What Are You Currently Reading?

[AWP]

Red November by W. Craig Reed. This one's about US-Soviet Submarine activities during the Cold War. His dad plays a major role in the first half of the book dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis (he calls it the Cuban Submarine Crisis) and how close we came to nuclear war. His dad worked on a then top secret method of tracking and triangulating Soviet burst communications to and from their subs. He also interviews some of the Soviet sub captains involved in the CMC and how close they came to firing their "special weapons." With that said, here's an interesting "discussion" about the veracity of some of the author's claims.

Project Boresight

Personally, I think some of it is BS and his dad is overstating his role. However, I think a lot of it rings true with what we already know about the times.

Up next: Failure is Not an Option by Gene Krantz. Krantz is the former flight director for NASA's Mission Control Center and instrumental in running missions from Mercury to Apollo.

Gene Kranz - Wikipedia

 

[Gunz]

I just saw an interview with Kranz. Ed Harris played him in the movie Apollo 11. He was pretty much the CSM of Mission Control and a familiar face to those of us younguns who watched all the launches on TV. Down-home guy, great leader. I'll pick up the book.

 

[lr1400]

Don Winslow for fiction. His series on the cartels is great. Also, his book "The Force" is really good.

Non-fiction..just trading stuff. Nerd stuff unless you are into that.

 

[Viper1]

Still piling through Behave by Robert Sapolsky

Also started Brief

and Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse

Brief: recommended for anyone who goes to meetings. It also has good tips on idea generation and presentation.

Steppenwolf is going to take some contemplation, some therapy, and multiple readings. There was an incredible amount of prescience about the distractions of mankind and taking ourselves too seriously.

 

[wp18]

About to start Alone at Dawn about John Chapman

 

[SpeakSoftly]

Finished Small Unit Tactics Handbook (you cant really “finish” a reference tool) as well as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (comfort read). My better half has sent me several other books which I should get tomorrow, another field manual and HP Chamber of Secrets

 

[BloodStripe]

Currently reading Fortunate Son by Lewis Puller Jr.

This is an extremely depressing book, but one in which was supposed to show triumph but ultimately ended in him committing suicide(that part isn't covered in his autobiography).

Here is a very good article that was written prior to him committing suicide back in 1991.

AFTERMATH : FORTUNATE SON, <i> By Lewis B. Puller Jr. (Grove Weidenfeld: $21.95; 389 pp.)</i> : REMEMBERING HEAVEN'S FACE: A Moral Witness in Vietnam, <i> By John Balaban (Poseidon: $21.95; 336 pp.)</i>

 

[LibraryLady]

Currently reading Fortunate Son by Lewis Puller Jr.

This is an extremely depressing book, but one in which was supposed to show triumph but ultimately ended in him committing suicide(that part isn't covered in his autobiography).

Here is a very good article that was written prior to him committing suicide back in 1991.

AFTERMATH : FORTUNATE SON, <i> By Lewis B. Puller Jr. (Grove Weidenfeld: $21.95; 389 pp.)</i> : REMEMBERING HEAVEN'S FACE: A Moral Witness in Vietnam, <i> By John Balaban (Poseidon: $21.95; 336 pp.)</i>

Have thought of reading the other book in the article? The reviewer makes an interesting tie between them.

LL

 

[BloodStripe]

Have thought of reading the other book in the article? The reviewer makes an interesting tie between them.

LL

I'll check my library for it. Two vastly different tales and reasons to serve.

 

[Kraut783]

Re-reading Nelson Demille John Corey series, really enjoy them.

 

[JacktheShortKid2001]

Almost finished with David Goggins Cant Hurt Me, give more background and insight to his life and his philosophy, its makes for an interesting read.

 

[Gunz]

Currently reading Fortunate Son by Lewis Puller Jr.

This is an extremely depressing book, but one in which was supposed to show triumph but ultimately ended in him committing suicide(that part isn't covered in his autobiography).

Here is a very good article that was written prior to him committing suicide back in 1991.

AFTERMATH : FORTUNATE SON, <i> By Lewis B. Puller Jr. (Grove Weidenfeld: $21.95; 389 pp.)</i> : REMEMBERING HEAVEN'S FACE: A Moral Witness in Vietnam, <i> By John Balaban (Poseidon: $21.95; 336 pp.)</i>

My Corpsman in Vietnam, Bill Donoghue--prior to his deployment--was one of Puller's caregivers at the Philly Naval Hospital. He told me, without prejudice, that Puller was an extremely difficult patient to deal with...completely understandable given his horrible injuries and the mental torment that accompanied those wounds.

 

[Gunz]

After the completely satisfying "The British Are Coming", I followed up with David McCullough's "The Pioneers". I've enjoyed some of McCullough's work...but this was one of the most boring books I've ever tried to slog through...and I have a pretty high tolerance for dry material.

If you're into Ohio history it might interest you. And there was one good Indian fight that the Indians won. But I spent the rest of the book hoping the Indians would come back and kill all the boring settlers.

 

[Grunt]

Just starting THE ABOLITION OF MAN or Reflections on education with special reference to the teaching of English in the upper forms of schools by C.S. Lewis. I was doing some reading and found a section entitled "Men Without Chests" which led me to the book. From what I understand, the crux of the book is that modern society is building men without heart. What I have read so far is great.

 

[CQB]

Alive in the Bitter Sea - Fox Butterfield. A journalist who lived in China after the Cultural Revolution. Some may not agree with his left leaning, but it’s a good primer to get your head around Chinese culture, particularly now.

 

[lr1400]

Read All Secure by Tom Satterly. It is EXCELLENT. Pure open look into a warrior's soul. I have talked with Tom about some life stuff. GREAT guy!

 

[Devildoc]

From my wife and kids for my birthday last Friday...

 

[PurpleFish]

Currently reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and its applicability is priceless in my opinion!

 

[Stretcher Jockey]

Decided to pick up The Stand by Stephen King. Excellent so far. I can see where The Passage by Justin Cronin got some influence.

 

[Stretcher Jockey]

Decided to pick up The Stand by Stephen King. Excellent so far. I can see where The Passage by Justin Cronin got some influence.

Just finished it, and honestly a bit disappointed. The character progression was fantastic and the first half of the book was amazing. After that, I felt let down. The build up for Randall Flag was really, really good, but when the character actually got around to doing anything I didn't feel the same anticipation or fear that King was trying to attach to his name. The ending was also a literal deus ex machina. The plot armor was thick, and I wasn't a fan of it. Overall, 6/10.