Top 5 favorite books.

[LaserSVT]

Jesus, does anyone here read nonfiction?

No but I live it.

[slow99]

Jesus, does anyone here read nonfiction?

It's effectively all I read, but I don't think anyone is gonna go snatch up a copy of "Valuing Derivatives with Global Exposure in a Deflationary Environment".

The book I did mention is educational fiction. If dfwm-ers read it, I think the political forum would generate about half the traffic that it currently does.

[SSMAN]

Pale Horse Coming - Stephen Hunter
Motor Mouth - Janet Evanovich
Hondo - Louis L'amour
Roadkill - Kinky Friedman
Dirty White Boys - Stephen Hunter

Pale Horse Coming was badass!

[no4njnk]

1. The only thing worth dying for - Eric Blehm (incredible story, very well researched, and hell of a writer)
2. Horse Soldiers - Doug Stanton (another well researched book)
3. Lone Survivor - Marcus Luttrell (do I need to say anything about this book?)
4. The men, the mission and me - Col. Pete Blaber (talks about lessons he learned in military career and how to use them in business)
5. Any book in the Barker and Llewelyn series by Will Thomas (wife and I both love this series, too bad the guy uses a typewriter and it takes him 5 years to finish a book)

Sure I may be missing some but you get the gist.

[Jewrrick]

Thanks for turning me on to ender's game JEWRICK. I bought Ender's game, Ender in exile, and Speaker for the dead.

I've read the first one, almost done with exile, and will be starting on Speaker for the dead either today or tomorrow.

He may have some crazy political leanings but the guy is a great writer. Check out Pastwatch, the Redemption of Christopher Columbus. It's a mix of Sci-fi and history and is really entertaining.

The Shadow Series in the Enderverse is not bad either, it tells the story from the perspective of the character Bean from Ender's Game.

[Chili]

When are you going to learn how to tell an abridged story?

Yuk, yuk..

I do, quite a bit. Mostly stuff surrounding wars or battles but have also read some general history stuff. My favorite was an abridged version of the Lewis and Clark journals. I enjoyed an abridged version of the Jefferson letters too.

When are you going to learn how to tell an abridged story?

[Chili]

Jesus, does anyone here read nonfiction?

I do, quite a bit. Mostly stuff surrounding wars or battles but have also read some general history stuff. My favorite was an abridged version of the Lewis and Clark journals. I enjoyed an abridged version of the Jefferson letters too.

[dee]

The last fiction I read was "The Davinci Code" and that was when it came out. I'm currently reading " Applied Ballistics in Long Range Shooting" which is reminding me of why I hated trig and calculus so much.

F you!!

[sc281]

Lol, I haven't read any of them.

Yea, I went back and realized it was Jewrick that first mentioned it.


Thanks for nothing Tal.

Thanks for turning me on to ender's game Tal. I bought Ender's game, Ender in exile, and Speaker for the dead.

I've read the first one, almost done with exile, and will be starting on Speaker for the dead either today or tomorrow.

Lol, I haven't read any of them.

[Geor!]

All day long.

Sometimes a book or two. One of the best was End Game.

The typical work day of a network engineer is quite nice then, eh?

[sc281]

....and a lot of the stuff I read is sort of autobiographical blended with exaggeration, like The Beat Poets, New and Gonzo Journalism, etc.

Thanks for turning me on to ender's game JEWRICK. I bought Ender's game, Ender in exile, and Speaker for the dead.

I've read the first one, almost done with exile, and will be starting on Speaker for the dead either today or tomorrow.

....and a lot of the stuff I read is sort of autobiographical blended with exaggeration, like The Beat Poets, New and Gonzo Journalism, etc.