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[john70t]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Discoverers
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/766235.Mathematics_in_Western_Culture

Both the above are similar to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connections_(TV_series) which weaves history and fun together.
They just kind of subtly slip a whole bunch of learning into all that entertainment. I hated school but liked these.

For American-only history:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1315335.The_Wars_of_America
https://www.amazon.com/How-States-Got-Their-Shapes/dp/0061431397
(I haven't read but the tv series was unique but dumbed-down for the USA crowd)

Okinawa WW2 from two different perspectives:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2426315.Typhoon_of_Steel
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/771337.The_Battle_for_Okinawa

One decorated soldier's struggle with military bureaucracy:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1996708.Soldier

[Schrup]

I've been on a bit of a history binge lately. My last four books.
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West
Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors
The Rising Tide: A Novel of World War II
The Steel Wave: A Novel of World War II

[LakeCleElum]

Originally Posted by ckissick

Read my book! It's a page-turner. There's even a '73 911S in it.

https://www.amazon.com/Lottery-Losers-Charles-Kissick/dp/1546909427

Great book Charles - I loved it, my wife will read it next. I left a 5 star review on Amazon. Thanks for the tip. You have Talent for sure.......

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by carreradpt

A Land Remembered by Patrick Smith. Just an outstanding book.

This sounded like the kind of book I like, historical novels that you can learn from. I'm trying to read it now, but good grief - the dialog is just painful to read and the characters are caricatures.
BTW, what are all the possible definitions of the word "hammock?" I cannot find one where his use of the word makes sense.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by LakeCleElum

Great book Charles - I loved it, my wife will read it next. I left a 5 star review on Amazon. Thanks for the tip. You have Talent for sure.......

I ordered as well...the print version since I am stubborn.

A bit off track, I am re-reading 'O Pioneers' and 'My Antonia' by Willa Cather.

I read a retrospective review on 'My Antonia' and, as luck and my wife would have it, we have both tomes.

'My Antonia' is about music, which I missed the first time through in in HS. Trust me, it is better the second time.

[ckissick]

Originally Posted by LakeCleElum

Great book Charles - I loved it, my wife will read it next. I left a 5 star review on Amazon. Thanks for the tip. You have Talent for sure.......

Wow, thanks so much. You made my day. It's so hard to sell a book on Amazon. It's like selling a needle in a hay stack. Not only can the customers not find it, they don't even know it's there. My hope is that word of mouth will give it traction and the rest will be history. I'd love to see it as a movie. Like the Martian. Like me, the author couldn't sign an agent or publisher so he self-published it on Amazon.

[ckissick]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

I ordered as well...the print version since I am stubborn.

Thank you as well. Let's see some more good reviews! Maybe PPOT can be the vehicle (sorry) that launches my new career as an author. Really. There are a lot of you guys and gals out there. Word of mouth is so important. I sold a bunch of copies in Ann Arbor Michigan because of my wife's cousin. But not enough people write reviews.

BTW, there's a bit of Porsche content in the book, of course.

[LakeCleElum]

Originally Posted by ckissick

Thank you as well. Let's see some more good reviews! Maybe PPOT can be the vehicle (sorry) that launches my new career as an author. Really. There are a lot of you guys and gals out there. Word of mouth is so important. I sold a bunch of copies in Ann Arbor Michigan because of my wife's cousin. But not enough people write reviews.

BTW, there's a bit of Porsche content in the book, of course.

Charlie - I left a review on Amazon......Be happy to write others, just let me know where........

[ckissick]

Originally Posted by LakeCleElum

Charlie - I left a review on Amazon......Be happy to write others, just let me know where........

I read your review. It's great. Thank you. I don't know where else to write reviews. Amazon is the only site where the book is sold.

[LakeCleElum]

Series about a game warden in the Big Horns of Wyoming. Special place for me as I've motorcycled and snowmobiled there. Great Books

C.J. Box:

Open Season (2001)
Savage Run (2002)
Winterkill (2003)
Trophy Hunt (2004)
Out of Range (2005)
In Plain Sight (2006)
Free Fire (2007)
Blood Trail (2008)
Below Zero (2009)
Nowhere to Run (2010)
Cold Wind (2011)
Force of Nature (2012)
Breaking Point (2013)
Stone Cold (2014)
Endangered (2015)
Off the Grid (2016)
Vicious Circle (2017)
The Disappeared (2018)
Wolf Pack (2019)

[Rtrorkt]

For those of you interested in the US Southwest, this is a great book.

https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Thunder-Carson-Conquest-American/dp/1400031109/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3G1LOJFAA883T&keywords=blood+and+thunder+by+hampton+sides&qid=1560353704&s=gateway&sprefix=blood+and+Thun%2Caps%2C205&sr=8-1

starts before the Mexican War and takes place throughout the transition to US control. Oh and Kit Carson, the central character, is shown to have made 5 trips from Taos/Santa Fe to LA in the mid 1850's. Can you picture the terrain? That was one tough guy

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by ckissick

Read my book! It's a page-turner. There's even a '73 911S in it.

https://www.amazon.com/Lottery-Losers-Charles-Kissick/dp/1546909427

Just now purchased it on Amazon for my Kindle.
Will leave a review after reading. Thanks

[bkreigsr]

Originally Posted by Rtrorkt

For those of you interested in the US Southwest, this is a great book.
...starts before the Mexican War and takes place throughout the transition to US control. Oh and Kit Carson, the central character, is shown to have made 5 trips from Taos/Santa Fe to LA in the mid 1850's. Can you picture the terrain? That was one tough guy

Anything by Hampton Sides.
His level of research is over the top.

Kingdom of the Ice (USS Jeanette)
Hellbound on His Trail (James Earl Ray)
Ghost Soldiers (Bataan death march rescue)

Bill K

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Schrup

QFT, check out Patrick Rothfuss, his two books are excellent. Not quite as adult as Martin, but very enjoyable.

Agreed, the two Rothfuss books are excellent. They are loooong, but I couldn't put them down.
"Name of the Wind" - book 1
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003HV0TN2/

"The Wise Man's Fear"
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00475AYJQ

Originally Posted by Paco Anton

If you like fantasy there are few books as good as the "A Song of ice and fire" series by George RR Martin. Supposed to be 7 books, currently just the first 5 are out:

A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons

Now being made into a TV series. Read the before watching it!!!!

I'll have to check them out.

I like stuff written by Michael Moorcock. He's got a bunch of trilogies and series, and they are almost all interconnected, but can be read separately.

I used to enjoy the Xanth novels from Piers Anthony. I think the earlier books were better than the later books.

Another excellent fantasy book is "The Crystal Cave" by Mary Stewart.
https://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Cave-Arthurian-Saga-Book/dp/0060548258/

It's the first of a Merlin trilogy written from the point of view of Merlin. And per wikipedia, there are five books from her that are part of the Arthurian legend. It's been years since I read them, but I think the others are good, but not as good as the first.

Also, I really enjoyed "Shogun" by James Clavell which is another LOOOOONG book.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by ckissick

Read my book! It's a page-turner. There's even a '73 911S in it.

https://www.amazon.com/Lottery-Losers-Charles-Kissick/dp/1546909427

Will order today!

[LakeCleElum]

Terminal List by Jack Carr......Rate 9 out of 10