Another thread wandered into discussions of authors. So it made me wonder what else other people on the forum are reading (besides the obvious Guns and Ammo, Rifleman etc).
Personally I am a big Vince Flynn fan. I have read all of his books at least twice. I also recently reread "See No Evil" by Robert Baer. He is an ex-CIA field agent who became so frustrated with the system that he retired. The book inspired the movie Syriana. Currently I am working on "Hot Springs" by Stephen Hunter.
So what are you reading?
What are you reading?
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"Hyperspace" by Michio Kaku... I figure if I'm going to have any idea what my boy is talking about, I've got some catching up to do.
Before that "1776" by David McCullough.
Bedtime stories - anything Louis L'Amour
Before that "1776" by David McCullough.
Bedtime stories - anything Louis L'Amour
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Right now--Time to Hunt-by Stephen Hunter
Books by:
Clancy
Ludlum
Vince Flynn
David Baldacci
David Morrel
Kyle Mills
John Sandford
Dale Brown
Steve Martini
Brad Meltzer
James Patterson
Jack Higgins
and over 200 books on military history from Napoleon to Vietnam
Books by:
Clancy
Ludlum
Vince Flynn
David Baldacci
David Morrel
Kyle Mills
John Sandford
Dale Brown
Steve Martini
Brad Meltzer
James Patterson
Jack Higgins
and over 200 books on military history from Napoleon to Vietnam
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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army by Jeremy Scahill.
It's been out for a minute but i have just got around to buying it. Usually read about military history.
It's been out for a minute but i have just got around to buying it. Usually read about military history.
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Lyman's 49th edition, and Speer's Manual #14, my head is about to bust. 
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Stephen King when I have the time.
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gregj wrote:Lyman's 49th edition, and Speer's Manual #14, my head is about to bust.
Same here! "49th" has had the position of honor in the blue room for the past 10 months... just now getting to where I can read 10 minutes without a getting a migraine! 
Now is the time for all good men to get off their rusty dustys...
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Starting my third trip through Gibbon's History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Takes about 6 months. Scary to see the parallels between then and now.
Also like John Tilley and Frank Spearman. Lugwig Renn's Warfare, The Relation of War to Society, is a good one too.
Also like John Tilley and Frank Spearman. Lugwig Renn's Warfare, The Relation of War to Society, is a good one too.
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The Company: A novel about the CIA by Robert Littell
A great read. Its been through my hand about 4 times now. I love to reread books and have dozens of favorites. This one is a work of fiction that chronicles the CIA from before the OSS to right after the first Gulf war. If you know or want to know anything about the operational and plans arm of CIA this is a must read.
A great read. Its been through my hand about 4 times now. I love to reread books and have dozens of favorites. This one is a work of fiction that chronicles the CIA from before the OSS to right after the first Gulf war. If you know or want to know anything about the operational and plans arm of CIA this is a must read.
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Common Sense by Glenn Beck
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The healthcare bill. Its fiction. 
'those who hammer their guns into plows , will plow for those who don't'
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GS78 wrote:The healthcare bill. Its fiction.
+1!!!
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Fiction - The "Assassin Trilogy" (Prayers for the Assassin, Sins of the Assassin, and Heart of the Assassin) by Robert Ferrigno - The Islamic States of America
Non-Fiction - SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
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Non-Fiction - SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
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C++ and PHP code is about all I read these days.
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Is that really reading or deciphering?allingeneral wrote:C++ and PHP code is about all I read these days.
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Way cool Rick!!!! Maybe you could code us up some new smileys then. One where Calvin takes a whiz on obama and he melts would be right on time.allingeneral wrote:C++ and PHP code is about all I read these days.
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It's reading - just the chapters are all mixed up and there are a lot of run-on sentences.Hephaestus wrote:Is that really reading or deciphering?allingeneral wrote:C++ and PHP code is about all I read these days.
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Let's see here....
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths- Karen Armstrong
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark- Carl Sagan
Reading this one for my Sociology class
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil & Fundamentalism in Central Asia- Ahmed Rashid
Very good book on the history of the Taliban. This is what I based my paper on that I posted in the Op-ed section.
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths- Karen Armstrong
The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark- Carl Sagan
Reading this one for my Sociology class
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil & Fundamentalism in Central Asia- Ahmed Rashid
Very good book on the history of the Taliban. This is what I based my paper on that I posted in the Op-ed section.
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I guess Lonesome Dove was my last book. Winter is my time for reading, and it isn't here yet.
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URL! URL! URL! URL!zephyp wrote:Way cool Rick!!!! Maybe you could code us up some new smileys then. One where Calvin takes a whiz on obama and he melts would be right on time.allingeneral wrote:C++ and PHP code is about all I read these days.