Book Recommendations

[Booker]

If you're furloughed or on reserve and never called, Starting Strength will change your life.

 

[701EV]

1984

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[G2T]

Pillars of the Earth, and World Without End by Ken Follett will eat up some time.

 

[CA1900]

I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, by Tucker Max. Funny, funny stuff!


(Available in Kindle; I use the free Kindle reader for the iPhone.)

 

[rustypigeon]

Green Eggs and Ham

 

[FmrFreightDog]

Anything by Daniel Silva if you like spy novels. His earlier books are so-so, but this series is great. Main character is a Mossad agent (books are very pro-Israel)


Gabriel Allon series:

1. The Kill Artist (2000)
2. The English Assassin (2002)
3. The Confessor (2003)
4. A Death in Vienna (2004)
5. Prince of Fire (2005)
6. The Messenger (2006)
7. The Secret Servant (2007)
8. Moscow Rules (2008)

Also anything by Dennis Lehane. Mystic River (like the movie), Shutter Island, and The Given Day are good stand alone novels. The Kenzie-Gennaro series is kind of a serial story surrounding a couple of P.I.s in Boston. Very gritty stuff (Gone Baby Gone was made into a movie).
The Kenzie-Gennaro novels

• A Drink Before the War (1994)
• Darkness, Take My Hand (1996)
• Sacred (1997)
• Gone, Baby, Gone (1998)
• Prayers for Rain (1999)

Also, Mark Levin's "Liberty & Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" is an excellent read if your political views lean to the right.

 

[JumpersAway]

I just finished up "Scorpion Down", which was a fantastic book on the loss of the nuclear submarine Scorpion in 1968...Good read and pretty insightful regarding the rise of the Russian Navy and there's even a little conspiracy theory in there.

Right now, I'm reading a book on submarine warfare called "Blind Mans's Bluff". It's a compilation of several submarine stories from the cold war. It's pretty entertaining due to the clandestine nature of submarines and their role durring the Cold War.

"Three Engines, Half a Wing, and a Prayer" is also a great book. It's about B-17's in Europe, and it chronicles what crewmembers went through in combat. It covers several of the more famous raids in WWII and the losses associated with them. I really enjoyed this one and it really put into context what the "Greatest Generation" went through, and made me want to keep their sacrifices on the fore front of my memory.

 

[dalegribble]

Lone Survivor- by Marcus Luttrell. It came out in paperback recently, so you'll find it in any airport newspaper/magazine/book store. Awesome book . . .

Second that motion. Good book with an exceptional story.

For fiction, try anything by Michael Connelly or Jeffery Deaver. My spelling may be wrong on the names.

 

[flyboyzii]

Also, Mark Levin's "Liberty & Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto" is an excellent read if your political views lean to the right.

I second this one. "Get off the phone ya big dope!!"

 

[Bako Cap]

"Flight Discipline" by Tony Kern

 

[CherryBomb]

RIDING ROCKETS by Mike Mullane


Best book I've read by far, and I read a pathetically large amount of books....

 

[samballs]

"I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" by Tucker Maxx :beer:

Best book ever!!

 

[JustaNumber]

Creature from Jekyll Island....

I'll second this one. Learn about the history of money, the banking system, and how the Federal Reserve fits into our current financial system. It reads like an exciting detective novel, and it's so clearly written even a regional pilot can understand it all. It changed the way I look at what the government (both parties) does with money and the banking industry. A must read for today's economic mess.

Another excellent one is The 5000 Year Leap. It explains why our founding fathers came up with the American system of government. They didn't just come up with something off the tops of their heads, they thoroughly researched all the successful societies throughout history, and figured out what historically had really brought peace, stability, and prosperity. This book explains the principles that they found were necessary to make it all work. Another must read during today's political confusion.

 

[NCFlyer]

IAnother excellent one is The 5000 Year Leap. It explains why our founding fathers came up with the American system of government. They didn't just come up with something off the tops of their heads, they thoroughly researched all the successful societies throughout history, and figured out what historically had really brought peace, stability, and prosperity. This book explains the principles that they found were necessary to make it all work. Another must read during today's political confusion.

I'll second that. Then after finishing The 5000 Year Leap. Read Liberty and Tyranny.

The first will tell you where this country started from, the second will tell you where we are at. The difference will astound and anger you.

 

[polarpop]

End of Faith

http://www.amazon.com/End-Faith-Rel...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1245430104&sr=8-1

 

[airplane wizard]

RIDING ROCKETS by Mike Mullane


Best book I've read by far, and I read a pathetically large amount of books....

I agree great book

 

[Limeyflyer]

"How to Spike Your Hair and Wear a Backpack" by R. J. Lover

 

[AV1ATRX]

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. Excellent book, despite the fact that it was endorsed by Oprah.

 

[Ben Dover]

If you like politics and the Middle East try "The Devil We Know" by Roberty Baer (former CIA Officer). (non fiction) It's about Iran and very interesting.

 

[dispatchguy]

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam

http://www.amazon.com/Politically-Incorrect-Guide-Islam-Crusades/dp/0895260131/