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Just finished "Boyd" A biography of John Boyd fighter pilot rebel and leader of the "Fighter Mafia" a group of people who kept the air force from being destroyed by bomber and missile types and who influenced the war fighting tactics of all American armed forces.
 
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Selections from "The Aztec Treasure House"

I've just finished re-reading The Aztec Treasure House , one of the most interesting books I've encountered in a long time, replete with ...
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I just bought and started reading The Aztec Treasure House by Evan Connell. It's interesting so far!
 
Re-reading "Full Metal Jacket Diary" by Matthew Modine. It's a first edition, autographed by Modine when I cornered him while he was in Spokane for a 'Vision Quest' celebration about 15 years ago.
 
“Hiroshima” by John Hersey.
Initially published in 1946 as a complete article in The New Yorker magazine. It gave America, and the world, a first insight as to what occurred on that Sunday morning, August 6 1945, and days, months, and years after.
Written in a Journalism 101 style of who, what, where, when, why and how, Hersey based the story on six individuals who survived that day. All had family members who either died that day or passed away following the effects of the day’s conflagration.
A new, updated edition was published in 1985 focused on the six individuals and their lives during the intervening years. The six were everyday people, a factory worker, a member of the clergy, a doctor, a mother, a son, etc.
There are no, nada, zip politics in the book. Just the morning of, the actual event, and the post event life changing years and how the six survivors managed their post war years. He won the Pulitzer for Hiroshima and a publisher picked up the option for it and it has been in print form since.

Hersey also wrote “Blues” a book based on the relationship between he, “the fisherman” and “the stranger”using Bluefish as the connection. Probably will read that one again this month as it still sits in my bookcase.
 
"Fever Beach" by Carl Hiassen, Not only is he a great story teller, I think he is also one of us.........a Fly Fisher. His stories are based around fighting against greed and the never ending destruction of Natural Places. I laugh out loud, at least a dozen times, reading each of his books.
 
VAGABOND said:
“Hiroshima” by John Hersey.
Initially published in 1946 as a complete article in The New Yorker magazine. It gave America, and the world, a first insight as to what occurred on that Sunday morning, August 6 1945, and days, months, and years after.
Written in a Journalism 101 style of who, what, where, when, why and how, Hersey based the story on six individuals who survived that day. All had family members who either died that day or passed away following the effects of the day’s conflagration.
A new, updated edition was published in 1985 focused on the six individuals and their lives during the intervening years. The six were everyday people, a factory worker, a member of the clergy, a doctor, a mother, a son, etc.
There are no, nada, zip politics in the book. Just the morning of, the actual event, and the post event life changing years and how the six survivors managed their post war years. He won the Pulitzer for Hiroshima and a publisher picked up the option for it and it has been in print form since.

Hersey also wrote “Blues” a book based on the relationship between he, “the fisherman” and “the stranger”using Bluefish as the connection. Probably will read that one again this month as it still sits in my bookcase.
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Hiroshima is a great read!
 
Scott Salzer said:
The Man Who walked Through Time by Colin Fletcher. The first to hike / walk the Grand Canyon

I have floated the Grand Canyon four times and thought I might enjoy it. He kind of rambles at times. I just struggle through that.
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I liked that book and his The Complete Walker was a really great book on techniques and gear. It has been been reissued and updated a few times but is probably pretty dated as to gear now.
 
Draketake said:
"Fever Beach" by Carl Hiassen, Not only is he a great story teller, I think he is also one of us.........a Fly Fisher. His stories are based around fighting against greed and the never ending destruction of Natural Places. I laugh out loud, at least a dozen times, reading each of his books.
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Thanks for the recommendation, just picked it up to read!
 
Capt Insano Emeritis said:
Unfinished books that I gave up on more than once. The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi
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A dystopian thriller that lacks subtlety. i will try from the beginning again. It is an important read as well as not being beyond a potential future reality… but not too far into our future. We need to decide whether we want our own survival and make decisions and take the correct consistencies instead of our on and off again schizo seriousness
 
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