Read any good books lately?

[Dave Ambrose]

On 10/7/2016 at 2:27 PM, CometMan said:

I read "Descent Into Darkness" by Commander Edward Raymer, who was one of the lead Navy salvage divers sent into Pearl Harbor to clean up after the attack. Very interesting book!

I've read that too. Very interesting. Those guys were far braver than I. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Ian Rankin's The Impossible Dead.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I read a lot of sci fi to unwind in the evenings. Currently alternating between Iain M. Banks' "Culture" series and the ancient "Bolo" series originated by Keith Laumer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe

[imarriedawitch]

The Reason You Walk   (Wab Kinew)

[Calb56]

22 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I read a lot of sci fi to unwind in the evenings. Currently alternating between Iain M. Banks' "Culture" series and the ancient "Bolo" series originated by Keith Laumer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe

Iain M. Banks is great, it's been a long time.

Also, John Crowley is good with his Aegypt series.

 

[Bugatti Fan]

If you like geo political techno thrillers have a look at the series of books by Frank Gardiner who still works for the BBC. He was shot whilst on an assignment in the Middle East a few years back and paralysed from the waist dosn. His books due to his personal experiences and being still very much hands on as a studio researcher reporter give him a very good insight into the political, espionage and military things happening in the world today.

[meechum68]

Currently reading: Dungeon Crawler Carl series. On book 6 and have enjoyed it. I have read the Farseer Trilogy as well and it was great. 

I tend to bounce between fantasy and sci-fi with a very very small selection of biographies or non-fiction works.  

[Volzfan59]

How about re-reads? My other hobby is bass fishing. I read “Them Ol’ Brown Fish by Billy Westmorland and River Smallmouth Fishing by Tim Holschlag. 

[Calb56]

5 minutes ago, Volzfan59 said:

How about re-reads? My other hobby is bass fishing. I read “Them Ol’ Brown Fish by Billy Westmorland and River Smallmouth Fishing by Tim Holschlag. 

Re-reading "Supercharged Gas Coupes : Remembering the Sixties" by Don Montgomery. 

 

[TarheelRick]

The Vietnam Air War: from the Cockpit, by Col. Dennis M (Mike) Ridnouer. This is a collection of war stories from pilots, ground crews, and support personnel who were either in Thailand or Vietnam during the war. Some of the stories are somewhat crude in writing style and occasionally in language. Some are comical, others plain, and all too many are tragic. What has really got me excited with this book is that I was at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand from February '71 to February '72 and can remember some of these events as they transpired. Col. Ridnouer was also in Thailand during part of the same period. Although I did not know him then, I met him in 2011 while I was serving a small church in Union County, NC where he was a member. At that time, he was working in the aviation industry buying and selling aircraft parts and spent most of his time in California, so I only got to talk with him a couple of times.

The Vietnam Air War: First Person, by Col. Dennis M (Mike) Ridnouer. Am currently reading this one, it was the first book, the one mentioned above is the sequel.

If you have any desire to learn more about the air war in Vietnam, I will highly recommend these books. They are stories straight from the "horse's mouth."