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My wife brought it back from Virginia after 8 days at Colonial Williamsburg Teachers Institute.

Gulag Archipelago

I rarely have the opportunity to read a real book, just not enough time. However I'm on vacation and it's raining for the second day in a row so that gives me a chance to finish "Birds of Prey" by Robert Abatti. He happens to be a friend of my wife and I and gave me a copy. A good thriller and his first.

However I found it odd that he chose that title since John Sanford already has a "Prey" series (which I've enjoyed many of immensely). Maybe he's never heard of Sanford since he's local to St. Paul MN and Abati is new to this region

As I said I don't get the chance to read often but I do listen to Audible.com books almost daily. Right now I'm ready to start book 3 of the "Backout" Series, Shiloh Ranch. It is a post EMP Apocolyptic series. Pretty decent, though for audiobooks they are pretty short at about 5 hrs each and no less inexpensive. If I was done with the series I wouldn't be screaming for more but I'm pretty well invested in this series I've got to ride it out to the end.

I've downloaded a couple based on recommendations from this thread, the Survivalist series, book one and Enhanced interrogation.

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Originally posted by Paddy314:
Hue 1968 by Mark Bowden. I liked his books, Killing Pablo and Blackhawk Down. It's a good read so far. He tells both sides and also weaves the political aspect into the story.

Guests of the ayatollah is a great book. I have read a lot of his stuff, but I haven't read hue.

Reading The Gunslinger - Dark Tower I - again. This is the newer revised version so after all these years it will be interesting to see if I recognize any of the changes.

Currently reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series. I'm in the middle of book two.

California Fire and Life. Not as good as The Cartel but a good read.

Loved CA Fire and Life.

The Mauritius Command by Patrick O'Brian. It's book number 4 in the Aubrey - Maturin series.

I know what I'll be reading on Tuesday:

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Originally posted by Jim Shugart:
Amos Decker (the protagonist) was a pro football player who received a head injury and subsequently developed total recall

I love the Amos Decker series. I am hoping for more output in that area.
 

Ham Radio for Dummies. Trying to decide if I'd like to dip my toe in the water.

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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
Just dawned on me that with all of the 'offical' thread's we have here, there is not a book related thread.

Point of order:
https://sigforum.com/eve/forums...935/m/7300027024/p/6

True Grit--Charles Portis

I just finished, The Fleet At Flood Tide: America At Total War In The Pacific, by James Hornfischer

I started, The Liberator, by Alex Kershaw.

After that I plan to read, The Last Season, by Eric Blehm.

For those that like fiction I strongly recommend, Prince of Thieves , by Chuck Hogan. It's the book on which Peter Craig, Ben Affleck, and Aaron stocked based the movie, The Town.

I'm so glad I watched the movie first, because on its own it's an excellent movie, but the book is 100 times better.

I am currently reading, roadside picnic , by Arkady Srugatsky. Great 1970's Russian Science Fiction story. I highly recommend it.

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Originally posted by H&K-Guy:
I've been reading "The Bible", by God. It's a different kind of reading, really, so a few chapters a week is enough to get you thinking.

H&K-Guy

I am reading the Bible(King James Study Bible second edition) on the 3 year plan, reading all the annotations, footnotes and references and trying to absorb as much as possible.

Currently reading Col. Robert K. Brown's autobiography. He was a childhood hero of mine. Back in the day I couldn't have quoted the teams playing the World Series or the Super Bowl, but I could recite the names on the "Soldier of Fortune" magazine editorial masthead ha-ha...yes, I was a super-nerd. Kinda still am one.

just finished 'Truman'

TL/DR version

Democrat from rural Missouri
he was a popular 'man of the people'
FDR died he became President
he nuked the Japanese x2
he got elected in the famous 'Dewey defeats Truman' race 1948, his campaign was very similar to Trump's in many ways
roundly considered to be able to connect with the 'man on the street'
replaced by Eisenhower
he died in 1972

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