Just finished the latest in the Dresden Files series...."Changes". This is the 12th book in the series and it just isn't getting old. Can't praise this series enough. I wrote a more detailed review of the series earlier in this thread. If you can get through the first 2 books in the series (which are good....but not great), you are in for a stellar ride! Can't wait for the next one to come out in Nov. I think I read that he has 20 planned novels and then is going to wrap it up with an apocalyptic trilogy.
I just got done reading Fargo Rock City by Chuck Klosterman... I highly recomend for somebody who grew up listening to bands like W.A.S.P and GNR. It was a fantastic read and quite the trip down memory lane.
If you like mysteries, check out The Motive by john Lescroart. I brought it on vacation and really got into it.
After the awesome Sledgehammer episodes on the Pacific I went ahead and ordered With the Old Breed from Amazon. Hands down one of the most amazing depictions of WWII or any other war I've ever read. A must read for fans of the show or war nuts like me. As brutal as the Peleliu scenes were, most of them were based off of the real experiences of Sledge and are actually downright tame compared to some of the stuff he wrote about.
I just finished The Associate by John Grisham after someone recently recommended it to me. All I have to say is that it is one of the worst books I've ever read. WTF was I thinking?
Love that book , it's amazing. I have read it a few times and every time I wanna drink sangria. One of my dreams was to go to Pamplona and run with the bulls. I've been to Spain but never made it to Pamplona.
For anyone who is a fan of historical spy novels, I highly recommend the books of Alan Furst. They take place in Europe between 1933 and 1945. I've read three so far ("Night Soldiers," "Dark Star," and "The Polish Officer") and enjoyed all three. Their excellent characterizations of life in Eastern Europe before and during WW II are particularly noteworthy.
Not really a "great" book but something interesting for Jet/college football fans. Bruce Feldman is a writer for ESPN.com who did a great book on the history of the Miami Hurricanes about six years ago. But he also has a book about college football recruiting called "Meat Market". It's a real easy read and has a lot of really cool information about the recruiting process. It's centered around Ole Miss a few years back, and one of the main parts of the book is around their attempts to get Joe McKnight, so everyone can learn a little bit more about our new RB.
Eastern Stars : How Baseball Changed the Dominican Town of San Pedro de Macoris Obviously about the 79 MLB players that came out of this tiny Dominican town but an extensive history of the Republic. Great read if your a history and baseball buff.
"O! Jerusalem" by Dominic Lapierre would be a good one for a lot of people posting in the Israeli commando thread.
I've read a bunch of Heinlein books, Stranger was probably my favorite, but Friday and Starship Troopers were both also really good. A lot of his books are really similar, though.
lol, I was walking around my house saying that to my wife, needless to say, she thought I had lost it, which I did for a while reading that book..thou art god
