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I just started NPCs (the first book). I got it for free from an Audible giveaway about a year ago, and has been sitting in my library. It's held my interesting so far, but seems a bit amateurish. | |||
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I'm glad you liked it. Hopefully you'll have time to check out some of the others I mentioned, as I think you'll enjoy those too. ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness, William Styron | |||
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Just finished T.E Lawrence's Thesis on Crusader Castles. "Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need" Will Rogers SIG 229R LEGION SAO SIG 226R Elite SAO SIG 226R DA/SA SIG 938 SAS SAO | |||
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Killer Elite, by Michael Smith. It's about the US Army's, and later JSOC's, Intelligence Support Activity, or whatever they're calling it now. So far, it's a very interesting read. "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts." Sherlock Holmes | |||
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I'm almost finished with Shattered - the story of Hillary's campaign. My next book is "Killed in Action". It's about eyewitness accounts of the last moments of 100 Union soldiers at the battle of Gettysburg. BTW, discussion like this are the main reason I joined this forum. Sure I like talking guns and shooting but this forum also covers a wide range of topics. | |||
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| in the end karma always catches up |
One Soldier's War- Arkady Babchenko. Russian soldier in Chechnya. " The people shall have a right to bear arms, for the defense of themselves and the State" Art 1 Sec 32 Indiana State Constitution YAT-YAS | |||
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I need to word file all my books. This last week John ringo live free or die | |||
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Finishing up The Elric Saga Part 1. Then I'll start Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology, so I'll have a better frame of reference for Glen Cook's The Starfisher Trilogy. | |||
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| Armed and Gregarious |
I use Excel. Sheet 1 is books I'm planning to read. Sheet 2 is books I've read. Finish a book on Sheet 1? Cut and paste to Sheet 2, and add a few notes in the last column. ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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| Fighting the good fight |
Orconomics by J. Zachary Pike. https://www.amazon.com/Orconom...coding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Imagine crossing Terry Pratchett with an American economist. Similar satirical tone to the Discworld novels, just without the British-style humour, and it's set in a more traditional D&D-style high fantasy setting. Lots of riffs on RPG/fantasy cliches. The underlying premise is that the looting and plundering of bad guys' lairs by adventurers is the main focus of the world's economy, driving a kind of "Dungeons and Dragons stock market" where investors buy and sell securities based on the hauls collected from slaying monsters. Very well-written and clever, with endearing characters. Like Pratchett's work, it's not "laugh-out-loud" funny, but is more of a "constant smile and frequent chuckle" funny. I'm actually listening to the Audible audiobook, rather than reading it. And this narrator, Doug Tisdale, is definitely one of the better audiobooks narrators I've heard. Does an excellent job with distinct, memorable voices/accents for each character. https://www.audible.com/pd/Sci...d=1500217582&sr=1-18 | |||
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| I have lived the greatest adventure  |
Just finished the first two books by Lawrence Block in his Matthew Scudder series, Sins of the Fathers and Time to Murder and Create. Both were good. Scudder was played by Liam Neeson in an excellent movie, A Walk Among the Tombstones. Just started reading Asimov's Foundation. Very interesting, and holds up well for a book written in the 50's. Phone's ringing, Dude. | |||
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I'm Different! |
Skip 8 Millions Ways to Die with Jeff Bridges, especially if you read the book. “Agnostic, gun owning, conservative, college educated hillbilly” | |||
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Don't Panic |
Current book: "Hitler's Foreign Policy 1933-1939: The Road to World War II" | |||
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Playing to the Edge: American Intelligence in the Age of Terror - Michael V. Hayden Killing Reagan - Bill O'Reilly Order to Kill - Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills The Survivor - Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills It's Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy - D. Michael Abrashoff The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win - Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford Star Wars: Bloodline - New Republic - Claudia Gray iWar: War and Peace in the Information Age - Bill Gertz Thrawn (Star Wars) - Timothy Zahn Enhanced Interrogation: Inside the Minds and Motives of the Islamic Terrorists Trying to Destroy America - James E. Mitchell How to Win Friends & Influence People - Dale Carnegie Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War - Sebastian Gorka Workplace Poker: Are You Playing the Game, or Just Getting Played? - Dan Rust | |||
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Started The Hobbit series again. I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not. | |||
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Not as much as I should be. Last couple were several months ago. Dean Ing's "Flying to pieces" and Mike Grell's "Sable". Both rereads. A Perpetual Disappointment... | |||
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Half way through Jo Nesbo's latest 'The Thirst'. "Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need" Will Rogers SIG 229R LEGION SAO SIG 226R Elite SAO SIG 226R DA/SA SIG 938 SAS SAO | |||
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| I have lived the greatest adventure |
Ha! I will probably watch it out of morbid curiosity. Phone's ringing, Dude. | |||
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I finished up the "Prendergast" series by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. Certainly different, clever scenarios, good to relax with. I saw that Preston had written a book about exploring the Honduran jungle, "Lost City of the Monkey God". I really enjoyed it, although it bogged down a bit in some places. The back story on the area was fascinating, some real characters. I won't make a "must read" recommendation but if you're looking for something different, this may work. ________________________________ "Nature scares me" a quote by my friend Bob after a rough day at sea. | |||
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