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Cibola Burn & Nemesis Games are on my desk, should tide me over for a few weeks.
I was pretty amazed that I blew through ~1,500 pages of the first 3 books in 6 weeks, only reading an hour or so at night.

Helps that I'd seen the series through twice (seasons 1-5) so I know the story.

I went through book 1 though 6 in two months. Real page turners. Finished half the the Testament series. Two books left to go. Took a break and am reading The Third Target by Joel C. Rosenberg.

"An Infantryman in Stalingrad: From 24 September 1942 to 2 February 1943" - Adelbert Holl

Finished "The Dialogue in Hell between Machiavelli and Montesquieu" and part way through "The Gulag Archipelago".

They Called Us "Lucky": The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War's Hardest Hit Unit.



Cain: The Unknown Soldier: Chronicles of Cain

Cain, the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, cursed by God and forced out of Eden for murdering his brother, Abel. As God places the mark of insufferable immortality upon Cain, He condemns the first murderer of mankind to wander the world a constant warrior. Forever panged by guilt for his act, Cain lives unageing throughout the endless epochs, unable to die, yet dying a thousand different deaths, albeit temporary, but forever hiding and running, battling Mankind’s wars.

(Sounds like someone read Barry Sadler's Casca series and wanted to put their own spin on it)

This is a little - okay, a lot - different than most books mentioned here but last night I finished reading A Man Called Ove. Set in Sweden, published in 2012, the story is about an older man (although just 59, not all that old to me since I am older than that)who is bitter, rigid in his sense of right and wrong and firmly believes the world would be a better place if everyone adhered to his principles, isolationist but lonely, who has various characters forced into his life. Funny and insightful, and a very easy read. There is a Swedish movie made from the book I want to watch although I don't generally love subtitles.

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Human Heart, Cosmic Heart by Tom Cowan. Very interesting worthwhile read.

“ Dr. Cowan believes that the heart is not a pump, and our understanding of heart disease is completely wrong. And this gross misunderstanding is the reason heart disease remains the most common cause of death worldwide.”

Nemesis Games
Book 5 of The Expanse. Took me a couple chapters to get into it, flowing along now. Need to get book 6 ordered.

Been reading the Kelly Turnbull books by Kurt Schlichter. Being late to the game I’m reading them in chronological storyline not in the order in which they were written. I finished Crisis two weeks ago and read Split this last week. So far I’ve been entertained.

The last of my Naval Institute Press 50% off sale books:

John Lundstrom's The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign: Naval Fighter Combat from August to November 1942

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
Nemesis Games
Book 5 of The Expanse. Took me a couple chapters to get into it, flowing along now. Need to get book 6 ordered.

Babylon's Ashes ordered & en route.

I'll eventually replace my copies of Cibola Burn & Nemesis Games as they're paperback. Couldn't find CB in hardback outside of >$100 special editions.

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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story Of American Submarine Espionage

Excellent book. Highly recommended.

Currently, I'm reading Larry McMurtry's Texasville, which is a sequel to The Last Picture Show. While the tone of The Last Picture Show is serious, Texasville has wry, cynical humor on every page. Really, a very enjoyable read.

Currently I'm reading "Black Ops" by Ric Prado. Excellent history of covert operations with many personal stories that make for enjoyable reading.
It also meshes well with some stories told to me by my long time good friend Billy Waugh.

Going to finish off the Expanse series. Starting on Tiamat's Wrath tonight. Should have started it last night but I just couldn't look away from the hot, steaming train wreck that was the Avs/Devils game.

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Originally posted by goose5:
Going to finish off the Expanse series. Starting on Tiamat's Wrath tonight. Should have started it last night but I just couldn't look away from the hot, steaming train wreck that was the Avs/Devils game.

Nearly done with Nemesis Games
Have Babylon's Ashes on my nightstand, waiting.

Just started reading The Secret Sentry by Matthew Aid. It’s about the history of the NSA.

Almost finished w One Second After by William Forstchen

Almost done with The Escape Artist by Brad Meltzer. I like it. Recommended.

Finished the five book series of Dean Koontz's Frankenstein. Just got started on Dune, it's been almost 40 years since I read it.