The Weapon by Michael Z Williamson.
And then the rest of his stuff.
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The Weapon by Michael Z Williamson.
And then the rest of his stuff.
The Road should be the ticket.Quote:
Originally Posted by nikolatesla19
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Adice
We just got back from Yellowstone and I wanted to get this book to read. Looks interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/156037...AC_SX110_SY165
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Originally Posted by nikolatesla19
^ Yeah that'll do it. Just watched the movie again last night-talk about uplifting [ROFL2]Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
+1 on the Jack Reacher series. Also, anything by Vince Flynn (sorry to hear of his recent passing), James Patterson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave_L
Did you see an extra foot of height on Tom that I missed?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave_L
Jerry Pournelle's Falkenberg Legion series.
Haha, right? Besides the physical part, I felt the mannerisms were pretty spot on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rucker61
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-Flyin.../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-.../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 have this one and On Killing too.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthPaw
Contact! and Rapid Fire! are good but they are non-fiction.Quote:
Originally Posted by GilpinGuy
Patriot Dawn was mildly interesting and also almost unbearable to read at some points.
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.
History:
Citizen Soldiers by Stephen E. Ambrose. I have just started it and so far its pretty good.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by blacklabel
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.
"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!
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.
I got hooked on those when I got my new Kindle.Quote:
Originally Posted by GilpinGuy
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
by Malcolm Gladwell
http://www.amazon.com/David-Goliath-.../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.
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/B00...w_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/B00...w_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/B00...w_myk_ro_title
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.
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".Quote:
Originally Posted by StagLefty
"I, Zombie" is next on the list. Also by Hugh.
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-Unthinkabl.../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-He.../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
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Beck book - PM sent
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Originally Posted by BigBear
Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown.
Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
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-prof...files-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-.../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, 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.