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"Thunderball", by Ian Fleming. For about the 12th time since it appeared in 1960. The price of my paperback cover was just 50 cents. I think it's my favorite of the Bond series, followed by "Dr. No."

Just finished Wilbur Smith's autobio,"On Leopard Rock." Fascinating.

Also reading David Lindsey's, "Mercy." a truly well crafted murder mystery among Houston's socially elite female kinky crowd. The heroine is Det. Sgt. Carmen Palma instead of his usual detective, Sgt. Stuart Haydon. Told with great sensitivity and insight, and a real page turner. Palma becomes involved with an FBI profiler both professionally and personally, and her Houston partner is also a well drawn and sympathetic character.

I suspect, however,, that a better Lindsey introductory book is,"Spiral." Gad, that guy could write! A reviewer called him,"the master of the small scene", and he was that. But he also used cities well with good descriptions.

Finally, I'm reading a guide to crocodilians. It's very well ill. and complete, a big coffee table book. I have quite a number of books on wild animals,inc. fish and snakes.
 
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One of my favorite authors is James Rollins. He penned the Sigma Force series. I've read all but the latest because the book store is closed. :(
However, I also have several of his stand alone novels which I'm currently working on. Just finished "Excavation". Great book. :D
Rollins has a knack for blending history, science and action into an outstanding thriller. I highly recommend him. ;)
 
A wide variety. But, a neighbor loaned me his copy of A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold. Now I have to get a copy of my own. If you haven't read it, you should.
 
I got a Sand County Almanac. thank you for reminding me. I also, if you like that one, recommend anything by Edward Abby of the South West. The Monkey Wrench Gang come to mind if you like eco-raider adventure, or short stories like the Moon-Eyed Horse from ?.
 
I love to read. Especially fiction.

I've read The Hobbit, at least 20 times.
"In a hole in the ground there lived a Hobbit. Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole with the ends of worms or an oozy smell, nor yet a dry bare, sandy hole with nothing to sit down on or to eat: it was a Hobbit hole, and that means comfort."
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One of the best openings in the history of story telling.
 
Doc Savage (80 books)
The Avenger (8 books)
Tarzan Series
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Hobbit
 
IF you have younger kids underfoot, "The Narnia Chronicles". I never saw a young person that didn't enjoy having them read to them, or even, a collage kid who didn't enjoy reading them to younger siblings or cousins!

My wife kept quoting them when we were on our honeymoon, and I had no idea of what she was saying. On our return she presented me with her set which was inscribes with a note from he great grand mother when my wife was 3. I couldn't stop reading them that first summer! I heard them over and over as our children became of age, and now her the voices of my oldest grandchildren at holidays reading The Chronicles to their cousins. It wouldn't surprise me if the last sounds I hear are for one descendant reading them to another in a side room at home!

Ivan
 
I've been busy in my isolated and undisclosed location in the Rockies. I am in awe of what great writers can do with the English language. Here are a few I highly recommend:

The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway. 650 pages of war induced trauma.

The Blue Bear - Lynn Schooler. The elusive "glacier bear" of southeast Alaska.

Amos: To Ride a Dead Horse - Stanley Gordon West. Heroic breakout from a devilish nursing home.

Where the Crawdads Sing - Delia Owens. A murder mystery in the backwoods swamps.

The Emerald Mile - Kevin Fedarko. The epic story of the fastest ride in history through the heart of the Grand Canyon.
 
pantannojack said:
What is your all reading escape for the citizen compliant social distancing protocol? Mine is the Hornblower series by C S Forester. I am on book 11.
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One of my favorite series of books when I was growing up! I also recommend the Patrick O'Brian books (Master and Commander) and of course The Caine Mutiny.

I broke down and joined Amazon's Kindle Unlimited service, which is like a digital lending library if you have a Kindle. At $10/month I can't see myself keeping it going forever, but for now I am certainly getting more than my money's worth as I am reading more than a few hours every day.
 
I am currently reading my way through William Kent Kruger's Cork O'Connor series and started book number 17, Desolation Mountain, yesterday. His books are a joy to read. No wonder he's an Edgar Award winning author.
 
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I am re-reading, for probably the 7th or 8th time, "The Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan. We are also doing an online study and Zoom meeting weekly with some folks from church.
 
Years ago I read a book by Joseph Wambaugh. It was great and I can't explain why I never read any more of his books. But I have a stack of 'em now and I'm all set for some long over due good reading.

He was a cop in LA for 17 years and a lot of his stories are based at least in part on his experiences.
 
I am going through the editions of Ken Water's Pet Loads series put out in large paper back copies. He actually did a good job with most of the cartridges. and with the tools available at the time. I have found a few loads for some of my old powders. Got years worth of Handloader magazine I may just send down the road too
 
Steven King is probably my favorite author. His characters always seem so real that I feel like I know them. I just started reading The Outsider which has been out a few years but I've never read. So far it's just as good as his previous works.

One of his books that I liked enough to read several times over the years is The Stand. That one seems especially relevant now.
 
Any of the different series by W.E.B. Griffon, Bernard Cornwell or Louis Lamour should keep you busy and entertained for the duration.
 
Binge-reading Larry McMurtry. Currently on The Last Kind Words Saloon.
 
I’ll find some reading material soon but so far my garage is cleaned out, the barn is getting it’s long awaited tool bench and sharpening cart plus the lawn has never looked better!
I want to install my wood stove in the barn/becoming man cave next.
 
Try reading "Empty Mansions" It is about the daughter of the richest man in America you never heard about. The true story tells about how W.A. Clark made his fortune and how his daughter spent it. It is a super read.
 
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Steven King is probably my favorite author. His characters always seem so real that I feel like I know them. I just started reading The Outsider which has been out a few years but I've never read. So far it's just as good as his previous works.

One of his books that I liked enough to read several times over the years is The Stand. That one seems especially relevant now.
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I just finished one he wrote in 2018. It's only140 pages and the book itself is small. Like most of his it's a real page turner. You could probably read it in a couple of hours or so.

It is pretty mild as far as gross-out or freak-out but it is vintage King when it comes to unusual. The title is "ELEVATION". Check it out.
 
tlawler said:
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
White Plague by Frank Herbert
Farnham’s Freehold by Robert Heinlein

And I’m looking for a copy of I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

See a pattern here?:D
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OOoo, Michael Circhton! Thanks for reminding me. This is one of the best writers. he writes a lot of different types of books and they are ALL great.

Also if you like humor Carl Hiassin (SP) it really good. His characters are "out there". Stormy Weather" was made into a movie.
 
walkin jack said:
OOoo, Michael Circhton! Thanks for reminding me. This is one of the best writers. he writes a lot of different types of books and they are ALL great.

Also if you like humor Carl Hiassin (SP) it really good. His characters are "out there". Stormy Weather" was made into a movie.
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Hiaasen is great. I love his stuff. He’s a Florida boy, so I’ve read all his books. If you like him, lookup Tim Dorsey. He’s like Carl Hiaasen on acid. Raunchier and more irreverent, but funny as heck.
 
walkin jack said:
I just finished one he wrote in 2018. It's only140 pages and the book itself is small. Like most of his it's a real page turner. You could probably read it in a couple of hours or so.

It is pretty mild as far as gross-out or freak-out but it is vintage King when it comes to unusual. The title is "ELEVATION". Check it out.
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That one is already on my wishlist. Just haven't gotten to it yet.
 
pantannojack said:
What is your all reading escape for the citizen compliant social distancing protocol? Mine is the Hornblower series by C S Forester. I am on book 11.
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Think I've read that series 3 or 4 times over the past 50 years.

Wilber Smith has some great series....... timeless

Robert Parker's Spenser series..... start at the beginning "The Godwulf Manuscript"

Louis L'Amour Westerns are fun......
 
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