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The Lewis and Clark Expedition in my opinion ranks as one of the all time greatest adventures. The odds of them pulling it off with so many unkowns was incrediblely stacked against them. If one small thing anywhere along the way had gone a different way it would have stopped the entire expedition. A lot of folks claim that Sacagawea was responsible for saving the expedition but she was only one small part of it all. Lewis and Clark and their minds saved the expedition.
 
Can't escape from fantasy or weird fiction. Currently reading a C L Moore collection of short stories.

Also reading loads of comics: I've got about 10 long boxes full of stuff I haven't read yet!

Claudiasboris
 
reading a new series by larry correia monster hunters international. very good and funny as hell.

cricket
 
Just finished the Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, and picked up The Fall, the second in the trilogy, last night. Already halfway through today.
 
My girlfriend got me a copy of The Strain signed by GdT. Haven't had a chance to start it yet, it might be next on the list.
 
MikePerrin said:
The Lewis and Clark Expedition in my opinion ranks as one of the all time greatest adventures. The odds of them pulling it off with so many unkowns was incrediblely stacked against them. If one small thing anywhere along the way had gone a different way it would have stopped the entire expedition. A lot of folks claim that Sacagawea was responsible for saving the expedition but she was only one small part of it all. Lewis and Clark and their minds saved the expedition.
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I agree 100%. I'm still amazed that only one man died during the expedition (acute appendicitis from most accounts). I can only imagine what they must have thought and felt when encountering elk, bear, the various landscapes and rivers, etc. Several years ago, artist John Paul Strain, released a painting titled "Spirit of Discovery" and I bought a print for my den/library. Everytime I look at it, I can't fathom the logistics that were needed to successfully pull off the greatest adventure in American history.
 
Recently finished:
I Am Ozzy(ozzy's autobiography) awesome read if your an ozzy fan
Dead City by Joe Mckinney good zombie novel not amazing but still a good read

I just started reading The Rising by Brian Keene, if your into zombie novels this one is awesome. I'm only the first few chapters in but i can barely put it down.
 
Stray Round said:
Hitler's Willing Executioners by Daniel Goldhagen
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Balance it out by reading Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning, his academic nemesis.
Follow it up with Machete Season by Jean Hatzfeld if you want all faith in humanity removed.:)
 
cricketdave said:
reading a new series by larry correia monster hunters international. very good and funny as hell.
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Just finished that one last week. A really fun book for gun/survival geeks. I plan on reading the sequel, Monster Hunters Vendetta, hopefully some time next week. :D
 
Lunchbox10 said:
I just started reading The Rising by Brian Keene, if your into zombie novels this one is awesome. I'm only the first few chapters in but i can barely put it down.
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You definitely have to read City Of The Dead right after you finish The Rising. :thumbup:
 
mdauben said:
Just finished that one last week. A really fun book for gun/survival geeks. I plan on reading the sequel, Monster Hunters Vendetta, hopefully some time next week. :D
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yep their both fun and i always enjoy hero's that get thumped by gnomes. oh and carry a saiga shotgun for interpersonal dealings with monsters.

cricket
 
Currently reading explosive principles by Robert sickler, excellent book if you work with explosives, it will really help you maximize your shot potentially.
 
Currently reading Licensed to Kill - RYP
On deck? World War Z (hey, I have a fiction addiction).

On the list:
Pirate Latitudes by Crichton
Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levin
Essential Writings of Thomas Paine
The Federalist Papers

I've gotta get a couple more fiction books mixed in there, because my head will explode if I go straight through those last three....
 
Rockspyder, I got World War Z from Amazon about two weeks ago, that's next on my list..

Right now I'm reading Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. If things go as planned I should be going back to school next year for anthropology..this book seems like a good primer.
 
Life of Pi...........I'm just about to buy my first ESEE- a RC-3 and I am on a waiting list for a H.E.S.T. folder.
 
Since this thread popped up again figured I would toss out there that I actually finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Parts of the book went pretty slow (lots of walking and crappy weather) but an interesting read nonetheless. The one thing I liked about the book was the never give up attitude that seemed to follow through. Sure there are times when the characters get down but they seem to manage it and keep going.
 
Interesting thread, a lot of good books mentioned. The very latest, I'm working through The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley. Got interested when I happened upon an upload of an old interview with him from 1958 where the man warned/predicted the state of society we are experiencing right now, to astonishing and rather spooky detail. Really amazing insight. I devoured most of his fiction/novels that are still in print on my most recent flight to/from Tokyo. 14 hours each way is a heck of a haul in economy, and I can never sleep so good reading is a grim necessity :D
 
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