[Tanniker Smith]

Started and ended strongly, finishing The Lord of the Rings in January and then reading the Stars & Stripes Forever trilogy at the end of the year. (If anyone is interested in talking about any of the books in between, I'll be happy to give my opinions.)

Currently, I have a ton of old SF books (from the 70s and 80s originally) to get through, a few other series books to read and pass on, and, of course, 100+ Doc Savage Bantam paperbacks and doubles.

What's everyone else reading?

TS

[mlmr]

The Long Walk....it has been reissued,

[get'emall]

THE LONGEST WINTER by Kershaw. Great book about a very gallant platoon that was critical to our winning the Battle of the Bulge.

[RushCrush]

Thanks for posting this thread, it's interesting and I'm always looking for book recommendations. However....you forgot to read Ann Coulter's new book!

[ConservativeBamaFan]

One Page Management
Results Based Leadership
Hiring the Best
The Millionaire Next Door
Gross Margin
The Complete Chronicles of Narnia (read aloud to the kids after supper)
How to Think Like a CEO
Tons of profit&loss statements, customer reports, A/R aging, margin variance reports, etc.

In 2005 I'd like to read State of Fear and some others. Any suggestions?

[gubamyster]

ping

[Warriormom]

I STRONGLY recommend A Table In The Presence by Lt. Carey H. Cash. It is "the dramatic account of how a U.S. Marine battalion experienced God's presence amidst the chaos of the war in Iraq".

[KJacob]

"A Little Bit Sideways". Great NASCAR book.

[patriciaruth]

Reagan's War by Peter Schweizer was excellent.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I read the dictionary the other day. I didn't understand the plot at all. The characters were poorly developed. Overall it was one of the worst books I've read.

[patriciaruth]

Also enjoyed Clancy's Teeth of the Tiger.

[mysto]

I just finished reading A National Party No More by Zell Miller. It was a fast read... not bad. I'm now on to Treachery by Bill Gertz.

[aomagrat]

"Pickett, Leader of the Charge, by Edward Longacre
Gentleman and Soldier, The Extraordinary Life of General Wade Hampton, by Edward Longacre
A World Turned Over, by Lorian Hemingway
Coronel and the Falklands, by Geoffrey Bennet
Prince John Magruder, His Life and Campaigns, by Paul Casdorph
Ghosts of the Fireground, by Peter Leschak
So Others Might Live, A history of New York's Bravest, by Terry Golway
Sudden Sea, The Great Hurricane of 1938, by R.A. Scotti

And many others.

[RosieCotton]

Hm...writing down everything I've read or reread would be tricky.

But by far the most memorable book I (finally!) read this year was Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset. It's a huge book and quite an undertaking, but indescribably incredible. Probably my favorite book of all time when it comes to fiction, and I've read a LOT!

[FreedomHasACost]

Zell Millers book "A National Party No More". It is real good.
How on earth did you ever get the time to read all those books?
All my extra time I spend here :)

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/title.html

Free on line books

[w1andsodidwe]

Currently reading the "Da Vinci Code". A real page turner. I will however follow up with the book that debunks the misinformation here. It must be read for pure enjoyment, not for taking anything lasting away from it.

[GeronL]

what is a lemony snicket?

[PMCarey]

Here are some books that stick out in my mind from the past year ...

• The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki: A book about how large groups can make more intelligent decisions than even the most intelligent member
• Eats Shoots and Leaves by Lynn Truss: A humerous book about punctuation (really!)
• Carnage and Culture by Victor Hansen: The rise of the Western military tradition as seen from 10 historic battles
• Ripples of Battle by Victor Hansen: The impact of three historic battles (Delium, Shiloh, and Okinawa)
• Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell: A basic introduction to free-market economic theory. Very well written, but I haven't finished it yet!
• Prime Obsession by John Derbyshire: A well-written examination of the Riemann Hypothesis (the most famous unsolved hypothesis in mathematics - now that Fermat's Last Theorem has bit the dust)

[patriciaruth]

Interesting thing happened. I read Johnny Tremaine before sending it to my husband's grandson, and while reading it realized that John Jake had ripped off half the characters and plot when he wrote The Bastard and The Rebels.

[CatoRenasci]

While I read a few dozen amusing, but forgettable works of science fiction, I did read a few good books:

Peter Watson, The Modern Mind
Jacques Barzun, From Dawn to Decadence
B. T. Wilkins, Burke's Political Philosophy

all of which I commend to the interested student of ideas.