Books

[theGinsue]

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

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:




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

Being Daddy ROCKS

[StagLefty]

The last book I read:




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

Being Daddy ROCKS

Yeah I miss those days

[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.