 your cost.
Thanks Jim-started reading today. Great so far.
tmleadr03
03-25-2013, 17:01
I hope George R.R. Martin lives long enough to write the last two books. I feel like he is a distracted writer usually, and this show is not helping his focus.
I will spend the rest of my life learning how to raise the dead, so I can fucking kill him if he doesnt finish the series.
Inconel710
03-25-2013, 17:20
I'm a big fan of the Honorverse series by David Weber. Must be 20 books by now. I wish the US Navy had been more like the Royal Manticoran Navy!
I've really enjoyed the Jack Coughlin books.
mikedubs
03-25-2013, 21:55
The Two Towers
Bitter Clinger
04-10-2013, 08:07
The Two Towers
Just finished up all 5. The Hobbit,LOTR, and the Sillmarillion.
Now that the wheel of time is finished i'm restarting that one. I just hope the end is worth it.
blacklabel
04-10-2013, 08:09
I just finished reading the Western Front series by Archer Garrett. Solid series.
Jefe's AR
04-11-2013, 18:22
I always recommend "How to make friends and influence people" by Dale Carnegie. Great book about understanding how people think and act and how to use that as a 'tool' for better relationships with all people you interact with. Pretty easy read as well.
"The Washing of the Spears" by Donald Morris. Interesting read on the rise and fall of the Zulu Nation.
I'm about 20% done with "Term Limits" by Vince Flynn right now- according to my Kindle for Android app. So far a really good book, not sure who the antagonists are yet, but it's about them killing 2 senators and a congressman and issuing a decree that partisan politics cease and the country no longer be run at a deficit or more members of congress will be killed, and even the president is fair game... oddly the book was written in 1997, but it's still relevant today, probably more so.
One I just stumbled upon and is a fun read, "Yellow Green Beret"
http://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Green-Beret-Asian-American-ebook/dp/B00695XWZA/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1365784751&sr=8-1
lambert140
04-14-2013, 23:04
American Sniper by Chris Kyle, or a good one is In Pursuit of Excellence
GilpinGuy
04-15-2013, 01:06
"Patriot Dawn" by Max Velocity
I'm about 60% through this book and it's OK at best IMHO. I just can't get into it that much. Lots of battle tactics which is cool, but the story seems lacking to me.
I'm about 20% done with "Term Limits" by Vince Flynn right now- according to my Kindle for Android app. So far a really good book, not sure who the antagonists are yet, but it's about them killing 2 senators and a congressman and issuing a decree that partisan politics cease and the country no longer be run at a deficit or more members of congress will be killed, and even the president is fair game... oddly the book was written in 1997, but it's still relevant today, probably more so.
Sounds pretty similar to Unintended Consequences by John Ross.
A collection of Poe novels/stories. Great stuff for a rainy day. :-)
Quiet (the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking)
by Susan Cain
mikedubs
05-10-2013, 19:18
2010
Unspoken abandonment started well..
On killing
Gone girl
Blood Reign
GilpinGuy
05-13-2013, 21:13
Just finished "Omega Days" by John Campbell
Typical zombie pulp...I liked it.
soldier-of-the-apocalypse
05-13-2013, 22:05
Diesel power and diesel world
GilpinGuy
05-14-2013, 01:41
Just started "Pirate Alley" by Stephen Coonts. It's good so far, but I'm only maybe 1/5 of the way in. This is the one where Mike Rosen is a character. LOL. We'll see...
blacklabel
05-14-2013, 05:29
I'm about 20% done with "Term Limits" by Vince Flynn right now- according to my Kindle for Android app. So far a really good book, not sure who the antagonists are yet, but it's about them killing 2 senators and a congressman and issuing a decree that partisan politics cease and the country no longer be run at a deficit or more members of congress will be killed, and even the president is fair game... oddly the book was written in 1997, but it's still relevant today, probably more so.
I finished this up yesterday. It definitely had a Unintended Consequences/EFAD feel to it while being much more of a politician thriller.
StagLefty
05-14-2013, 08:13
Just finishing the 3rd book in the trilogy http://www.amazon.com/The-Second-Ship-Rho-Agenda/dp/1612184936 Not usually a sci-fi reader but I thought this was a pretty good series.
ChunkyMonkey
05-14-2013, 11:00
http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Battle-German-Soldiers/dp/0306822083/ref=as_at/?tag=thedailybeast-autotag-20&linkCode=as2&
I don't follow this thread.. I hope it's not a repost. I just finished this one.. great book if you like history. US Army+ anti Nazi German Army unit + French VS. NAZI SS division
Aloha_Shooter
05-14-2013, 12:04
I'm about halfway through Unbroken. I had stayed away from it because I saw a lot of chicks were reading it ... bad decision. It's an excellent book, good WWII history.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unbroken-laura-hillenbrand/1100045446?ean=9781400064168
I'm about halfway through Unbroken. I had stayed away from it because I saw a lot of chicks were reading it ... bad decision. It's an excellent book, good WWII history.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unbroken-laura-hillenbrand/1100045446?ean=9781400064168
This is one of the best books I have ever read. Zamperini is truly bad ass and still alive. Amazing!
http://www.louiezamperini.com/
http://youtu.be/F0pulc6kDsk (http://youtu.be/F0pulc6kDsk)
shrapnel
05-17-2013, 19:22
My current read is The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. About 50% into it and its keeping me entertained. Its about an outdoorsman\pilot and a survivalist pretty much forced to team up after surviving a virus outbreak using the Jefferson\Boulder County front range area as a setting.
GilpinGuy
05-19-2013, 01:08
Just finishing the 3rd book in the trilogy http://www.amazon.com/The-Second-Ship-Rho-Agenda/dp/1612184936 Not usually a sci-fi reader but I thought this was a pretty good series.
I read the whole series and liked it a lot.
About to start Ready, Player One. Then the first Jack Reacher book, then The Name of the Wind.
wctriumph
05-19-2013, 15:45
Stephen R Donaldson
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever
The Real Story and the Gap Trilogy
Herbert
Dune Great all by itself without the sequels
Tolkien
The Hobbit and The Lord of The Rings
Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land and just about anything else he wrote will work
Hunter S Thompson
Hells Angels
Asimov
The Robot books
Ursula K Leguin
Tales from Earthsea Trilogy
L. Sprag DeCamp
The Conan novels and stories
Just a few to recommend to the younger members that want a good read
SuperiorDG
05-19-2013, 15:48
Just finish "World War Z" and just started "We Were Soldiers Once... And Young"
whitbaby
05-19-2013, 16:51
Checkout Blind Man's Bluff , by Sontag and Drew, about the submarine activities during the cold war.
Reads like good fiction but it's all TRUE.
Especially about the part where the U.S. physically tapped into an underwater communications cable just outside the Russkie sub base at Murmansk.
The Hughs/CIA Glomar Explorer
Lost subs, etc.
Great read!
I got sucked into Killing Floor, the first Jack Reacher book, and now I'm almost a third through it.
One Shot
05-19-2013, 22:03
My father sent me, "Shooter" I'll prob start it tomorrow.
Chilipepperlewis
05-22-2013, 12:18
Greetings all, as a new member of the forum, I have really enjoyed reading everyones post and there seem to be tons of great info on here. With that said, I was wondering if anyone has read or even heard of the book "They fired the first shot 2012." It was recommended to me by a friend last night and he swears by this book. The jist of it, from what I gathered, is a book regarding the attack upon the American People by our government and how the government is steadily trying to do away with the so called "middle class." I plan on reading it to gather my own opinion from it, just thought I would see if any of you all have read it. Thanks!
Some quick research on google and amazon shows that apparently it was written by the leader of a fringe religious cult.
buckshotbarlow
05-22-2013, 19:19
Han shot first.
han solo?
back to op, i'll give it a look...heading out of town for a quick install and will be on a plane longer then i'll be on the ground...
buckshotbarlow
05-22-2013, 19:25
doesn't surprise me...google play store doesn't have it...amazon does though
For future reference, we have a sticky about books.
KevDen2005
05-22-2013, 23:26
For future reference, we have a sticky about books.
It took you five posts to respond to this...I expect better from you Irving. Where you in the bathroom or something?
GilpinGuy
05-30-2013, 00:41
"Trout Bum" by John Gierach
Holy crap, what a great book!! I've been fly fishing for <1 year and this book was freaking awesome. You fly fishing gurus would probably get more out of it than me, but John writes in such an "everyday" kind of style that almost anyone can read this and enjoy the narrative...it's not just about fishing at all. One of the best I've read in years.
funkymonkey1111
06-19-2013, 19:41
I'm about 20% done with "Term Limits" by Vince Flynn right now- according to my Kindle for Android app. So far a really good book, not sure who the antagonists are yet, but it's about them killing 2 senators and a congressman and issuing a decree that partisan politics cease and the country no longer be run at a deficit or more members of congress will be killed, and even the president is fair game... oddly the book was written in 1997, but it's still relevant today, probably more so.
don't know if folks saw it, but Vince Flynn died today--prostate cancer at 47
blacklabel
06-19-2013, 19:49
don't know if folks saw it, but Vince Flynn died today--prostate cancer at 47
Wow. That sucks. The Mitch Rapp series is pretty damn good. I'm 5 or 6 books into it.
GilpinGuy
07-01-2013, 00:44
Finished "Standing in a River Waving a Stick" and am well into "Flyfishing the High Country", both by John Gierach.
I'm addidcted to this guys stuff.
Gulp
by Mary Roach
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393081575
NFATrustGuy
07-06-2013, 00:02
Since July 1 has come and gone, it seems that my gun trust business has subsided to the point where I find myself with a bunch of free time on my hands. I'm an avid reader and am quickly running out of stuff to read so I'm looking for suggestions from like-minded folks.
I read almost exclusively for entertainment and it seems like I gravitate towards detective, who-done-it style books.
Here's a list of the stuff I've finished so far:
Vince Flynn books--all of them-- from American Assassin through The Last Man
Lee Child's Jack Reacher series
Brad Thor--all of them
Ted Bell--all of them
James Patterson
Michael Bennett series
Alex Cross series
Private series
David Baldacci
Camel Club series
Alex Berenson
Other one-offs:
Chris Kyle's book
Lone Survivor
Decision Points
Patriots
I just counted and it appears that I've downed 32 books so far this year.
Any suggestions of an author or series I should consider?
Thanks!
Have you ever read "Books" by Search? :p
http://www.ar-15.co/threads/69617-Books-What-Are-You-Reading-What-Do-You-Recommend
XC700116
07-06-2013, 00:24
Might check out Ben Coes pretty good books along the same idea as the Vince Flynn and Brad Thor books but a different flavor.
Also I just finished They Eye of Moloch (sequel to The Overton Window) these are the 2 Glen Beck Books that are kinda like thriller books, both pretty good books.
Other than those and what you've listed I've enjoyed the Stephen Hunter's books and Daniel Silva's as well. All pretty good.
tmleadr03
07-06-2013, 00:34
Spencer novels. By robert b parker.
USAFGopherMike
07-06-2013, 00:55
You read Patriots, gotta read One Second After. There's a thread on it and others like it: http://www.ar-15.co/threads/34413-Those-that-recommended-One-Second-After
Stephen Hunter
Earl swagger series
Bob lee swagger series
Sent from my Otterbox Defended Tactical iPhone using High Capacity "Clips".
Mick-Boy
07-06-2013, 01:34
Authors:
Steven Pressfield
Robert Heinlein
KestrelBike
07-06-2013, 08:12
If you're in for a real (and I mean real) slog of a sci-fi marathon, check out Peter Hamilton.
He has about 4-5 separate series where the technology evolves as the books move along with a good bit of overlapping.
I won't lie, the first couple series are not for everyone and can get quite slow. I like the later series better (commonwealth saga) because of the higher technology and think those are funnerto read, and its actually how I discovered the author. I basically devolved in tech by reading his books in reverse chronological order. That said, I think the best way to read his stuff is to start at the beginning. In the end, it's worth it.
My favorite book of his is probably fallen dragon.
The get home series is my new fav right now
Loren Estleman has an excellent noir detective series featuring Amos Garret.
Dan Simmons put out a hard-boiled trilogy: Hardcase, Hard Freeze, Hard as Nails. They're not light fluff like Patterson cranked out.
Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series.
I second the Heinlein novels and the Robert Parker novels.
First and foremost, run out to the bookstore and buy The Rook, by Daniel O'Malley. Hands down, this is one of the best and most entertaining "whodunit" within a "whodunit" that I've ever had the pleasure to read.
If you like Vince Flynn (RIP), you'll love Brad Thor. I've read about 3 so far and they're great- Can't wait to get to The Last Patriot- it had some controversy about it, so much so he had a Fatwa put on him by Islamic extremists (redundant?).
If you like Vince Flynn (RIP), you'll love Brad Thor. I've read about 3 so far and they're great- Can't wait to get to The Last Patriot- it had some controversy about it, so much so he had a Fatwa put on him by Islamic extremists (redundant?).
Did you not see that he had Brad Thor listed as the third series?
Did you not see that he had Brad Thor listed as the third series?
DOH! [facepalm]I skimmed, I didn't really read to in-depth... LOL
NFATrustGuy
07-06-2013, 12:30
Thanks for all the suggestions, guys. I think I'll get started on the Spenser series for now since it received thumbs up from several people.
I'll pass on the sci-fi techno stuff. I've never been able to get into that stuff.
@ Ronin: I have, indeed consumed all that Brad Thor has produced--including The Last Patriot.
@ Irving: Thanks for the tip. After 15000+ posts, it's nice to see you still have the time to be helpful. I hear they also publish lists of books in the NYTimes. Are they also sorted by the types of books I like to read--as I described in my initial post?
@ TheGrey: Thanks for the well-reasoned suggestions. I'll definitely try to put my hands on The Rook as soon as I can.
[UPDATE: The library only has The Rook in audio book format so I'll have to take a crowbar to my wallet and spend $9 to buy it through Amazon. I really don't enjoy audio books.]
I do most of my reading on my iPad while having lunch or dinner. I've found that I can download most of the books I want to read through the Denver Public Library system. It sure beats paying $10 apiece for them through Amazon.
Thanks again for all the helpful suggestions. I knew there had to be some like-minded readers on this forum!
NFATrustGuy-
George RR Martin's Game of Thrones Series... I'm about 1/2 way through the first book and it's not the easiest read, but if you like the TV series, the books add so much more depth. [Beer]
@ Irving: Thanks for the tip. After 15000+ posts, it's nice to see you still have the time to be helpful. I hear they also publish lists of books in the NYTimes. Are they also sorted by the types of books I like to read--as I described in my initial post?
Every book thread that has been started on this site (over 10) always ends up being a list of exactly what you asked for. So while the NYtimes list is not sorted to your tastes, the thread I linked to is, which is why I linked it to you in the first place. I did miss the other thread about the survival books. You're welcome.
Aloha_Shooter
07-06-2013, 16:23
Since July 1 has come and gone, it seems that my gun trust business has subsided to the point where I find myself with a bunch of free time on my hands. I'm an avid reader and am quickly running out of stuff to read so I'm looking for suggestions from like-minded folks.
I read almost exclusively for entertainment and it seems like I gravitate towards detective, who-done-it style books.
Here's a list of the stuff I've finished so far:
Vince Flynn books--all of them-- from American Assassin through The Last Man
Lee Child's Jack Reacher series
Brad Thor--all of them
Ted Bell--all of them
James Patterson
Michael Bennett series
Alex Cross series
Private series
David Baldacci
Camel Club series
Alex Berenson
Other one-offs:
Chris Kyle's book
Lone Survivor
Decision Points
Patriots
I just counted and it appears that I've downed 32 books so far this year.
Any suggestions of an author or series I should consider?
Thanks!
Since you like whodunits, what about old classics like the Nero Wolfe stories?
I would also recommend Asimov's Mysteries and Murder at the ABA as one-offs if you can find copies at the library or online (believe they've been out of print for a long time). Murder at the ABA is even funnier if you know some of the SF community and writers from the 70s or 80s but it's not needed to appreciate the sleuthing part.
blacklabel
07-06-2013, 16:28
What about the Enemies Foreign and Domestic series?
XC700116
07-06-2013, 19:04
If you like Vince Flynn (RIP),.
Crap that sucks he was one hell of a good author and my personal favorite, I hadn't seen/heard that he had passed. Last time I had read his website it looked as though he was feeling better and beating the cancer. Sad for sure.
Daniel_187
07-06-2013, 19:26
Animal farm, then 1984
John Ringo
- Paladin of Shadows
- The Last Centurion
Jack Campbell
- The Lost Fleet
Jack Whyte
- The Camulod Chronicles
Paul Christopher
- The Templars
Glen Cook
- Chronicles of the Black Company
Tom Clancy
- Splinter Cell
Holger Danske
07-10-2013, 19:48
+1 for Peter Hamilton. Pandora's Star is my favorite book from him.
If you're in for a real (and I mean real) slog of a sci-fi marathon, check out Peter Hamilton.
He has about 4-5 separate series where the technology evolves as the books move along with a good bit of overlapping.
I won't lie, the first couple series are not for everyone and can get quite slow. I like the later series better (commonwealth saga) because of the higher technology and think those are funnerto read, and its actually how I discovered the author. I basically devolved in tech by reading his books in reverse chronological order. That said, I think the best way to read his stuff is to start at the beginning. In the end, it's worth it.
My favorite book of his is probably fallen dragon.
KestrelBike
07-10-2013, 19:51
+1 for Peter Hamilton. Pandora's Star is my favorite book from him.
High five! C-Saga was such a blur for me that its going to be like reading it anew when I go through them again in a couple years.
GilpinGuy
07-15-2013, 01:06
The next installment of the D.J Molles "the Remaining" series is out, called "Fractured". I love the series. I'm about 30% through this one and it's not as good as the others so far but there's less zombie action. Actually, no zombie action yet. Just threats of zombies that don't appear. Hopefully, it'll pick up soon.
Mick-Boy
07-15-2013, 02:00
I'll qualify all of these recommendations with this; My recreational reading is for pure escapism. Between school work and work work I spend a lot of time reading very dry stuff. When I pick up a book by choice I want something that's going to suck me in. I don't care if it's going to make me a better person, just that it's going to amuse me for the time I'm reading it.
If you're more into mysteries you might give author Dick Francis a try. He was a professional jockey in England before turning to writing so most of his mysteries are centered in that world. They're considerably less "hard boiled" than someone like Lee Child but they're fast, enjoyable reads and there are a ton of them.
I know you said you're not into Sci-Fi but I really recommend you try Starship Troopers if you like military fiction (Please don't mistake it for that abortion of a movie).
Steven Pressfield (historical fiction); Gates of Fire and The Afghan Campaign are both really good. Killing Rommel also. Tides of War was dry as hell and very convoluted. Virtues of War and Last of the Amazons weren't bad but not great. The Profession was pretty good but set slightly in the future (about a generation) so that might not be your thing. The Legend Of Bagger Vance is really good (and I don't give a shit about golf) but is a little more philosophy (think-Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance).
C.J. Box has a pretty good series of mysteries about a game warden in WY.
Leadership and Training for the Fight by MSG Paul Howe is an excellent read for anyone in a leadership position.
Jack Higgins and Alistair Maclean both wrote some pretty decent trash literature in the adventure/thriller genre.
Mario Puzo's books are decent (he's the guy who wrote The Godfather) in the Mobster/crime genre.
Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden both have a couple of good series in the Historical fiction genre.
Ken Follet wrote several good books (Pillars of the Earth is fantastic) also mostly Historical fiction.
That's it off the top of my head. Hope some of those can keep you busy.
buffalobo
07-15-2013, 05:48
Just finished American Gun by Chris Kyle over the weekend. Interesting read relating classic American firearms to historic events and trends.
blacklabel
07-15-2013, 08:07
The next installment of the D.J Molles "the Remaining" series is out, called "Fractured". I love the series. I'm about 30% through this one and it's not as good as the others so far but there's less zombie action. Actually, no zombie action yet. Just threats of zombies that don't appear. Hopefully, it'll pick up soon.
It picks up. I always forget how good this series is and then he releases another book and I'm sucked back in.
USAFGopherMike
07-15-2013, 23:57
+1 for Starship Troopers. I know you said no Sci-Fi, but given when that book was written, you have to appreciate the forward thinking.
funkfool
07-28-2013, 11:55
Just finished reading Full Black and then Black List....
Both very good.
Black List is terrifyingly realistic in the sense that it appears to be happening now.
Read it in 8 hours.... couldn't put it down.
I would suggest that anyone concerned with the current erosion of rights and privacy of US citizens read this book immediately.
blacklabel
07-28-2013, 13:38
Just finished reading Full Black and then Black List....
Both very good.
Black List is terrifyingly realistic in the sense that it appears to be happening now.
Read it in 8 hours.... couldn't put it down.
I would suggest that anyone concerned with the current erosion of rights and privacy of US citizens read this book immediately.
Are either of them something that you could lend on Kindle?
AirbornePathogen
07-28-2013, 15:20
My favorites-
Anything by Nelson DeMille, especially the John Corey series.
The Alex Delaware series by Jonathan Kellerman, or anything by him really.
Stephen Hunter is pretty good too. My top two by him are "Black Light" and "Point of Impact," which was the basis for the movie "Shooter." The book is far better, as per usual.
Clive Cussler's older stuff. My favorite of his is "Sahara," again far better than the movie.
Have to agree with tmleadr03 about the late, great Robert B. Parker. But I prefer the Jesse Stone series.
I do like the Scot Harvath series by Brad Thor, as has been mentioned.
GilpinGuy
07-28-2013, 22:26
The next installment of the D.J Molles "the Remaining" series is out, called "Fractured". I love the series. I'm about 30% through this one and it's not as good as the others so far but there's less zombie action. Actually, no zombie action yet. Just threats of zombies that don't appear. Hopefully, it'll pick up soon.
It picks up. I always forget how good this series is and then he releases another book and I'm sucked back in.
You were right on. It picked up a lot and is really good. Not finished yet, but it rocks.
duke_39a
08-06-2013, 12:23
I read The Oupost by Jack Tapper. It is about the lead up to and Battle of COP Keating which is now responsible for 2 living MOHs from Fort Carson. This was a good book that shows the dynamics of the area, the politics of the Afghan Area of Operations and the friction between the White House, the Pentagon, and the commander's in the field. All the while showing the work and sacrifice of the soldiers that were tasked to make that a better place. It took me about 3 months to finish the book, not because of how it was written but because I would get so pissed off at the bureaucratic, higher level, political bullshit and poor decisions and in some cases leadership by commanders at all levels that cost so many lives throughout the time in the Kamdesh valley. Having met and talked to some of the guys involved in this area, it was a no win from the get go and a disaster waiting to happen. The troops tasked with their mission did their best, just like Americans always have, but were given a task too big to handle without the required resources to accomplish it.
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Cadevers
Mary Roach
http://www.amazon.com/Stiff-Curious-Lives-Human-Cadavers/dp/0393324826
I like her writing style. This is the third of her books I've read and enjoyed.
Packing for Mars
http://www.amazon.com/Packing-Mars-Curious-Science-Life/dp/B00AR2BCLW
and
Gulp
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0393081575
DSB OUTDOORS
08-31-2013, 19:21
OK. This is a good read and it will make everyone think about what you have, and what your friends may have!!! And who you talk to, and what you brag about!!
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/868486.Dirty_White_Boys
A friend of mine let me borrow this book years back. And I referred it to a friend to a friend tonight. So it sparked my brain to share it! I don't read books!!!! BUT This opened my eye's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!
scratchy
08-31-2013, 19:43
The Liberation trilogy by Rick Atkinson. It's an extraordinarily well written history of WWII in Europe from North Africa to Berlin.
http://liberationtrilogy.com/
Got into a new author while on vacation visiting my wife's family....
Adam Hall- he wrote "The Quiller Memorandum" and several other espionage books starting after WWII. Light, easy reads, but with 3 kids it's all I have time for...
Going to try to read "Killing Lincoln" by B. O'Reilly next- based off my dad's recommendation.
Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces - Radley Balko
http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Warrior-Cop-Militarization-Americas/dp/1610392116
I just finished this book. Balko seems to be a left leaning libertarian, and many of his points are made by a stretch of the imagination and inference without good substantiation. Even with that weakness, he provides a simple origin of the Castle Doctrine in English Common Law, and then lays out how the past 100 years have been eroding this simple protection for citizens within their homes. Knock and announce is becoming a thing of the past and most judges and prosecutors pay lip service to their duties of checking the police in the routine use of exigent circumstances in violently entering people's homes. Sometimes the crimes the police are investigating and using these dynamic entry tactics are just preposterous. The case of Steven Seagal driving a tank into a man's living room for a "cock fighting" raid sound almost too bizarre to be true. The almost routine killing of family dogs during police activities is something most of us have seen right here in Colorado, and it is happening all too frequently around the country.
The book is easy to read and I recommend it if you are looking for information on the steady mission creep of what used to be a public service. I really recommend this book to anyone in the LE community. It isn't the end all be all, and there are faults in the book, but it gives us an interesting perspective on the career we have chosen and how it is drifting into something that, left unchecked could be seriously unhealthy for the republic and the people we are sworn to serve.
Be safe.
Got into a new author while on vacation visiting my wife's family....
Adam Hall- he wrote "The Quiller Memorandum" and several other espionage books starting after WWII. Light, easy reads, but with 3 kids it's all I have time for...
Going to try to read "Killing Lincoln" by B. O'Reilly next- based off my dad's recommendation.
Starting it soon, if it's anything like killing Kennedy it should be good.
A friend of mine just lent me his copy of Lone Survivor. I'm only about 60 pages in, but it's good so far. I figured I should read it before seeing the movie (for which I cannot wait!)
nikolatesla19
09-11-2013, 19:24
Now I need a damn uplifting book after reading one second after...... Jerks ;)
The Weapon by Michael Z Williamson.
And then the rest of his stuff.
Now I need a damn uplifting book after reading one second after...... Jerks ;)
The Road should be the ticket.
The Liberty Amendments-Mark Levin
Just started it. So far it's good.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1451606273
nikolatesla19
09-11-2013, 20:33
The Liberty Amendments-Mark Levin
Just started it. So far it's good.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1451606273
That's on my list.
We just got back from Yellowstone and I wanted to get this book to read. Looks interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1560372737/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1378953404&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165
StagLefty
09-12-2013, 07:37
Now I need a damn uplifting book after reading one second after...... Jerks ;)
The Road should be the ticket.
^ Yeah that'll do it. Just watched the movie again last night-talk about uplifting [ROFL2]
Government Bullies by Rand Paul. I know some of you think Ron's ideas on foreign policy are nuts, but my interest in politics and activism traces back to Paul. Government Bullies is a good read which highlights tyrannical policies and provides examples of government overreach in citizen's lives.
About to start Ready, Player One. Then the first Jack Reacher book, then The Name of the Wind.
Ive read a lot of the Jack Reacher books. Awesome books, IMO. I watched the movie the other day and I thought they did a good job with the movie.
Richard K
10-16-2013, 11:03
Ive read a lot of the Jack Reacher books. Awesome books, IMO. I watched the movie the other day and I thought they did a good job with the movie.
+1 on the Jack Reacher series. Also, anything by Vince Flynn (sorry to hear of his recent passing), James Patterson.
Rucker61
10-16-2013, 20:19
Ive read a lot of the Jack Reacher books. Awesome books, IMO. I watched the movie the other day and I thought they did a good job with the movie.Did you see an extra foot of height on Tom that I missed?
Rucker61
10-16-2013, 20:20
Jerry Pournelle's Falkenberg Legion series.
Did you see an extra foot of height on Tom that I missed?
Haha, right? Besides the physical part, I felt the mannerisms were pretty spot on.
Bitter Clinger
10-17-2013, 09:00
Was re-reading the wheel of time series before I read the last book. I got burned out so took A break and am now starting the new Jedi order series. Just started the 4th book and I am liking it, but is not your typical star wars fare, much darker, hell a main character bites it in the first book.
CStone recommended Ready Player One to me a few months ago. I just got around to reading it and finished it in about three days. If you were alive in the 1980's and/or grew up playing video games, this book is a MUST READ.
Thank you for the recommendation Chuck. I loved it.
Yeah, all that Rush trivia was pretty funny. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Right now I am slowly making my way through a book I thought I had read as a kid, but I could be wrong:
Fighting the Flying Circus by Captain Eddie V. Rickenbacher
http://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Flying-Circus-Dodo-Press/dp/1409949044
If you love aviation and have any interest in the stories of a legend in the American pantheon of fighter pilots, this book is worth a read. Told firsthand, Cpt Rickenbacker shares his experiences learning to fly in combat and how many different things there are that could kill you before you are even aware that death has called.
This next one is a two book graphic novel. I'm normally not much of a fan of graphic novels (comic books) but this bit of history, The Boxer Rebellion, has always fascinated me. Yang and Pien do an excellent job of presenting the story from both the Chinese and Western perspectives. If you have kids that don't seem to have much interest in history, they might actually find books like these appealing. A bit shallow on the details but the two books read quickly and they give a good initial overview to what is arguably one of the most influential periods of late 19th century Chinese history.
Boxers and Saints by Gene Luen Yang and Lark Pien
http://www.amazon.com/Boxers-Saints-Gene-Luen-Yang/dp/1596433590
Going to jump back into Brandon Sanderson and start with Steelheart tonight. My friend lent me nearly all the books I need to get all caught up.
I'm concentrating on Charlie Wilson's War right now.
Books I'd recommend:
Economics in One Lesson - Hazlitt
Our Enemy, The State - Albert Jay Nock
Free to Choose - Milton & Rose Friedman
For those of you with children:
Your Teacher Said What?! - Joe and Blake Kernen
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.
I have this one and On Killing too.
"Patriot Dawn" by Max Velocity
I'm about 60% through this book and it's OK at best IMHO. I just can't get into it that much. Lots of battle tactics which is cool, but the story seems lacking to me.
Contact! and Rapid Fire! are good but they are non-fiction.
blacklabel
11-30-2013, 09:53
Patriot Dawn was mildly interesting and also almost unbearable to read at some points.
Mick-Boy
11-30-2013, 22:33
After a conversation with a retired LEO turned firearm instructor a couple of months ago (you can see the thread on standards in the training forum for more on that), I decided to turn back the clock a little bit and read some of the writings of the older shooters who were also writers and thinkers.
I started with the stuff from Fairbairn and Applegate. I read "A Rifleman went to War" by McBride. Then moved to Bill Jordan, Elmer Keith and Col. Cooper's stuff. "Unrepentant Sinner" by Col. Askins was... disturbing in some ways. Jim Cirillo's books were interesting. Particularly the things he put emphasis on when selecting men for the stake out unit.
It's particularly interesting to me to look at the evolution of emphasis from the things men like Applegate focused on as important to the things people like Paul Howe or Pat McNamara. Some things have changed a good deal (like the use of sighted fire), some haven't.
If you geek out on training methodologies and gunfighting philosophy, I think knowing where things came from is important. Particularly when at a time when some things are presented as gospel by folks who've never actually walked the walk.
wctriumph
12-01-2013, 12:29
History:
Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose. I have just started it and so far its pretty good.
Patriot Dawn was mildly interesting and also almost unbearable to read at some points.
I agree, not nearly was well written as the Enemies series for example. I think Patriot Dawn is more of a non-fiction instruction book than a fictional story, the beginning of the book when they are trapped...well in real life that would have been the end of the book.
I just got Lights Out from Amazon so I'm starting it now too. Yes, I am ADD. :):)
Read through Steelheart, The Emperor's Soul, and The Rithmatist, all by Brandon Sanderson, since my last post.
Starting The Lies of Locke Lamora tonight. Can't say anything about it as I have no idea what it is about. Not even sure where I got it to be honest.
GilpinGuy
01-13-2014, 01:29
"Wool" and "Dust" by Hugh Howey
I loved these. A different sort post apocolyptic story.
Lies of Locke Lamora is one of my all time new favorites. Found out there are 2 more as well!
wctriumph
01-13-2014, 02:33
Just finished Citizen Soldier by Ambrose. I liked it. Now I am out of reading material so time to visit the thrift stores and see what they may have.
StagLefty
01-13-2014, 09:44
"Wool" and "Dust" by Hugh Howey
I loved these. A different sort post apocolyptic story.
I got hooked on those when I got my new Kindle.
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell
http://www.amazon.com/David-Goliath-Underdogs-Misfits-Battling/dp/0316204366
Gladwell has a very interesting way of reframing the way many of us look at seeming advantages and disadvantages. I think it is always good to look at things from a different perspective. Doing so turns so many of the lopsided contests we see in life and history into very different outcomes with a new way to understand what really is happening.
Great-Kazoo
01-14-2014, 09:09
These 3 books ALL have something to do with colorado, denver, NoCo, woven in to the story line. Not that it will make it a good read for some. BUT the way it is done in all 3 works .
Life after War.
I had posted this some time ago. Good action / post apocalyptic scenario. IT'S FREE for kindle users, i highly recommend this book. A certain part of it spooked the hell out of me.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0049B31FW/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
The Yellowstone Conundrum
Now what if but when the Yellowstone Caldera erupts. Good paced story combining facts with fiction.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C8V8KLA/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
Flash Bang
Decently paced book kind of a short read @ 272 pgs. BUT i moves along without lots of wandering.
veterans who go after fugitives. These guys do not have the typical, DECORATED, WAR HERO backgrounds similar books do. It's a bunch of bad guys, going after bad guys.
one reason i recommend it.............DENVER , it takes place in the metro area (a few inaccuracies) BUT any book / story that mentions PETE'S KITCHEN! plus other denver eateries is nice
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DFCWMQK/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
Husker95
01-14-2014, 11:41
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy. Not an easy read, but easily his best work and I think in the top 5 best American novels ever written. Really well researched.
Forgot to post with quote:
"He saw men killed with guns and with knives and with ropes. He saw women fought over to the death whose value they themselves set at two dollars.''
If that doesn't get you started I don't know what will.
GilpinGuy
01-16-2014, 01:10
I got hooked on those when I got my new Kindle.
I just realized that "Shift" is actually the second book of the series. A friend told me "Dust" was second. Oh well, just downloaded "Shift".
"I, Zombie" is next on the list. Also by Hugh.
blacklabel
01-18-2014, 17:46
I read Apocalypse Law 1-4 this week. What can I say? It was slow at work. They're solid books, a little bit of prepper porn but nothing too bad. As always, hit me up if you want a Kindle loan.
I have Glenn Becks' "Massacres and Miracles" book if anyone would like to borrow. It's a quick, fun, informative, read. History in story form. Just PM me.
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disasters Strike and Why by Amanda Ripley
http://www.amazon.com/The-Unthinkable-Survives-Disaster-Strikes/dp/0307352900
Some of you who have been through life altering events will recognize many of the things that happen to others and yourself when the unthinkable happens. Life just isn't like the movies and many of the stories related in this book give you an insight into who survives and who didn't.
I am about half way through Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England by Thomas Penn
http://www.amazon.com/Winter-King-Henry-Tudor-England/dp/1439191573
At the end of the War of the Roses (the real life Game of Thrones) the Tudor dynasty begins at Bosworth Field with the downfall of Richard III and rise of Henry VII. I find the involvement of Italian bankers, the Kings lawyers, and lots of people who would take the crown if they could to be a fascinating period of English history. All of the soap operas and fictional tragedies found today on television could not hold a candle to the real history of the first Tudor King of England.
Reading this for my American Colonial history class
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l176/landondesautels/C7FB77C5-5AFA-4897-9298-68C7D9C02BCF.jpg (http://s96.photobucket.com/user/landondesautels/media/C7FB77C5-5AFA-4897-9298-68C7D9C02BCF.jpg.html)
whitbaby
02-23-2014, 14:07
Beck book - PM sent
whitbaby
02-23-2014, 14:11
I have Glenn Becks' "Massacres and Miracles" book if anyone would like to borrow. It's a quick, fun, informative, read. History in story form. Just PM me.
PM sent
Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown. (http://www.amazon.com/Fearless-Undaunted-Ultimate-Sacrifice-Operator/dp/0307730700/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396294947&sr=1-1&keywords=adam+brown)
Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan (http://www.amazon.com/Outlaw-Platoon-Renegades-Brotherhood-Afghanistan/dp/0062066404/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1396299599&sr=1-1&keywords=outlaw+platoon)
Just finished both of these outstanding books and wanted to highlight them. The story of Adam Brown is one of the most inspirational stories I have ever read. Brown grew up an all-American kid who made some wrong turns and ended up a crack user. Utilizing some family connections allowed Brown to acquire waivers and join the Navy. After becoming a SEAL, Brown lost his dominant eye to simunition in training exercise. He taught himself to shoot using his non-dominant eye. Next, Brown's fingers on his right hand (his shooting hand) were smashed off in an vehicle accident. He had them sewn back on and taught himself to shoot left-handed. Both of these happened before Brown A) passed Navy Warfare Sniper school and B) passed training for and joined SEAL Team SIX. It is a remarkable story and I hope Brown's story will be read and appreciated by others.
The second title, Outlaw Platoon, is a much grittier look at the war in Afghanistan. It's a first-hand account of the ground war and it reveals a lot of the politics that happen in FOBs and the frustration that grows out of it. It also highlights the bond that men who go to war share with one another.
If you don't like to read, the NRA Life of Duty site has video stories of both of these. I highly recommend them. http://nralifeofduty.tv/patriot-profiles/list/patriot-profiles-military
Death by Food Pyramid.
I know it doesn't go with what everyone else is reading.
To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World by Arthur Herman
http://www.amazon.com/To-Rule-Waves-British-Shaped/dp/0060534257
An interesting overview of western history and the rise of English trade and influence based on the rise and success of the British Royal Navy. Easy reading and pretty well researched. Command the seas and you control your nation's destiny.
Currently about half-way through Gates of Fire (http://www.amazon.com/Gates-Fire-Novel-Battle-Thermopylae/dp/055338368X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397496938&sr=1-1&keywords=gates+of+fire), by Steven Pressfield. It's on the Reading List of the Commandant of the Marine Corp, is taught at West Point, United States Naval Academy, and MCB Quantico. Also recommended by retired Gen James Mattis.
JohnnyEgo
04-14-2014, 17:54
"Wool" and "Dust" by Hugh Howey
I loved these. A different sort post apocolyptic story.
I just bought "Wool", and look forward to it. I'm stalled about 3/4 of the way through "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen. It was heavily hyped a few years back as a clarion call to the real dangers an EMP could cause. I like post apocalyptic fiction, so I figured this would make for a good read. Interesting premise, but it just feels too derivative to me. I read it right after "Lucifer's Hammer" by Larry Niven, and sub out the comet impact and ensuing tidal waves, etc..., and they are remarkably similar. Right down to cannibalistic gangs made of nut cases, former military, and street criminals. Whenever Forstchen isn't paraphrasing Niven, he's a little too caught up in living through his protagonist and his inner angst and turmoil. I'm hoping it will get better.
In terms of non-fiction, I have a book called "Thinking, Fast and Slow" on the shelf that I cannot for the life of me remember reading. It's been there a while (dusty), and flipping through the pages does not seem at all familiar. So that is probably my next non-fiction read. Apparently a combination of psychology and economics.
osok-308
04-14-2014, 17:56
Reading? Currently I am stuck reading books on anatomy (the not dirty/fun kind)
StagLefty
04-14-2014, 19:07
Reading Citizen Soldiers by Stephen Ambrose -WWII stories of the accounts of the everyday guy from D-Day to the German surrender. Great read.
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Circuits
04-14-2014, 19:26
Command Authority by Tom Clancy (RIP)
Like a Mighty Army by David Weber
tmleadr03
04-14-2014, 21:15
I just bought "Wool", and look forward to it. I'm stalled about 3/4 of the way through "One Second After" by William R. Forstchen. It was heavily hyped a few years back as a clarion call to the real dangers an EMP could cause. I like post apocalyptic fiction, so I figured this would make for a good read. Interesting premise, but it just feels too derivative to me. I read it right after "Lucifer's Hammer" by Larry Niven, and sub out the comet impact and ensuing tidal waves, etc..., and they are remarkably similar. Right down to cannibalistic gangs made of nut cases, former military, and street criminals. Whenever Forstchen isn't paraphrasing Niven, he's a little too caught up in living through his protagonist and his inner angst and turmoil. I'm hoping it will get better.
In terms of non-fiction, I have a book called "Thinking, Fast and Slow" on the shelf that I cannot for the life of me remember reading. It's been there a while (dusty), and flipping through the pages does not seem at all familiar. So that is probably my next non-fiction read. Apparently a combination of psychology and economics.
Lights Out is better.
My current read is The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. About 50% into it and its keeping me entertained. Its about an outdoorsman\pilot and a survivalist pretty much forced to team up after surviving a virus outbreak using the Jefferson\Boulder County front range area as a setting.
I just finished this book: The Dog Stars
http://www.amazon.com/The-Dog-Stars-Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0307950476
Most of the story is centered on the Erie Airport, so anyone in the north metro would find some familiar landmarks. The whole book takes place in a dystopian Colorado, so just about everyone will be able to identify something from this book. If you enjoy hunting, fishing, shooting, and/or flying small airplanes, you will have no problem getting through this book. IMO Heller is much easier to read than Cormac McCarthy and comparatively, this book is downright upbeat and peppy compared to The Road.
Mick-Boy
04-25-2014, 10:42
I've been reading the "Holding their own (http://www.amazon.com/Holding-Their-Own-Story-Survival/dp/061556965X)" series. A buddy at work recommended them. I was skeptical but about half way through the first book I went ahead and got the rest of them. Much better story telling than most of the SHTF books.
Forex and Technical Analysis for Dummies.
Just finished Master of War: Blackwater USA's Erik Prince and the Business of War (http://www.amazon.com/Master-War-Blackwater-Prince-Business/dp/B002XUM15M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398445950&sr=8-3&keywords=master+of+war). 3/5 stars. It was a quick read and not a lot of depth. Just started Civilian Warriors: (http://www.amazon.com/Civilian-Warriors-Inside-Blackwater-Unsung/dp/1591847214/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398446366&sr=8-1&keywords=civilian+warriors)The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror (http://www.amazon.com/Civilian-Warriors-Inside-Blackwater-Unsung/dp/1591847214/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398446072&sr=1-1&keywords=civilian+warriors). So far much better. I'd recommend the later if you're interested in reading up on Blackwater.
SuperiorDG
04-25-2014, 13:47
Just finished Master of War: Blackwater USA's Erik Prince and the Business of War (http://www.amazon.com/Master-War-Blackwater-Prince-Business/dp/B002XUM15M/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1398445950&sr=8-3&keywords=master+of+war). 3/5 stars. It was a quick read and not a lot of depth. Just started Civilian Warriors: (http://www.amazon.com/Civilian-Warriors-Inside-Blackwater-Unsung/dp/1591847214/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398446366&sr=8-1&keywords=civilian+warriors)The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror (http://www.amazon.com/Civilian-Warriors-Inside-Blackwater-Unsung/dp/1591847214/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1398446072&sr=1-1&keywords=civilian+warriors). So far much better. I'd recommend the later if you're interested in reading up on Blackwater.
In the middle of Civilian Warriors myself. Good so far.
Bitter Clinger
05-01-2014, 08:57
Finally finished the wheel of time series. Somewhat dissapointed with the ending, but damn it was a great ride, been reading those books for nearly 15 years.
Just started mistborn by sanderson, pretty good so far.
If you guys want some cool fiction read Clive Cussler and James Rollins. Both real good authors.
Reading the latest Stephen Hunter book "Snipers Honor". If you have never read any of his books I strongly reccomend him as an author.
Check out Stephen Hildreth's first book - http://www.amazon.com/First-Bayonet-Ben-Williams-Novel/dp/1478380640/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401994200&sr=1-1&keywords=the+first+bayonet
The First Bayonet, excellent book for his first one and you can get it free if you have a Kindle and a prime membership.
Also in the same vein Mark Greaney's "Gray Man" series is pretty good
Great-Kazoo
06-05-2014, 13:04
3 a.m. short read 164ish pages. moved along at a nice pace. Nothing special just a good short 1-1.5 hr read
http://www.amazon.com/3-m-Nick-Pirog-ebook/dp/B00FV4IT7Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401995025&sr=1-1&keywords=3+a.m.
StagLefty
06-05-2014, 15:40
^ good read thanks
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GilpinGuy
06-22-2014, 23:00
"Not Cool" by Greg Gutfeld.
I got this as a gift and it's a great book. Yeah, it's pretty much a "why liberal thinking is actually NOT cool, even though we're all told it is cool to be a liberal" book. But Greg is fricking hilarious. I read a lot of this while my wife and I were in Glenwood Springs. There were a few times I laughed out loud and my wife just looked at me like WTF?
Fun read. Not all heavy and depressing.
Currently reading The Man in the High Castle by Phillip K Dick. I don't remember why I picked it up, but I think because it was free and I thought I'd give the author another shot. It is interesting in that it is in a world where Germany and Japan won World War II and now Americans are second class citizens across the world. Someone with great knowledge of World War II (Ronin) may actually take more from the book than I do, as they will be more familiar with all the people, places, and events mentioned.
I'm reading Eminent Plague, by Don Lowell.
I know the author. Seems okay so far. ;)
"Sniper's Honor" by Stephen White is an excellent read, I finished it in two days.
osok-308
06-23-2014, 21:47
So I'm feeling incredibly nerdy as I am currently in the second book of the Lord of The Rings trilogy.
GunsRBadMMMMKay
06-23-2014, 21:58
I've read the lord of the rings and give a +1..........I also enjoyed a lot of Robert E. Howards books, as well as a few more modern writers in that genre, some that stick out are the Dragonlance saga and Thieves World, though the latter were a little crass lol. I haven't gotten into a good book in years (at least one that isn't technical) but have been wanting to see if the Ice and Fire books are as good as the GOT show.
As to what I am reading right now besides the internetz.................Caterpillar repair manuals are not that interesting to talk about (unless you work on them I guess).
'Gifted Hands' by Ben Carson
Great book
Great-Kazoo
07-08-2014, 08:03
a few short stories. Good 30 min - 1.5 hour reads.
The Hitman
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KNK0XVI/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
The Colony
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HS8S65I/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
3 A.M.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FV4IT7Q/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
1/2 way decent read
This doesn't happen in The Movies
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005DJHWRW/ref=kinw_myk_ro_title
mcantar18c
07-08-2014, 08:37
"Fearless" by Eric Blehm.
Incredible story.
Just finished reading the first Harry Potter book to our daughter who is 6. She paid attention to the whole story and even tried to sneak the book to daycare to read the last chapter herself. We got the movie and she watched it two days in a row, and told us many differences between the book and the movie. We LOVE that we got her hooked on a good story. We've read other books to her before, but she never tried to sneak one out to finish it herself. Right now, I "accidentally" mentioned that maybe book two is the one where Voldemort kills Hermione, and left the room. Now I can hear her in the other room freaking out and reading the sleeve cover to see if that is true. Love it!
StagLefty
07-14-2014, 14:06
This trilogy is free for Kindles for a few days-I found out about it on another forum :http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_7?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=enemies+foreign+and+domestic&sprefix=enemies%2Cstripbooks%2C370
Great-Kazoo
07-22-2014, 13:13
If you're a Sci-Fi action adventure reader this one is free till thursday? 654 pages, I had a hard time putting it down on page 350.
The writer is also a gun owner arfcom member. So far a good read
http://www.amazon.com/Duty-Honor-Planet-Rick-Partlow-ebook/dp/B005FD1YMU/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1406056119&sr=1-2&keywords=Duty%2C+Honor%2C+Planet
Daniel_187
07-26-2014, 14:20
Has anybody read "American Gun" by Chris Kyle? am on chapter 6 page 143 got a question. " The second was a .45-caliber, semiautomatic Colt service revolver with the official name of "Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, Model 1911". it was a weapon that in the right hands could turn bad luck good". Is this a typo? The 1911, service revolver?
I would say it has to be a typo semi auto and revolver together make no sense at all.
Just read villa incognito by tom Robbins. Currently reading american gods by Neil gaiman
Great-Kazoo
08-24-2014, 15:13
freebie from another ar site.
Guys,
I published a short story on Amazon.com and I'm making it free for Kindle download for 5 days starting tomorrow (Saturday). Please feel free to download it, read it, and give feedback either here or on Amazon. I would appreciate any constructive criticism anyone has.
http://www.amazon.com/Catch-Sniper-Mark-Matthews-ebook/dp/B00MT3HB30/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408733490&sr=8-1&keywords=to+catch+a+sniper
NFATrustGuy
08-24-2014, 15:59
I just read the short story. Not bad as far as I'm concerned. Falls into the typical ex-military-badass-as-a-hero theme. I tend to devour books and series of books like the Reacher series so I'd be happy to see another author join in.
freebie from another ar site.
Guys,
I published a short story on Amazon.com and I'm making it free for Kindle download for 5 days starting tomorrow (Saturday). Please feel free to download it, read it, and give feedback either here or on Amazon. I would appreciate any constructive criticism anyone has.
http://www.amazon.com/Catch-Sniper-Mark-Matthews-ebook/dp/B00MT3HB30/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408733490&sr=8-1&keywords=to+catch+a+sniper
Great-Kazoo
08-24-2014, 16:25
I just read the short story. Not bad as far as I'm concerned. Falls into the typical ex-military-badass-as-a-hero theme. I tend to devour books and series of books like the Reacher series so I'd be happy to see another author join in.
I'm a fan of the 3-500~ pg books, what i don't like is getting to book 2 and seeing, This is book 2 out of 35 in the epic saga of..................... Write a book, maybe 1-2 others to tie up loose ends, call it good. You read a H.G. Wells book, when you close it, FINI.
This 27 pg is another of those space fillers, i've been getting in to last few months. 25 - 125 pages, It's over. Story moved along, Keeps your attention and satisfied once done. There are books out there, doesn't matter how long or short, 5-10 pages in you know it's a shitty read.
In preparation for the movie release, I reread The Giver by Lois Lowry
http://www.amazon.com/The-Giver-Readers-Circle-Laurel-Leaf/dp/0440237688
IMO, much better than the two Hunger Games books I read. I like when evil isn't portrayed as blatantly evil. IMO, true evil often is much more subtle and can be very appealing. So many people today seem to seek sameness, regardless of what that sameness may be. Choice is good, and making good choices should be difficult. We are not honed to be useful by a soft and easy life.
Just finished "Crusade in Europe", by Dwight Eisenhower. It is his story of WWII from the time he was ordered, by Marshall, to Washington through the occupation of Berlin. Eisenhower was a brilliant leader, and the book is filled with examples of his philosophy and how he managed to keep the allies unified.
One of my favorite authors is Gerald Seymour. I highly reccomend "Holding The Zero", a story about a British sniper in Iraq. Sniper and counter-sniper action, very well written.
The Outpost- Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper is a POS, so anything with his name attached I approach with caution. If you think it's a balanced book, and a good read, I'll give it a go.
Some of these are mentioned previpusly, but I emphasize them as high quality reads:
1. Rick Atkinson - Liberation trilogy
- Army at Dawn - Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
- Day of Battle
- Guns at Last Light
2. Stephen Hunter - everything he writes is good fiction. Just finished "The Third Bullet", good read but not his best.
3. Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors - James Hornfischer - Amazing history of the battle between outgunned US navy and the Japanese fleet.
4. T.E. Lawrence - Revolt in the Desert or Seven Pillars of Wisdom
5. War of the Rats - David Robbins- Fictionalization of the sniper battles in Stalingrad
6. The Griffin - Arnold Kramish - Story of how one of Hitler's top scientists fed info to the allies
7. A Man Called Intrepid - William Stevenson - Story of how William Stephenson brought the US and British intelligence agencies together on the eve of WWII, and ultimately led to the creation of the CIA. By FAR one of the best books I've ever read, hands down.
8. Intrepid's Last Case - Post WWII actvities of William Stephenson
9. David Grossman - psychology of killing other humans
- On Combat
- On Killing
Daniel_187
08-24-2014, 20:36
Atlas Shrugged, Small print and THICK but so far so good.
My brother recommended these 2 books to me- I tore through them in about a weekend. Easy read, fun sci-fi:
http://www.amazon.com/Terms-Enlistment-Frontlines-Marko-Kloos-ebook/dp/B00CIXX144/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1409158215&sr=1-1&keywords=terms+of+enlistment
and:
http://www.amazon.com/Lines-Departure-Frontlines-Marko-Kloos-ebook/dp/B00ELN0KB6/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1409158215&sr=1-2&keywords=terms+of+enlistment
there's a 3rd book to come but I don't know when...
"Fermat's Last Theorem", by Amir Aczel. Quick read on the history behind the proof of Fermat's last theorem.
Circuits
09-22-2014, 22:55
Picked up a new series by John Ringo - Empire of Man, with more to follow. Latest Pratchett Discworld "Raising Steam". New time travel series by Rysa Walker "Timebound". Finished the Atlantis Gene trilogy.
Going to try to read "In Harms Way" on my flight back from Maui next weekend. Got about 100 pages in on my last trip but I am going to start over from the beginning because I can't remember what I read from last time.
'The Bunker' by JP O'Donnell. I'm still on the rather long prologue, he was one of the first Americans to enter Adolf's complex after the war. So far ++.
drift_g35
09-24-2014, 15:16
Just started 'Walden' by Thoreau. Anyone read it?
Just started 'Walden' by Thoreau. Anyone read it?
Yep, waaaaay back in high school.... I think the edition I read was on papyrus. It's good, I've been thinking of picking it up again.
buffalobo
10-10-2014, 06:30
Started last night, "Dies Irae: Day of Wrath" - William Forstchen(One Second After) - recommend it highly.
Read recently and thinking I will recommend to daughter that she read them with oldest grandson. They are not too graphic or harsh yet still have strong impact for younger readers.
Ellisa Barr - "Powerless Nation: Outage" and "Powerless Nation: Voyage"
tim-adams
10-17-2014, 17:01
my need to read list is long,
currently Green Eyes & Black Rifles as a 5 minute at a time read..
Lock In john scalzi
both on my desk..
wctriumph
10-17-2014, 17:42
I just finished Planet of The Apes. Pretty easy read and not what the movies were at all. Of the three versions: Planet of The Apes with President Heston, the one with Wahlberg and the book, I'll take the Heston version as the best story.
Now I am on to "Undaunted Courage" by Ambrose.
"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.
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