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What books are you currently reading?
1/23/2012 | William Eaton

Posted on 01/23/2012 8:52:51 PM PST by WilliamEaton

What books are people currently reading? Any particular fiction or non-fiction of note? Any recommendations from some recent reads?

I just downloaded the novel Hunter by Robert James Bidinotto for my kindle. It's an indie novel and has received good reviews on Amazon. Will report back once I finish up.


TOPICS: Books/Literature; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: book; bookclub; bookreview; books; fiction; freeperbookclub; henripirenne; nonfiction; pages; readinglist
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To: WilliamEaton

Ulysses by James Joyce. 43% done with it and I can’t stand it. I don’t know why I persist but it is supposed to be one of the best literature books ever written in the English language. Unless it has a great finish, I don’t understand 20th century literature.


201 posted on 10/25/2013 7:46:41 AM PDT by Sawdring
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To: WilliamEaton
The Illearth War by Stephen Donaldson, and Of Dice and Men by David Ewalt.
202 posted on 10/25/2013 7:49:13 AM PDT by AD from SpringBay (http://jonah2eight.blogspot.com/)
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To: MtnClimber

Thank you for the list. Lookes like I still have a lot of reading to do!


203 posted on 10/25/2013 7:59:35 AM PDT by MWestMom (Psalms 109:8)
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To: MtnClimber

That list is a trip down memory lane. I read Martian Chronicles as a young teen and was hooked on the Genre for life. I have read a number of them multiple times.


204 posted on 10/25/2013 8:20:08 AM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: WilliamEaton

I’ve been working my way through the Matt Helm and Parker series more or less simultaneously for awhile. About midway through Helm and between books at the moment. Currently on “Breakout” in the Parker series.


205 posted on 10/25/2013 8:22:47 AM PDT by william clark (Ecclesiastes 10:2)
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To: WilliamEaton

I’m reading two books currently:

The Most Evil People in History

and

Unexplained Mysteries of WW2


206 posted on 12/04/2013 6:28:27 PM PST by rfreedom4u (Your feelings don't trump my free speech!)
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To: Sawdring; JoeDonnellymakesmepuke

Keep on with the next two volumes. Should be required reading. You can find cheap unabridged copies at book sales or used online.


207 posted on 12/04/2013 6:38:16 PM PST by endthematrix (The Name of the Game is BAILOUT.)
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To: WilliamEaton
Finished
Simply Trigger by Max Brinkman (Quick, Fun and doesn't disappoint)
One Second After by William R. Forstchen (Very Enlightening)
Enemies Foreign and Domestic by Matthew Bracken (Eye Opening)

Now reading
Domestic Enemies the Reconquista by Matthew Braken

208 posted on 12/22/2013 6:42:11 AM PST by mtngrandpa
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To: WilliamEaton
“The Change” series of novels by S. M. Stirling (Ten in the series so far.

“Elkie Brooks, Finding My Voice - My Autobiography -” (Just because I like her:

From 1974, with Vinegar Joe: ‘Proud To Be A Honky Woman’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPED5-u_i88

From 1982: ‘Fool If You Think It's Over’:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY8Es9GWE0s

From 2010: ‘Mess Of The Blues’:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHIT2sdAT1g

)

209 posted on 02/14/2014 9:28:10 AM PST by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of their ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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This Town should be on the list of everyone with an interest in politics and the inner workings of Washington D.C where RINOs are bred in expanding numbers.
210 posted on 04/30/2014 9:22:55 AM PDT by Baynative (How much longer will the media be able to prop up this administration?)
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To: Baynative

“Operation Jedburgh,” by Colin Beavan. Excellent book about the OSS men training in England and then jumping into occupied France and working with the Maquis before and after Operation Overlord.


211 posted on 05/08/2014 11:30:59 AM PDT by Ax
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To: WilliamEaton

The Book Thief


212 posted on 12/27/2014 1:31:34 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: WilliamEaton

Finished War of The Mountain Man by William W. Johnstone last night and daily Bible reading. May reread another Johnstone book next. Have them on my iPad. I love to read.


213 posted on 04/17/2015 8:57:44 AM PDT by MamaB
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To: WilliamEaton

Here`s an interesting book I read:

“NATIVE AMERICAN TALES AND TRAILS OF THE NORTHEAST WARPATH OF THE NATIONS”
569 pages
Some info on site: https://sites.google.com/site/tuojos/
has hundreds of photos, maps etc.


214 posted on 12/15/2015 10:01:46 AM PST by bunkerhill7 ((("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione."))))))
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To: WilliamEaton
Just finished reading The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi, it was really good.
It's SciFi (biopunk) and set in Thailand; very interesting.
215 posted on 06/13/2016 2:22:27 PM PDT by chud
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To: upchuck

The first time I read “Alas Babylon” was sitting on the veranda of my barracks in the Philippines in 1962. It is as relevant today as it was back then. It’s been years since I’ve read it and I think it’s time to revisit it.


216 posted on 10/09/2016 6:55:43 PM PDT by Ax (I am NOT a malingerer!)
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To: WilliamEaton

I am on “The Black Widow” by Daniel Silva. I am waiting for my copy of “See Something, Do Nothing.” I finished “Prayers the Devil Answers” by Sharyn McCrumb, a great read.


217 posted on 10/09/2016 7:00:44 PM PDT by Jane Austen (Neo-cons are Democrats who love war and illegal aliens)
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To: WilliamEaton

https://www.amazon.com/Man-Iron-Heart-Harry-Turtledove/dp/0345504356

What if V-E Day hadn’t ended World War II in Europe? What if, instead, the Allies had to face a potent, even fanatical, postwar Nazi resistance? Such a movement, based in the fabled Alpine Redoubt, was in fact a real threat, ultimately neutralized by Germany’s flagging resources and squabbling officials. But had SS Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich, the notorious Man with the Iron Heart, not been assassinated in 1942, fate might have taken a different turn. In this imagined world, Nazi forces launch a guerrilla war, using the quick and dirty tactics of terrorism to overturn what seemed to be a decisive victory. Suddenly the Allies–especially the United States–are mired in a long, seemingly unwinnable conflict while battling an invisible, unrelenting enemy.


218 posted on 10/09/2016 7:03:12 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Ax

After wearing out three paperback copies of AB, I finally broke down and bought a hardback from Amazon. Great book. Too bad it wasn’t made into a movie.


219 posted on 10/09/2016 8:05:24 PM PDT by upchuck (On the issue of SCOTUS alone, Trump has to win in November.)
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To: WilliamEaton

Flags of our Fathers. About flagraisers on Iwo Jima


220 posted on 04/11/2017 5:31:36 AM PDT by KingLudd
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