What book are you currently reading?

[restrac2000]

World War Z was amazing. I have never read anything like it.

[cookiecutter]

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

[greyhair biker]

two books: And Another Thing... by Eoin Colfer
...and the new QBP catalogs. what can I say...it's all about the bike.

[tallsteve]

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.

[mattandersao]

World War Z was amazing. I have never read anything like it.

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!!

Currently Reading Undaunted Courage (about the Lewis and Clark expedition) and The Wilderness Warrior: Teddy Roosevelt and the Crusade for America.

[restrac2000]

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!!

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.

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

[mattandersao]

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.

[Iceaxe]

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.

[savanna3313]

Just finished Killing Lincoln.

[Sombeech]

Just finished Killing Lincoln.

How was it?

[Iceaxe]

Just finished, "American Sniper". Good, good, book. Couldn't put it down.

Just ordered the book. Thanks for the recommend.

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.

[savanna3313]

How was it?

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.

[tallsteve]

Just ordered the book. Thanks for the recommend.

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.

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.

[Iceaxe]

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.

Yeah.... but you cheer for the south when you read these books.

[Iceaxe]

Haven't read that one but I've heard of him. He was in the Vietnam conflict, right?

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.

http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Sniper-...3672792&sr=1-1

[kvklay]

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.

http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Sniper-...3672792&sr=1-1

seems a great book
might buy this

[savanna3313]

Yeah.... but you cheer for the south when you read these books.

Only because I was raised right!

[restrac2000]

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

[blueshade]

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=&quot]Seven Years in Tibet

[nelsonccc]

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

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.