Posted on 10/01/2010 8:54:31 AM PDT by MplsSteve
Hi everyone! It's time again for my quarterly "What Are You Reading Now?" thread.
As you know, I consider Freepers to be among the more well-read member of the cyber world. I like to find out what you're all reading.
Essentially, it can be anything. A timeless classic, a trashy pulp novel, a technical journal, etc. In short, anything!
Please do not ruin this thread by posting something stupid like "I'm Reading Your Thread". It became really really unfunny a long time ago.
I'll start. I'm reading "Pendergast!" by Lawrence J Larsen and Nancy J Hulston. Written in 1997, it chronicles the life as well as the rise and fall of Tom Pendergast. In the 1920's and 30's, he was the undisputed boss of Kansas City. Nothing moved or happened in that city without his approval. He was responsible for the rise of Harry S Truman as well.
Pendergast was a contradiction in many terms. he was a family man but also contracted syphilis from a prostitute. He looked out for the downtrodden by getting them jobs and food and then skimmed money off the side (on public works projects) for his own use.
And last but not least, he was a life-long Democrat as well!
All in all, this is a good book and one I'd recommend strongly.
Well, what are you reading now?!
I’m reading “Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man who led the Band of Brothers” by Larry Alexander.
It’s a wonderful read. I’m planning on reading Major Winter’s book next, “Beyond the Band of Brothers”. I’m looking forward to that one.
Rereading this, actually. Read it a million years ago
Also:
“The Unconquerable General Daumesnil” by-Edward Ryan.
Just finished re-reading Cujo. Read it as a teenager over 20 years ago and after snobbishly turning my nose up at my hubby for suggesting streaming the movie on Netflix, couldn’t remember why I hated the movie so much so had to re-read the book. Now I remember why I hated the movie. The director wimped out.
I’m reading UNBOUND by Neil Lozano. “Unbound” teaches practical steps to free us from the blocks that get in our way of being more effective Christians and expands our understanding of how evil works. It seems very solid and balanced to me so far.
Slouching Towards Gomorrah by Robert Bork, and Surrender is Not an Option, by John Bolton.
for later
Dead by Sunset by Ann Rule
Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil by Derek Landy
“Shooter”
By Gunnery Sgt. Jack Caughlin
Great read. I love all her books.
Mike
I've read it several times and get something new out of it each time. Perhaps I'm just a little slower on the uptake then most, but I would recommend going back a year or so from now and thumbing through it again :-) If you're like me, you'll find stuff that wasn't there your first time through.
It's the book CS Lewis credited for bringing him back to God.
The third volume of Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
“War of the Rats” by David L Robbins.
Russian Ace Sniper Vassily Zaitsev v German Ace Sniper Heinz Thorvald at the Battle of Stalingrad. One Shot...One Kill.
After this, I wanna re-read “Absolute Power” by David Baldacci.
Man’s Search of Meaning - Viktor Frankl
Of Bees and Mist - Erick Setiawan
Beautiful Losers - Leonard Cohen
Book of Mercy - Leonard Cohen
The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Kush
I’m reading “Nullification” by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
It is a great book on the principles of the Constitutional government and how the States were designed to be the check on the federal government. If this concept were to ever catch on we could change our oppressive federal government over night. Pray for our republic.
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