Book Recommendations

Been reading a lot books lately. Here is some books I really enjoyed

The Eagle Unbowed
All the Gallant Men
1944. FDR and the year that changed History
The Book Thief
All the Light We can not see
The Nightingale
The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery
A Shovel of Stars
Final Patrol
Flyboys
Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America
Crazy Horse
Black Elk Speaks
George Washington's Secret Six
Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life and Legacy
 

I am almost finished with Cloudsplitter by Russell Banks. Great book by an Adk author!

We Die Alone by David Howarth

Incredible true story of a resistance soldier's  escape from the Nazis across northern Norway, and the people in these villages who help him even as his condition deteriorates.  There is some skiing and an avalanche too!

witch hobble wrote

We Die Alone by David Howarth

Incredible true story of a resistance soldier's  escape from the Nazis across northern Norway, and the people in these villages who help him even as his condition deteriorates.  There is some skiing and an avalanche too!

Here is another one in that vein and its a true story made into a Novel.  This book was hard to put down


Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A Novel
by Mark Sullivan

https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Scarlet-Sky-Mark-Sullivan-ebook/dp/B01L1CEZ6K/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1498598215&sr=1-1&keywords=under+a+scarlet+sky

for 10 bucks a month we get Kindle Unlimited and you can have "checked out" up to 10 books at a time.  A family on the same amazon prime account linked devices can share this.  My wife and I read probably a combined 5-6 books a month for 10 bucks - great deal for a family of readers.

One of the best books I've read is 'The Ascent of Money' by Niall Ferguson (pron. 'Neil').  He's an economist; the book is about the history of money, interest and insurance.

I typically read 2 or 3 books per month.

Some recent favorites

Nonfiction:

Flash Boys by Michael Lewis.  If you are unfamiliar with the concept of "front-running" in our wonderfully fair stock exchanges, this book will open your eyes.  It's nontechnical, but provides enough detail for most to realize that we have only made things much worse since the last "financial crisis"

Fiction:  

1984 & Animal Farm by Orwell, and "The Handmaids Tale" by Margaret Atwood.  I really enjoy Dystopic Fiction.  I feel like our current societal development trajectory is headed towards some form of dystopia.

ScottyJack wrote

.....Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life and Legacy

Noticed a lot of Native American stuff Scotty... I am a big fan myself.

Have you read anything about Chief Joseph?  He, in my opinion, was like the Bob Marley of the Nez Perce.... just a really cool guy who did not really consider himself to be a leader

If you're interested in some good West Coast Native History you should checkout  "Chief Joseph and the Flight of the Nez Perce" by Ken Nerburn.  A great read that stimulated my interested in several other West Coast Native personalities.

I'm looking for some new book recommendations.
Z, Beneath a Scarlett Sky was excellent by the way.

Thx for recommendation. I am aware of Chief Joesph but have not read anything on him yet.  

Last month I read Emperors of the Sun.   Comanches.  Holy cow!  

I always wish for a better outcome when reading native american history...    

Liking the sounds of both of these!

I read this and thought it was great:

https://www.amazon.com/One-Summer-America-Bill-Bryson/dp/0767919416

But mostly I read books about people living in cabins in the woods. Strange how people are drawn to stories about people who live completely different lives than their own.

MC2 5678F589 wrote

I read this and thought it was great:

https://www.amazon.com/One-Summer-America-Bill-Bryson/dp/0767919416

But mostly I read books about people living in cabins in the woods. Strange how people are drawn to stories about people who live completely different lives than their own.

I like a few of things that Bill Bryson has written.

Marcski wrote

I like a few of things that Bill Bryson has written.

A Walk in the Woods is a classic. I think anyone on this forum would enjoy it.
A Walk In the Woods

MC2 5678F589 wrote

But mostly I read books about people living in cabins in the woods.

What is your favorite?

trackbiker wrote

Marcski wrote

I like a few of things that Bill Bryson has written.

A Walk in the Woods is a classic. I think anyone on this forum would enjoy it.
A Walk In the Woods

You guys would probably appreciate Tim Cahill as well.

Harvey wrote

MC2 5678F589 wrote

But mostly I read books about people living in cabins in the woods.

What is your favorite?

If I don't say the obvious one, I thought this one was pretty good:
https://www.amazon.com/One-Mans-Wilderness-Alaskan-Odyssey/dp/0882405136

MC --- you might like this

Foxey Brown: A story of an Adirondack outlaw, hermit and guide as he might have told it

https://www.amazon.com/Foxey-Brown-Adirondack-outlaw-hermit/dp/1461042402/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1531950153&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%3ADr.+Charles+H.+Yaple

I read it after my knee surgery and really enjoyed it.

Juniors reading Into the Wild right now for school. If you haven’t read it, it’s worth the effort

A walk in the woods was good . For those interested in Cape Cod here are two good reads :

1 The Outermost House by Henry Beston. Set in the dunes near Ptown
2 .We chose Cape Cod  By Scott Corbett

Yes, I've read those.