Posted on 05/19/2015 6:48:49 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
Currently reading Kenneth Davis’s Don’t Know Much About History and Honky Tonk Debutante by Christine Warren and working my way through John Sandborn’s Prey Series (on the 6th book now).Finished Thunderstruck last month about Marconi and a murder mystery around the turn of the century.
The Revolt of the Masses
FReepers are avid readers, of all genres. Threads like this one are always popular. Over the years I've discovered many excellent books because another Freeper mentioned it somewheres.
Could we get John Robinson, and the mods to update, and add a new Forum: "Book Reviews."
This way, you read a book..if you're inclined to do so, you can post a review, good or bad..others can add their comments, and it's easy to find.
Comments?
The best book that I’ve read recently was called “The Light Between Oceans” by M.L. Stedman. We read it for our ladies’ book club, and it was the one that we all agreed was the most interesting of the books we’ve read this year. It was about a lighthouse keeper and was set in Australia just after WWI.
It looks like they have turned or are turning it into a movie.
Add to that the following:
ESSENTIAL WISDOM of the FOUNDING FATHERS ISBN 978-1-45
351-1149-3
THOMAS PAINE COMMON SENSE ISBN 978-1-4351-4601-3
SHOCKING SECRETS of AMERICAN HISTORY ISBN-13: 978-1-56731-897-5
US NAVY VET, THOSE TWO LISTS I GAVE WILL KEEP YOU GOING “WOW I DIDN’T KNOW THAT”.
RE: #63, great idea, Ken. Would love to see it.
I was thinking of reading that as well. It’s at the end of the book that the Big Fisherman is tossed the robe.
Very cute. Thanks!
The 23rd Psalm - George Lucious Salton ( 11yrs old, separated from parents & brother interred in Polish concentration camp.)
Until Tuesday - (veteran with PTSD)
Seeking Allah, Finding God - Nabeel Qureshi
Walking East to West - Ravi Zacharias
Oops, forgot I’ve read UnBroken twice. Better reading than watching the movie.
I read on my kindle if the book is available. I have been chewing through Larry Nivens known space books. The Ringworld trilogy is awesome.
I read this book by our very own freeper lafroste. I really enjoyed it.
Nation of One: The Next Great Age of MAN Is Here
http://www.amazon.com/Nation-One-Next-Great-Here/dp/1494478242/ref=sr_1_14?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1432047364&sr=1-14&keywords=%22a+nation+of+one%22
It’s an action packed science thriller. A good read for sure. Douglas E. Richards has some good books also, Amped, Wired, Brainweb.
The Rho Agenda Series (The Second Ship, Immune, Wormhole) by Richard Phillips, and his connected prequel Rho Agenda Inception books (Once Dead and Dead Wrong). I see he has a new one out called Dead Shift, so I'll be getting that soon. All on Kindle.
Charles Krauthammer; "Things That Matter"
Ed Slott; "The Retirement Savings Time Bomb",
Just Finished:
Anne Rooney; "The Story of Mathematics"
Dana Loesch; "Hands Off My Gun"
Sharyl Attkisson; "Stonewalled"
Forgot, I also read Unbroken.
And “How I Got This Way” and “Into the Twilight, Endlessly Grousing” by Patrick McManus.
I just finished reading The Hobbit, outloud to myself. I know, it sounds wierd; but, my ability to concentrate when reading has taken a bit of a hit, so I read outloud and stuff seems to stick better.
Review
In London of 1888, Private Enquiry Agent Cyrus Barker takes on his biggest case ever—the attempt to find and stop the killer terrorizing Whitechapel: Jack the Ripper
Cyrus Barker is undoubtedly England’s premiere private enquiry agent. With the help of his assistant Thomas Llewelyn, he’s developed an enviable reputation for discreetly solving some of the toughest, most consequential cases in recent history. But one evening in 1888, Robert Anderson, the head of Scotland Yard’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), appears at Barker’s office with an offer. A series of murders in the Whitechapel area of London are turning the city upside down, with tremendous pressure being brought to bear on Scotland Yard and the government itself.
Basic bottom dollar kindle for me.
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