I just finished "The Next 100 years" by George Friedman. He is the principal of the Stratfor Group, a Geopolitical Think Tank and is former CIA, I believe. Excellent read.

Currently I'm reading "Empire of the Summer Moon", Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History. It's a GREAT read and I recommend it highly.

Anyone want to add to the list?

I've read "Empire of the Summer Moon" and it's great. Try "Rising Tide" about the great Mississippi River flood of 1927.

Last two I've read:

Nonfiction:
Dynasty by Tom Holland, was pretty interesting.

Fiction:
Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut

Vonnegut is great

I just started "Empire of the Summer Moon." It has me hooked already. Next will be fiction: "G-Man" by Stephen Hunter.

I just finished Alaska Wolf man Frank Glaser very good read!

Of course: my book "The Float." Available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Just finished "The Man-Eaters of Tsavo" by Lt.Col. Patterson. Early Africana at it's best!

RS

A Cold Dish by Craig Johnson. This is the author of the Longmire series that has been cancelled...much to my disappointment. Also, C.J. box short stories. Both authors are good reads and easily read. Enjoy! MTG

Skygods: The Fall of Pan Am.

Amazing how the US Government helped and, simultaneously, worked to destroy the airline industry in America. Great read, more like a novel.

Netflix bought the rights and finished the series quite well. They did the last 2 seasons if memory serves. Gotta get Netflix. If you can cram 2 seasons into 2 weeks, you can do the free trial and cancel before you get charged.

Yes

One Second After by William Forstchen. Life after an EMP event, ugly to say the least.

I agree. I really like C. J. Box. Craig Johnson I thought was a disappointment as well.

"A Terrible Glory" by James Donovan. Custer and the Little Bighorn.

Crazy Horse and Custer by Ambrose is also excellent. Haven't read A Terrible Glory.

All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy. I've read three of his novels, The Road, Blood Meridian, and this one.
Pretty Horses is my favorite.

For those of you that enjoy Empire of the Summer Moon, the next book you should read is "Comanches: The History of a People". The first 100 pages offer the most accurate description of the American Indian than anything I have ever read. (And that is a lot.)

An excellent book. Personally I think Blood Meridian is one of the greatest novels ever written but Horses is indeed stellar as well.

Cormac McCarthy is in the running for my favorite.

If you're up for a challenge try "Child of God." McCarthy generally gets at human ugliness with the truth, but this one is especially visceral.

Adding to my list:)

Recently read two by David McCullough: John Adams and The Johnstown Flood.

Both are terrific. Currently reading Mornings On Horseback, also by McCullough.

fwiw,
"Left of the Bang" by Patrick Van Horne. Most interesting thing I have read in a while.

Regards, Matt.

I have been reading novels by Joel C. Rosenberg. They are focused on end times and the rise of islam. He also has some non-fiction that is good reading. Rosenberg is closely acquainted with and has worked for Benjamin Netanyahu. He writes very well and his thrillers could be tomorrows headlines.

Have also been catching up on my John Grisham. "Gray Mountain" & "The Whistler" are both good reads.

I'm reading this one now.....A Short History Of The Confederate States Of America, by Jefferson Davis.
Have read these lately, and found them worthy.....They Gave Me A Seafire, by Mike Crosley.....Coral and Brass, by Holland Smith....Twelve Years In The Saddle, William Sullivan.....Hood's Texas Brigade, by J.B. Polley......Cowboy Detective, by Charlie Sirico.......Commando, by Dennys Reitz........Spitfire Pilot, by David M. Crook.........Tally-Ho Yankee In A Spitfire, by Arthur Gerald Donahue......Spitfire! The Experiences of a Spitfire Pilot, by Brian Lane.

I found the books about the Spitfire and the men who flew her to be very good reading, at least for me, as I've always been intrigued by such. The last three books on my list were written by pilots who flew Spitfires, and were killed in action during WW2.

I recently read the three Rosenberg novels about JB Collins in order...#1 The Third Target, #2 First Hostage, #3 Without Warning. Great reads and could be tomorrows headlines for sure.
Another thriller which I couldn't put down was David Hosp's... Dark Harbour which was set in Boston about a serial killer.
The last two I read were Dean Koontz's...Velocity and Dan Brown's... Digital Fortress both good reads.

The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt by Gene Kritsky

The Education of Cyrus by Xenophon (translated by Wayne Ambler)

The last two were Michener's "the Source", which is absolutely outstanding, and Wendell Berry's "Jayber Crow". Totally different, and best consumed piecemeal, but no less outstanding.

"Empire of the summer moon" was a wonderful read, as well.

Ardennes 1944 by Anthony Beevor. The Battle of the Bulge.

recollections of William+finaughty elephant hunter 1864-1875. My Lost Wilderness by Ralph young(he was brown bear guide in the old days) shakari connection has free ebook of the wiilliam finaughty book. John boyes king of the wa-kikuyu( took over tribe of about 1 million Africans that had previously killed all whites in there territories)

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I have added The Source to my Amazon wishlist. I have read "Caravans" and "The Covenant" both were outstanding reads.

I read the John Boyes book. It was very interesting, and good reading.

A really good list of additions here. Thanks for pitching in.

I like good fiction, WWII books, historical novels and books about guns and hunting.

I just finished our own John Barsness's new book "The Big Book of Big Game Hunting". It's such a terrific book that I bought 5 copies to give to my first line hunting buddies.

Steve

Working on a few as usual. Besides the steady stream of detective novels, I'm also reading Coyote America, by Dan Flores, who might be known to some folks here. Everything you ever wanted to know about the rascals.

The Detective Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri is my current favorite in that genre. Well translated from Italian, they feature the
real Mafia, lots of hot babes, great food, and the obligatory introspection by the protagonist. The series is up to about 20 novels, a bunch of short stories, and a very popular TV show that's really a series of feature films running about 1 1/2 hours each. The shows can be seen on Amazon video by adding an inexpensive channel to your package. There are the original shows, plus another batch featuring a younger version of the character. All of them are very good and have made the star an international celebrity, and the Sicilian town where it's filmed a major tourist attaction. Books and show are highly recommended.

The Great Arab Conquests by John Glubb. Out of print, but gives a great description of Islam and why moderate Muslims aren't real Muslims.

Undisputed Truth




Dave

I recently read Alaska's Wolf Man by James Reardon. It was a fabulous book that would be totally enjoyed by any ourdoorsman.

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/alaskas-wolf-man-jim-rearden/1114079429

kd

Thank you!

Just downloaded it to my Kindle.

Bantam war book series - We die alone is the title. Absolutely an amazing true story.

The Killing School by Brandon Webb. How SEALs become snipers.

Another that enjoyed the empire of the summer moon

Now reading a book about crazy horse, can't recall the title it's at one of our cabins

On my nightstand currently is bursting with energy, cause I'm doing anything but that these days

Same!

"Being Nixon: A Man Divided" by Evan Thomas