[absolootezer0]

going back thru the Midkemia saga novels by feist (again) i’ll be finishing ‘shards of a broken crown’ today.
‘unintended consequences’ is bathroom reading upstairs, ‘duh: a history of human stupidity’ is in the downstairs bathroom.
i also have been keeping a sherlock holmes collection and a collection of phillip dick’s stories in my truck in case i run out of reading material.

[Billthedrill]

I love these threads. At the moment I'm reading:

Main Currents of Marxism: The Founders, The Golden Age, The Breakdown by Leszek Wolakowski

My Correct Views On Everything by Leszek Wokakowski

The End of Commitment: Intellectuals, Revolutionaries, and Political Morality in the Twentieth Century by Paul Hollander>

Not a lot of light stuff there but Wolakowski is an absolute hoot when it comes to tearing down the pretensions of Marxists. Polish philosopher who got chased out in '68; his specialty thesse days is the place of religion in modern intellectual life. A Dawkins/Hitchens antidote. Highly recommended.

[SoftballMominVA]

For self-education - A World Lit only by Fire

For fun - re-reading The Firm

For job education - What Really Matters to Struggling Readers

[Burlem]

The 5000 Year Leap (principles of Freedom 101)
The book is about how we got where we are as a country in just a few years, a discussion of the Constitution and federal papers written for easy understanding.

I know the book sounds like some horrible must read from history class,(smile) but is anything but.
You can see it on Amazon or ECO, The Environmental Conservation Organization ( conservative group)
“Miracle at Philadelphia”

[EarthBound]

Villains by Necessity by Eve Forward.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I just finished “Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town” by Stephen Leacock. I’m currently going back and forth between O. Henry short stories and Larry McMurtry’s “Lonesome Dove” which, at 800+ pages, ought to keep me busy for a while.

[nodumbblonde]

The Dark Side of Camelot by Seymour Hersch detailing the inner workings of the Kennedy administration. Fascinating!

I'm nearly finished with it, so maybe I'll find my next read on this thread. :)

[3AngelaD]

Foundations of Betrayal by Phil Kent.

The Year of Eating Dangerously by Tom Parker Bowles.

Dairies 1969-1979, the Python Years by Michael Palin.

The Shape of Water by Andrea Camilleri.

[SoftballMominVA]

Oh and I forgot ...

reading to my students - The Book of Virtues by Bill Bennett

[bmwcyle]

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[IronJack]

Simon Sebag Montefiore's biography of Joe Stalin.
Howard Sachar's A History of Israel
Just finished Margaret George's mock autobiography of Henry VIII.

[Big Red Clay]

Currently reading Vince Flynn’s novels. I am in the middle of “The Third Option” after reading “Consent to Kill, Term Limits, and Transfer of Power” in the last 3 weeks. I read “Memorial Day” when it came out and loved it but just never got around to buying his other books.
Looking forward to the new one later this month.

Obviously I am hooked.

[Plutarch]

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, by Gibbons.

(Listening actually, downloaded from Audible)

Just finished Roughing It, by Mark Twain.

[Corin Stormhands]

Currently have open...

“The Holiness of God” by R.C. Sproul (for a class)
“Roaring Lambs” by Bob Briner
“Mirror, Mirror” by Gregory Maguire

And I’m just about finished with the audio version of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” (I’ve already read it, but had an extended road trip last week)

[pillut48]

Re-reading "The Runes of the Earth" by Stephen Donaldson in preparation for the next book in the series "Fatal Revenant" due out in a few weeks! ("The Final Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" trilogy)

[No Truce With Kings]

Lois McMasters Bujold’s Miles Vorkostigen series for one.

A mystery series by Leann Sweeney that is pretty good. It is set in Houston, near where I live, and it often wanders into the NASA area.

On a more serious note, “The Death of the Grown-Up,” “50 Rules Kids Won’t Learn in School: Real-World Antidotes to Feel-Good Education,” “Buffalo Soldiers in the West,” and “Following the Royal Road: A Guide to the Historic Camino Real De Tierra Andentro.”

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Just finished “The Nine Billion Names of God” by Arthur C. Clarke and “Casino” by Nicholas Peleggi. Next up is the vintage copy of “Teddy Bare” I snagged on eBay!

[Liberty Valance]

Proverbs Chapter 3.

[mountainlyons]

The Annals of World by James Ussher is in print after 400 years. I did not know that there were so many wars thousands of years ago.

[Oberon]

The Church History by Eusebius, The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (for about the 8th time), Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis, and He Is There and He Is Not Silent by Francis Schaeffer.

With occasional glances at Rifle magazine.