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Posted by BeauxTieTiger
Houston
Member since Dec 2006
693 posts
Posted on 12/5/22 at 12:12 pm to
A Strange Habit of Mind - Andrew Klavan (sequel to When Christmas Comes)

Odyssey of a Friend - William F Buckley

Know What You’re For - Jeff Henderson
Posted by komodo
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2006
396 posts
Posted on 12/6/22 at 1:07 pm to
Padre Pio by Ruffin

Just finished Team of Rivals by Goodwin, incredible read. Lincoln was a transcendent leader.
Posted by LordSnow
Your Mom's House
Member since May 2011
5553 posts
Posted on 12/12/22 at 11:29 am to
Posted by TAMU-93
Sachse, TX
Member since Oct 2012
907 posts
Posted on 12/14/22 at 9:02 pm to
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Posted by ghoast
Member since Jul 2020
904 posts
Posted on 12/16/22 at 7:55 am to
American Buffalo - Rinella
Just finished True Believer by Jack Carr
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86619 posts
Posted on 12/16/22 at 9:50 am to
A friend recommended The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. I'd never heard of it but it's far better than I would have expected. It's about a kid in 1950s Nebraska who sets out on a journey basically. Sounded pretty boring but the writing it excellent. I'm only about halfway through but can't wait to finish up.
Posted by Methuselah
On da Riva
Member since Jan 2005
23350 posts
Posted on 12/17/22 at 6:58 pm to
I'm reading a book titled: Jerusalem The Biography by Simon Sebag Montefiore.

I'm thinking the calling it "The Biography" is just kind of a marketing thing by the author or publisher. It is really just a straightforward history.

So far it is good - well written, providing the information in a readable style. It IS very long - over 600 pages including maps and end notes.

For anyone interested in history, and who has the time, I'd recommend giving it a try. Goes all the way back to David and goes through the Babylonians, the Persians, the Macedonians, the Romans, the Christians, the Muslims and on and on. Lots of wars, battles, conquests, etc.
Posted by LordSnow
Your Mom's House
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 12/21/22 at 2:20 pm to
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
29721 posts
Posted on 12/21/22 at 2:56 pm to
At work when I’m bored

Franklin and Winston - Jon Meacham

At home before bed

A Furious Sky- Eric Jay Dolan
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
29721 posts
Posted on 12/21/22 at 2:58 pm to
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Just finished up The Sentinel by Lee Child. Read in less than a week, so I would highly recommend


Reacher said nothing

I get so sick of reading that in his books. But Overall I love the series . Lack a few here recently to be completely caught up
This post was edited on 12/21/22 at 2:58 pm
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
6842 posts
Posted on 12/27/22 at 1:03 pm to
Harlan Coben- The Boy from the Woods
Posted by TAMU-93
Sachse, TX
Member since Oct 2012
907 posts
Posted on 1/2/23 at 1:19 pm to
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
Posted by Loubacca
sittin on the dock of the bay
Member since Feb 2005
4030 posts
Posted on 1/3/23 at 9:35 am to
quote:

A friend recommended The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. I'd never heard of it but it's far better than I would have expected. It's about a kid in 1950s Nebraska who sets out on a journey basically. Sounded pretty boring but the writing it excellent. I'm only about halfway through but can't wait to finish up.


You should read A Gentleman in Moscow by the same author if you enjoy his style. I thought the same thing when reading the description of the book, but the author does a great job of developing characters and the storyline.
Posted by EvilTwinsApprentice
Member since Sep 2022
11 posts
Posted on 1/3/23 at 10:49 pm to
Radio’s Greatest Of All Time Rush Limbaugh. One of the best I’ve read in a while.
Posted by TAMU-93
Sachse, TX
Member since Oct 2012
907 posts
Posted on 1/5/23 at 2:22 pm to
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather than Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss
Posted by PillPusher
Gulf Coast
Member since Oct 2009
5721 posts
Posted on 1/7/23 at 4:08 pm to
Physical book:
Stella Maris - Cormac McCarthy

Audiobook driving to work:
Killers of the Flower Moon - David Grann
Posted by blueridgeTiger
Granbury, TX
Member since Jun 2004
20448 posts
Posted on 1/8/23 at 9:28 am to
The Pale Blue Eye by Louis Bayard



I tried to watch the movie on Netflix, but much of the scenes were in dark places and with my 81 year old eyesight I couldn't see very well. Also, my hearing is poor and I couldn't keep up with the dialogue. I think that after I read the book I'll give the movie another go.
Posted by WG_Dawg
Hoover
Member since Jun 2004
86619 posts
Posted on 1/13/23 at 2:16 pm to
quote:

You should read A Gentleman in Moscow by the same author if you enjoy his style. I thought the same thing when reading the description of the book, but the author does a great job of developing characters and the storyline.


funny you say that, after I finished TLH I heard other good things about gentleman in moscow and bought that and am making my way thorugh it now. It's good but I don't love it like i did TLH.

I'm guessing that whichever you read first is probably your favorite. After I finished TLH I read a bunch of reviews online and was kind of shocked becuase there were a TON of people that were total fanboys over GIM and thought TLH was subpar in relation. For me it's the exact opposite though.
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
29721 posts
Posted on 1/13/23 at 8:14 pm to
The escape artist: the man who escaped auschwitz

Really well done. Saw this on an Amazon top books of 2022 type list
Posted by beachdude
FL
Member since Nov 2008
5694 posts
Posted on 1/13/23 at 9:35 pm to
The entire (for now) Slough House series by Mick Herron upon which the Apple TV British production Slow Horses with Gary Oldman is based. I’ve read the first five books (of seven) and they are while somewhat derivative and written with TV/Cinema in mind, great contemporary fiction.
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