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One of my favorite books is Lonesome Dove. Only 1,000 pages and I was sorry to reach the end.

Winnie needs to read Bram Stokers Dracula on a dark night in a graveyard by candlelight all by himself............

Dodgefan: I have a knack for picking up on subtle things. If you like his writing by all means, read it, I prefer not to. Chris

I like to read books about the military, mainly The War Betwwen The States and WW2.

Nelson Demille is a favorite author of mine.

T Lee, I loved King Rat and Tai Pan along with Shogun, my favorite novels.

For the last twenty years or so I've very rarely read any fiction and find nonfiction more entertaining and exciting. I did get started on novels by Cormac McCarty until I started wanting to slit my wrists.

I'm usually have three or four books that I am reading at any one time and have found it a good idea to always have a book available. They come in handy while waiting on appointments, the wife or something unexpected.

long grass, Obewon....long grass

Or Larry Kaniut's Alaska Bear Tales in a tent by headlight on an Alaskan hunting trip.

Most readers, and even movie goers, miss the best parts.
I'm no less guilty than the next guy, having had many nuances pointed out to me after the fact.

many times I enjoy the reviews and other commentary after just as much as the original reading or viewing.
then I have to go back and read/see it again

But then again, often times I"m the only one I know who catches the really interesting little bylines and side thoughts. I'm surrounded by idjits and it gets really boring. One of the reasons I come here.... mental stimulation is sorely lacking in every part of the country I've been or lived.

Kinda ties in with my sig line below. Most times I can't decide if I'm bored with hatred or just hate boredom. Thank God for this here campfire and the friends I"ve gotten to know here. There's lots of good people in the world and there's lots of smart ones. Those few that are both are worth whatever effort required, including wasting time perusing the interrnet.

I think I may have read the Alex Rider book. Not sure.

I also like The Cat Who series. It is a mystery series with a bunch of different books.

If you like mysteries I highly recommend the "Holmes on the Range" series by Steven Hockensmith. They are are couple of brother cowboys solving mysteries using "The Holmsien method" on the frontier. Highly entertaining. I just read the latest out at camp this weekend.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmes_on_the_Range

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hockensmith

I'm currently muddling my way through The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (the beginning, IMHO is slooooow) and I am of Irelaunde. As a rule, I generally have a couple going at any given time.

Reading keeps me sane and kept me out of a lot of trouble in high school. I don't do well with "down time".....I tend to get "creative".

George

Say what??!!

My Amazon habit runs me about 150 bucks a month. I like hard backs.

My wife owns a bookstore, so I can support my habit fairly economically.

Wish she owned a gun-store, that'd be a hell of a lot better.

Love to read, if any hasn't read the Steig Larson "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" series, I highly recommend it. I thought those were really well written.

I also like Ivan Doig.

One of my favorite books is Indian Creek Chronicles by Pete Fromm, a great read also.

YES SIR, you of course are correct Steve, my bad.

Anyway I think it the best of the genre.

I read a great deal, but I do not enjoy fiction.

I use fiction as a mindless escape much like many that stare at the TV.

T, when ya think about it, War and Police work can be written up true to detail and it STILL appears to be fantasy most times.

I carry my Nook color pretty much everywhere now. I have manuals for work on it as well as books and other bs. I would hate to not have it now. Even am guilty of reading in the tree stand.