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Originally posted by mcrimm:
I read about a book a week.

Currently in the middle of "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen Ambrose.

I love my Kindle Paperwhite.

Mike

What Mike said. My Kindle gets a lot more workout then my TV's nowadays.

Dungeon, Fire & Sword, by John J. Robinson. It's a history of the Knights Templar in the Crusades, and is very good.

Harlen Coben:
Home
Fool Me once

Brad Thor:
Foreign Agent
Act of War

I've read every one of their books in order.

Awaiting:
Use of Force- Brad Thor

Make you Bed-Admiral William H. McRaven

Shattered-INSIDE HILLARY CLINTON’S DOOMED CAMPAIGN
By JONATHAN ALLEN and AMIE PARNES

Understanding Trump- Newt Gingrich

Just finished reading Onslaught, by Dan Poyer. It's about the naval campaign in the opening weeks of a war with China, centered around the defense of Taiwan.

As I have mentioned several times, I'm presently reading "The Complete Story of Civilization" by Will and Ariel Durant. I just started Volume X of XI, Rousseau and Revolution. The entire work is ~12,000 pages. I started on it in mid-April. While not every page is fascinating, on the whole it has been exceedingly so.

My wife bought me a Kindle for my birthday ten years ago or so. I seldom use that anymore, but have access to my entire Library on various devices, iPhone, iPad, laptop, all of which have the Kindle app. I have hundreds of volumes now..... Complete Works of Mark Twain, which was $3.50, I believe, a 9 volume biography of Winston Churchill, many other biographies, many classics, accounts of financial misbehavior, military tales. Some of them are likely fiction, at least in part.

I regard the Kindle and its imitators as transformative in human history, right up there with moveable type.

I've been an avid reader since I was 4 years old. Thank God for the Kindle and the iPad. I am reduced by old age and decrepitude to barely above bed-ridden now, and can do little else, these are things I couldn't do without.

A very odd graphic novel. It's "The Wolverton Bible," the Old Testament and Revelations by Basil Wolverton, who was, I believe, the original artist for X-Men. Cross referencing the text with the Bible, just for grins.

Just started "Never go back" A Jack Reacher story by Lee Child.

I like to read.

I remember reading my dad's Asimov books as he finished reading them.

about once a year I read "with the old breed"

a relative wrote "History of Marine Corps Aviation in WWII"

Starship Troopers is another favorite

 
I have been reading fiction for many years, and have compiled a list of my favorite authors. Since I always use the public library, I am able to keep pace with these authors' just published books. In most cases, I have read them in sequence as they were published, from the very beginning.

Ace Atkins (continuing the Robert Parker Spenser series very competently)
David Baldacci
C.J. Box
James Lee Burke
Lee Child
Harlan Coben
Michael Connelly
Catherine Coulter
Robert Crais
Jeffrey Deaver
Frederick Forsyth
Stephen Frey
Lisa Gardner
John Grisham
Andrew Gross
Tami Hoag
Stephen Hunter
Greg Iles
Robert Ludlum (when he was alive and writing, but Eric Van Lustbader sucks)
Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child
Stella Rimington
John Sandford
Daniel Silva
Robert Tanenbaum
P.J. Tracy

I used to like James Patterson, but he seems to have strayed too much and puts out too much to keep up with. When I'm bored or between books, I'll reread Lee Child or Daniel Silva.
 

Finding less time to read than I like, I've taken to books on tape transferred to USB and played through my vehicles media center. My current fixation are books about North Korea; the level of hoodwinkery perpetrated by the government on it's citizens is truly astounding.

Just finished Med Ship by Murray Leinster, which itself is a compilation by Baen books of his previously published short stories in the 50's and early 60's. Great sci-fi.

Now on David Drake's Northworld Trilogy.

The Baen Free Library is a great resource.

I'm currently reading "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie. A Hercule Poirot story. About a fifth through it, it's pretty good. On my Kindle.

Right now I'm reading Andrew Peterson's Right to Kill, one of his Nathan McBride series books. I'm in light and fast action books mode now.

I don't read as much in the summer because I'm out and about more. Maybe 1-3 a month. Probably double that in winter.

Like others have already said, my Kindle Paperwhite is a God send, however I'm reading as much on my phone now as I am on the Kindle.

Jim

I've got too much work stuff to read right now for my own good. Having said that, I found a good clean used copy of "The Rifle In America" by Phillip Sharpe, and I'm kinda sipping at that from time to time.

I am also one of those who switch between fiction and non-fiction. Recent reads (since about March):

Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman: Excellent I would recommend this book to anyone.
Black Money, Ross McDonald: McDonald always delivers
The Myth of the Rational Market - Justin Fox: just OK
The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood - (reread after 30 years) tripe then, tripe now
When Genius Failed, The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management, Roger Lowenstein - interesting story, well-written
The Edible Woman, Margaret Atwood - more tripe
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk, Peter L. Bernstein - Excellent, if a little tough-going from time-to-time
The Sea Hag, David Drake - abandoned on page 6 (I've liked other Drakes')

Currently reading:

American Gods, Neil Gaiman: at about 1/3 through, I'm liking it, if the premise is a little far-fetched (Immigrants brought their ancient Gods with them to the US, then abandoned then, they became the homeless (sort of))

Cued up:

The Way Some People Die, Ross McDonald
Invisible Planets, Ken Liu
Mind's Eye, Douglas Richards
Options made simple, Jacqueline Clarke
I am considering reading the Kahneman again, it is that good.

I do a lot of work-related reading (computer stuff) as well, not books so much as articles, research papers, etc.

CCNA Routing and Switching Complete Study Guide: Exam 100-105, Exam 200-105, Exam 200-125

how exciting!

Resolution by Robert B. Parker.

I'm currently re-reading for the umpteenth time C.S. Friedman's "Black Sun Rising". After that, I'm sure something else will strike my fancy.

What--are you reading Sig Forum? Yes.

flashguy

I read an English translation of the Quran a few months ago. Can't say I enjoyed it.

Nelson DeMille The Gold Coast.
Next up is Stephen Hunter's Pale Horse Coming.