What are you reading?

[AK Troutbum]

The Holy Bible

In the initial post, he said that he enjoyed history, so I think he prefers non-fiction.

 

[BigShane54]

I just finished the trio of "No easy day", "Lone Survivor" and "American Sniper". All really good books. I am also just wrapping up Backcountry bowhunting by Cameron Hanes, also a great book. As soon as that is done, I am going to get started on Life at full draw by Chuck Adams.

 

[MustacheMilitia]

I'm just about to finish The Three Musketeers by Alexadre Dumas. A tad difficult to relate to 17th Century France and all the politics of the era, but a grand adventure nonetheless. Before that, I knocked out Banner in the Sky in a day or two, and re-read American Sniper. I also never enter the wilderness without a copy of one of Patrick McManus' novels in my pack. They're great for a laugh at the end of the day.

 

[Beendare]

Bows On The Little Delta. Best book I have ever read.

About the only bowhunting book I haven't read. If you want to trade for an E Donnell Thomas book or "Longbow" or whatever I have here let me know. I might still have that Howard hill book too.

I think the best of those bowhunting books is by Don Thomas...
A few of my all time fav's;
Kite Runner
Sometimes a great notion, Ken Keasey
Enders Game
anything by Mark Twain

 

[bourbon]

I just finished the trio of "No easy day", "Lone Survivor" and "American Sniper". All really good books. I am also just wrapping up Backcountry bowhunting by Cameron Hanes, also a great book. As soon as that is done, I am going to get started on Life at full draw by Chuck Adams.

If you enjoyed those military books you need to check out Fearless. I've read all of the Seal, Delta and other special forces book and Fearless was my second fave to Lone Survivor.

 

[ffparamedic]

Fearless was a good book. A lot of that is the author. I have found all the books by Eric Blehm to be good.

 

[stinky]

I was one of the winners of the book giveaway here on rokslide for the book Robbie reviewed. Finished reading it and even though it's signed and personalized to me I thought I'd pass it on if someone wants to read it. Pretty good read. Pm me if you're interested. http://www.rokslide.com/easyblog/entry/winner-announcement-november-below-heart-mountain

 

[smitho]

Put me down as another fan of the Joe Pickett series by CJ Box. I just finished the fourteenth book and #15 just came out. I will read about anything but these have held my interest over the last year. Also read lone survivor and enjoyed it, also really liked " death in the tall grass"? By capstick. Now I'm reading "codetalkers" about the Navajo soldiers, really interesting so far.

 

[land cruiser]

I was one of the winners of the book giveaway here on rokslide for the book Robbie reviewed. Finished reading it and even though it's signed and personalized to me I thought I'd pass it on if someone wants to read it. Pretty good read. Pm me if you're interested. http://www.rokslide.com/easyblog/entry/winner-announcement-november-below-heart-mountain

That's very nice of you! Those with Amazon prime should be able to borrow it too. I just did.

 

[direwolf]

I picked up a copy of Float Draggin Alaska over the weekend. Highly recommend!

 

[dihardhunter]

I second anything by Aldo Leopold or Walden, the Joe Pickett series makes for some good reading, The American Mind and Wilderness is a great read that scopes the history of how society's perceive wilderness and how America's wilderness system came to be, I'm fond of anything by Rick Bass as well - interesting writer from Montana's Yaak.

Ya'll have lengthened my reading list with some of these suggestions as well...good thread.

 

[Archerm]

I just received Montana: Land of Giant Rams, Vol. 3 by Duncan Gilchrist. I am looking forward to start reading this book over the weekend.

 

[bigmoose]

I just finished A Mule Deer Retrospective from the B&C Club. Lots of cool old photos and score charts. I'm also about half way through Custer by Jeffry Wert.

 

[Eric Bailey]

Right now I'm reading The Yellow Birds which is a novel about the Iraq war and West with the Night which is a memoir of a female bush pilot flying a biplane for hire in Kenya between the wars.

Read these a while back, but would recommend them to anyone who loves the west. This House of Sky by Ivan Doig, Rising From the Plains by John McPhee, Blood and Thunder by Hampton Sides, and The Man Who Walked Through Time by Colin Fletcher. Shouldn't miss A River Runs Through it or Lonesome Dove either.

 

[Jlbmlb4]

I agree Fearless is an awesome read and amazing story. Eric Blehm does a great job. Band of Brothers is hard to beat even if you have seen the miniseries. anything by Ambrose is excellent.

 

[Eric Bailey]

My favorite western writer who I mentioned here passed away today. Do yourself a favor and pick up his first book, a memoir of his childhood called This House of Sky. I too was raised by my father and it has meant the world to me.

http://m.missoulian.com/news/local/...5f4b-867b-18a6885c850c.html?mobile_touch=true

 

[LostArra]

My favorite western writer who I mentioned here passed away today. Do yourself a favor and pick up his first book, a memoir of his childhood called This House of Sky. I too was raised by my father and it has meant the world to me.

http://m.missoulian.com/news/local/...5f4b-867b-18a6885c850c.html?mobile_touch=true

+1 for Ivan Doig. I've only read English Creek and The Whistling Season but This House of Sky will be next. Great writer and story teller.

 

[Schaaf]

Started The Last Days of George Armstrong Custer: The True Story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Really grabs your attention right away and it presents the battle in a completely different way than History ever has.

 

[Bonedalien]

Started The Last Days of George Armstrong Custer: The True Story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Really grabs your attention right away and it presents the battle in a completely different way than History ever has.

as i said, pick up The Long Knives are Crying. the same battle told from the Sioux and Cheyenne side.The Lokata author Joseph Marshall has a couple other great books too.

 

[djsmith46]

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 don't read a ton but these two books were awesome. Roosevelt had to have the most interesting life ever, certainly as varied as anyone I can think of. And the portrait of the west as seen from the eyes of Clark and Lewis was eye opening. and the fact that Lewis went bat shit crazy in the end