bonedaddy Posted July 22, 2001 Share Posted July 22, 2001 John, you recommended the Bible. I love that book! It's sad that alot of religious folks have been beating each other over the head with it for so many years. It probably turns alot of people off from ever reading it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfmft Posted August 13, 2001 Share Posted August 13, 2001 My War, How I Miss It So - by Anthony Loyd. His truth is better than any fiction, unless fantasizing is your gig. Nice to see The Forgotten Soldier make someone's list. Up late? Check out Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson, you'll be up all night tomorrow too. Read anything you can about genetic engineering. Those who control the food supply control the politics, economics and future of the world. If genetically engineered species of crops replace those of local origin, whether by accident or design, and Monsanto controls the supply of crop seeds, then who controls the region? Issues (like this) insidiously affect individual autonomy and freedom more than any gun control legislation - if you aren't outraged by these backdoor machinations, you aren't paying attention. Reading Andy McNab's latest offering won't teach you much that's of any use but Vince Flynn imagined a clever solution in Term Limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Dunlop Posted August 15, 2001 Share Posted August 15, 2001 African Rifles and Cartridges. John Taylor Homage to Catalona. George Orwell On the Black Hill. Bruce Chatwin Anything by Jim Corbett, esp the Maneating Leopard of Rudrapryag. Hunter by J A Hunter Huckleberry Finn. Mark Twain African Hunter. James Mellon Winning Rugby. Hugh de Lacy with Grant Fox. (brilliant book for 'the mind game') The AA book of British Birds. Horn of the Hunter. Ruark Swallows and Amazon series, Ransom and of course beyond fundamentals and Michael Plaxcos book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird Posted August 28, 2001 Share Posted August 28, 2001 I just read the whole National Enquirer from front to back, does that count????? he he Does wfmft= Rob Leatham, Enquiring minds want to know he he (Edited by bird at 8:40 pm on Aug. 27, 2001) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted August 28, 2001 Share Posted August 28, 2001 I'm not sure it counts, but man you should get an award for crap tolerance Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted August 29, 2001 Author Share Posted August 29, 2001 bird, No. Rob is "The Great One." be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bird Posted August 30, 2001 Share Posted August 30, 2001 sorry for the weak attempt at humor. After seeing all the books listed I had to break up the Ivory Tower "well read" person with a little ribald commentary. Sometimes I cannot help myself. Robbie is great of course, but don't count yourself out Brian... Brian Enos changed the way of modern pistol shooting. Your book, video, this forum, etc... My vote goes to BE... BE speaks to the next generation of shooters. Without that there is no future sage. BTW, the last book I read was Kitchen Table Wisdom my Rachel Naomi Remen. check it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Grrl Posted September 8, 2001 Share Posted September 8, 2001 I have 3 must read authors - have everything they've written (in order...) John Steinbeck Robert Heinlein Johanna Lindsey Actual favorite books not written by the above 3 - The Goal, Iliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox Webster's Dictionary The Bible I'm actually an AVID reader - i'll read anything :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted September 8, 2001 Share Posted September 8, 2001 Another Heinlein fan! Put 'er there, buddy! It's unfortunate the Starship Troopers movie sucked, but don't get me started.... (Edited by Duane Thomas at 11:28 am on Nov. 28, 2001) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted September 8, 2001 Share Posted September 8, 2001 I've recently - like this morning - finished reading Roger Bannister's book, The Four Minute Mile. In case the title wasn't a subtle clue, and you don't recognize the name, Bannister was the first man in recorded human history to run a sub-four minute mile. This is a wonderful book, in part because Bannister has an engaging writing style, his personality as it comes through in the book is highly likeable, and the story of his racing career and how it led to a quest to break the four-minute mile barrier is truly interesting. More than that, he has some very thought provoking insights and personal opinions on just why people play games, why the human desire to excel, that can translate directly into the action shooting sports - hell, they could translate to any sport, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slik40 Posted October 10, 2001 Share Posted October 10, 2001 Off the top of my head, here are some of my fav's 100 years of solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez Smileys People - John le Carre Shibumi - Eric von Lustbader Red Storm Rising - Clancy War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky Harley Davidsons Owners Manual (what can I say?) Russka - Edward Rutherford But my favourite book is any one I have not yet read... the journey is the thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted October 11, 2001 Share Posted October 11, 2001 I see many of my own favorites on lists already posted. Here are some I have loved which have not been mentioned yet: Fiction: Stand on Zanzibar-JohnBrunner Pale Fire-Vladimir Nabokov I Am a Cat-Soseki The Baron in the Trees-Italo Calvino A Personal Anthology, and Labyrinths-Jorge Luis Borges Kwaidan-Lafcadio Hearn Dead Souls-Nikolai Gogol (actually a very satirical and funny book) The Dalkey Archive, and The Third Policeman-Flann O'Brian Non-Fiction: What the Buddha Taught-Walpola Rahula Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism-Chogyam Trungpa Animal Architecture-Karl von Frisch The Looking-Glass Universe-John Briggs and David Peat The Portable Curmudgeon and Portable Curmudgeon Redux-John Winokur The Transformation of Nature in Art-Ananda Coomaraswamy The Book On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are-Alan Watts (Edited by RichardB at 11:21 pm on Oct. 10, 2001) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted October 19, 2001 Share Posted October 19, 2001 I read a lot of SciFi, OK I read a LOT of SciFi. I really enjoy David Weber. I read most of his books, but hesitated to read any of his 'Honor Harrington' series. yeah, yeah woman hero, space opera, right! Well, I read "A Short, Victorious War" OK, so he plagairized the French Revolution, it was still a good read. The next day I went to the library and started with the first book in the Harrington series. They are a little predictable, but he is not gentle with his characters. Another good author of SciFi I haven't seen mentioned here is Lois McMaster Bujold. Her series of VorKosigan novels are great, lots of action, and way too funny. 'A Civil Campaign' is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Thomas Posted October 20, 2001 Share Posted October 20, 2001 The Honor Harrington books are great. I've read all of them. Also, I'm working my way through Weber's The Apocalypse Troll, a non-Honor book, at the moment. It's good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proarticle2 Posted October 28, 2001 Share Posted October 28, 2001 Clive Cussler, anything he writes, especially since meeting him and learning he's an avid gun collector and appreciates our passion. Samuel Clemens, anything. Sir Conan Doyle, anything. Unintended Consequences, a must read which almost assuredly predicts the coming second civil war. Anything related to shooting and training, especially defensive handgun related. Looking for any and all suggestions on material for that last topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunRunner Posted November 27, 2001 Share Posted November 27, 2001 Unintended Consequences-John Ross (Read it 3 times, Hmmm, time to read it again!) Dune - Frank Herbert (all 6 original books) The Art of War - Sun Tzu A Brief History of Time - Stephen Hawking Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein Deamon Haunted World - Carl Sagan Fear and Loathing in Las vegas - Hunter S Thompson Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintence and Lila (the sequal to Zen...) - Robert M Persig ( I don't agree with all of his conclusions, but he makes you think!) The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit - J.R.R.Tolkien Sand Kings - Harlan Ellison (Short Story, appeared several years ago in Omni zine) Lonesome Dove - Larry McMurdy (sp?) The Real Frank Zappa Book - Frank Zappa (What is your, Conceptual... Continuity?) Almost anything by... Tom Clancy (that he wrote alone, Op Center doesn't cut it) Robert Heinlein Issac Asimov ...I'm sure theres more, but its late and I'm tired BTW BigDave, I haven't read that book but i'm familar with the history of and the importance of Zero. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Capizzo Posted November 28, 2001 Share Posted November 28, 2001 I'm about half way through " A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" by Dave Eggers. Its a very good book. What more can I say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASTIG Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 Tom Clancy (jack ryan series) i hate op-center series though Mack Bolan/Executioner series Jerry jenkins/Tim LaHaye LEFT BEHIND Series Max Brand (western books) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluemeanie Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 John D MacDonald's Travis McGee Novels James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux series Getting into Cussler, but dig Kurt Austen more than Dirk Pitt. If you're into hardcore technical diving, Try "The Last Dive" by Bernie Chowdhury, or "Caverns Measureless to Man" by Sheck Exley (Those of you who study Eastern Religion/thought/philosophy will appreciate the late Sheck Exley, greatest cave diver in the history of the sport.) Vaguely recall enjoying Keith Laumer's "Bolo" stories from a compilation, but would llike to find more. Love reading Cooper, Ayoob, Burkett, and oh, yeah, Enos. Add T. Jefferson Parker, Esp Silent Joe I usually avoid classics, but enjoyed "Manual for War" and "The Prince", and Love Tolkien, cannot bring myself to watch the movie. (Edited by bluemeanie at 8:29 am on April 10, 2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecutts Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 Quote: from GunRunner on 1:18 am on Nov. 27, 2001 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintence and Lila (the sequal to Zen...) - Robert M Persig It took a while to find some one else. I would like to know if I am the only one who didn't sleep for two nights while reading "zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance". I recognize it takes the right mood. I gave it to my father to read with instructions. He said something like it was tuff to get into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Thompson Posted January 9, 2002 Share Posted January 9, 2002 I got new recomendations, I promise you'll love these books: 1.Fields of Fire by James Webb 2. Cold Zero, inside the FBI HRT by Chris Whitcomb NonF 3.The Warrior Elite, the forging of SEAL class 228 by Dick Couch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j1b Posted January 17, 2002 Share Posted January 17, 2002 Just read Cold Zero by Whitcomb. Pretty good read. Blackhawk Down was pretty Epic - probably my favorite book. Movie shouldbe good too. Into Thin Air - about the 96' Everest exhibition was an excellent book too. I know its older - but still a great read. JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tory Schmeiser Posted March 8, 2002 Share Posted March 8, 2002 Anything by Dan Millman and David Morrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombienomore Posted March 11, 2002 Share Posted March 11, 2002 Non fiction: A Frozen Hell By William R. Trotter Fiction: Anything by Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 Napalm & Silly Putty by George Carlin Funny as hell, be he goes on some rants that are very thought provoking and intellectually stimulating, especially regarding religion and kids. Highly recommend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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