Time for some more book recommendations

[fabknight]

I only have a couple of books backlogged and I like to have 4-5. My 2 remaining books on backlog are The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara and The Last Full Measure by Jeff Shaara. After those two, I'm steering away from historical fiction for a while.


I read a lot of what you all recommended and really enjoyed the Ken Follet books that Bob2 recommended.

I read Wool that Sucks recommended but it was pretty simplistic - (however, I really enjoyed the dystopia topic).

The Martian was pretty good also. Flash Boys was super.

I just finished up reading all of Jeff Shaara's WWII historical fiction novels; The Rising Tide, The Steel Wave, No Less than Victory and The Final Storm. He's a fabulous author where the accounts of the war (incl Presidents, military leaders, strategies, locations,... are all historically accurate but some of the low level characters are not.) A lot of his work is required ready by the war college. Highly recommended.

I also finished Five Years to Freedom by James "Nick" Rowe (Brahman - you might enjoy that one since it's non-fiction). He was a POW in Vietnam that ended up escaping and made it back to the USA. He was responsible for creating the SERE training that our special forces go through.


Have any of you all read any books that you can recommend?

 

[UCFKnight85]

I highly recommend this book, found in the Fiction section of your local book store:

 

[MACHater02]

How to Win Friends and Influence People by 85 & Sir G.

 

[1ofTheseKnights]

Murders at Crooked Creek by William Burke. Great read.

Murders at Crooked Creek https://www.amazon.com/dp/1432747460/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_x4snvb072542C
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[fabknight]

Originally posted by 1ofTheseKnights:
Murders at Crooked Creek by William Burke. Great read.

Murders at Crooked Creek https://www.amazon.com/dp/1432747460/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_x4snvb072542C

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Read the book summary that Amazon provided and it sounds cheesy. Maybe whoever wrote the summary was just a crappy writer...you read it and enjoyed it?

 

[MACHater02]

Outliers: The Story of Success

 

[Bob the Citronaut]

It's Not MY Fault. - Barack Obama
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[fabknight]

C'mon people. C'mon Brahman, I know you enjoy reading. Help me out with some good reads.

 

[BattleAx]

Read any of the Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child.

 

[UCFRogerz]

FAB DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO READ. HE'S TROLLIN YALL..L LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLLAL

 

[UCF_Video]

"The Pony Trap" by David Blewett:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Pony-Trap-Escaping-Football/dp/0985988304

It's an interesting look at the "other side" of the SMU Death Penalty case.

 

[fabknight]

FAB DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO READ. HE'S TROLLIN YALL..L LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLLLLAL

Sign language is my forte. _iIii

 

[rulethirty]

Under the assumption that it is likely the first in a series, then check out Station Eleven

http://www.amazon.com/Station-Eleven-Emily-John-Mandel/dp/0385353308/ref=sr_1_1

If there's no follow up, the end may leave a little to be desired. She teed things up nicely though and it kinda has that feel.

In a completely different direction, The Art of Racing in the Rain is worth the time

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Racing-Rain-Novel/dp/0061537969/ref=sr_1_1

 

[fabknight]

For those that took the time to give me some real recommendations, thanks!!

 

[knighted.1]

For those that took the time to give me some real recommendations, thanks!!

Don't know your tastes or interests, so here are a few I generally recommend if you have not read.

White Noise by Don DeLillo
Train by Pete Dexter
Brown Dog by Jim Harrison
The Sportswriter by Richard Ford
All of those are fiction
John Adams: A Life
in nonfiction
The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
How Successful People Think by John Maxwell
in business related