Books - What Are You Reading / What Do You Recommend?

[Vic Tory]

Just finished "Stand: Putting on the Full Armour of God" … Warren Wiersbe

Excellent and very encouraging!

[Hummer]

During the government shutdown idiocy I read every Louis L'Amour book!

Enjoyed over 90% of them very much.

I love Louis L'Amour stories! Quite a life that fellow lived. I have a big collection of his books and should re read some of them.

[Hummer]

Today I finished Full Force and Effect by Tom Clancy. It's a Jack Ryan novel. Excellent! The descriptions of life and the murderous totalitarian state in North Korea are frightening.

I listened to the unabridged version on CDs. 19.5 hours on 15 CDs. Recommended.

[BladesNBarrels]

During the government shutdown idiocy I read every Louis L'Amour book!

Enjoyed over 90% of them very much.

When I was on board a Destroyer in the 60's we traded Louis L'Amour books around the ship and with others in the squadron at every port.
He seemed to set the tone for a good read and great escape from the daily routine.
A lot of his books were made into movies at the time.
Another author I like was Donald Hamilton and the Matt Helm series.
Those movies were pretty goofy after Dean Martin starred in them.
And, of course, John D. McDonald and the Travis McGee series.
I am really dating myself.

[theGinsue]

Just finished George Orwell's 1984 a couple of weeks ago, now I'm reading J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.

These are two books I should've read many years ago (classics) but never got around to it.

Just 2/3 of the way through Catcher and I'm still waiting for a plot to emerge. Particularly odd story so far.

ETA: Finished The Catcher In The Rye. The plot emerged in the last 2 pages of the book but looking back, it was vaguely hinted at early on.

Not really my cup of tea for reading material but I'm trying to expand into classics I've never read.

[arbol]

George Orwell's 1984, and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World along with Ayn Rand's books, very much have influenced my life.

The one I haven't read, is Animal House, skipped that day in school, it would seem.

-John

[arbol]

er, Animal Farm
I did see Animal House... kind of lived it.

[flogger]

"Death, Daring and Disaster" by Charles R 'Butch' Farabee Jr. A history of Search and Rescue in the National Parks.

Great reading, covers the years 1870 to 2004. Many stories I had never heard of, like the guy who parachuted to the top of Devils Tower (865') in 1941! He had no clue on how to get down but had 1000' of rope bundled in the plane. The pilot circled around and dropped the rope package which bounced and fell off the tower, landing on a ledge below. Officials considered using a blimp to get him down! They had to go up and rescue his ass.

[Vic Tory]

... I'm reading J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.

<snip> Just 2/3 of the way through Catcher and I'm still waiting for a plot to emerge. Particularly odd story so far.

I graduated from an Eastern college, where the English Lit. profs revered Salinger. Watching rust would be more interesting than reading his work, IMO. I never understood their fascination with a lot of the so-called "classic" writers: Salinger, Doctorow, Steinbeck, O'Connor, etc. (I think hell must have mandatory reading of Steinbeck's garbage.)

[bradbn4]

mutineers moon by david webber - classic scifi space opera 'ish

this has to be about the 5th re-read of the series.

For less enjoyment, Fedex how to file a claim....it is nice that they attached a photo of the package at the wrong house...
[added]
I got lucky; looks like the package was delivered near my house and was returned; or was that delivered just now.