What kind of stuff do you all read?

[SOLANCO]

Maneaters of kumaon by Corbett is superb. All about leopards and tigers in 1920’s India who had to be killed due to their taste for human curry. Anything by Robert Roark and for historical fiction, Bernard cornwell (sharpe series)or Steven pressfield who writes from the point of view of the ordinary soldier. Steven Ambrose for ww2 and Bruce catton on the civil war. Any of the Thomas greiss West Point series (you have to get the atlas that goes with each book as it’s very helpful understanding the battles and overall strategy). The Firefox books ( best set of books to own if you want to learn how to do for yourself). And pretty much any good writer from Steinbeck to Hemingway, London, Kipling Twain and copper ( Twain is rolling in his grave being lumped in with cooper) .T.E.Lawrence 7pillars of wisdom (made into Lawrence of Arabia) pat conroy (superb writer) basically everything. Even read a romance novel someone left in the airport ( read it through and realized why they’d left it). Buying a retirement house soon and, after my tools and equipment, books wi

Robert Roark yes yes yes yes yes and yes again. His Old Man and the boy books evoke childhood some of us were lucky to have and some of us ache that we did not. His Africa books remind us that current trouble are not only nothing new but are perhaps shadows of the Mau Mau era..

 

[Rob M.]

Just history and bios

 

[Hermit Tim]

I love reading but don't do novels. My interests are American history from the 17th century through mid 19th. Also like reading about camping, hunting, and general outdoor stuff from the early 20th century. Also like to study primitive living skills as well as woodcraft stuff. Books by folks like Nessmuk and Horace Kephart are good reads. I recently discovered a channel on youtube, I think it is called audio books. They have libravox recordings of great audio books for free. When we go to bed the wife passed out pretty fast but I listen to those. Right now I am listening to one called Marooned in the forest. Excellent book. Also reading Buckskin and Black Powder. It's an old book but pretty interesting.

 

[TDM]

History or historical fiction.

 

[Nazgul58]

I read a lot of Historical books. "There roads to the Alamo" was a recent good read. Have "Joe the Slave" waiting, he was a survivor of the Alamo. We were there last year so my interest was piqued.

I read a lot on Gutenberg.org. Over 60,000 free books, mostly older. H Ryder Haggard is a favorite. Edgar Rice Borroughs and others of that time frame.

Don

 

[Old-Duckman]

Interesting question.

Preferences have changed over the years. In my 20's I read much H.P. Lovecraft and authors who contributed to the Cthulhu Mythos...basically horror.

I love short stories. One of my favorite short story genres are deal with the Devil stories. Other short story horror fiction comes in second. I enjoy some of Mark Twain's and Jack London's writings.

I enjoy true crime, most especially serial killer studies.

I buy many books with the intention of reading them and, sadly, never do.

I read the Bible but not as much as I should.

Magazines: I at one time subscribed to 12. Today only 2 and I will let Firearms News expire and only plan on keeping Handguns active.

More reading of news on the InterNet anymore and that mostly from alternative news sites. Also listen to or watch many videos from those same sources.

 

[jfaldo]

You would like Watership Down

If you like Watership Down you should read Duncton Wood.

Currently reading That Dark and Bloody River by Eckert that chronicles the settling of the Ohio River Valley. I was born near the banks of the Ohio River and lived there a large portion of my life. Interesting to recognize names that are still there today that were from back then.

 

[TraderVic]

For anyone interested in a non fiction (the real deal) true story of a B-17 tail gunner who survived a four mile fall in the severed tail of his bomber, the recently published book "Tailspin" is for you.
Author : John Armbruster

 

[colt_bamc]

Just curious what taste every one has when it comes to reading material?
I am not a huge magazine reader simply due to the boring stuff and mostly advertisement stuff in them. They can be good for pictures though to look at and day dream, but usually the writing sucks LOL.
I've pretty much destroyed the book department and am looking for "new" authors that write decent about the mountain man era. I've gone through so many books by various authors, including one writer that has a 70+ book series, that it's getting super hard to find new material to enjoy.

I read a lot! I love history. I've been going back and forth from Clive Cusslers historical fiction,( I highly recommend the SEA HUNTERS,1 AND 2 ,.to books about the frontier and mountain men. I'm currently reading GIVE YOUR HEART TO THE HAWKS. By Win Blevins. I get a few mag subscriptions as well. Muzzle Blasts has a ton of great articles and teaching in it. As well as Street Scene.( I'm a hot rodder as well as outdoorsman). And Wooden Canoe.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Last thing I read was John Wesley Rawles series about the up coming collapse.
Gave the whole set to my grand daughter, woke her right up.

 

[Marshhawk]

Just recently started the Horatio Hornblower series. I had always dismissed this series, maybe because of its age, or the goofy sounding name (really? Horatio Hornblower? How good could that be?) If you are a fan of the Sharp series, or books by Dewey Lambdin, you'll probably like the Hornblower series..

 

[springfield art]

Just curious what taste every one has when it comes to reading material?
I am not a huge magazine reader simply due to the boring stuff and mostly advertisement stuff in them. They can be good for pictures though to look at and day dream, but usually the writing sucks LOL.
I've pretty much destroyed the book department and am looking for "new" authors that write decent about the mountain man era. I've gone through so many books by various authors, including one writer that has a 70+ book series, that it's getting super hard to find new material to enjoy.

I've been reading newspapers all my life, and have been reading (Don't laugh!) the NY Times daily for decades; it has scientific and historical related articles all the time SEPARATE from their editorial columns. Also two ML magazines, and almost every general gun magazine in print. I never managed to get hitched, so I realize I'm lucky to have the disposable income! I only recently discovered that Teddy Roosevelt wrote excellent history of the expansion of the West and the F&I period, etc. Generally read history, biography, and some on popular entertainers. The 2-book set on Elvis is excellent, one titled Last Train from Memphis, can't recall the author but he specializes in musicians.

 

[springfield art]

Just recently started the Horatio Hornblower series. I had always dismissed this series, maybe because of its age, or the goofy sounding name (really? Horatio Hornblower? How good could that be?) If you are a fan of the Sharp series, or books by Dewey Lambdin, you'll probably like the Hornblower series..

They're good! Check out too the Patrick O'Brien series, it's like 20 books or so, I'd like to read them all in order eventually. His writing was basis for Master and Commander and it's all highly authentic and educational; the guy was a genius.

 

[SOLANCO]

Just recently started the Horatio Hornblower series. I had always dismissed this series, maybe because of its age, or the goofy sounding name (really? Horatio Hornblower? How good could that be?) If you are a fan of the Sharp series, or books by Dewey Lambdin, you'll probably like the Hornblower series..

Hornblower is good. But I'd sooner the Aubrey/Maturhin series by Patrick O'Brian.

 

[springfield art]

Last thing I read was John Wesley Rawles series about the up coming collapse.
Gave the whole set to my grand daughter, woke her right up.

I always imagined people in Europe in the1930's, watching the coming war heat up, saying, "Oh, manure, not again!" (Twenty years between major world wars; imagine!

 

[LongWalker]

I've usually got a few books going at any time, as well as work-related stuff (I work in a couple of related fields, with some moonlighting in a third), plus whatever is related to current writing projects. Right now the stack consists of 4-5 research papers, a site report I'm proof-reading for a friend, a bunch of old records from Spanish and French expeditions into the trans-Mississippi west ca 1720-1800, a book on deer ecology/population management, Eastern Shore Virginia Raised Panel Furniture 1730-1830, and Bivins' Furniture of Coastal North Carolina 1700-1820.

 

[tenngun]

Lifetime SciFi addict but also like good history. My wife and I have started audio books since we both retired. I'm starting to get into mysteries which is her favorite. The den is 2 books deep on every shelf and there are stacks of magazines everywhere. Bill

I always found it interesting around a campfire who many guys in buckskins and wool eating from a copper pot or wooden bowl are walking with Simon Kenton one day and Captain Kirk the next

 

[tenngun]

My magazine reading is much reduced from years ago. Now down to Backwoodsman, Muzzleloader, and Woodcarving Illustrated. Book reading is extremely varied (a nice word for weird). Hobby-related books on drawing, fly tying, and whittling. Ancient history from Herodotus and Thucydides, especially the Landmark series, and Shelby Foote's Civil War trilogy. Literature can be anything from Canterbury Tales, 18th and 19th century poetry, Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey series, adventure stories by Jules Verne, H. Rider Haggard, Robert Howard (not just the Conan stories), etc. Fantasy by George MacDonald who inspired both Tolkien and CS Lewis. Everything by CS Lewis and Tolkien, both academic and fiction, and related books. (I read Lord Of The Rings every year. Last year was the 57th time.) Then there is what I consider reading just for fun, well-written and fun: the Matt Helm books, Pat Macmanus, early pulp magazine writers, Nero Wolf mysteries, the Liturgical Mystery series by Mark Schweizer (laugh out loud hilarious), and similar. The vast majority of modern fiction is poorly written and predictable. Books on current events are enraging if accurate or disgusting if slanted. Avoiding them leaves more time for reading worthwhile material.

In my sixties I discovered 'childrens' books. Classics like Wind In The Willows, Beatrix Potter, Winnie-The-Pooh, and some newer ones like the Brambly Hedge series, and Gnomes. These are creative and charming and will make you smile. But the illustrations are beyond superb and worth study as art.

A final note. I almost always look for physical copies. I don't like relying on e-books or letting some technical gremlin have access to my library.

Fun topic that got me thinking.

Jeff

my same list, I guess great minds think alike

 

[tenngun]

Hornblower is good. But I'd sooner the Aubrey/Maturhin series by Patrick O'Brian.

Try the Alan Lewrie books. More tongue in cheek but very fun

 

[Daryl Crawford]

I read a bit of Theology and Biblical commentary (Arthur Pink, Charles Stanely, John Edward's, etc).
I enjoy history, historical biographies and autobiography, and historical fiction if done well. I'm another fan of Bernard Cornwell.
For those who like Long Knife, check out Panther in the Sky.