"The Washing of the Spears" by Donald Morris. Interesting read on the rise and fall of the Zulu Nation.
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"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-B...5784751&sr=8-1
American Sniper by Chris Kyle, or a good one is In Pursuit of Excellence
"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.
Sounds pretty similar to Unintended Consequences by John Ross.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
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
2010
Unspoken abandonment started well..
On killing
Gone girl
Blood Reign
Just finished "Omega Days" by John Campbell
Typical zombie pulp...I liked it.
Diesel power and diesel world
The BFG by Roald Dahl.
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...
I finished this up yesterday. It definitely had a Unintended Consequences/EFAD feel to it while being much more of a politician thriller.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
Just finishing the 3rd book in the trilogy http://www.amazon.com/The-Second-Shi.../dp/1612184936 Not usually a sci-fi reader but I thought this was a pretty good series.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Battl...&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
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/unbr...=9781400064168
This is one of the best books I have ever read. Zamperini is truly bad ass and still alive. Amazing!Quote:
Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter
http://www.louiezamperini.com/
http://youtu.be/F0pulc6kDsk
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 read the whole series and liked it a lot.Quote:
Originally Posted by StagLefty
About to start Ready, Player One. Then the first Jack Reacher book, then The Name of the Wind.
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
Just finish "World War Z" and just started "We Were Soldiers Once... And Young"
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.
My father sent me, "Shooter" I'll prob start it tomorrow.
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.
Han shot first.
han solo?Quote:
Originally Posted by asmo
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...
doesn't surprise me...google play store doesn't have it...amazon does though
For future reference, we have a sticky about books.
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Originally Posted by Irving
It took you five posts to respond to this...I expect better from you Irving. Where you in the bathroom or something?
"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.
don't know if folks saw it, but Vince Flynn died today--prostate cancer at 47Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronin13
Wow. That sucks. The Mitch Rapp series is pretty damn good. I'm 5 or 6 books into it.Quote:
Originally Posted by funkymonkey1111
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
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!