Right now, I'm reading "Legacy Of Ashes: A History of the CIA" by Tim Weiner. That's the tome currently on my night table. Also, for quick, light reading, I'm reading "Playing For Pizza" by John Grisham.
I have both John Adams and 1776. They are both great books. Just about anything by McCullough is terrific. I have several of his works.
That's good story by Grisham. Seems as if it would make a good movie! I'm reading "The Earth is Enough" by Harry Middleton. It's about growing up in a world with trout and old men. This one SHOULD be a movie! ldskule:
I have four open at present: Ramage by Dudley Pope -- Naval fiction from the age of sail. The Pocket Sky Atlas by Roger Sinnot -- Accurate star and constellation maps, refreshing my navigational skils. The Searchers by Alan Lemay -- The western novel that the John Wayne movie was based on. War Made New:Weapons, Warriors, and the Making of the Modern World by Max Boot -- Military history about the four great technological revolutions in modern warfare.
Ok, I'll post. Started the summer with "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. I almost didn't read it because Okra,,,,uh I mean Ophra recommended it. However, I'm really glad I read it, one of the best I've picked up in quite a while. What I'll HIGHLY recommend are two books by a guy called John Twelve Hawks. He wrote "The Traveler", and "The Dark River". I just wish he'd write the followup, I loved the books. The 2 books give a great take on the big brother theory. These books will leave you wondering if you might just want to "drop out" of the normal scheme. View attachment 11236
:wave:I'm reading "Keys to Winning your BCS bowl games" by Jim Tressel, foreward by Bob Stoops. Its an amazingly fast read...
Sorry to dredge this thread up from the depths, but I just read three books in the horror genre and wanted to share. ('Cause that's the kind of guy I am. :hihi Both books are published by Night Shade Books (Night Shade Books) . The first is an anthology of zombie fiction called The Living Dead. I kind of bought it on a lark and was very impressed. It has some reprints of stories by Stephen King and Clive Barker that I think I've read before, but had plenty of others from authors I've never read. Highly recommended if you're in the mood for the zombie apocalypse. The second is yet another anthology entitled Wastelands. I bought it because it was collected by the same editor as the previous book. For the first half to three quarters of this anthology I was underwhelmed, but the last four or so stories made the entire collection worth it. Recommended if you are in the mood for some "apocalyptic"-themed fiction. I was particularly impressed with the last story in the collection by John Langan. Fantastic stuff. The final recommendation is the best of the bunch for me, by a relative newcomer named Laird Barron. It is a collection of short stories called The Imago Sequence (named for the last story in the collection). If you have ever read H. P. Lovecraft you will want to buy this immediately. Barron writes stories about men who start out tough but soon realize that reality is just a veil that is masking a horrible and uncaring universe. I know that sounds goofy and melodramatic, but this dude can write some messed up stuff. These stories will freak you out. In fact, I'm still kind of freaked out just thinking about them now!:rolleye33: I've seen The Living Dead and Wastelands at Borders/Barnes and Noble. If you check these out, please let me know what you think.
