Book list?

"Basic economics" Thomas Sowell
"Guns, Crime, and Freedom" Wayne LaPierre
"Guns, Germs, and Steel" Jared Diamond(not about guns, don't be fooled by the title)
 
"Nineteen Eighty-Four" George Orwell
Anything by Rudyard Kipling
"Lucifer's Hammer" Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Anything by Robert A. Heinlein
"Animal Farm" George Orwell
"The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" William L. Shirer
Anything by William Shakespeare
"Unintended Consequences" John Ross
Anything by Earnest Hemingway

That should keep you occupied for a while.
 
Let me shorten that up for you Joe,... :rof:
joe_peters said:
"Unintended Consequences" John Ross

That should keep you occupied for a while.
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Jeepfreak: "Unintended Consequences" is a GREAT book. But if you're not into reading now, don't start with that one. My copy is 861 pages.

Also add "Hell, I was there!" by Elmer Keith. A window into how things were done only a generation or two back.

Not exactly intellect building(not conventionally, at least,) but you can also get anything by Jeff Cooper.
My personal favorite is "To Ride, Shoot straight, and Speak the truth"
 
tbburg said:
Let me shorten that up for you Joe,... :rof:


Jeepfreak: "Unintended Consequences" is a GREAT book. But if you're not into reading now, don't start with that one. My copy is 861 pages.

Also add "Hell, I was there!" by Elmer Keith. A window into how things were done only a generation or two back.

Not exactly intellect building(not conventionally, at least,) but you can also get anything by Jeff Cooper.
My personal favorite is "To Ride, Shoot straight, and Speak the truth"
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It's not that I'm not into reading, it's just that I haven't made much time for it in the last 5 years or so. The last real book I read was Atlas Shrugged, so I can handle the page count :)

Thanks guys! Keep them coming!

Billy
 
JeepFreak21 said:
It's not that I'm not into reading, it's just that I haven't made much time for it in the last 5 years or so. The last real book I read was Atlas Shrugged, so I can handle the page count :)

Thanks guys! Keep them coming!

Billy
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EDIT: $200 on the other hand... not sure I can handle that!!
http://www.amazon.com/Unintended-Consequences-John-Ross/dp/1888118040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274054391&sr=1-1
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Billy
 
i guess its what you really want to read to make yourself better?

You could try homers "the oddysey" however you have to kind of get used to the way in which it flows....
 
ladywolf said:
i guess its what you really want to read to make yourself better?

You could try homers "the oddysey" however you have to kind of get used to the way in which it flows....
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Sort of like William Faulkner? His writing makes me want to commit acts of great violence, particularly against the teachers and professors that assigned him.

EDIT: ladywolf, aren't you supposed to be off honeymooning somewhere?
 
joe_peters said:
Sort of like William Faulkner? His writing makes me want to commit acts of great violence, particularly against the teachers and professors that assigned him.

EDIT: ladywolf, aren't you supposed to be off honeymooning somewhere?
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Lol. I havent read william Faulkner. Another strange one is Poe....that man is REALLY weird.

Uh....yea...bout that honeymoon, lol. I had to go back to work the day we got married, and now the hubby is deployed. so I think we are gonna try to do on r and r...or when we get back.
 
The Coldest War by James Brady
This book describes the life of an infantry officer during the Korean War. James Brady went on to a successful career as magazine editor and publisher.

Halsey's Typhoon by Bob Drury & Tom Calvin
This book describes an event during the closing year of WWII in the Pacific. ADM Bull Halsey's fleet is decimated by a typhoon while chasing a Japanesse Fleet. The personal stories of survival by those who ships were sunk in the maelstrom are incredible.

It's Not my Department by Peter Glenn
I provide all newly appointed foreman with this book. It is an easy read and explains how simple customer service can be and the rsults of that good service.

The last days of the Late Great State of California by Curt Gentry
It's fun. It's 40 years old, buy it's fun and informative about the history of California and the states importance to the US.

Left to Tell by Immaculée Ilibagiza
The Rwhandan massacre of over one million Tutsi's by the Hutu's. It was written to describe this 22y.o. womans faith journey through 90 days of being hunted and hiding. I took away from it a sense of how easy it is for us humans to fall into being uncivilized.

Good luck,
Tom
 
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300 million? Typo, right?
 
The Power of One and its sequel Tandia ~ Bryce Courtenay
Dune ~ Frank Herbert
All of J.R.R. Tolkien's books
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ~ Douglas Adams
 
plum island, nelson demille
vertical run, joseph garber
i'm a fan of tom clancy's stuff, but not everyone likes his writing style.
 
shel silverstein - where the sidewalk ends
maurice sendek - where the wild things are

start out simple, then work your way big
 
$200 for Unintended,...? WTF! I mean, it's a good book and all,..

I paid about 25 bucks for my first copy(Bought it at a sporting goods store!). Lent it out one too many times. I replaced it a couple years ago, from Barns & Noble, for about 38 bucks.

$200? What'd they do? Jail Ross for subversive activities, melt the plates, burn all un-sold copies and ban it?

Adams(great), Clancy(good, at least the early stuff), and Rowlins(Ok, but aimed at pre-teens) are pretty good reading, but I wouldn't call it educational.

For just shear pleasure, add Terry Pratchett to the list. Start with "Good Omens" then just buy anything else with his name on it.
 
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