I read a very short book called The Alchemist. I enjoyed it and it can be read in a few hours.

 

I just picked up the memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. I've heard these are required reading for anyone politically minded and I've been meaning to read them for a while.

"Birthplace of the Winds, Adventuring in Alaska's Islands of Fire and Ice", Jon Bowermaster.

I read a very short book called The Alchemist. I enjoyed it and it can be read in a few hours.

 

I just picked up the memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. I've heard these are required reading for anyone politically minded and I've been meaning to read them for a while.

 

This was a fantastic read. The idea of leadership through the Civil War set himself up for political success afterward. Very good book.

American Sniper, by Chris Kyle

 

A Navy Seal sniper, he is credited with more confirmed kills than any American in history (including Carlos Hathcock). Chris spent 4 tours in Iraq and has an incredible story. Very complimentary of his fellow warriors that he worked with from all branches of service.

 

#1 on the NYTimes best seller list.

 

i judt finished this book and was disappointed in it. I like the sequences in Rhamadi nd Sadr City, the letters from his wife as he came home. I was less than impressed (having worked with SEALS in the Navy.) Too much bravado and how much of a hot head and fighter he was. To me it touched on classic PTSD issues that chose to ignore.

Anathem - Neal Stephenson

^ I enjoyed The Baroque Cycle, but that one was too "out there" for me.

 

Currently reading something just a bit less challenging. "Death Be Not Proud", John Gunther.

Just finished with "Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown and "Play Their Hearts Out" by George Dhourman of Sports Illustrated. If you want to know the seedy side of grassroots basketball it is a must read.

 

Just purchased Hunger Games Trilogy and look forward to starting with those books.

"Programming .NET XML Web Services for Visual Studio 2010". It's a real page turner.

"Programming .NET XML Web Services for Visual Studio 2010". It's a real page turner.

 

"Medicaid and Elder Law Issues in Kentucky" ... I know the feeling.

Just finished 'Explosive Eighteen' by Janet Evanovich. Just started 'Tough Customer' by Sandra Brown.

I just finished reading, make that re-reading, the Class of 1846. It follows the officers that graduated from West Point in 1846 through and including the Civil War (it really plays up the relationship of West Point friends being locked up against one another in the Civil War). It's the third time I've read it and each time I've read it I get angry at General Lee. Not a fan of his military strategy, and his decision to send Pickett's men at Gettysburg would have probably gotten him court martialed in this day and age. A true tragedy and absolutely tactical blunder of epic proportion. It's a pretty good read for those interested in that type of stuff.

^ I enjoyed The Baroque Cycle, but that one was too "out there" for me.

 

Currently reading something just a bit less challenging. "Death Be Not Proud", John Gunther.

 

I hit page 400 last night and I almost can't put it down. I realized it was about 12:30 by the time I looked over at the clock. It's definitely very strange but the style and the subject matter are both right in my wheelhouse. The way he's capable of turning exposition into part of the story itself reminds me of Umberto Eco, who's another writer capable of hooking me that way.

"I Beat the Odds" by Michael Oher. A great read for those that work with children from a disadvantaged background...or loves football!

"Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life Of The American Basketball Association" by Terry Pluto

"Loose Balls: The Short, Wild Life Of The American Basketball Association" by Terry Pluto

 

Jim, are you reading that just to pull that infamous Adolph Rupp quote out of there and use it in UK basketball threads? :lol: