Recommend a good book

[TNFlyer]

Thanks for all the recommendations. Now just gotta decide which one to start with. I do like the Kindle idea I have avoided it for a while, but I think it my have its place in my library.

[duckhunteresq]

Hemingway on Fishing - Compilation of the bulk of his writings on fishing. Good stuff.

[RobertNashville]

Thanks for all the recommendations. Now just gotta decide which one to start with. I do like the Kindle idea I have avoided it for a while, but I think it my have its place in my library.

I bought a Kindle about a year or so ago...I've always loved the feel of a real book in my hands and the feeling a large book collection gives a room with a well-stocked series of book shelves but I've got to say, I love the convenience of the Kindle - I can read anything in my library on the Kindle itself or any PC or even my smart phone.

At this point in my life I'm really trying to keep it simple and the Kindle goes a long way in that regard.

[Glock30]

I recommend:

From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War

by the freshly re-retired Robert Gates. I read it about a year before he became Defense Secretary in '06. It is a GREAT read and has stuck with me since I read it... a lot of the topics he talks about from 1980's Afghanistan are the same issues - and people - that are involved now. Amazon link

Edited August 4, 2011 by Glock30

[kieefer]

"America's Ticking Bankruptcy Bomb" by Peter Ferrara.

[Motasyco]

Get a reader. I read a LOT and got a kindle as a gift last year, its awesome. If you finish the book you are on, get another one, tons for free or under $5, and it has a web browser (very limited, but still) and some decent games (cards, chess, and other simple things that do not require animation/motion). For the space taken up by 1 book, you can carry a whole library around. They are a little pricy, but for people that read a lot and often are on travel or in waiting rooms or whatnot, its worth it.

When the EMP occurs, I'll still have my books. The Kindle will be worthless.

[TNFlyer]

Well I got the Kindle, and I'm gonna start with The Gun. I appreciate everyone's reply, you guys have definitely given me a great reading list that will last me for a while.

[Guest mn32768]

+1 for Larry Correia and the Monster Hunter Series

+1 for Larry Correia from me too... he's got a new book out: Hard Magic (Book 1 of Grimnoir Chronicles). It's written in the style of '30s detective novels and it's even better than the Monster Hunter books.

[Guest bkelm18]

When the EMP occurs, I'll still have my books. The Kindle will be worthless.

When the EMP occurs, I don't plan on curling up in a cozy blanket and catching up on some Tom Clancy.

[Motasyco]

When the EMP occurs, I don't plan on curling up in a cozy blanket and catching up on some Tom Clancy.

I can't argue that but information is power and information will be on paper.

[Guest bkelm18]

I can't argue that but information is power and information will be on paper.

There will be plenty of bookstores to loot afterwards.

[Jonnin]

you could just as easily say "after the nuke, all your paper books will be ash". The kindle will work if it was not directly zapped, anyone can power it from a car or generator etc and they last on batterys for months if you keep wireless off. Besides, 6 years ago, when I moved into this home, it took 5 trips (car trunk and seats) to haul my books over. I think its 6-7 trips now. My bookshelves are 2 deep in places and we made more shelves for the larger bookcases. I am pretty well set for paper.

[JG55]

McKays Book Store on charlotte Pike. They are a cool discount/used store.

you will be surprised of the selection. audiobooks and games, too.

+1

[JG55]

Just started reading UNBROKEN by Laura Hillenbrand. So far a very good read. I true story out of WWII