What are you reading right now?

Sailor Steve · 05-23-09, 12:58 PM

Have just started a new (well, new to me anyway) biography of one of the semi-forgotten American founding fathers: John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, by Jean Edward Smith. Marshall was the fourth Supreme Court Chief Justice, and the man who made the court what it is today. So far it's excellent.

SandyCaesar · 05-23-09, 04:19 PM

Finishing up Harry Paget Flashman books by George MacDonald Fraser. They are amazing and laugh-out-loud funny. Kinda like Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.

talesofvalor · 05-24-09, 09:08 AM

I'm reading right now:
"Der Erste Weltkrieg" von Brigitte Hamann.

Translation: "The first world war", by Brigitte Hamann.

Kapt Z · 07-11-09, 10:03 PM

"Democracy Matters", by Cornel West

Provocative, but interesting reading whether you agree with his conclusions or not.

Sledgehammer427 · 07-24-09, 05:18 AM

I'm rereading The Ice Diaries By William R. Anderson.
It's about the Nautilus's attempt at crossing under the north pole.
awesome book, so awesome, I'm reading it twice within 3 days!

Melonfish · 07-24-09, 06:11 AM

I'm currently 700 pages through Executive Orders by tom clancy, after reading sum of all fears then debt of honour.
after this i'll be reading SSN which is his little stand alone sub one.

then i might read another Sharpe story

Kazuaki Shimazaki II · 07-25-09, 10:48 AM

I just read Larry Bond's Cold Choices, which is some kind of American catharsis, good-bad tale (with the Russians being bad and dumb and the Americans being saints and bright and omniniscent, of course).

They have a collision, and JUST to make sure there is no moral ambiguity at all Bond has the Russian Captain deliberate do near rams of the American sub... sigh... OK, Nichols, I understand why it sucks now...

But then, he can't lift a candle to Geoffrey Archer's 1989 work Shadow Hunter. It was 317 pages long. Actually, about 316 pages of is was pretty good. It actually had a Brit officer going off the rails, and though the KGB had a role it seemed like more of a "meeting battle" thing and the KGB deciding to get what they could rather than it being some long pre-planned mole affair. OK, eventually Brit officer is stopped after nearly starting a war, and a happy ending is about to come ... then out of nowhere on P.310 for no plot reason Archer has two Russian subs collide at top speed to their deaths... even in a genre that has Russians basically acting as throwaway characters to be destroyed by "brave and good Westerners" (a goodness which this book completely fails to show BTW), this must have been the tip of gratuitous death...

Schöneboom · 07-25-09, 12:15 PM

Currently reading Paul Preston's "The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge", the 2006 revised edition. Having read lots of books (in English) on La Guerra Civil, I'm impressed by the depth of the political context that this book provides. As I'm in the process of rewriting one of my screenplays on the SCW, I'm very glad I found Preston.

mookiemookie · 07-25-09, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Melonfish

after this i'll be reading SSN which is his little stand alone sub one.

For the love of all that is good and holy do NOT subject yourself to that.

Just check out the Amazon reviews: http://www.amazon.com/S-N-Tom-Clancy...8542664&sr=8-1

They're all pretty spot on. I tossed the damn book out after about 100 pages.

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Originally Posted by Murr44

Next on the "to read" list is Shattered Sword by Parshall & Tully. I bought the book back in 2005 & it's about time that I got around to reading it.

A great book. Very very dense in spots, and full of minute details, but once you finish it, you'll appreciate the level of depth they went into. A first class book.

I'm about to start "In Pursuit of Victory - The Life & Achievement of Horatio Nelson" by Roger Knight.

PeriscopeDepth · 08-07-09, 09:33 PM

Joshua Slocum's Sailing Alone Around the World right now.

PD

Syxx_Killer · 08-08-09, 09:42 AM

I've got a bunch of books from the local library's used book sale. I also ordered a couple used ones off Amazon. I recently finished Jurassic Park. That is my favorite movie (favorite franchise really) and I always wanted to read the book. It was awesome and quite different from the movie. I had to order that off Amazon. I am reading the sequel right now, The Lost World, that I got from the library. It is an awesome read so far. The movie is absolutely nothing like the book although it was a good movie. Next, I am going to start Typhoon by Robin White (ordered that off Amazon too), then a few Dale Brown novels, and finally start on some nonfiction books.

05-23-09, 12:58 PM	#1
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Have just started a new (well, new to me anyway) biography of one of the semi-forgotten American founding fathers: John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, by Jean Edward Smith. Marshall was the fourth Supreme Court Chief Justice, and the man who made the court what it is today. So far it's excellent. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-23-09, 04:19 PM	#2
SandyCaesar Chief Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: HMS Thanatus Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Finishing up Harry Paget Flashman books by George MacDonald Fraser. They are amazing and laugh-out-loud funny. Kinda like Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. __________________ Vanvikan, Feb. 2009: ordinary human, KIA, night 4 HMS Thanatus, May 2009: ??? human, KIA, night 7

05-24-09, 09:08 AM	#3
talesofvalor Sailor man Join Date: May 2009 Location: Austria Posts: 47 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I'm reading right now: "Der Erste Weltkrieg" von Brigitte Hamann. Translation: "The first world war", by Brigitte Hamann. __________________ I stole this from Laufen zum Ziel, who stole it from Neal, who stole it from Golden Rivet, who stole it from Lance, who stole this from Task Force. Last edited by talesofvalor; 05-24-09 at 09:27 AM.

07-24-09, 05:18 AM	#5
Sledgehammer427 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I'm rereading The Ice Diaries By William R. Anderson. It's about the Nautilus's attempt at crossing under the north pole. awesome book, so awesome, I'm reading it twice within 3 days! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

07-25-09, 12:15 PM	#8
Schöneboom Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 651 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	Currently reading Paul Preston's "The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge", the 2006 revised edition. Having read lots of books (in English) on La Guerra Civil, I'm impressed by the depth of the political context that this book provides. As I'm in the process of rewriting one of my screenplays on the SCW, I'm very glad I found Preston. __________________ Dietrich Schöneboom, U-431 "Es wird klappen, Herr Kaleun. Ganz sicher."

07-11-09, 10:03 PM	#4
Kapt Z Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: ...somewhere in the swamps of Jersey. Posts: 911 Downloads: 157 Uploads: 0	"Democracy Matters", by Cornel West Provocative, but interesting reading whether you agree with his conclusions or not.

07-24-09, 06:11 AM	#6
Melonfish XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 417 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	I'm currently 700 pages through Executive Orders by tom clancy, after reading sum of all fears then debt of honour. after this i'll be reading SSN which is his little stand alone sub one. then i might read another Sharpe story

07-25-09, 10:48 AM	#7
Kazuaki Shimazaki II Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,140 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I just read Larry Bond's Cold Choices, which is some kind of American catharsis, good-bad tale (with the Russians being bad and dumb and the Americans being saints and bright and omniniscent, of course). They have a collision, and JUST to make sure there is no moral ambiguity at all Bond has the Russian Captain deliberate do near rams of the American sub... sigh... OK, Nichols, I understand why it sucks now... But then, he can't lift a candle to Geoffrey Archer's 1989 work Shadow Hunter. It was 317 pages long. Actually, about 316 pages of is was pretty good. It actually had a Brit officer going off the rails, and though the KGB had a role it seemed like more of a "meeting battle" thing and the KGB deciding to get what they could rather than it being some long pre-planned mole affair. OK, eventually Brit officer is stopped after nearly starting a war, and a happy ending is about to come ... then out of nowhere on P.310 for no plot reason Archer has two Russian subs collide at top speed to their deaths... even in a genre that has Russians basically acting as throwaway characters to be destroyed by "brave and good Westerners" (a goodness which this book completely fails to show BTW), this must have been the tip of gratuitous death...

08-07-09, 09:33 PM	#10
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Joshua Slocum's Sailing Alone Around the World right now. PD

08-08-09, 09:42 AM	#11
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	I've got a bunch of books from the local library's used book sale. I also ordered a couple used ones off Amazon. I recently finished Jurassic Park. That is my favorite movie (favorite franchise really) and I always wanted to read the book. It was awesome and quite different from the movie. I had to order that off Amazon. I am reading the sequel right now, The Lost World, that I got from the library. It is an awesome read so far. The movie is absolutely nothing like the book although it was a good movie. Next, I am going to start Typhoon by Robin White (ordered that off Amazon too), then a few Dale Brown novels, and finally start on some nonfiction books.