Book Recommendations

[zawillif]

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand

then

Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand - Leonard Peikoff

 

[QOL_is_great:)]

Read all three and ALL were great

Not sure if these were posted, but these three were great to travel with and read. These kept me busy in terminals, FBOs and in hotels. Excellent reads all three!!

CALL OF DUTY: MY LIFE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THE BAND OF BROTHERS, LT. Lynn "Buck" Compton. (this guy had an amazing life and the people who he came in contact with is cool)

AMERICAN PATRIOT, THE LIFE & WARS OF COLONEL BUD DAY. (another amazing person and what happened to him. only known pilot to eject and not have a chute deploy and live, wow)

JOHN BOYD, THE FIGHTER PILOT WHO CHANGED THE ART OF AIR WARFARE. (it's my understanding that EVERY fighter pilot has read this and I think it's on the Air Force's official reading list)

Have fun!!

 

[BoilerUP]

I didn't know Col. Day had a book; I met the man back in 2002 at Eglin AFB as an AFROTC cadet. He came to talk to us, and was carrying his Medal of Honor in his suit pocket.

What a great man...

 

[Chubaka]

Airline Management Survival Guide, and how I turned Mesa into a household name.

 

[Richard Gozinya]

Two books by Mike Durant

http://www.amazon.com/Company-Heroes-Michael-Durant/dp/0399150609

http://www.amazon.com/Night-Stalkers-Michael-J-Durant/dp/0399153926

both are great books, the first one is a must read to remember a very tough day for America!

 

[Uncle Bunkle]

Mayflower
John Adams
1776

 

[QOL_is_great:)]

Two books by Mike Durant

http://www.amazon.com/Company-Heroes-Michael-Durant/dp/0399150609

http://www.amazon.com/Night-Stalkers-Michael-J-Durant/dp/0399153926

both are great books, the first one is a must read to remember a very tough day for America!

Yes, good books both, almost like you're there.......... Even more wild to have lived it. Damn policies can cause great men to fall!!

Note my avatar is from that hole of a place.

 

[QOL_is_great:)]

I didn't know Col. Day had a book; I met the man back in 2002 at Eglin AFB as an AFROTC cadet. He came to talk to us, and was carrying his Medal of Honor in his suit pocket.

What a great man...

You should check it out!! He had an awesome career. Boyd's book is pretty cool too!!!

 

[rausda27]

fait is the hunter, shantaram, bringing down the house, angels and deamons, the old man and the sea

I recommend a dictionary.

 

[FirstMate]

Some have suggested '1776' and 'Mayflower'...very much agree.

If you want an aviation related novel, 'Round the Bend' by Nevil Shute is very much worth the read.

 

[JettBoii]

What about movie rec's for the commuters and reserve fellows?

 

[wickedpilot]

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 . . .

I second this recommendation.

 

[145BOSS]

Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers

 

[LAFrequentflyer]

Against the Gods - Peter L. Bernstein

Awesome book on the history of risk / risk management. Reading it for the second time now...

Also, Mirage by Nina Burleigh.

 

[JettBoii]

The Last Dive....Bernie Chowdury