GSG Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Men's Health has a list of 11 Summer Reads for Men http://www.menshealth.com/best-life/best-beach-books?fullpage=true I picked 1 from each category that I thought sounded interesting. Novels The Son by Phillip Meyer (Ecco) A multigenerational Western spanning the 1800s Comanche raids in Texas to the 20th century oil boom, The Son is due out on May 28 and has already earned praise as possibly one of the great American novels. “When you’ve finished the last page, you’ll take a breath and wonder how the hell Meyer could possibly surpass this monument of a book,” says Chris Schluep, senior editor of books at Amazon.com. Short Story Collections The Fun Parts: Stories by Sam Lipsyte (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Lipsyte's 2010 novel The Ask was a darkly funny examination of millennial white collar self-loathing. In this collection of a dozen short stories, the author covers everything from a monster preying on a boy's fantasy realm to a male childbirthing coach.“Lipsyte specializes in people in over their heads, trying to talk their way out of absurd situations of their own design,” says Ellen Wernecke, a book reviewer for The Onion's A.V. Club. Non-Fiction Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson (Doubleday) Anderson's carefully researched account of British Army officer T.E. Lawrence during the Arab Revolt in World War I overturns everything you think you knew about the Middle East. Anderson makes the case that the groundwork for many of our modern problems was laid by not just the famed Lawrence, but also the men working for him—who were maybe not so different from yourself. “These relatively low level officers had their own adventurous hand in the affairs of the region,” says Schluep. Quote Link to comment
Stumpy1 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Just finished Who's on First by William F. Buckley Jr. It is a thriller about an American CIA agent during the start of the Cold War. Pretty entertaining I just started The Simeon Chamber by Steve Martini. Not bad so far. Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Just finished Who's on First by William F. Buckley Jr. It is a thriller about an American CIA agent during the start of the Cold War. Pretty entertaining I just started The Simeon Chamber by Steve Martini. Not bad so far. The Simeon Chamber is very interesting. Most of Steve Martini's books follow a central character named Paul Madriani but this one is a stand alone. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 "Rose" by Martin Cruz Smith. A murder mystery set in an old English coal mining town. Quote Link to comment
Fuzzy Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 I'm reading this thread... In all seriousness, Game of Thrones - A Dance with Dragons Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I am not sure if any of you read his books, but author Vince Flynn died today at age 47 from cancer. He has written several fictional novels about counter-terrorism and the CIA. All but one of novels (the first one-Term Limits, a must read) centered around a central character named Mitch Rapp. His books are very exciting and I recommend that you read them. Quote Link to comment
StPaulHusker Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I always read a couple of books per year that are outside my wheelhouse. Last year I read the Hunger Games trilogy. The year before that was Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series. This year, I have a few oddballs like this in the queue. Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 "Moneyball." Michael Lewis. (He's one of my favorite authors.) He wrote "Blind Side" about Michael Oher, now offensive tackle for the Ravens. His best book though, IMHO, is "Liars Poker." About bond traders in the 70s and 80s. /Edit: I liked the book "Moneyball" so much that I stopped by the video store and bought the movie. Prolly watch it tonight. Quote Link to comment
sd'sker Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 huskerboard.com every last one of us has thought about making that joke (heck, it probably has already been made), and here you are. someone finally did it. unbelievable. Quote Link to comment
Junior Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Currently reading Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan 1 Quote Link to comment
Husker_x Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Was trying to slog through Brothers Karamazov but found it much more difficult to swallow than Notes from the Underground. That and I read three Albert Camus works straight and need a break from philosophical stuff. So, moved on to this gem: Very engaging read. Definitely give it a shot if your a Roman Empire buff. Quote Link to comment
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