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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #525 on: June 16, 2013, 10:52:45 PM »
The book? It's on my bookshelf.
If it ever gets lonely for a reader who would be attentive, let me know ! I like Levin, among others.
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #526 on: June 16, 2013, 10:59:17 PM »
If it ever gets lonely for a reader who would be attentive, let me know ! I like Levin, among others.

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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #527 on: June 19, 2013, 02:15:19 PM »
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #528 on: June 19, 2013, 10:15:13 PM »
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes  -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-

The Art of War -Sun Tzu-

Rob Roy

Ozma of Oz -L. Frank Baum-

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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #529 on: June 20, 2013, 12:00:21 PM »
Reading Brad Thor's "Black List".... it's like reading the backstory of what's in today's news...  :o
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #530 on: June 20, 2013, 12:14:56 PM »
I am going through an historical romance stage at the moment. I figure if I can't get  a man in reality, I might as well use my vivid imagination!! :naughty: :naughty:
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #531 on: June 20, 2013, 01:36:12 PM »
Reading Brad Thor's "Black List".... it's like reading the backstory of what's in today's news...  :o

I bought that the other day, but haven't started it yet. I'll admit I only got it since so many people tweeted about it.  I hope it's not tied into other books of his in a major way.

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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #532 on: June 23, 2013, 06:41:36 AM »
As a high school English teacher, there are two books that I have never read that I should read. The first is Moby Dick. I've tried to start the damn thing a hundred times. I just can't get past the first couple hundred pages of absolute boredom.

The second is James Joyce's Ulysses, which many say is THE great book of the 20th century, the ultimate example of literary modernism. That's another book I've started dozens of times.

Well, I'm fighting through it. I'm on part 6, and it's the farthest I've ever gotten.
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #533 on: June 23, 2013, 07:46:03 AM »
Rereading The Mote in God's Eye, first in the "Motie" series by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle.  GOt the other ones on Kindle and want to make sure I'm "up" on everything before reading them.
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #534 on: June 23, 2013, 01:38:29 PM »
As a high school English teacher, there are two books that I have never read that I should read. The first is Moby Dick. I've tried to start the damn thing a hundred times. I just can't get past the first couple hundred pages of absolute boredom.

The second is James Joyce's Ulysses, which many say is THE great book of the 20th century, the ultimate example of literary modernism. That's another book I've started dozens of times.

Well, I'm fighting through it. I'm on part 6, and it's the farthest I've ever gotten.
Stick with it. I had some of the same challenges with the Iliad and the Odyssey. Keep plugging away.
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #535 on: June 28, 2013, 01:24:13 PM »
As a high school English teacher, there are two books that I have never read that I should read. The first is Moby Dick. I've tried to start the damn thing a hundred times. I just can't get past the first couple hundred pages of absolute boredom.

The second is James Joyce's Ulysses, which many say is THE great book of the 20th century, the ultimate example of literary modernism. That's another book I've started dozens of times.

Well, I'm fighting through it. I'm on part 6, and it's the farthest I've ever gotten.

 :rotf:  I have always been an avid reader, even as a yoot.  The ONE time I got detention in Junior High, my step-dad made me read Moby Dick as an assignment.  I couldn't get started no matter how hard I tried.  At the end of my detention I was supposed to provide a report.  I scrambled around asking people if they had cliff notes, or simply read it.  The only thing I could tell him was "The whale won."   I have had a hate-hate relationship with Melville for the rest of my life. 
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #536 on: June 28, 2013, 03:14:15 PM »
Just back from vacation and heard one of my favorite authors died - Vince Flynn.  His last book, [The Survivor"] had already gone to press and is due out in the fall.

While on vacation read I the book -- "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand.  About crew members of a crashed B-24 in the Pacific during WWII, and what they went through in the life raft and then captured by the Japanese.  True story centered on 1936 Olympic runner Louis Zamperin.  If you ever wondered what HELL was like, read this book.

A follow up book I'm reading now is "Finish Forty and Home", by Phil Scearce who was a Radioman and gunner on  B-24 Liberators - again true.  Both of these books were recommended to me by a friend at church who was a crew member [Navigator] on Liberators during WWII in the Pacific, and knew some of the crews mentioned in this last book.
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #537 on: June 28, 2013, 05:51:56 PM »
Just back from vacation and heard one of my favorite authors died - Vince Flynn.  His last book, [The Survivor"] had already gone to press and is due out in the fall.

While on vacation read I the book -- "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand.  About crew members of a crashed B-24 in the Pacific during WWII, and what they went through in the life raft and then captured by the Japanese.  True story centered on 1936 Olympic runner Louis Zamperin.  If you ever wondered what HELL was like, read this book.

A follow up book I'm reading now is "Finish Forty and Home", by Phil Scearce who was a Radioman and gunner on  B-24 Liberators - again true.  Both of these books were recommended to me by a friend at church who was a crew member [Navigator] on Liberators during WWII in the Pacific, and knew some of the crews mentioned in this last book.

hey, Rusty, good to see you again. Yeah, absolutely, Hillenbrand's book about Louis Zamperin is a compelling, spell-binding, and in some parts, horrific book. The sheer brutality of war comes alive in those pages. And the complete resolve of Zamperin to survive the war in that hellish POW camp leaves one awestruck. Cannot recommend that book more.

Louis is still alive and goes around at age 92+ telling his story and giving motivational talks. A fascinating man.
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #538 on: June 29, 2013, 10:38:36 PM »
Correction -- "Finish Forty and Home" was written by Phil Scearce.  But he is the son of Radioman and Gunner Herman Scearce that flew the missions during WWII.
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #539 on: July 02, 2013, 10:45:57 AM »
Just back from vacation and heard one of my favorite authors died - Vince Flynn.  His last book, [The Survivor"] had already gone to press and is due out in the fall.


Hi Rusty!! How are you doing? Well I hope.


I did not know Vince Flynn had died! I'm so sorry for his family, he was so young. I saw him several times when Glenn Beck was on Fox News. They were great friends. He was a devoted family man.

As a reader and great fan of his books, I'm crushed! Not only for myself, but also for all his other reader/fans. I loved his books and always looked forward to reading each new one.  :bawl:
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #540 on: July 02, 2013, 11:00:47 AM »
I bought that the other day, but haven't started it yet. I'll admit I only got it since so many people tweeted about it.  I hope it's not tied into other books of his in a major way.

I hope you like it. It's tied to his other books, because his main character, Scott Horvath, is in each book.

Just read "State of Emergency" by Marc Cameron. It follows "National Security" and "Act of Terror".  All were quite good. His character is similar to Mitch Rapp or Scott Horvath, in that he are "super Special Forces/Seal type"  hero.

Will be finishing up Catherine Coulter's "Back Fire" today. This is another one of her Savitch/Sherlock FBI series. If you haven't read them... I recommend them. Everytime I think I have the "bad guy" figured out, the book takes another turn.

Probably going to start Dick Wolf's "The Intercept" next. M has already read it and liked it. It's Wolf's first novel. (he created "Law and Order" for NBC).

Among others, I have James Patterson's "11th Hour" the 11th (duh!) in the Women's Murder Club series. Fun reads. 

My reports have slowed up this week (after doing 50 in June), so instead of catching up on laundry and other boring house stuff, I'm un-frying my brain by catching up on my reading!  :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #541 on: July 02, 2013, 11:28:59 AM »
I just finished Chris Kyle's "American Sniper".
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #542 on: July 04, 2013, 01:30:56 PM »
I hope you like it. It's tied to his other books, because his main character, Scott Horvath, is in each book. I love Brad Thor.

Just read "State of Emergency" by Marc Cameron. It follows "National Security" and "Act of Terror".  All were quite good. His character is similar to Mitch Rapp or Scott Horvath, in that he are "super Special Forces/Seal type"  hero. I'll have to check that one out. Thanks for the recommendation

Will be finishing up Catherine Coulter's "Back Fire" today. This is another one of her Savitch/Sherlock FBI series. If you haven't read them... I recommend them. Everytime I think I have the "bad guy" figured out, the book takes another turn. Great reads as well.

Probably going to start Dick Wolf's "The Intercept" next. M has already read it and liked it. It's Wolf's first novel. (he created "Law and Order" for NBC).

Among others, I have James Patterson's "11th Hour" the 11th (duh!) in the Women's Murder Club series. Fun reads.  I'm currently reading his Witch and Wizard series. I just started book 1; but I think it's going to be pretty good

My reports have slowed up this week (after doing 50 in June), so instead of catching up on laundry and other boring house stuff, I'm un-frying my brain by catching up on my reading!  :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

My mom just gave me her old Nook (she upgraded); and I'm enjoying it. I'm going to check out the books/authors you mentioned. It looks like we have the same taste in novels. Thanks!
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #543 on: July 04, 2013, 03:00:50 PM »
My mom just gave me her old Nook (she upgraded); and I'm enjoying it. I'm going to check out the books/authors you mentioned. It looks like we have the same taste in novels. Thanks!
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« Reply #544 on: July 04, 2013, 06:51:47 PM »
If you ever want to "borrow from me, let me know!!

Thanks! I'm not sure exactly how that works, though.

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« Reply #545 on: July 04, 2013, 08:26:55 PM »
Thanks! I'm not sure exactly how that works, though.

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I am not what genres that you like?? but pm your email and I take it from there
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« Reply #546 on: July 12, 2013, 09:13:49 AM »
What a 4 1/2 hours !!!!  In a couple of my last posts I had read two books recommended about B24's from a friend at church.  Yesterday he and I sat down and he talked about his time over there in WWII.  Mistakenly I said he was a Navigator, he told me no  - Flight Engineer, [my old fart memory is really kicking in].  The last book listed here "Finish Forty and Home"; for him became 44 missions.  He told me  - "luckily we had control of the air by then, but the antiaircraft flack was terrible, especially over about 8 of the drop zones".  He said one flight his plane took many flack hits, but they finally got back, but on almost every flight they got some hits, but nobody was seriously hurt.  His hairest flight was the time one 500 lb. bomb got hung up in the bomb bay with the final arming wire pulled.  Rear hanger had released, but the thing was hanging from the front hook, bouncing around in the air turbulence, he's stand between the bomb racks on the 15" catwalk trying to release the thing before it blows, needless to say it dropped.
I could go on for hours with his stories, but ---
Charles ended by letting me know that he finally returned home 2 days after the Hiroshima bomb was dropped, and now, sadly out of the crew of 10 he served with, he is the last one living. 
I am honored to say I spent time, listening to 'one of the greatest generation'.
Date has been set for next Friday - wife and I are taking he and his wife to dinner.  Admittedly a very small thank you, for a man that lived through World War II, and wears the Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, plus others.
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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #547 on: July 12, 2013, 08:38:42 PM »
Conspirata by Robert Harris, a historical novel on the life of Cicero when he was the Consul of the Senate and the revolutionary conspiracy that was meant to assassinate him and then pull an OWS on Rome.

Apparently, Robert Harris has another novel on Cicero detailing his rise to prominence and there is a third one planned.

I tell you, this novel is very exciting, better than any of the Dan Brown books I've read, and is so incredible it is hard to believe it is based on something that actually happened.

I will be reading up on some biographical material on Cicero after in the near future.
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« Reply #548 on: July 13, 2013, 09:25:58 AM »
Thanks! I'm not sure exactly how that works, though.

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Re: New last book you read thread
« Reply #549 on: July 13, 2013, 11:05:12 AM »
Conspirata by Robert Harris, a historical novel on the life of Cicero when he was the Consul of the Senate and the revolutionary conspiracy that was meant to assassinate him and then pull an OWS on Rome.

Apparently, Robert Harris has another novel on Cicero detailing his rise to prominence and there is a third one planned.

I tell you, this novel is very exciting, better than any of the Dan Brown books I've read, and is so incredible it is hard to believe it is based on something that actually happened.

I will be reading up on some biographical material on Cicero after in the near future.
I found out that this book is called Lustrum in England. Not sure why they changed it here.

I think the people who did Rome all those years ago should buy the rights to this book and do a prequel.
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