Book Thread

[TheCougar]

Blood and Thunder
Empire of the Summer Moon
3 volume TR Biography… Theodore Rex, Colonel Roosevelt and one more I can’t remember.

 

[Flat Range]

Brules: A Novel
Book by Harry B. Combs


Brules: A Novel by Harry B. Combs is a Western epic about a man named Cat Brules, who seeks revenge against the Comanche nation after they murder his loved ones, leading him on a violent journey across the Old West from the 1860s to the early 20th century. The story, framed by an elderly Brules recounting his life to a young man in 1916, details his life as a plainsman, his skills as a tracker and shooter, and his experiences with the changing frontier, including the demise of the buffalo and Native American way of life.

Definitely ordering this. Sounds right up my alley. Thanks!

 

[Sandhills]

For you Louis Lamour fans, I highly recommend "The Haunted Mesa" and "The Walking Drum." Neither one of those books are what you'd expect from him, but are very entertaining reads.

The Haunted Mesa is a favorite of mine.

 

[survivalistd]

 

[TennesseeJohn]

Blood and Thunder
Empire of the Summer Moon
3 volume TR Biography… Theodore Rex, Colonel Roosevelt and one more I can’t remember.

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt is the other one. Outstanding trilogy.

Lately I’ve really gotten into Alan Lemay. While The Searchers is deservedly his signature work, The Unforgiven is hard to put down.

 

[Beendare]

The best one I finished recently, “The mysterious case of Rudolph Diesel”

Part biography and details of one of the most consequential inventions in history- the Diesel motor …..part what it was like in the 1890’s to WWll and who were the influential individuals.
Its very good if you like history.

 

[Tonopah]

For you Louis Lamour fans, you might like Last of the Breed. Not a western. It tells the fictional story of Native American United States Air Force pilot Major Joseph Makatozi (Joe Mack), captured by the Soviets over the Bering Strait. The story follows his escape from captivity through the Siberian wilderness as a fugitive.

 

[fragment]

Some great suggestions !

I also reccomemd, Into Thin Air about Everest.

If you liked that you should read The Climb by Boukreev. Same incident, different perspective.

 

[Tonopah]

Into Thin Air is an outstanding read.

 

[JK47]

Last of the Breed by Louis L’Amour.

By far my favorite novel. Read it my freshmen or sophomore year in high school. Then twice more in adulthood. Even read it to my 8 year old daughter a couple years ago. She wouldn’t go to bed without hearing some of it.

 

[Flat Range]

Definitely ordering this. Sounds right up my alley. Thanks!

Ordered

 

[JK47]

“Sacketts Land”, and “To The Far Blue Mountains” by Louis L’Amour. One book split into 2.

“Deep Survival” by Laurence Gonzalez


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I mentioned in an earlier post that Last of the Breed by L’Amour is my favorite read of all time. Read it to the daughter a couple years ago.

Well, a couple months ago her and the wife were “rummaging” at a used book store and came across To the Far Blue Mountains and bought it for me and her to read together.

I had no idea it was a follow up to Sacketts Land. Gonna order that one ASAP. Thank you!

 

[cbat]

Non Fiction
Death Waits In The Dark
These guys flying little bird helicopters at night is insane

 

[43.6N]

Have several long drives this week.
I downloaded Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy (I’ve been working through his early books) and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

 

[Pezboat]

A Quiet Place of Violence is an excellent read. By Allen Morris Jones.

 

[LostArra]

Every Texan that takes his family to the beach in Galveston needs to read Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

 

[betelgeuse]

Every Texan that takes his family to the beach in Galveston needs to read Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

That's a good one for sure

 

[Mtn_Nomad]

In the Realm of the Raven is pretty a solid read

 

[TradLife406]

Have several long drives this week.
I downloaded Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy (I’ve been working through his early books) and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

A couple years ago I listened to the Hail Mary project. Then just watched the movie. With the movie is probably the best book to movies I've ever seen! Nothing was left out or creatively changed.
The book was super descriptive and there was an internal monologues with the main character. So with the movie they were able to cut a lot of that out and explain the story through back flashes and the fact you could see.

Nothing worse than reading/listing to a book and then watch the movie version and it's completely different.

 

[43.6N]

A couple years ago I listened to the Hail Mary project. Then just watched the movie. With the movie is probably the best book to movies I've ever seen! Nothing was left out or creatively changed.
The book was super descriptive and there was an internal monologues with the main character. So with the movie they were able to cut a lot of that out and explain the story through back flashes and the fact you could see.

Nothing worse than reading/listing to a book and then watch the movie version and it's completely different.

Dude, I really enjoyed the book too. I listened to it with my daughters, and was so surprised how it captured their attention.

Definitely one of the better audiobooks I’ve listened to this year.

I haven’t had the chance to watch the movie, but hearing that it’s well done, I’ll have to give it a chance.