[Cincinatus]

The Great Divide -- Very good book on the early political divisions between the Federalists and Republicans in the Washington Administration. Raised my admiration for Washington even more (and a corresponding lessening of same for Thomas Jefferson).

Enemies: A History of the FBI - Good history of the domestic surveillance and anti-espionage work of the Bureau, from WW I to the present. Well-balanced and not slavishly sycophantic.

The Fifth Gospel - Fiction about Vatican intrigue and the Shroud of Turin. Promising and interesting for about the first 350 pages; extremely disappointing in the last 50.

After Apollo: Richard Nixon and the American Space Program - Detailed but interesting story of the aimlessness of the American space program after the achievement of the Moon landing. Colored significantly by author's obvious Democrat bias.

[dblshot]

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.

[FreedomPoster]

The Revolt of the Masses

[ken5050]

Question for the group.

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?

[FamiliarFace]

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.

[grame]

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

[grame]

Oops, forgot I’ve read UnBroken twice. Better reading than watching the movie.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

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.

[IYAS9YAS]

Last six months? In no particular order: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker (current), all by Ian Fleming.

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.

[Purdue77]

Currently reading:

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"

[Publius]

Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph, by Jan Swafford

[pops88]

Methodical Illusion by Rebekah Roth

http://www.methodicalillusion.com/

About 9/11. I couldn’t put it down. “Written as a novel, Methodical Illusion has been excruciatingly researched from an insider’s perspective, utilizing proprietary knowledge of airplanes, universal FAA protocols, standardized fight crew procedures and all hijacking policies. The results are the never before revealed answers to the daunting questions everyone has had, but few had dared ask aloud for fear of the repercussions that undoubtedly follow. Rebekah Roth is right on target with her mind blowing research which is guaranteed to open your eyes.”

Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

[central_va]

Basic Plumbing Techniques.

[day10]

Got and quickly finished “The Stranger” by Harlan Coben. Not his best, but fun.

[Oratam]

The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo, a 2012 biography of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas by Tom Reiss revealing how Dumas's son – author Alexandre Dumas –  incorporated elements of his remarkable father into his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers.

BLACK AJAX is an historical novel, by British author George MacDonald Fraser of Flashman series fame, set during the first two decades of the nineteenth century, mostly in England. It is the story of Tom Molineaux, a black slave who becomes a great boxer. Fraser’s story opens in Louisiana, where Molineaux is shown in his first boxing match, against another slave. His master promises him his freedom if he wins, and then sends him off to England to be trained as a champion boxer.

Dark Summit: The True Story of Everest's Most Controversial Season, by Nick Heil. On May 15, 2006, a young British climber named David Sharp lay dying near the top of Mount Everest while forty other climbers walked past him on their way to the summit. A week later, Lincoln Hall, a seasoned Australian climber, was left for dead near the same spot. Hall’s death was reported around the world, but the next day he was found alive after spending the night on the upper mountain with no food and no shelter.

[fungoking]

Finished:
Unbroken
Facing your Giants-Max Lucado
Current
James Macdonald act like a man

[discostu]

I’ve been on a Jo Nesbo Norwegian noir kick lately. Just wrapping up The Son.

[Lucas McCain]

I very recently finished Ben Coes’ latest, Eye For
An Eye. He is an outstanding author in the anti-terrorist/special ops/CIA thriller genre.

[bunnie911]

Against All Hope: A Memoir of Life in Castro’s Gulag by Armando Valladares 1984. Reagan read it and appointed Valladares to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Obama ought to read, too.

[Prospero]

MÉMOIRES D'OUTRE-TOMBE - François-René de Chateaubriand

Thankfully, all his works, excepting collections of his letters and more obscure columns, were translated into English and are today readily available beyond the reach of the Jacobin librarians (for the moment) through archive.org, HERE; included among these are his extraordinarily influential "The Genius of Christianity," for example; a work largely responsible for reintroducing the Faith into an age every bit as godless as our own.

His equally influential Memoirs, as translated by Kline in 2005, are found in two other locations, including HERE.

An incredibly entertaining and informative read, in an easy style fresher than most books published today.