Oh yay, I love this thread.
Just finished, I kid you not, “Gates of Fire,” which I’m sure was on my list from a previous book thread on FR.
That was a doozy. Not my usual genre. Very violent. But really a superlative book, I think I got myself an education, and I believe I know a lot more about Greek history, Sparta, and particularly Thermopolaye now.
I read “Gates of Fire” when it first came out, loved it. Also read “Tides of War” about Alcibiades and Athens. Pressfield is a great historical fiction author.
Currently reading “The Joiner and the Cabinet Maker”, a mid-1800s book on basic projects for a Joiner, likely a term most people aren’t familiar with. Joiners made basic furniture and interior trim in houses (crown moldings, window sashes, chair rails, that sort of thing).
Also reading a book on indoor rowing.
Not exactly political reading material, more like preparedness material. Getting in shape, learning some useful skills, that sort of thing.