What are you reading?

[Schaaf]

As an outdoorsman that loves History I have found I cannot get enough reading done in the months between hunting seasons. I'm interested in seeing what fellow Roksliders are reading and also Ill probably end up reading many of the books you guys suggest

 

[SHTF]

Not huning related but check out Angry American Going home series. Im not a reader but that entire 5 book series kept me reading for a few weeks.

 

[hodgeman]

Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris (Theodore Roosevelt biography)
The Gun by CJ Stivers (military history of automatic weapons and the AK-47)
Traditional Bowhunting by Clay Hayes (hunting stories)
Wiser by Cass Sunstein (business psychology)

 

[Jcberg]

LORD GRIZZLY. Only 75 pages in but very good so far!

 

[ssliger]

I was never a reader growing up. Started reading books about 4 years ago. I really enjoy these;
Joe Pickett series
Longmire series
The Mitch Rapp series
Jack Reacher series
Right now I'm on the 3rd book of the Sam Capra series and really enjoying it as well.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Two books that I would recommend are: Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose (story of Lewis and Clark) and, The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (story of Teddy Roosevelt's journey down an uncharted river in South America/Amazon).

 

[Mike21]

The habit of rivers by ted leeson about fly fishing mostly and Dead Run by dan Schultz about the greatest modern manhunt in the American west

 

[Clarktar]

Two books that I would recommend are: Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose (story of Lewis and Clark) and, The River of Doubt by Candice Millard (story of Teddy Roosevelt's journey down an uncharted river in South America/Amazon).

I can't agree more! Both of these are great reads. I also enjoyed the long walk, out of this world by swan, and no mans river by Farley mowat, and timber by Roderick haig brown (all of his books are good)

Salmon in the clouds, king of salmon, and the epic of Yellowstone are also some of my favorites!

I could go on for along time about books

 

[Beendare]

Just finished "Boys in the Boat"....i'm hoping my 16 yr old son will read it.

Its the story of the 1936 [?] US olympic rowing team....but mostly a period piece of growing up in the NW during the depression years...and the rise of Hitler in Germany before the war. Its pretty good.

 

[Schaaf]

LORD GRIZZLY. Only 75 pages in but very good so far!

Couldn't agree more, it's my all time favorite book. Have you read The Revenant? Same story but different perspective, well worth a read also

 

[KMT]

Just finished "desert solitaire" by Edward Abbey. Really liked it.

 

[Josh Wright]

Reading the Wilderness series. On book 25 now.

 

[Bonedalien]

Couldn't agree more, it's my all time favorite book. Have you read The Revenant? Same story but different perspective, well worth a read also

I came on this thread to suggest these,you guys are on it! I have both. My next suggestion is The Long Knives are Crying,by Joseph M Marshall. The battle of the Little Big Horn told from the native side by an amazing Lakota author.

 

[ffparamedic]

Currently I'm reading "Duty" by Robert Gates, "Leadership" by Rudolph Guliani, "Colosus" about the building of the Hoover Dam.

I highly recommend "American sniper", "Lone Survivor", " Unbroken", Any of Dr Ben Carson's books.

 

[RCA Dog]

Farley Mowat - Grey Seas Under
Patrick O'brian - The Aubrey\Maturin novels
Elmore Leonard - Cuba Libre, and many more
Michael Connelly - The Harry Bosch series
Jeffrey Archer - everything he wrote
Edward Rutherford - Sarum, Russka
Some of Tom Clancy's earlier stuff is pretty good too, but I'm not much of a fan of his later stuff.
I could go on and on, I read a lot.

 

[bairdi]

As far as historical-ish outdoor books, one of my absolute favorites is "The Dangerous River" by RM Patterson. A little tough to find at times but can usually get it off Amazon. It is the author's memoir of his travels in the early-mid 1900's on the Nahanni River via canoe and dog sled. It is a fascinating story that covers canoe travel, hunting, gold prospecting, exploring and trapping. After reading it you'll want to head out for a year in the wilderness. The author, RM Patterson, has also written several more good books as well.

 

[inupiat1]

Reading Mors Kochanski Bushcraft and reading the Dangerous Book for Boys with my 7 year old son. Making a bow per instruction in Dangerous book.

 

[mobilefamily]

I am working my way through Ken Follet's books. They are fantastic.

 

[topher89]

Another vote for the Joe Pickett Series by CJ Box. They are by no means the pinnacle of literary greatness. I consider them "beach reads". Good enough to keep you interested but they won;t change your life's philosophy.

Cormac McCarthy on the other hand is the pinnacle of literary greatness. Blood Meridian is the greatest book ever written. The Crossing is also very good.

The Revevant is new book that I have not yet read but have heard good things about it

 

[bcimport]

Walden, Civil disobedience, Sand County Almanac