Books

[StagLefty]

Hey guys-getting ready for vacation and wondering if anyone has some good book recommendations. Nothing technical just looking for some good can't put them down type. Thanks !! [Beer]

[westy1970]

Marine Sniper - One of my favorites!
Night Stalker - Couldn't put it down.

[RYAN50BMG]

"Rainbow Six"-Tom Clancy, "Bravo Two-Zero"-Andy McNabb,.

[AZFats]

"The Road" by Cormack McCarthy, if you like bleak post-apocalyptic tragedies. Very good read, by the same author that wrote "No Country for Old Men".

Man has to carve fake bullets out of wood...

[jerrymrc]

Patriots by James Wesley Rawles is always a good one. "Lights out" is internet only but a good read.

[jetsiphon]

"The Road" by Cormack McCarthy, if you like bleak post-apocalyptic tragedies. Very good read, by the same author that wrote "No Country for Old Men".

Man has to carve fake bullets out of wood...

Stan, "The Road" is a good read, but it's written weird. If you want to read it, let me know and I'll bring it by when I pick up those Magpuls.

[Scott]

As far as internet reading goes, Lights Out, Deep Winter and Shattered (sequel to Deep Winter) are all very good.

[7idl]

Do as I say, not as I do

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

[StagLefty]

Marine Sniper - One of my favorites!
Night Stalker - Couldn't put it down.
Wore the covers off "Marine Sniper" Carlos was a great man-too bad he didn't get better treatment.
Thanks guys-sounds like I have some good choices.

[ColoWyo]

Lone Survivor.

You HAVE to read this book. The second half of the book is incredible.

[Daniel187]

"The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks. Boarders has it.

[libertyordeath]

"The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks. Boarders has it.

and then max brook's world war z: an oral history of the zombie war (http://search.half.ebay.com/world-war-z_W0QQ). great read. it's like a modern day war of the worlds. no $h*t, this is how the world is going to end.

or if you're into libertarian gun fiction, matthew bracken's enemies foreign and domestic (http://www.enemiesforeignanddomestic.com/book.htm) is a can't-put-down page turner.

just my $0.02.

[StagLefty]

Well so far-Day by Day Armageddon and World War Z.Starting The Road next. First book made me start looking for more ammo and MRE's !!!!
[Beer]

[bjl913]

Anything by W.E.B. Griffin is always fun. When I was a little younger working a graveyard clerk job I read his whole "the corps" series in about a week! They are definately great books!

[Wulf202]

world war z is also in audio book form, great for driving. PM me if you want a burned copy.

[theGinsue]

If you are into SciFi at all, a really good book is Dies The Fire by S.M. Stirling.

Be careful though - there are 3 sequels and once you read this book you'll insist on reading the sequels!

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Dies-the-Fire/S-M-Stirling/e/9780451460417/?itm=1
(Also in unabridged 17 CD set if you need something to listen to while driving).

Synopsis

The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable. What follows is the most terrible global catastrophe in the history of the human race-and a Dark Age more universal and complete than could possibly be imagined.
Publishers Weekly

What is the foundation of our civilization? asks Stirling (Conquistador) in this rousing tale of the aftermath of an uncanny event, "the Change," that renders electronics and explosives (including firearms) inoperative. As American society disintegrates, without either a government able to maintain order or an economy capable of sustaining a large population, most of the world dies off from a combination of famine, plague, brigandage and just plain bad luck. The survivors are those who adapt most quickly, either by making it to the country and growing their own crops-or by taking those crops from others by force. Chief among the latter is a former professor of medieval history with visions of empire, who sends bicycling hordes of street thugs into the countryside. Those opposing him include an ex-Marine bush pilot, who teams up with a Texas horse wrangler and a teenage Tolkien fanatic to create something very much like the Riders of Rohan. Ultimately, Stirling shows that while our technology influences the means by which we live, it is the myths we believe in that determine how we live. The novel's dual themes-myth and technology-should appeal to both fantasy and hard SF readers as well as to techno-thriller fans.

[StagLefty]

Finished up the week with Zombie Survival Guide(do ya know they had it in the humor section haha !!)and Alas Babylon. Almost didn't go back to work today due to paranoia !! [ROFL1]

[RYAN50BMG]

Zombie Survival Guide is mandatory reading.

[Ridge]

Picked a few books up at Barnes and Noble last week...

US Army Field Survival Manual
Bravo Two Zero - Andy McNab
In The Company of Heroes - Michael Durant
AK-47 - Michael Hodges
America: A Citizen's Guide To Democratic Inaction - Jon Stewart

[westy1970]

Zombie Survival Guide is mandatory reading.

+1 I have about worn the covers off of mine. I go back to it a couple of times a year.

[theGinsue]

DO any of you own, or have you read through The Patriots Handbook by George Grant?

This is an amazing book that you don't just sit down and read as it's more of a reference book. It could take months to go through this book. It's billed as "A Citizenship Primer for a New Generation of Americans".

This is a great reference book which brings together so many of our historical documents. By his presentation, it appears that Dr. Grant is a true American Patriot.

I'm sure that there are multiple venues to acquire this book, but it can be found @ Barnes & Noble at:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Patriots-Handbook/George-Grant/e/9781581824032/?itm=5 (If nothing else, this link will help to ensure you get the right book!).

[Ridge]

Honestly I found it a bit of a letdown...some of the logic is seriously flawed...

[theGinsue]

Which book? Zombie Survival Guide or Patriots Handbook?

[Ridge]

Zombie Survival Guide...I mean, really, a dirt bike is the best means of transportation through an infested zone???

[westy1970]

If you have never ridden a dirt bike on a stair stepped deer trail... I would personally like full armor, but there is something to be said for being able to move around a bit. It's the same reason spec ops don't wear helmets and heavy body armor. Yes, you have better protection, but you sacrifice the ability to move fast.

[Elkaholic]

Fred Bears Field Notes. This guy was incredible. His hunts were amazing, like going to Fairbanks, Alaska and spending a month in nothing but a canvas lean-to. It is well written, and all the different species and areas he hunted were very interesting.

Along those same lines another of my favorite books is called Bullets, Blood, and Backstraps by M.L. Simmons. It is available at www.elknut.com (http://www.elknut.com) and is about an "average joe" and his hunting in the state of Oregon. Great stories with the right amount of humor.

I also reccommend "Shooter" a true story about a sniper in Iraq and Rogue Warrior by Cmdr. Richard Marcenko. Rogue Warrior was one of those books you start, and can't put down until you finished. He also has a couple of other books out that I can't wait to read.

[StagLefty]

I've read all the Rogue Warrior books that's been awhile but they were all pretty good. [Beer]

[WETWRKS]

Try:
The Black Company

A merc company in a fantasy world. Caught between the "good guys" and the "bad guys" and thru circumstance winds up having to sign on with the villains but does what they can to sabotage them. First book is a bit slow as it sets up the world and the players, after that the series flies.

The Cross Time Engineer (Conrad Stargard Saga)

Fellow gets drunk, stumbles thru a time gate and finds himself in Poland 10 years before the Mongols overrun and kill everyone. Creates the steam engine, watered steel, animal husbandry...even includes references at the end of each book.

[Ridge]

Guns of the South? :D

Bunch of modern day African...well...lets call them soldiers...get a hold of a time machine and take a bunch of AKs and other modern weapons and help the south during the Civil War...

[al_g]

Guns of the South? :D

Bunch of modern day African...well...lets call them soldiers...get a hold of a time machine and take a bunch of AKs and other modern weapons and help the south during the Civil War...I'll second this and add pretty much anything written by Harry Turtledove. His entire long series of the alternative US history is a very good read.

[theGinsue]

I've read all the Rogue Warrior books that's been awhile but they were all pretty good. [Beer]

Yeah, I've read all but his latest book. I even used to use his Leadership Secrets of the Rogue Warrior book as a guide during my NCO days until retirement 3 yrs ago. I met Dick Marcinko a few times and bought him a bottle of Bombay Sapphire - his favorite. If you can ignore the extent of his "I'm the greatest" attitude, his books do make great reading.

[Irving]

Since I've last posted in here, I've read:

"Lights Out" by HalfFast -pretty good survival book I thought. Very realistic.


"The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive #1)" by Branden Sanderson - This is his first installment of his new, 10 book epic fantasy. This book was just over 1,000 pages and a great book. He included all the things I wished he would have included in his excellent Mistborn trilogy. He is planning on putting out one book (for this epic) every 3 years or so, with a stand alone book in between. Looks like I've signed up for this for the next 30 years.


"Slaughterhouse Five" by Kurt Vonnegut - I have heard this book mentioned for years and years and had no idea what it was about, just that it is considered one of the "classics." It was okay. The more I try to read the "classics," the more I'm convinced that people just read them because they are difficult (or boring) reads and they want to notch their belt. At least this book was mildly entertaining and was about as long as a kid's book by R.L. Stein.

Now that I got Slaughterhouse Five out of the way, I'm excited to start the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. Ironic because Slaughterhouse Five is about bombing of Dresden at the end of World War II. The books have zero relation, but I bought them at the same time.

I also picked up a copy of One Second After and World War Z. I've already read WWZ, but wanted an actual copy of it.

[Byte Stryke]

Zombie Survival Guide...I mean, really, a dirt bike is the best means of transportation through an infested zone???


If you have never ridden a dirt bike on a stair stepped deer trail... I would personally like full armor, but there is something to be said for being able to move around a bit. It's the same reason spec ops don't wear helmets and heavy body armor. Yes, you have better protection, but you sacrifice the ability to move fast.

Logic is that a Dirtbike is much more maneuverable, PVC-type armor will protect you much better than Kevlar and Ceramic/Steel Plates.


Zombies don't shoot

[OneGuy67]

Man, I feel a little out of place on this thread...

The three books I recently picked up and am in the process of reading are:

1). Headshot: The Science Behind the JFK Assassination
Argues for the point that the commission was wrong and there was a second shooter.

2). John Adams Biography
Very interesting man. I saw the mini-series while overseas in Iraq and was interested in knowing more about the man.

3). George Washington's Sacred Heart
It is about Washington's beliefs and argues he wasn't a Diest, but a practicing Christian. Heavy religious overtones, but interesting so far.

[Byte Stryke]

The last book I read:

http://ttbmarketplace.cachefly.net/caillou_farm_animals.jpg


Finished it about 10 minutes ago.
He's asleep and hopefully will stay that way for a few hours.

Being Daddy ROCKS
:D

[StagLefty]

The last book I read:

http://ttbmarketplace.cachefly.net/caillou_farm_animals.jpg


Finished it about 10 minutes ago.
He's asleep and hopefully will stay that way for a few hours.

Being Daddy ROCKS
:D

Yeah I miss those days [Beer]

[Irving]

Caillou is like a gay version of baby Georges St Pierre. It wouldn't be so bad if there were more than like 4 episodes of the show.

[Byte Stryke]

Caillou is like a gay version of baby Georges St Pierre. It wouldn't be so bad if there were more than like 4 episodes of the show.


/ignore

[Troublco]

Kurt Vonnegut novels are a mindscrew. I've read a couple, but I can't take them anymore.

The daddy thing rules. Nothing better than coming home and hearing "Daddy, Daddy!" as they come running up to give you a hug.

[theGinsue]

I also picked up a copy of One Second After and World War Z. I've already read WWZ, but wanted an actual copy of it.

I loved One Second After. It really got me thinking about preparedness and just how succeptible we are in our modern society. Been trying to stock up on my critical med's. We've also lost a lot of skills that we would need in a scenario like that. There's some real heart-breaking stuff in the book though and a few things that'll just piss you off 'cuz you know people would act just like that in a real situation of this nature.

[Irving]

/ignore

Are you saying that the show doesn't drive you nutso? It wouldn't be bad if I hadn't already seen every episode 100 times.


Ginsue: If you haven't read Lights Out yet, pick up a copy or I'll email you my copy. I think Lights Out and One Second After go hand in hand.

Thanks to the person on here who sent me his copy of Lights Out. It was a good read and I appreciate it. You know who you are.

[Byte Stryke]

Are you saying that the show doesn't drive you nutso? It wouldn't be bad if I hadn't already seen every episode 100 times.

Before Alex came into my Life Barney was the brunt of any Joke conceivable.
Caillou wasn't even a blip on my radar.
Kids shows were a distant memory in my past I thought I would never revisit.


Now I Sit and watch all of them with him. we play cars and watch "tartoons" on "Spout" (Sprout channel).

Ive watched Sprout channel so much I think I am in love with Nina...

Bob the Builder is filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration. When Bob the Builder was asked if he thought he could win, he replied "Yes we Can!"

I find myself remembering "Kids Jokes" to tell my Nieces and my sons Play-dates Later...



Dear God I need a Job
[Cry]

[Irving]

I know all about it. I favor Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network though because those shows are written for adults. Sprout is like the Bloomberg News Channel for kids with all that crap on the screen and shows that are like 3 minutes long. I do like watching my kid do those dances and stretches though.

[Sharpienads]

Atlas Shrugged. Looooooong book but definately a good read.

[theGinsue]

Stuart - I'll see if I can find my own copy of Lights Out to pick up but would like to reserve the offer to your as a raincheck if I can't find one.


As far as Atlas Shrugged, loved it and see it as more relevant today than it was when it was originally published. Ayn Rand sure knew what she was talking about. She finally got me to realize that Robin Hood was no more than a violent two-bit thief. Id so love to find a hidden valley somewhere here in CO that I could move into and set up my own community. Of course, they're coming out with an Atlas Shrugged movie here pretty soon and I'm afraid it'll be a Hollywood liberal smear of the heart and soul of what the story is really about.

ETA: Apparently, (for a limited time), you can order a signed hard copy from here:
http://www.survivalmonkey.com/lights-out.html for $23.95
Or HERE (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615427359?ie=UTF8&tag=survivalmonke-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0615427359) from Amazon (hard copy - not signed) for $19.95

[Cman]

Monster Hunters International was a fun read by Larry Carreia. He's a 3 gun shooter so the gun parts in the book are right on. If your into a really long read The Dark Tower by Steven King.

[Irving]

I was disappointed by the Dark Tower series by King. I thought book 4 was the best book.

[jmg8550]

I really like Jack Coughlin and Donald A. Davis

Their books include: Kill Zone, Clean Kill, Dead Shot, and Shooter. Very good reads.

And Lone Survivor is one of my favorites.

Tom Clancy's Without Remorse is very good also.

[Irving]

I just finished House Rules by Jodi Picoult. It is about a young man with Asperger's Syndrome. My mom gave it to me, told me it was about Autism, and said it was very good. That description didn't really leave me dying to read it, so it sat on my shelf for a few months. When I finally picked it up, I finished it in about 3 days. For me, it was a page turner that I couldn't put down. If you are a LEO, Lawyer, or have a family, I'd think that you'd find the book pretty interesting. I give it an A+ rating. I've never read any of Jodi Picoult's other works, so I don't know if she is consistently good or not.

Anyone else read it? If so, don't post spoilers here (unless you change the font color), but I'd love a PM.

[Colorado Pete]

Kenneth Roberts, writing on early America (late 1700's-early 1800's, French & Indian War, Revolution, War of 1812):

Northwest Passage (Maj. Robert Rogers and his Rangers, French & Indian War)
Arundel (Benedict Arnold leading the American Army through the Maine wilderness in 1775 to attack the British at Quebec and seize Canada)
Rabble in Arms (sequel to Arundel, Arnold stopping the British at Valcour Island 1776 and Saratoga 1778)
The Lively Lady (a privateer ship in the war of 1812)
Captain Caution (similar to above)
Lydia Bailey (a sweeping story that goes from the slave revolt in Haiti in early 1800's to the Barbary Coast pirates in Africa)

Roberts is a magnificent storyteller. The first three and the last on the list are outstanding reads and should be read by every American.

Stanislaw Lem (a brilliant Polish M.D.):
The Star Diaries (brilliant satire, hilarious to dark, on the human condition seen through the eyes of inept space explorer Ijon Tichy)
Memoirs of a Space Traveler (more of the above)
The Futurological Congress (more of the above)
Mortal Engines (tales of robots, from fable to hard sci-fi)
Tales of Pirx the Pilot (sci fi space short stories)
Return from the Stars (fascinating look at a group of Alpha-male type astronauts returning from a 110-year mission to find the human race turned into passive sheep)

Lem is a genius, period. Well worth perusing.

Highpower Rifle by G. David Tubb. Wanna shoot a rifle better?
Highpower from Beginner to Master by Randolph Constantine. Ditto above.

[SAnd]

April Morning by Howard Fast. It's about April 19, 1775 told from the point of view of a young teen standing against the British at Lexington and Concord.

The books by David L. Robins a fictional history set in WW II as told from people on both sides of the fighting.
War of the Rats about the battle of Stalingrad told from snipers point of view.
The End of War about the Russian advance into Berlin.
The Last Citadel about the battle of Kursk
Liberation Road about the Red Ball Express the logistics battle in keeping the US soldiers supplied as the advanced across Europe.

I'll also recommend anything by David Drake. He does military science fiction.

[KevDen2005]

"Rainbow Six"-Tom Clancy, "Bravo Two-Zero"-Andy McNabb,.

Bravo Two Zero is intense to read, but I also like Immediate Action, McNabb's first one.

I haven't read it yet, but I have it and it's next on my lest. Lone Survivor, about the Seal Team a few years ago

[Mazin]

Any Mario Puzo,
The Inner Circle by Brad Meltzer
Real Money by Jim Cramer
Jules Vern (been on a kick lately)
23 Minutes in Hell by Bill Wise
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
Surviving off off grid by Micheal Bunker (haven't finished but kinda interesting).

[alxone]

guerrilla warfare - che guevara
a rifleman went to war - hw mcbride
both are expensive and or out of print, but if you treat books with respect i might lend them to you

[Mobat555]

I also picked up a copy of One Second After and World War Z.

+1 on both of these

Also would recommend "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" and its rational anarchy political ideals.

[TS12000]

I'm reading Patton and Rommel: Men of War in the 20th Century by Dennis Showalter. It's a side by side biography type book and is pretty damn interesting.

[Monky]

Wow.. none of the books mentioned are on my reading list.. I would not fit in at a book club of forum members..

I suppose my inner geek just comes out in my reading...

Wheel of Time (the whole series.. only one book to go) -Robert Jordan (RIP)

The Historian - Elizabeth Kostovo(sp) Actually a well researched book, not really a conspiracy theory more of a 'what if' on the origins of Dracula.. a mix of history and a story..

Any of the Tom Clancy books..

First survival book I ever read.. 'My Side of the Mountain' - awesome book.. Granted.. I read it in 3rd grade..but i've read it several times since.. it has a few other books to follow on to it.. they are not as good.. it's the ultimate story of every kids dream.. running away to live in the woods...

[Irving]

Wow.. none of the books mentioned are on my reading list.. I would not fit in at a book club of forum members..

I suppose my inner geek just comes out in my reading...

Wheel of Time (the whole series.. only one book to go) -Robert Jordan (RIP)


First survival book I ever read.. 'My Side of the Mountain' - awesome book.. Granted.. I read it in 3rd grade..but i've read it several times since.. it has a few other books to follow on to it.. they are not as good.. it's the ultimate story of every kids dream.. running away to live in the woods...

Brandon Sanderson is finishing the Wheel of Time series.

I read My Side of the Mountain in Elementary school as well. Check out Sanderson's Mistborn series. I keep telling people to read it, but so far, no one has.

[Irving]

guerrilla warfare - che guevara
a rifleman went to war - hw mcbride
both are expensive and or out of print, but if you treat books with respect i might lend them to you


I was thinking about seeing if I could get someone who lives in, or is going to New York, to just print me some of the out of print books from that Espresso book printing machine.

[CMP_5.56]

I like anything by Vonnegut, though it is a head trip every time.

I have a soft spot for Tom Brown Jr. books, even if his attitude is a bit off putting.

I saw someone mention Cormac McCarthy earlier, while "The Road" and "No Country For Old Men" are great books and his more pouplar I think my favorite from him is "Blood Meridian". Violent story taking place during the great migration west. Not a true story but a ton of research behind it.

I saw a lot of books on here I have been wanting to read, I need to get more books soon!

[alxone]

I was thinking about seeing if I could get someone who lives in, or is going to New York, to just print me some of the out of print books from that Espresso book printing machine.
. Thats a damn cool machine , wish there was one in denver .

[Irving]

So I just finished A Scanner Darkly by Phillip K. Dick. I didn't really like it until the end. Not because it wasn't well written, but because it was too well written. It pretty accurately captures the way that junkies act, and it drove me crazy the whole time. Completely stupid conversations that just go on and on until no one has any idea what is going on. Everything dirty and desperate. Then, towards the end, things start piecing together to form the whole depressing picture.

I'm most of the way through the movie so far. The movie is entertaining in both the way that it is filmed, and how everything goes a little faster, so I don't have to spend so much time feeling like the characters.

[ghettodub]

Just finished two books, Lone Survivor (http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Survivor-Eyewitness-Account-Operation/dp/0316067598) and Kincade's Early Years (http://www.amazon.com/Kincades-Early-Years-Michael-Chandler/dp/0984165118/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1304610594&sr=1-1)

So first, Lone Survivor, jesus. Intense. I listened to a bit of it at work, which wasn't the best idea. I was listening to the section on when they got ambushed at work, and it was choking me up pretty bad. Luckily, no one walked up during that part. I think everyone should read this book.

Kincade's Early Years is the third in the series, and like the others, are great reads. I recommend them for sure, and start with the first one, Kincade's Blood (http://www.amazon.com/Kincades-Blood-Michael-Chandler/dp/1589805305/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c)

[Irving]

I've been hearing a lot about Lone Survivor. I guess it's going on the list.

[StagLefty]

Lone Survivor earned a place on my bookshelf last year [Beer]

[KevDen2005]

Lone Survivor is very good and an easy read. I am not a fast reader and read about a third in a day.

[Ridge]

Lone Survivor
Bravo Two Zero
Starship Diaries

Oh shit this thread is 3 years old!

[KevDen2005]

Love Bravo Two Zero. His first book, Immediate Action is also good. I liked Starship Troopers but I don't know the Starship Diaries.

[Ridge]

Starship Diaries is an autobiography of a man who made a fortune in the dot-com world before the bubble burst, and in 2000-2001, he bought a Beech Starship and decided to fly it around the world...took him over a year, all said and done.

http://www.avanticonsult.aero/blog/files/beechcraft_starship_001_965-2.jpg

[Gunner]

What a good apocalypse type book.... I saw someone posted a thread about snooker they just read and I wanted to read it but can't find that thread

[blackford76]

Patriots by James Wesley Rawles is always a good one.

I agree on this one. I have a copy on mp3 too, if you want it.

[Elhuero]

I"m reading contact by carl sagan.

everybody's talking about game of thrones, so that's coming up soon.

Its also about time to reread fellowship, towers and return.

[Irving]

Is Contact the same one they made a movie (Jodi Foster and Mathew Mccontahay) out of?

[Elhuero]

Is Contact the same one they made a movie (Jodi Foster and Mathew Mccontahay) out of?


yup.

I just started but I can tell from the first 20 pages that the book will be vastly superior to the film. (I did like the film a lot, tho.)

[XDMan]

You guys are way to serious for a vacation read... [Beer]

More Scifi:

"Ringworld" and its sequels by Larry Niven

"Ender's Game" & sequels (esp "Ender's Shadow") by Orson Scott Card

Hugo & Nebula award winners.

[Irving]

The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher is a great vacation read fantasy series. It is about a modern day Wizard private eye. He is in Chicago, and has an ad in the phone book. No one takes him serious, but he is an actual wizard. The books read like an episode of a television cop show (he works closely with the local police Special Investigations unit), only with vampires and faeries and stuff. Pretty fun read, and you can blaze through the books in no time.

[ghettodub]

Finishing this up right now http://www.amazon.com/Go-Go-Girls-Apocalypse-Victor-Gischler/dp/1416552251

http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/images/n54/n270656.jpg

Decent cheesy and somewhat trashy read

On to this next: Kincade's Death (http://www.amazon.com/Kincades-Death-Michael-Chandler/dp/0984165126)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51gCgicOfkL._SS500_.jpg

[Irving]

In what genre would you place Kincade's Death?

[ghettodub]

In what genre would you place Kincade's Death?

It's a western, and I recommend the series for sure. The first is Kincade's Blood.

They're fun easy reads, like a lot of westerns

[Eow]

I'm limiting my selections to books where guns are a primary theme (since this is a gun forum after all):
+1 on Patriots
You also cannot go wrong with Enemies Foreign and Domestic (http://www.amazon.com/Enemies-Foreign-Domestic-Matthew-Bracken/dp/0972831010) by Matthew Bracken. It's the first in a great trilogy.
Another absolutely fantastic gun book is Unintended Consequences (http://www.amazon.com/Unintended-Consequences-John-Ross/dp/1888118040/ref=pd_sim_b_31) if you can manage to find a copy.
Molon Labe (http://www.amazon.com/Molon-Labe-Boston-T-Party/dp/1888766077/ref=pd_sim_b_1) is also a good read.

[AirbornePathogen]

My $0.02:

"Boots on the Ground" by Karl Zinsmeister. An account of him going into Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division in 03.

Any of the Jesse Stone novels by the late, great Robert B. Parker. "Night Passage" is the first one.

"Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden, on the off chance you haven't read it yet.

"Sahara" by Clive Cussler. Way, way better than the movie with Matthew McConaughey. Don't know if I misspelled the actor's name, and don't care.

Any of the Alex Delaware novels by Jonathan Kellerman.

Pretty much anything by Nelson DeMille, especially the John Corey series, consisting of "Plum Island," "The Lion's Game," "Night Fall," "Wild Fire," and "The Lion."

[TriggerHappy]

These might be a repost but,...

Enemies Foreign and Domestic (trilogy) - Matthew Bracken
Unintended Consequences - John Ross
One Second After
No Easy Day
Lone Survivor
Lions of Khandahar
American Sniper
Lucifers Hammer

I have been told I need to read The Patriot. I'm not a big reader, maybe that will be next.

[Dingo]

Cliched, but "On The Road" by Jack Kerouac. He's my favorite author, hands down. (yes, I'm a conservative-voting, gun-toting, beat-generation-reading hippie.) A wild portrait of 1950's America through the eyes of a madman with a genius for descriptive writing...