World War Z was amazing. I have never read anything like it.
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World War Z was amazing. I have never read anything like it.
Another vote for the Hunger Games, I just finished the first and really enjoyed it. I fear the story will run out before the next two books do, but I will see.
I also just got my summer reading list for college, first up, "Strength in What Remains" by Tracy Kidder
two books: And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer
...and the new QBP catalogs. :ride: what can I say...it's all about the bike.:nod:
Just finished, "American Sniper". Good, good, book. Couldn't put it down. Here's the synopsis from Amazon:
He is the deadliest American sniper ever, called “the devil” by the enemies he hunted and “the legend” by his Navy SEAL brothers . . .
From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyles kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (“the devil”) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyle’s masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.
A native Texan who learned to shoot on childhood hunting trips with his father, Kyle was a champion saddle-bronc rider prior to joining the Navy. After 9/11, he was thrust onto the front lines of the War on Terror, and soon found his calling as a world-class sniper who performed best under fire. He recorded a personal-record 2,100-yard kill shot outside Baghdad; in Fallujah, Kyle braved heavy fire to rescue a group of Marines trapped on a street; in Ramadi, he stared down insurgents with his pistol in close combat. Kyle talks honestly about the pain of war—of twice being shot and experiencing the tragic deaths of two close friends.
American Sniper also honors Kyles fellow warriors, who raised hell on and off the battlefield. And in moving first-person accounts throughout, Kyles wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their marriage and children, as well as on Chris.
Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell.
Have you read the walking dead comics? Not a big comic guy nor zombies but the walkind dead are awesome! I also liked world war z!!Quote:
Originally Posted by restrac2000
Currently Reading Undaunted Courage (about the Lewis and Clark expedition) and The Wilderness Warrior: Teddy Roosevelt and the Crusade for America.
Been debating to pick them up. I try and buy a book from my local shop once a month so maybe I will have them order a portion of the series.Quote:
Originally Posted by mattandersao
Reading Kurt Vonnegut's "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" and up next will be Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian". Have never read any Alexie so I am curious to see how it is.
Phillip
I liked Alexies Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven.Quote:
Originally Posted by restrac2000
I normally only read non-fiction, history or military history.... so this week its
The Spartacus War
Interesting the the Romans' didn't even consider it a war, but more of a minor police action. So far its been an interesting read if you are into that type of book.
Just finished Killing Lincoln.
How was it?Quote:
Originally Posted by savanna3313
Just ordered the book. Thanks for the recommend. :2thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by tallsteve
Have you read "Marine Sniper" by Charles Henderson? It profiles Marine sniper Sergeant Carlos Hathcock and his 93 Confirmed Kills. Its an excellent book if you like this type of stuff.
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Originally Posted by Sombeech
I am a history buff with the Civil War/Antebellum era being one of my favorite things to read about, so I especially enjoyed the book.
Haven't read that one but I've heard of him. He was in the Vietnam conflict, right? Thanks for the suggestion. I also really, really liked "Lone Survivor" by Marcus Luttrell: http://www.amazon.com/Lone-Survivor-...3650183&sr=8-3. Excellent read.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceaxe
Yeah.... but you cheer for the south when you read these books. :haha:Quote:
Originally Posted by savanna3313
That's him. The US had dropped snipers from our options after WWII and they made a return in Vietnam. This book covers part of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by tallsteve
http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Sniper-...3672792&sr=1-1
seems a great bookQuote:
Originally Posted by Iceaxe
might buy this
Only because I was raised right! :haha: :2thumbs:Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceaxe
Game of Thrones (Book One of series)
Never heard of the novel or tv series until late last month. George RR Martin knows how to write multiple complex characters. Halfway through and looking foward to the entire series. Originally thought it would be relatively light reading......not the case.
Phillip
Just came across this thread. How nice to see it and found a few new reading ideas.
Just started "Back from Tuichi: The Harrowing Life and Death Story of Survival in the Amazon Rain Forest"
Here are a few of my favorites (that haven't been listed), from multiple genres:
He, She, and It - Marge Piercy (fiction, futuristic)
Tokyo Vice - Jake Adelstein (Japan, journalism, and organized crime)
Tahir Shah - In Arabian Nights, The Caliph's House, Trail of Feathers, Sorcerer's Apprentice (funny travel writer)
Jim Butcher - The Dresden Files (wizard in Chicago, witty)
Eating Animals - Eric Schlosser
The Story of Stuff - Annie Leonard
Cradle to Cradle - William McDonough, Michael Braungart
Freakonomics - Steven Levit, Stephen Dubner
[FONT="]Seven Years in Tibet
I read these years ago and loved them. But he took so long between the 3rd and 4th books that I have up. Now I'm tempted to read them again, especially since the series is so good.Quote:
Originally Posted by restrac2000
I really liked the wheel of time and terry good kind. I was reading them at the same time and was amazed at how similar they are. I've found myself recently going back to weis and the dragon lance series especially the new one with all the author comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueshade
I have been told not to expect the 6th book in the series anytime soon. Might have to stage out series to avoid waiting too long for the follow up.Quote:
Originally Posted by nelsonccc
Calico Joe by Grisham
Reading an older one. "The Last Frontier" by Howard Fast. About the flight of a band of Northern Cheyenne from Oklahoma to the Powder River area in 1878. So far it is quite interesting.
Did anyone else see the author of "World War Z", Max Brooks, on "Sons of Guns" last night? He wanted the team to build the best civilian Zombie defense rifle. Classic! The dude can actually shoot, too!
American Sniper
Game of Thrones, the HBO series follows the books surprisingly well.
Best Damn Garage in Town
Smokey Yunick
This is a must read for all gear heads.
How did you like it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Iceaxe
It's a good book. I did like Marine Sniper better, mostly because it went more into the science of the hide and shot, which I found interesting,
I'm reading The Real Romney by Michael Kranish, and also, The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson.
Just picked up Grant Palmer's An Insiders View of Mormon Origins. I'm excited to get into it.
I am trying to get my 10 year old a little more interested in reading so I am reading a early teen favorite of mine to my kids this summer... "Deathwatch" by Robb White
I just finished "Ghost in the Wires" which was pretty great.
Before that I finished "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" which was just okay.
I am looking for a great book series and haven't read one since Fablehaven.
Just started "Unbroken"
Deathwatch was among my favorite books as a 6th or 7th grader. At that time I also loved Louis L'Amour's "Last of the Breed" and Hatchet by Gary Paulson. Great survival books and easy reads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Card
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Just started Ann Rice's new novel, The Wolf Gift. Before that I got on a graphic novel kick and re-read all my hellboy and batman books. Felt like a kid again! Got King's new kennedy novel on my dresser next.
My son, 23, is an avid reader and has read almost everything I have heard of. He knocks out a book a week, and has for years. He was the Stirling Scholar for Literature as a senior in high school. As a freshman at the UoU his Honors English teacher gave out a 2 page (four column) reading list for them to choose from, he had read all but 2 or 3 of them. She called bullshit on him... He knew more about the books than she did!
Anyway,.. he started something interesting a year ago - for gifts (b'day, graduation,etc...) he buys the recipient a book that they have wanted or talked about enjoying in the past. He gets himself a copy and reads it during the same period that they do so that they can discuss and enjoy it together... Like a private one onone book club! It's interesting that he is reading such diverse materials at the same time in an effort to gain a better understanding of what makes us tick, what we read in our younger days, what may have helped shape our lives and philosophies.
For Father's Day he gave me a couple of Hienlien books remembering that I had read them all in my youth. Hence I am now re-reading "Stranger in a Strange Land" thirty plus years after reading it the first time. "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls" is next.
Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Its the story of what happened to SEAL Team 10 in Afganistan.
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I think I read all of Robb White's books when I was a young teenager. "Deathwatch" was one of the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scott Card