What are you reading?

[Eleven]

Just starting "The Skin Map" by Stephen Lawhead.

[tengel78]

Currently reading the 4th Dark Tower book by Stephen King.

[pektel]

Game of thrones. Highly recommend. I haven't seen the shows yet.
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[pnoon]

Just started The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson

[Retiredguy]

Just finished Gideon's Sword by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child.

[celtic250]

Separation of Power by Vince Flynn.

I am a big fan of Vince Flynn. I have read all his books and highly recommend!

[celtic250]

Started Hunger Games. So far not to bad. My wife loved them and talked me into them. Same concept as Battle Royale.

I am finishing up the 3rd one right now. Exact same situation as you. My gf loved them and talked me into reading them. Not to bad at all and a very easy quick read.

[BSB]

Book 2 done, on to book 3 "Grave Peril"

[Thrak]

I'm reading the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes books...

I find it goes great with a nice pipe. :D

[rebelknight]

The Hunger Games
Hocus Pocus (Kurt Vonnegut)

[Emjaysmash]

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

[BSB]

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

2 outa the last three reading Sherlock Holmes :eek: What are the odds? It's a GREAT read :D

[miamicigarco]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, just started it this morning.

[BSB]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, just started it this morning.

I prolly should check this out, love mysteries.

[kaisersozei]

Just started The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson

I'm about 2/3 through this, it's a complex read but great story. I'm kinda cheating, because I'm listening to the unabridged audio, but it gives me about an hour's worth of "reading" time each day in the car.

[Reaver2145]

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld.

Its pretty good so far.

[BSB]

Moved on to Book 4, "Summer Knight"

[kaisersozei]

Moved on to Book 4, "Summer Knight"

Bob, I meant to post earlier that I've been making my way through that series for the past year or so. Great stuff, each book builds on plot points that have come before. Grander & grander, especially as Harry advances in power, his life gets complicated.

Butcher does a good job weaving it all together, throwing in humor, building suspense. Really enjoying where the story has gone.

I've finished through Changes, will probably pick up Side Jobs before starting Ghost Story.

[CigarNut]

Bob, I meant to post earlier that I've been making my way through that series for the past year or so. Great stuff, each book builds on plot points that have come before. Grander & grander, especially as Harry advances in power, his life gets complicated.

Butcher does a good job weaving it all together, throwing in humor, building suspense. Really enjoying where the story has gone.

I've finished through Changes, will probably pick up Side Jobs before starting Ghost Story.What he said!

[BSB]

Bob, I meant to post earlier that I've been making my way through that series for the past year or so. Great stuff, each book builds on plot points that have come before. Grander & grander, especially as Harry advances in power, his life gets complicated.

Butcher does a good job weaving it all together, throwing in humor, building suspense. Really enjoying where the story has gone.

I've finished through Changes, will probably pick up Side Jobs before starting Ghost Story.

I think Butcher really hits his stride in this book. He was a little shaky in the 1st and improved with 2nd and 3rd. Now, he really has got it!
I've read these before and the 2nd time through is good reading.

[Apoco]

Finished up The Forever War and am now starting on a series of short stories called Wool.
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[sevans105]

In commemoration of the soon to be released movie, I'm re-reading the John Carter series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. In the middle of Thuvia, Maid of Mars. Fun brainless adventure.

[rebelknight]

Deliver us from Evil by David Baldacci

[elderboy02]

I just finished Confessions of a Cuban Cigar Smoker that was written by CA member Addiction. Very funny!

[hotreds]

Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History by Judge Andrew Napolitano

[rebelknight]

The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

[taltos]

Beer Is Proof that God Loves Us by Charles W. Bamforth

[BSB]

"The Purity Principle" by Randy Alcorn

[rebelknight]

Athens: A History from Ancient Ideal to Modern City

[Malazan]

The Crippled God

[BSB]

Just finished "Trail to Crazyman," gonna start "North to the Rails," both by L'Amour. -(P

[CigarNut]

The John Carter of Mars Collection by Edgar Rice Burroughs (getting prepped for the movie :rolleyes:)

[jledou]

Finished up American Gods by Neil Gaiman ... OK book for me, not really my favorite by any means.

[sevans105]

Stroke of Insight...A neurosurgeon's story

[rebelknight]

Facing Athens: Encounters with the Modern City

[sevans105]

Parenticide...Ambrose Bierce. What a twisted, funny man.

[taltos]

Just started Under the Dome.

[BSB]

"Deadline" by Randy Alcorn. Really good!

[mmblz]

Almost done with "The Dirty Life" by Kristin Kimball - great book

[RGD.]

Run by Blake Crouch. I'm not normally a horror/thriller type reader but I could not put this book down.

Started it Monday morning on my Kindle while waiting to pull permits and finished it yesterday morning. A 9.5 for me.

http://www.blakecrouch.com/assets/images/bookcovers/run.jpg

Ron

[Neuromancer]

Mickey Spillane's "I, the Jury"

[sevans105]

Cigar Asylum.....by.....well mostly Blak Smyth.


And re-visiting The Tempest by William Shakespeare.

Been seeing the themes from this play in several movies and wanted a refresher.

[rebelknight]

Catching fire
wild thing

[CigarNut]

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in preparation for the upcoming movie.

[MrClean]

Cigar Asylum.....by.....well mostly Blak Smyth.

:r

Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller
Patrick Rothfuss

[Apoco]

Finished up The Forever War and am now starting on a series of short stories called Wool.
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Finished up Wool. Went ahead and downloaded the first book from the Ender's Game series. Gonna see how I like it.
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[CigarNut]

I really liked the Ender series. First book was the best though.

[CigarNut]

Catching Fire (Book two of the The Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins

[Steve]

River : One Man's Journey Down the Colorado, Source to Sea by Colin Fletcher

[SpruceBruce]

Finished up Wool. Went ahead and downloaded the first book from the Ender's Game series. Gonna see how I like it.
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Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, and Xenocide are all great. Ender in Exile is also really good. Ender's Game is by far the best, and one of my favorite books.

[Malazan]

:r

Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller
Patrick Rothfuss

How are those books, I was looking at Downloading his series to the Kindle

[MrClean]

How are those books, I was looking at Downloading his series to the Kindle

I read a lot of reviews, supposedly the book had a lot of hype, but many readers felt let down. I only heard about it from a coworker recently so I didn't hear all the hype.
I'm only a quarter of the way through the first book but I find I can't put it down. I'm not a big reader so that is saying something. I like fantasy books and so far this one is really good.

[Malazan]

Fantasy is all I read really. You should check out Steven Erickson's Malazan: Book of the Fallen series.

[Apoco]

Finished up Wool. Went ahead and downloaded the first book from the Ender's Game series. Gonna see how I like it.
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I started really reading Ender's game on Friday. I just finished it up - under 48 hours from start to finish :banger. It was a REALLY awesome book - I'm gonna start up Speaker for the Dead now

Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, and Xenocide are all great. Ender in Exile is also really good. Ender's Game is by far the best, and one of my favorite books.

Right on! I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the series. Then I think I'm going to go back and re-read Lord of the Rings. I haven't read them in nearly 10 years - the details are rreeaall fuzzy.

[CigarNut]

Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3) by Suzanne Collins

[BHalbrooks]

I'm not a big reader at all, but I just got a Security Job at a Childrens Hospital from 2300 to 0800... So I grabbed this off my bookshelf, Marine Sniper (http://www.amazon.com/Marine-Sniper-93-Confirmed-Kills/dp/0425103552).

Story of the Marines best Sniper. 93 confirmed kills in Vietnam.

Fantastic book.

[jsnake]

Now reading Fall to Pieces by Mary Forsberg Weiland - ex of Stone Temple Pilots Scott Weiland.

[Malazan]

Just finished The summoner, now reading the Blood King

[rebelknight]

Mockingjay

[BSB]

Finished Deadline, now reading "Dominion" by Randy Alcorn.

[audio1der]

Just started the Hunger games trilogy. Pretty good at 1/3 way thru the first book.

[timj219]

Just finished microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life
by Carl Zimmer
Excellent read by a gifted science writer. Discusses many issues of microbiology/genetics and relates it to general biology. The book focuses specifically on E Coli and the many biological discoveries that have resulted from its study. Anyone with an amatuer interest in biology might like the author's blog (http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/)

[Ranger_B]

Roberts Ridge: A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice On Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
Read it every year on the anniversary of that event. Lost too many great men. Although the all died preserving our Creed I will Never Leave a Fallen Comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy.RIP Men NSDQ, RLTW!

[Moose6026]

The girl who kicked the hornet's nest.

[bvilchez]

A Tactical Ethic by Dick Couch

[RevSmoke]

The Battle of the Crater

[BeerAdvocate]

has anyone read any good doomsday/apocalypse fiction books?

[Malazan]

has anyone read any good doomsday/apocalypse fiction books?


Scary cause it's true:tf

James Wesley Rawles:

Survivors: A Novel of the Coming Collapse

Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse

[TXRebel]

has anyone read any good doomsday/apocalypse fiction books?

Trilogy:
Enemies Foreign And Domestic
Domestic Enemies
Foreign Enemies And Traitors

[taltos]

has anyone read any good doomsday/apocalypse fiction books?On the Beach

[maconusmile]

Cigar Aficianado Magazine!

[elderboy02]

I just finished: American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

I highly recommend this book :tu

[Moose6026]

I just finished: American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

I highly recommend this book :tu

And on that recommenation I purchased it, kindle addition.

[elderboy02]

And on that recommenation I purchased it, kindle addition.

I love the kindle app for my iPad :tu

[CigarNut]

And on that recommenation I purchased it, kindle addition.

I love the kindle app for my iPad :tuI use the Kindle app on my iPhone, my wife's iPad and on my PC. It's great! :tu :tu

[BeerAdvocate]

I started "Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse"

[acruce]

Stephen King Fire Starter.

[acruce]

The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson

all three of those booke are great reads.

[blugill]

I finished the Hunger Games trilogy and I'm attempting War and Peace.
Seriously.
This is a tough book and I'm about forty five pages in.

[Apoco]

I finished the Hunger Games trilogy and I'm attempting War and Peace.
Seriously.
This is a tough book and I'm about forty five pages in.

Just some light reading :r
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[Malazan]

The Lord of Dark Haven

[Steve]

http://oldchurchbbq.com/sharedpictures/2012-03-18_Canoe/2012-03-18_Canoe%20001.jpg

[Reaver2145]

Im flicking through my gospel of the flying spaghetti monster its always on my coffee table but i almost never read it i just leave it there because its kryptonite to Jehovah witnesses.

Watching there faces go from smiles to several levels of shock when you tell them you already have found religion is priceless right before you close the door in there faces.

[elderboy02]

I just finished The Sex Club by L.J. Sellers (http://www.amazon.com/The-Sex-Club-Detective-ebook/dp/B0014E6PTG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332153845&sr=8-1) I got it for free a while back on Pixel of Ink. It was a very good thriller book. I think I might start reading more thrillers.

[Reaver2145]

As my kindle arrived today i think im going to start Flight of the Eisenstein from Black Library.

[DTM]

Finished Dune. Now on to Dune:Messiah.

[elderboy02]

Just finished: Confessions of a Las Vegas Motorcop (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005TAGRSA/?tag=afbm-20) It is free today for the kindle.

I downloaded it today and already finished it.

[bvilchez]

Just finished Tactical Ethic.

Moving on now to Armed Forces Officer

[hotreds]

Men of Steel: I SS Panzer Corps: The Ardennes and Eastern Front, 1944-45 by General Michael Reynolds

[forgop]

Managing and Leading in Nursing, Fifth Edition. I highly recommend it. :r

[hotreds]

Fourth Edition had better pix.

[Malazan]

Dark Lady's Chosen

[theonlybear4CORT]

The CI march catalog.

[BSB]

Fourth Edition had better pix.

:r :sl
Finally finished Dominion, started "mere Christianity" by C S Lewis and also "Forest Laird" by Jack Whyte. The latter was sent to me from Canada, as it is not yet in print here in the US. Like most of Whyte's writting, I can't put it down, excellent. Lewis, on the other hand, is a bit of a tough read. Good though.

[jledou]

Finished up Magic Kingdom for Sale/Sold by Terry Brooks. Decent book not my favorite from him. Now onto Gauntlgrym by RA Salvatore on the Nook and I am reading True Evil by Greg Isles in paper.

[elderboy02]

Finished How to Win at the Sport of Business by Mark Cuban (http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Sport-Business-ebook/dp/B006AX6ONI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332639439&sr=8-1)

[billybarue]

Marcus Luttrell's "Lone Survivor ..... Lost heros of Seal Team 10"

I was not thrilled with it, but it definately lets you know "war is hell".


And:

Camus' "The Stranger"

[CigarNut]

Chasing Vegas by Tad Vezner. Pretty good story!

[BSB]

"The Hills of Homicide" by Louis L'Amour

[CigarNut]

A Hard Day's Knight (Nightside series) by Simon R. Green

[kugie]

Adrian's Undead Diary

[shilala]

I have about 3 books going and had to abandon them.
Now I'm reading a giant pile of Shop Notes magazines and CAD/CAM software manuals. I have to morph into a student, it's a tough switch.

[timj219]

Rereading Shirer's "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" on my nook

[BHalbrooks]

Marcus Luttrell's "Lone Survivor ..... Lost heros of Seal Team 10"

I was not thrilled with it, but it definately lets you know "war is hell".


And:

Camus' "The Stranger"

Bummer, I was looking forward to it.

"Lincoln Lawyer" by Michael Connelly.

[CigarNut]

Vimana: A Science Fiction Thriller by Mainak Dhar

[anz0002]

Although I read a lot but my center of attraction. I really admire writers like Paul Coelho

[BigCat]

Just got a kindle fire for my birthday. I've downloaded a bunch of the free out-of-copyright books and love having them so close. I'm reading the Count of Montecristo right now (although it was $.99).

[BigCat]

Rereading Shirer's "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" on my nook

I assume since it is a re-read that you enjoyed it? I've been looking for a good book on the subject.

[timj219]

I assume since it is a re-read that you enjoyed it? I've been looking for a good book on the subject.Yes. Very well written. Because Hitler was the Reich in many ways, it covers his life and his actions in great detail. Written from the point of view of a journalist who was on the spot up until US entered the war and uses Nazi documentation of high level meetings, diplomatic negotiations, and decision points uncovered as part of the Nuremburg investigation.

If you are looking for a detailed military history this is not going to give you what you want. But for an overview of the political, military, and social history of the third reich it's an amazing read.

[BigCat]

Yes. Very well written. Because Hitler was the Reich in many ways, it covers his life and his actions in great detail. Written from the point of view of a journalist who was on the spot up until US entered the war and uses Nazi documentation of high level meetings, diplomatic negotiations, and decision points uncovered as part of the Nuremburg investigation.

If you are looking for a detailed military history this is not going to give you what you want. But for an overview of the political, military, and social history of the third reich it's an amazing read.

Excellent. I think I'd get bored with the "detailed" military history, so this sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. I appreciate the recommendation.

Edit: And, it's not available on the kindle yet. I'll keep my eyes open for it.

[BSB]

"The First Fast Draw" by Louis L'Amour Almost done, good read. A little different, takes place in East Texas, right after the Civil War.

[Cenookie]

Just finished Digital Fortress by Dan Brown, a very good read!

[markem]

Stumbled across this one. The writing is good and so is the story so far.

The Last Ringbearer

Think of it as the story of Tolkien's trilogy and after as told by the other side. In fact, remember that to the victor goes the writing of history, so how different would the history be if told from the loser's perspective?

This is from the e-jacket e-blurb:

More than 15 years ago Russian scientist Kirill Yeskov tried to settle certain geographical problems in Tolkien's fantasy world. One thing led to another, and he tackled a bigger project - what would happen if we assumed that it's no less real than our world? His conclusion was that in such a case, the story of the Ring of Power is most likely a much-altered heroic retelling of a major war - but what was that war really about?

The result of this re-appraisal was the publication in 1999 of "The Last Ring-bearer" - a re-thinking of Tolkien's story in real-world terms. Dr. Yeskov, a professional paleontologist whose job is reconstructing long-extinct organisms and their way of life from fossil remnants, performs essentially the same feat in "The Last Ring-bearer", reconstructing the real world of Tolkien's Arda from the heroic tales of the Free Men of the West written in that world. We have a pretty good idea how well heroic tales map to reality from our own world...

[elderboy02]

Just finished Brooklyn 1975 (http://www.amazon.com/Brooklyn-1975-ebook/dp/B004N84VKK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333914904&sr=8-1)

[forgop]

Excellent. I think I'd get bored with the "detailed" military history, so this sounds like exactly what I'm looking for. I appreciate the recommendation.

Edit: And, it's not available on the kindle yet. I'll keep my eyes open for it.

Am I looking at the wrong book?

http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Third-Reich-ebook/dp/B005Z57E18/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333918103&sr=1-1

For $2.99, sounds like a great read.

[iamsolitary]

Just finished reading The Hobbit again in anticipation of the movie this year. It had been a long time since I had read it.

[BigCat]

Am I looking at the wrong book?

http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Third-Reich-ebook/dp/B005Z57E18/ref=sr_1_1_title_0_main?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1333918103&sr=1-1

For $2.99, sounds like a great read.

When I searched for it (not on my kindle), it had a link to request an e-version to encourage the publisher to make one available. This looks like a different cover to the same book. Thanks for posting this!

[Apoco]

Picked up Speaker for the Dead (2nd book of the Ender's Game series) again last night - I had petered out on reading it. Been really slacking on my reading lately :/. It took me years to start reading - gonna try to not stop.
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[taltos]

Vince Flynn, American Assassin.

[pnoon]

Although I read a lot but my center of attraction. I really admire writers like Paul Coelho

Huh?
:confused:

[pnoon]

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson

[BSB]

"Reilly's Luck" by Louis L'Amour, I really like L'Amour.
Also picked up the new Stuart Woods and Lee Child, in paperback. Mix it up a little bit.

[Apoco]

Just finished up Speaker for the Dead (2nd book of the Ender's Game series). Awesome read!
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[SpruceBruce]

Just finished up Speaker for the Dead (2nd book of the Ender's Game series). Awesome read!
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:tu Awesome read, you going to go to Xenocide next? That was also good.

[Apoco]

:tu Awesome read, you going to go to Xenocide next? That was also good.

Yep! Going to tackle:

Xenocide
Children of the Mind
Ender's Shadow

I've been amazed looking at Wikipedia regarding the Ender's Game series. He's written 13 full novels - only 5 of them (Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, and Shadows Alive which he is writing now) are really considered to be part of the quintet...the rest are just other cool things he wanted to add in.

I really like Orson Scott Card's writing style. I'm considering reading through LotR again once I've finished up with the Ender's series...but I'm scared to dive back into Tolkien. "Ahhh yes - let me spend SIX PAGES describing this door to you..."
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[Reaver2145]

Xenos by Dan abnett its growing on me as i enjoy W40K quite a bit.

So far the inquisitor Eisenhorn has slaughtered a few dozen people been tortured and has slaughtered a few dozen more.

All in all a good book so far unless youre a space wolf.

[CigarNut]

Yep! Going to tackle:

Xenocide
Children of the Mind
Ender's Shadow

I've been amazed looking at Wikipedia regarding the Ender's Game series. He's written 13 full novels - only 5 of them (Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, and Shadows Alive which he is writing now) are really considered to be part of the quintet...the rest are just other cool things he wanted to add in.

I really like Orson Scott Card's writing style. I'm considering reading through LotR again once I've finished up with the Ender's series...but I'm scared to dive back into Tolkien. "Ahhh yes - let me spend SIX PAGES describing this door to you..."
Posted via Mobile DeviceI've reado most of Card's works as I also love his writing. Looking forward to rereading some of it in the future :)

[SpruceBruce]

I really like Orson Scott Card's writing style. I'm considering reading through LotR again once I've finished up with the Ender's series...but I'm scared to dive back into Tolkien. "Ahhh yes - let me spend SIX PAGES describing this door to you..."
[/size]
:r Yup!

[IlmProcess]

A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America by Lizabeth Cohen

[never_enough]

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman

[rebelknight]

Don't Put Me In Coach by Mark Titus

[jledou]

Finished up Gauntlgrym by RA Salvatore, looking forward now to finding time to read Neverwinter.

In the mean time I started into How to be Like: Jackie Robinson. Picked it up a while back and figured it was appropriate to start reading yesterday.

[Reaver2145]

Finished xenos turned out to be a good book with a nice healthy body count and im now reading the second book called Malleus which is also racking up a good body count.

And im also waiting for my original 1939 edition of Mein Kampf to arrive been looking to pick a copy up for a while now so i can stick it next to my little red book though im still looking for a little green book.

[BSB]

New paperback by Lee Childs "The Affair"

[blugill]

Good lord, I'm reading Bloodstains. One of the most horrific books I've read. It's about the great great grandson of Herman W. Mudgett also known as H.H. Holmes, America's first serial killer.

I'm not sure I can finish it.

[elderboy02]

Just finished The Bad Guys Won (http://www.amazon.com/The-Bad-Guys-Won-ebook/dp/B000FC1PU2/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1334746331&sr=1-1) about the '86 Mets.

[hotreds]

Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America by Ann Coulter

[markem]

I'm reading Jumper by Stephen Gould. It's a good read and there is a second book as well, Jumper: Griffin's Story.

It really bears little resemblance to the movie in other than name and the first several pages of the book.

[rharris]

New paperback by Lee Childs "The Affair"

I love the Reacher series!

[Eleven]

Swan Song, Robert R. McCammon

[BSB]

Almost done with "The Sentry" by Robert Crais

[taltos]

Downloaded The Hunger Games earlier today. The book is addictive.

[BSB]

I love the Reacher series!

Me, too!
Just started "Guns of the Timberlands" by Louis L'Amour

[elderboy02]

The 19th Element (http://www.amazon.com/Element-Becker-Thriller-Suspense-ebook/dp/B003TXS2VY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335139147&sr=8-1)

This is one of the best books I have ever read. I highly recommend it.

[VTDragon]

"Proven Guilty" by Jim Butcher - this is the eighth book in the Dresden Files series. I started reading them based on my son's recomendation (the first in the series is Storm Front), and got hooked. This was briefly a series on the SyFy channel, but I never saw it. I'm just hooked by the books which tell the stories of modern day wizard/detective Harry Dresden.

[rebelknight]

Beatrice and Virgil
A Game of Thrones

[BeerAdvocate]

I watched the 1st season of Game of Thrones, so now I have started the books.
So far it is following the show dead on.

[taltos]

I just finished The Hunger Games Trilogy. Excellent series but it was one of the most disturbing reads that I have had in some time.

[BSB]

Finished "Feed" by M T Anderson, good read. Now, "Passin' Through" by Louis L'Amour

[Apoco]

Just finished up Speaker for the Dead (2nd book of the Ender's Game series). Awesome read!
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Aaaand finished up Xenocide (third book in the series). Moving on to Children of the Mind

EDIT: actually - the reviews are horrific...maybe I won't...i'm so torn. Seeing things like "the fourth book in a trilogy" scares me.
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[Apoco]

Aaaand finished up Xenocide (third book in the series). Moving on to Children of the Mind

EDIT: actually - the reviews are horrific...maybe I won't...i'm so torn. Seeing things like "the fourth book in a trilogy" scares me.
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Forget it - down with the haters. Gonna continue the series and move onto Children of the Mind! This series is fantastic so far.
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[CigarNut]

Forget it - down with the haters. Gonna continue the series and move onto Children of the Mind! This series is fantastic so far.
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It may not be Card's best book, but it's worth reading.

[markem]

Reading Pratchett's "Small Gods".

[tsolomon]

Re-reading Jack Chalker's Well World series, just started book 3, Quest for the Well of Souls. Found a website that had them as ebooks, Baen Ebooks. They carry a lot of the old SciFi books that you can't find on Amazon.

[blugill]

I just finished The Hunger Games Trilogy. Excellent series but it was one of the most disturbing reads that I have had in some time.

It was pretty good! You could really tell that the love triangle angle was just to cater to the teenage girl demographic, it was actually a pretty violent series aimed at adults.

[blugill]

Re-reading Jack Chalker's Well World series, just started book 3, Quest for the Well of Souls. Found a website that had them as ebooks, Baen Ebooks. They carry a lot of the old SciFi books that you can't find on Amazon.

Baen is a pretty good company and ebook friendly!
I like a lot of their stuff!

[elderboy02]

Just finished: Curbchek (http://www.amazon.com/Curbchek-ebook/dp/B005IC6DQA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335744954&sr=8-1)

[rebelknight]

Abuse of power

[hotreds]

The Fight of Our Lives: Knowing the Enemy, Speaking the Truth, and Choosing to Win the War Against Radical Islam by Wm. Bennett and Seth Leibsohn

[elderboy02]

Last Stop This Town (http://www.amazon.com/Last-Stop-This-Town-ebook/dp/B007N7JH1Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336181316&sr=8-1)

It was a great book.

[Jasonw560]

The Return of Tarzan. Haven't read it since like Jr. High.

[forgop]

Now that I'm done with school, it's time to read something enjoyable. I'm going to start The Civil War-A Narrative by Shelby Foote. I'll start with Fort Sumter to Perryville.

[Apoco]

Forget it - down with the haters. Gonna continue the series and move onto Children of the Mind! This series is fantastic so far.
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Just finished it up. While it was complex and confusing, it was still a great read.

There's several on my "to read" list. Not sure what I will tackle next.
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[Apoco]

I'm going to tackle Old Man's War by John Scalzi. I seem to have a thing going for intergalactic warfare.
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[VirtualSmitty]

The Stranger. Quite the unusual read.

[Jasonw560]

Starting The Drop by Michael Connelly tonight.

On an aside, got one of my 9 yo olds to read Down The Long Hills by Louis L'Amour.

[RGD.]

After reading "Run" by Blake Crouch I have moved onto more of his works. Recently I finished "Snowbound" and then "Desert Places". Ten minutes ago I just finish "Locked Doors" and read the intro to "Break You".

Desert Places, Locked Doors and Break You are a trilogy.

Seriously I have never been a fan of horror and thriller genre but all I can say is wow. This guy is seriously twisted. Every time you think you know what's coming next - you're wrong.

For those interested in his works I really recommend reading "Run" first.

His website is: http://www.blakecrouch.com/

Ron

[Apoco]

I'm going to tackle Old Man's War by John Scalzi. I seem to have a thing going for intergalactic warfare.
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This one was a quick read, but very good!

He states that he is very heavily influence by Robert Heinlein in the acknowledgement section. Gonna try to pick out one of his books and tackle it next :tu

EDIT: Starship Troopers seems to be the one that most people associate with Heinlein. Gonna start up on it.

This kindle is awesome. I've read more books in the last 4 months than I have read in the last 4 years.
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[massphatness]

A Dance with Dragons, the 5th book in the A Song of Ice and Fire series.

[CigarNut]

This one was a quick read, but very good!

He states that he is very heavily influence by Robert Heinlein in the acknowledgement section. Gonna try to pick out one of his books and tackle it next :tu

EDIT: Starship Troopers seems to be the one that most people associate with Heinlein. Gonna start up on it.

This kindle is awesome. I've read more books in the last 4 months than I have read in the last 4 years.
Posted via Mobile DeviceThere are many, many great Heinlein books. Too many to list but you can't go wrong with any of them.

[Apoco]

There are many, many great Heinlein books. Too many to list but you can't go wrong with any of them.

Yeah - I haven't seen any with an outright bad review. I've just gotten into reading in the last few months and the sci fi genre is fantastic to me. He and Isaac Asimov are the 2 that i see referenced the most as "this person really influenced me". Seems like they are good ones to dive in to :)
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[rebelknight]

I am a pole (and so can you)

[yourchoice]

I'm currently alternating between Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels and Ian Rankin's John Rebus novels. Both have been very good so far.

One word of caution...Lee Child's website has some sort of problem with it (virus?). If interested, look at wiki or something similar.

[MrWolf55]

I Like the Jesse Stone TV movies so I got the first book 'Night Passage' by Robert Parker. 100 or so pages into it and it's great so far. Hopefully it'll be good reading on the beach Friday

[Nathan]

The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan

[pnoon]

I'm currently alternating between Lee Child's Jack Reacher novels and Ian Rankin's John Rebus novels. Both have been very good so far.

One word of caution...Lee Child's website has some sort of problem with it (virus?). If interested, look at wiki or something similar.

Heard good things about Lee Child. Definitely on my list to try.

For a comprehensive list of fiction authors and their books, check out Fantastic Fiction (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/). I use it constantly.

[saigon68]

Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War. By Pat Buchanan

[qwerty1500]

Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War. By Pat Buchanan

This has been on my list for a while. What did you think about it?

[yourchoice]

For a comprehensive list of fiction authors and their books, check out Fantastic Fiction (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/). I use it constantly.

Looks like a really good resource. THanks Peter!

[emopunker2004]

On Combat: The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace
By LTC Dave Grossman

[Apoco]

Heard good things about Lee Child. Definitely on my list to try.

For a comprehensive list of fiction authors and their books, check out Fantastic Fiction (http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/). I use it constantly.

Another good resource is NPR's top 100 sci fi and fantasy book list (http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/139085843/your-picks-top-100-science-fiction-fantasy-books).

There's also an image version (http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/8/2011/09/sfsignalnpr100flowchart.jpg) that is very nice - it is a flow chart. I love flow charts :)
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[jledou]

Finished up True Evil by Greg Isles. Interesting plot.

[bigpedunn]

5 Years to Freedom The true story of Vietnam POW James N. Rowe

[markem]

I'm taking all the Terry Pratchett books on my kindle while on vacation for the nest 9 days. I've read 4 so far and the list is big.

[CigarNut]

City of Dragons: Volume Three of the Rain Wilds Chronicles By Robin Hobb

[pnoon]

The Hunger Games.
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[eber]

I have been reading Crime by Ferdinand Von Schirach, pretty cool compilation of short stories.

[blugill]

Wool, Hugh Howey.
It's scifi, found the first five in an omnibus for 5.99 on my kindle.I'm nearly finished with the first one and started yesterday.

[Apoco]

Wool, Hugh Howey.
It's scifi, found the first five in an omnibus for 5.99 on my kindle.I'm nearly finished with the first one and started yesterday.

You mentioning him made me remember. Looked him up - sure enough he's published another short story called "The Plagiarist". Very cool book - interesting concept.

Wool was a great set to read.
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[czerbe]

The first book in Game of Thrones... Or Fire and Ice I guess

[Chainsaw13]

The first book in Game of Thrones... Or Fire and Ice I guess

I just started that one as well. Hard to get going as I just finished the "Joe Ledger" series from Johnathan Maberry. Those are quick, fasted paced reads. GoT starts off with a lot of details, names, places, etc. I figure another chapter or so and I'll settle into the writers style.

[Ciro]

Finally got around to starting Stephen King’s “The Green Mile”.

[blugill]

You mentioning him made me remember. Looked him up - sure enough he's published another short story called "The Plagiarist". Very cool book - interesting concept.

Wool was a great set to read.
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Mr. Howdy seems to have a good site, stays in touch with his readers and even puts the progress on his upcoming books in percentage form.

Long live the indie writer!

[czerbe]

I just started that one as well. Hard to get going as I just finished the "Joe Ledger" series from Johnathan Maberry. Those are quick, fasted paced reads. GoT starts off with a lot of details, names, places, etc. I figure another chapter or so and I'll settle into the writers style.

The chapters really get good after a while and I'm not a big reader but I really like the book so far still on the first one now

[CigarNut]

The Election (a Kindle Short Story) by John Scalzi

[rebelknight]

Clash of Kings
SuperFreakonomics

[Cigargal]

Just finished Persuader by Lee Child and started Bring Up the Bodies by Mantell. Tudor history from pov Thomas Cromwell

[jledou]

Finished up Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter last night, entertaining and quick read.

[elderboy02]

Finished: Vigilante (http://www.amazon.com/Vigilante-Barry-McCall-Series-ebook/dp/B004J8HVVK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1337644450&sr=8-3) I really enjoyed it.

[Samsquanch]

Just started Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Thomas Wolfe and its pretty great so far. Looking forward to getting into it!

[Cigargal]

So, how many here are reading on a Kindle? I love mine, but as a librarian I have to have my hands on a real book once in a while. If you find any good books on the Kindle under $5 pass along the recommendation okay?

[BHalbrooks]

Finally got around to starting Stephen King’s “The Green Mile”.

Oh jealous. I'll have to take a look for that soon.

"The Fifth Witness" by Michael Connelly.
I love him. He's very talented.

[CigarNut]

So, how many here are reading on a Kindle? I love mine, but as a librarian I have to have my hands on a real book once in a while. If you find any good books on the Kindle under $5 pass along the recommendation okay?I love my Kindle! Amazon carries a lot of short stories for the Kindle at 99 cents.

There are also a number of free books out there -- just picked up The Count of Monte Cristo, although not ready to start this bad boy quite yet :)

[Jasonw560]

Oh jealous. I'll have to take a look for that soon.

"The Fifth Witness" by Michael Connelly.
I love him. He's very talented.

I just finished...scratch that...devoured two of his books. "The Drop" and "The Brass Verdict". He has a new one coming put in November. Can't wait.

I started "Kill Shot" by Vince Flynn a couple of nights ago.

[elderboy02]

If you find any good books on the Kindle under $5 pass along the recommendation okay?

Every day I check out http://www.pixelofink.com

Each day they have a lot of free books.

[Samsquanch]

I just finished...scratch that...devoured two of his books. "The Drop" and "The Brass Verdict". He has a new one coming put in November. Can't wait.

I started "Kill Shot" by Vince Flynn a couple of nights ago.

I'm listening to The Drop audio book right now during my bike commute, another Connelly fan here!

[hotreds]

The Terrorist Next Door: How the Government is Deceiving You About the Islamist Threat by Erick Stakelbeck

[BigCat]

just picked up The Count of Monte Cristo, although not ready to start this bad boy quite yet :)

I'm reading it right now on my Kindle Fire and really enjoy it - both the book and the device. I paid 99 cents for the book. Hard to beat all the classics you can get for so little money.

[tsolomon]

So, how many here are reading on a Kindle? I love mine, but as a librarian I have to have my hands on a real book once in a while. If you find any good books on the Kindle under $5 pass along the recommendation okay?I use both my Kindle and iPad. Just started rereading the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

[pnoon]

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Second book in The Hunger Games trilogy. Going to see the movie this weekend.
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[Apoco]

Fahrenheit 451

It saddens me that I can't find my paperback copy. I've read through it 4-5 times already...oh well. Picked up the kindle version (which it feels weird to pick up a Bradbury book on Kindle).
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[The Poet]

Fahrenheit 451

It saddens me that I can't find my paperback copy. I've read through it 4-5 times already...oh well. Picked up the kindle version (which it feels weird to pick up a Bradbury book on Kindle).
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At what temperature does a Kindle burn? :r

I've recently finished Swann's Way, and have begun Within A Budding Grove. Once I finish that, there will only be five more volumes of Proust to complete. :rolleyes:

[LockOut]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51s6TjAHqRL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg

One of my friends from High School is featured in the book, He sent me a copy to read. Great read so far. Highly recommended.

[htown]

The Case for Faith by Strobel

[elderboy02]

I finished: States of Confusion (http://www.amazon.com/States-Confusion-000-Mile-Direction-ebook/dp/B005070O3Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1339304607&sr=1-1) I really enjoyed it.

[x man]

Great story about this kid who hacked the iphone and the PS3.
George Hotz, was writing code when he was 6 yrs old.

[maninblack]

Abe Lincoln Vampire Killer

[area51]

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

[Eleven]

The Bone House, by Steven Lawhead

[elderboy02]

Great story about this kid who hacked the iphone and the PS3.
George Hotz, was writing code when he was 6 yrs old.

What is the book called?

[Ranger_B]

Just finished reading the constitution and Bill of rights studying for the State department test. Now I am starting Red Circle.

[elderboy02]

Just finished reading the constitution and Bill of rights...

I wish more people would read these documents ;)

[x man]

What is the book called?

Not a book, long article in The New Yorker from the 5/7/12 issue.

[Steve]

No Shortage of Good Days by John Gierach

[Moose6026]

Just finished reading the constitution and Bill of rights studying for the State department test. Now I am starting Red Circle.

I am about 3/4 of the way through Red Circle. Good read so far

[Eleven]

I am about 3/4 of the way through Red Circle. Good read so far

Who's the author?

[Cigargal]

Swan Peak by James Lee Burke and F-451 by Bradbury for book club. Just finished Wild by Cheryl Strayed. She hiked the PCT solo back in the 90's. Similar to Bill Bryson's hike on the Appalachian Trail

[carguy13]

neale donald walsch - conversations with God

[elderboy02]

Into The Sunset (http://www.amazon.com/Into-the-Sunset-ebook/dp/B002C4L6SM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1340016524&sr=1-1&keywords=into+the+sunset)

I really enjoyed the book :tu

[Apoco]

The Hobbit by Tolkien.
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[The Poet]

The Hobbit by Tolkien.
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For the first time, brother, or are you prepping for the movie? And have you read the Ring Trilogy, or plan to start after this prequel? Or, alternatively, were the movies sufficient?

[forgop]

Just finished reading the constitution and Bill of rights studying for the State department test. Now I am starting Red Circle.

Since when is this a prerequisite to work for the government? :r

[Malazan]

The Crippled God

[ironchefscott]

Land of plenty....it is a regional Chinese cookbook...

[Ranger_B]

Who's the author?

Brandon Webb. Not a bad writer for a SEAL.

[elderboy02]

Billionaires, Bullets, Exploding Monkeys (http://www.amazon.com/Billionaires-Bullets-Exploding-Adventure-ebook/dp/B0028K33GS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1340621338&sr=1-1&keywords=billionaires+bullets+exploding+monkeys)

I highly recommend it :tu

[Jasonw560]

Bushido, The Soul of Japan by Inazo Nitobe.

[BigCat]

Just finished the Count of Monte Cristo and started the Hunger Games, which is a very quick read. I've made it through about a 1/3 of it in what seems like very little time.

[Apoco]

For the first time, brother, or are you prepping for the movie? And have you read the Ring Trilogy, or plan to start after this prequel? Or, alternatively, were the movies sufficient?

I read the whole series back about 10 years ago. I wanted to read something that WASN'T sci-fi to try to get me out of that genre for a little while. Gonna read The Hobbit then the whole trilogy.

I re-watched the Trilogy over Memorial Day weekend. Will be interested to see how much is in the books that I've forgotten over the last decade :tu
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[kaisersozei]

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter, Seth Grahame-Smith

A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin

Blink, Malcolm Caldwell

A little bit of ADD in my summer reading :D

[hotreds]

Gangster Government: Barack Obama and the New Washington Thugocracy by David Freddoso

[Nathan]

Shadows in Flight, Orson Scott Card. It's the newest book in the Ender's Game series.

[Malazan]

Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself

[jledou]

I finished up David Weber's On Basilisk Station. First in the series and quiet good.

[Eleven]

Thr3e, Ted Dekker

[RHerrington]

Just finished Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, and followed that long book up with a quickie The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka. Debating what to read next.

[Nathan]

The Lord of Chaos, Robert Jordan

[Mattso3000]

History of Salt.

[ArgusP2]

A Princess of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
The first of the John Carter of Mars books.

[pnoon]

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Third and final book in The Hunger Games trilogy.