CharlieH 43620 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Link to previous years content. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeBOzbourne 982 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Louis L'Amour: Last of the Breed. A bit different than his normal western novels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda 29433 Posted January 7 Share Posted January 7 Thin Air by Richard K. Morganhttps://www.richardkmorgan.com/writing/thin-air/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gargamon 3201 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Ringworld, by Larry Niven. With Amazon doing a TV series, thought I'd read it again to make the series more understandable. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoguy21 2200 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 The God Equation by MIchio Kaku 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda 29433 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/7/2023 at 1:35 PM, connda said: Thin Air by Richard K. Morganhttps://www.richardkmorgan.com/writing/thin-air/ Actually I take that back. I've decided to wade into The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons. I just finished the first book, Hyperion, and I'm now on book two, Fall of Hyperion. He has a really rich writing style with complex plot lines that interweave. It's a good Sci-Fi read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda 29433 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 On 1/27/2023 at 10:07 PM, connda said: Actually I take that back. I've decided to wade into The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons. I just finished the first book, Hyperion, and I'm now on book two, Fall of Hyperion. He has a really rich writing style with complex plot lines that interweave. It's a good Sci-Fi read. Just started on Book 3 of the Hyperion Cantos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gk10012001 1430 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Secrets of the Millionaire Mind. T Harv. Eker. A really fun book that gives great examples and talks about financial blueprint, mindset etc. Small paperback. Highly recommended. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10012001 1430 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 The fountains of Paradise by Arthur C Clark. Great Sci Fi that has some real world possibilities in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers 13227 Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 The Secret Life of Mr.Roos by Hakan Nesser. A Swedish crime writer who more than fills the void in the genre left by the passing of Messrs Mankell and Larsson. Inspector Barbarotti is the wry cop looking to clear up the mystery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 67779 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Everything and anything by Barry Eisler. He is the best writer in the espionage/assassin genre. Vince Flynn was a close second, before he had the audacity to die on us. Tom Wood is decent. The Victor series is entertaining. No one else even comes close, in my opinion, though there are dozens, if not hundreds out there. Most are minor talents like Brad Thor, Steve Martini, Chris Ryan, Mick Herron, Lee Child, Andy McDermott, Alex Gurlis, Scot Hovrath, Alex Hawke, Brad Taylor, Ben Coes, and Alex Berenson. Any suggestions? Real writers who can flesh out their characters and the environments with distinctive prose? Edited March 22 by spidermike007 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake 10168 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I do all my book stuff on Goodreads. But I'll mention something worth reading, here. James Zimmerman's The Peking Express: The Bandits Who Stole a Train, Stunned the West, and Broke the Republic of China. Just out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt 4305 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 On 3/22/2023 at 10:23 AM, spidermike007 said: Everything and anything by Barry Eisler. I think I have only read his John Rain books. Anything else you can recommend by him? Scot Harvath is Brad Thor's books main character. Not sure if I have read any of Tom Wood so will check that out thanks. On 3/22/2023 at 10:23 AM, spidermike007 said: Any suggestions? Nelson DeMille books featuring John Corey Tom Cain - character Sam Carver Did you ever read the books by John Trevanian? Eiger Sanction was turned into a film with Clint Eatwood from memory, there was another with the same character and also a book called Shibumi. Eric V Lustbader - Nicholas Linnear character (and others) - he also took over writing the Bourne books. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover 2645 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Life and Death On The New York Dance floor. It's about the transition from disco to new wave in downtown NYC clubs in the early 80's. I went out at least 3 times a week back then. I saw a lot of post-punk, like the famous PIL show where everyone rioted, The Talking Heads in club shows, The Clash with a rap act who was bottled off stage, to name a few. The book is too detailed, it goes week by week for five years. No $40 DJ fee is too small to squabble about a half a century later. It makes me remember famous for five minute bands like Killing Joke and YouTube them up, prob for the last time. Can't recco it if you weren't there, but a 500+ page music book on something non-mainstream is always an immediate buy. I liked Elvis Costello's autobiography the same way, even tho I have barely listened to his music. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelHunt 118 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 I just finished reading this book, "Lies My Government Told Me", by Dr. Robert Malone. Very good book. Eye-opening. https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Govt-Told-Me/dp/151077324X/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim 22809 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 How a handful of men shaped the North West Frontier : Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok 7581 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 Anyone read a great book on Buddhism? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaosLover 2645 Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 On 5/3/2023 at 7:11 AM, bignok said: Anyone read a great book on Buddhism? Since you're self-help oriented, take a look at Buddha Brain. The author milks the territory for another half a dozen books, but Buddha Brain says it all. Also: Why Buddhism Is True. For meditation inspiration and advice, I like Joseph Goldstein. Ton of his free podcasts etc. He studied with Achan Chah, a great Ubon teacher in the forest tradition. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam 19218 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 The Imitation of Christ - highly recommended and I'm a Christian. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam 19218 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 On 5/14/2023 at 10:12 PM, LaosLover said: For meditation inspiration and advice, I like Joseph Goldstein. Ton of his free podcasts etc. He studied with Achan Chah, a great Ubon teacher in the forest tradition. So did Jack Cornfield. Great podcasts here - https://beherenownetwork.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueScouse 232 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 The Forgotten Slave Trade by Simon Webb. The Forgotten Slave Trade - Simon Webb.azw3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim 22809 Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 On 5/3/2023 at 6:11 PM, bignok said: Anyone read a great book on Buddhism? Zen flesh Zen Bones Captures the spirit of Buddhist mindfulness without a lot of the lay ritual. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgMech Cowboy 2148 Posted June 9 Share Posted June 9 NEVER by Ken Folliet Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blazes 5827 Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 The Odyssey by some Greek guy.....Folio edition, a bit heavy in the hand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo 76771 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 19 hours ago, blazes said: The Odyssey by some Greek guy.....Folio edition, a bit heavy in the hand. Thought it was written by Homer Simpson, and he was American. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone 18464 Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 You could try the one recommended by Marty Feldman, "Anthony the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying"............ On a serious note, several times I have started, "Sapiens, a brief history of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari and never got to finish it, but will get round to it one day! Not into fiction at all, and not really into reading books, other than articles on the Internet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo 76771 Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Just working my way through the Rivers of London fantasy series. Pretty good so far, about the section of the London Met that deals with monsters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 67779 Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Anyone know any spy/assassin/espionage novelists on the level of Barry Eisler or Vince Flynn? I know that is rarified territory. But, keep reading hacks like Lee Child, Alan First, Stephen Leather, Brad Thor, etc. They can't polish the shoes of either Flynn or Eisler. Victor Wood is decent. So are some of the others. But, hungry for real quality work, that puts you in that time and place. No nazi or soviet stuff. Find that boring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 67779 Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 On 6/11/2023 at 12:26 PM, xylophone said: You could try the one recommended by Marty Feldman, "Anthony the Aardvark goes Quantity Surveying"............ On a serious note, several times I have started, "Sapiens, a brief history of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari and never got to finish it, but will get round to it one day! Not into fiction at all, and not really into reading books, other than articles on the Internet. Very sorry to hear that. Well written books are one of life's incredible delights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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