Book Recommendations

[LHS]

Robert Ruark's "Horn of the Hunter" is awesome as well. Believe it or not the old "Man Eaters of Tsavo" by John Henry Patterson is an excellent one as well.

I finally read Horn of the Hunter. Suddenly, I see exactly where Capstick got his inspiration. He has a very similar tone and style to Ruark.

[Joe in PNG]

I'll second the recommendation of anything by William Gibson. He is my favorite sci-fi writer by far. I will also recommend anything by Philip K. Dick as well. I particularly liked Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the book that Bladerunner was based on. I loved A Scanner Darkly as a book, but I hated the film.

Don't forget "The Man in the High Castle"- alt history, but with that great PKD twist.

[imp1295]

For me..

Shooting to Live - Fairbarn and Sikes http://www.amazon.com/Shooting-To-Li.../dp/1581606788

Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield http://www.amazon.com/Gates-Fire-Nov...=gates+of+fire A fun read about Thermopylae

and some fun reads...

Monster Hunter International - Larry Correia http://www.amazon.com/Monster-Hunter...+international - ...talks about guns...

I too recently bought a kindle for my trip to the sand box. I've read more in the last 6 weeks than the last year (Unless you count R.R. Martins latest) which I also highly recommend.

[da6dspanburg]

I also higly recommend anything and everything by William Gibson. I have copies of his earlier trilogy, Neuromancer, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive and I reread them every few years. Still great reading. His newer stuff is just as interesting and very fascinating.

Another good book by Steve Pressfield is the Afghan Campaign: A Novel.

[G60]

Not on Kindle, but Unintended Consequences is back in print.

There is a .pdf out there, though.

[NEPAKevin]

The Human Factor Inside the CIA's Dysfunctional Intelligence Culture by Ishmael Jones Not an action driven espionage thriller but rather the memoir of a former CIA operative. The book is a good read with lots of humorous anecdotes but at the same time its depiction of both pre and post 9-11, government bureaucracy structured for risk aversion and micromanagement rather than effective intelligence gathering is both believable and frustrating.

[pangloss]

I finally read Horn of the Hunter. Suddenly, I see exactly where Capstick got his inspiration. He has a very similar tone and style to Ruark.

I will probably finish Horn of the Hunter tonight. I've very much enjoyed everything I've read by Ruark. The Old Man's Boy Grows Older is next on my Ruark list.

[Dagga Boy]

Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne was outstanding. I also just finished The Third Bullet by Stephen Hunter. It was a great read as far as a unique take on the Kennedy Assassination.

[NETim]

The Far Pavillions by MM Kaye
Tai Pan by James Clavell
ShoGun by Clavell
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldsen
For Whom The Bell Tolls by hemingway

[LHS]

The Far Pavillions by MM Kaye
Tai Pan by James Clavell
ShoGun by Clavell
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant by Stephen Donaldsen
For Whom The Bell Tolls by hemingway

Shogun, Gai Jin and Tai Pan are all excellent books. Clavell is a wonderful writer.