halfway through "No Easy Day"
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I just downloaded a copy.Quote:
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Spoiler alert.... bin laden dies.... hahaha
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"The Giver" by Lois Lowry.
Its my wife's favorite backpacking book so I thought I would give it a go.
I just completed "No Easy Day" by Mark Owen (fictional name). Excellent read and other than a few jabs at Obama and Biden, there was (IMHO) no OPSEC/PERSEC violations.
Just finished book one of the Lord of the Rings and heading into book two.
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Haunted Self - simply brilliant book!
And also,
Goodnight Moon
All the Dr. Sues Books
John Muir and the Brave Little Dog
Dora Helps Diego
Owl Babies
The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer
By Philip Carlo
A stomach-turning account of the multiple atrocities committed over 43 years by Richard "The Ice Man" Kuklinski. This sucker was nothing but a sadistic killer.
I just finished Tyler Hamilton's book:
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs
It's a great read, I couldn't put it down.
Just finished Killing Kennedy. I have also read Killing Lincoln and the Kennedy book (imo) was better.
LOVING this book!
Siegel D. (2012) "Developing Mind, Second Edition: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are"
Here is a sample chapter for anyone interested. The book it pricey!
I'm reading this and highly recommend it. Free for the Kindle!
Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872.
This looked interesting, so I picked up the Kindle edition. I'm about half way through it now. The main conclusion I've come to is that colonial Americans were a cantankerous bunch, and they sure liked their guns - not that different from now.Quote:
Originally Posted by hank moon
It's been really interesting to read about how the Bill of Rights came about. The reasoning behind even having/not having it is fascinating.
2/3 way through "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed. So far an excellent book. I give a quick abridged review.
This story is about a lady in her mid-20's who's mother has recently passed away from cancer. She takes her mother's passing extremely hard and ends up filing for divorce from her husband, using heroine, and quitting her job. During all this she somehow manages to stumble into REI for the first time one day and grabs a book off the check out line shelf about the Pacific Crest Trail.
From this point she packs it all in (what is left of her life) and decides to hike the trail. The book is particularly entertaining considering she is not an outdoors person, has no idea what an ideal pack weight should be, is very out of shape, and is lost in life.
I find her reflections on her life while on the trail to be particularly introspective. She confronts her mother's passing, her father who abandoned her, her divorce, drug usage, and who she really is, all while by hiking the PCT.
This book was highly recommended to me by my mother (book store manager) along with Amazon reviewers (4 stars). For anyone who is interested in the PCT, how nature can provide the space to find oneself, or just a good non-fiction read, this will fit the bill.
http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Found-Pac.../dp/0307592731
I am nearly done with the 11th of the 12 books in the Sword of Truth series. Thank you so much @Deathcricket for recommending them to me. I have LOVED the series. A couple of the books were a little slow, and some parts were more graphic than I would have liked, but largely I have LOVED the series and have found it really shaping some of my opinions. Great series!
I'm currently rereading
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
by Alfred Lansing
It's one of the best books I've ever read. If you are an adventurer and haven't read this book yet you are really missing out.
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Well Ice...now I know what to pick up. My sister sent me a $25 Barnes and Noble gift card for X-mas, and I've been there twice, roaming the aisles and leaving empty handed...today, even. You should have posted earlier, dude! Oh well, I'll swing by there again tomorrow...hopefully they'll have it.
Shackleton is the man! One tough SOB. They made a shitty movie version that couldn't capture the adventure of it all. Great read.