Read any good books lately?

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  1. locoguano

    locoguano Founding Member

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    Tell us about it!
     
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    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    I have four open at present.

    1. In the King's Name by Alexander Kent -- another in my quest to read every novel still in print from the classic days of sailing ships.

    2. The Street Railways of New Orleans -- found in a used book store for $4, Damned interesting look at 100 years of Streetcars in New Orleans. It is amazing just how many streets had a streetcar line in NOLA in the 1930's. Nowhere in the city was more than a few blocks from a streetcar line.

    3. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland by Bryan Sykes -- Trying to learn more of my English ancestry.

    4. The Time Machine by H. G. Wells -- a free Ebook. i'm using iBooks and Kindle to re-read some classics.
     
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    locoguano Founding Member

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    I have been doing some of the same... Just finished "Brave New World".
     
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    Right now I'm reading Abraham Lincoln - Vampire Hunter. Much different that I thought it was going to be. I love this book so far. the wife really enjoyed it to. Of course, the movie is coming out soon. I'd highly recommend this book. It's extremely interesting and well written.
     
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    recently finished Ender's Game. this is the 2nd time I've read this book. If you've never read it, you need to. I promise you that you will like it. It's sci-fi. They are also going to make it into a movie. It's a quick and very easy read.
     
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    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    Ender's Game rates among my top-10 Sci-fi novels.
     
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    Second recommendation I have had for this book, I'll have to check it out.
     
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    I am currently in the middle of D-Day by Stephen Ambrose, of course it is excellent and made even more special by having recently been to Normandy.
     
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    Currently reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. 1100 pages... takes a while during the school year. I get most of my reading done during the summer and on the can.
     

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