Impressive! I'm jealous. Those shelves would be great for ammo storage.
P.S. I read naval history books.
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Impressive! I'm jealous. Those shelves would be great for ammo storage.
P.S. I read naval history books.
I read a lot - fiction, military and general history. Most of my books I read then sell or donate. The gun books, however, stay here in my den.
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I read a lot - fiction, military and general history. Most of my books I read then sell or donate. The gun books, however, stay here in my den.
You can't have too many gun books...
I have gun books in the master bedroom, guest bedroom, home office and on the coffee table. They'll go to my honorary nephew, the firearms law attorney someday (except for the manuals). I have an almost complete set of the Perry Mason books that i started acquiring back in high school. I have books about the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Browns. I have books about the DC superheroes.
I have one very large book that was given to me by the author, a childhood friend. He has published a number of books and he gave this one to me a few years ago when he came out from Philadephia to see me. He inscribed it to me as his "longest, oldest childhood friend" (we've known each other since we were 8 years old). He said he decided to come out to see me because out of all his old childhood friends I was the only one he knew of who was still alive. That book is now very special to me.
I have one very large book that was given to me by the author, a childhood friend. He has published a number of books and he gave this one to me a few years ago when he came out from Philadephia to see me. He inscribed it to me as his "longest, oldest childhood friend" (we've known each other since we were 8 years old). He said he decided to come out to see me because out of all his old childhood friends I was the only one he knew of who was still alive. That book is now very special to me.
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This is my most prized book on Vietnam.
IronSkillet
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So has anyone else done Hocus-Focus with the op post#1 photo's?
Personally my reading tastes are all over the place, usually more in line with non-fiction but sometimes a good survival after the collapse fictional stori line helps to fuel my boring imagination.
Have started using a Kindle, like the ability to read in bed with no light on and the ability to control font/brightness.
Personally my reading tastes are all over the place, usually more in line with non-fiction but sometimes a good survival after the collapse fictional stori line helps to fuel my boring imagination.
Have started using a Kindle, like the ability to read in bed with no light on and the ability to control font/brightness.
Rammer Jammer
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Books are sacred. Whether it's a pulp novel, a complex engineering manual to Shakespeare, all books are a record of the human condition.
I prefer real books. Kindle etc are fine for others but I like holding a book in my hand. I don't buy many books anymore but I do utilize the local library on a regular basis. I read everything from history (my college major) to sci fi to all sorts of fun fiction. Not much into biographies or current political books.
Yesterday I finished reading Michael Mann's Heat 2. If you like the movie Heat you'll like the sequel/prequel. Part of the book is the criminals and cops in 1988 before the movie, another section directly following the events of the movie and another part set in 2000 as Chris, Val Kilmer's character begins a new life as an expat.
I prefer real books. Kindle etc are fine for others but I like holding a book in my hand. I don't buy many books anymore but I do utilize the local library on a regular basis. I read everything from history (my college major) to sci fi to all sorts of fun fiction. Not much into biographies or current political books.
Yesterday I finished reading Michael Mann's Heat 2. If you like the movie Heat you'll like the sequel/prequel. Part of the book is the criminals and cops in 1988 before the movie, another section directly following the events of the movie and another part set in 2000 as Chris, Val Kilmer's character begins a new life as an expat.
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JJEH
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Thank y'all for those great posts. I have a hard time letting go of books because I never know if I might need it again. So, my wife calls me a little hoarder... at least that's what I hear, she might calls me something different 
That's a pretty cool room, I like it.
In our forever home (not this one we currently live in!) I want something like this ↓↓↓↓↓
This is the library of Mr. Edward Nicoll Dickerson (1824-1889). He was a patent lawyer and apparently an authority on steam engines. In 1864 he argued in front of SCOTUS against a decision of the SECNAV in planning a new steam Navy.
Unfortunately, I can't find much about him.
Edward Nicoll Dickerson Sr. (1824-1889) - Find a Grave Memorial
His study was mainly dark wood, American and French walnut and had an embossed-leather ceiling. Nice fireplace too.
I love the Gilded Age, have a few books on that subject too.
That's a pretty cool room, I like it.
In our forever home (not this one we currently live in!) I want something like this ↓↓↓↓↓
This is the library of Mr. Edward Nicoll Dickerson (1824-1889). He was a patent lawyer and apparently an authority on steam engines. In 1864 he argued in front of SCOTUS against a decision of the SECNAV in planning a new steam Navy.
Unfortunately, I can't find much about him.
Edward Nicoll Dickerson Sr. (1824-1889) - Find a Grave Memorial
His study was mainly dark wood, American and French walnut and had an embossed-leather ceiling. Nice fireplace too.
I love the Gilded Age, have a few books on that subject too.
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I like Kindle books. I also like regular books. Somewhat oddly, my brother, who is the same, will buy a hard copy and a Kindle copy of the same book at times, reading one or the other depending on his activity.
I guess I have done that a very few times. Like when I knew I was gonna be stuck in the hospital for a while I bought Kindle copies of some of my favorites.
Here are some real books. My collection of Easton Press leather-bound classics. After I got out of grad school, and was no longer a penurious student, I joined a book club whereby, once a month, I'd get a new, finely produced, classic book. I remained a member for about ten years. I know true bibliophiles turn up their noses at these bookclub editions, and I get that. But, they are great classics. They are good looking. And they remind me of a time when I was fresh out of grad school and just starting out in my business life.
I guess I have done that a very few times. Like when I knew I was gonna be stuck in the hospital for a while I bought Kindle copies of some of my favorites.
Here are some real books. My collection of Easton Press leather-bound classics. After I got out of grad school, and was no longer a penurious student, I joined a book club whereby, once a month, I'd get a new, finely produced, classic book. I remained a member for about ten years. I know true bibliophiles turn up their noses at these bookclub editions, and I get that. But, they are great classics. They are good looking. And they remind me of a time when I was fresh out of grad school and just starting out in my business life.
Wyatt Burp
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Great library. Mine's extensive, too and is 100% non fiction. Western history, biogeraphies, science, astronomy, movies, and GUNS mostly. My oldest was a $7 flea market find. A signed copy of I think 2ne edition "Scouting On Two Continents. Major Frederick R. Burnham was very elderly at this point and while shaky, his handwriting is really good.
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A little off topic, but if you want to see a cool library, check out the Morgan Library in NYC.
HOUSTON RICK
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My library is mostly Military history, science Fiction (Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury)), fantasy (LOTR, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Moorcock, Terry Brooks many others) firearms, military vehicles, naval vessels (Jane's, etc), Stephen King, Jack Higgins, Classic English literature from Chaucer to Steinbeck and more.
Yeah, I have a few books. Couple thousand give or take. I recently bought a Kindle after realizing I no longer have room for more real books. Have still bought a few since, though.
Great library. Mine's extensive, too and is 100% non fiction. Western history, biogeraphies, science, astronomy, movies, and GUNS mostly. My oldest was a $7 flea market find. A signed copy of I think 2ne edition "Scouting On Two Continents. Major Frederick R. Burnham was very elderly at this point and while shaky, his handwriting is really good.
[ame]https://www.amazon.com/Scouting-Continents-Frederick-Russell-Burnham/dp/1980220239[/ame]
Currently available as a reprint that should be read by all history buffs.
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Primarily fiction here. I used to have shelves full of them but decided after reading any one twice, it was time to pass it on to someone else. Still have two from my childhood days, a Hardys Boys edition and Stock Car Racer, my fav in the fourth grade. Mom gave away my Tom Swift collection.
We sold a few hundred at a garage sale 17 years ago and since most all are in my Kindle app on my Samsung tablet. I don't know how many are there but between myself and my wife it runs around $75 to $100 a month. I keep getting notices my memory is about full.
I do like to re-read a lot of them after a few years, (to keep expenses down).
I do like to re-read a lot of them after a few years, (to keep expenses down).
Wyatt Burp
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I think a gun forum will have many people with overlapping identical interests in books, usually historical, fiction or non fiction, but mostly the latter. My favorite author is Californian ex cop and current lawyer John Boessenecker. He branched out from California gold rush/lawman bios to writing the great Frank Hamer book a few years back. Here's a couple shelves of mine. I like bios of lesser known but very interesting western characters.
