The whole series was a rolicking good time. Excellent space opera...though not "hard" sci-fi so you have to suspend you disbelief at times.
@BamaT Thanks again for the Preston & Child suggestion. I read the second book in the series and found it fairly good. However, it inspired me to read a few solo books from Child that I liked too. They aren't heavy, just quick thrills.
"Whither Solid South? A Study In Politics and Race Relations" by Charles Wallace Collins. Published 1947
Just finished "The Boys in the Cave". Inside story of the recent rescue in Thailand of 13 boys from a soccer club. Amazing story involving very interesting hero's (and other's unsung). A real miracle in our time (a one in a million event) meets the perfect storm scenario and restored my faith in human kind and just regular guy hero's.
Finished Presidents of War today. It was good, but not one I'll keep around or read again. I'm passing it on to a friend who enjoys nonfiction as well. Starting Washington: The Making of the American Capital by Fergus Bordewich next. We are traveling to Washington, DC in about a month and I thought this book would be interesting information for touring around.
I enjoyed the first couple of Preston & Child books, but I think they get better in my opinion. I recently finished Crimson Shore, and thought it was outstanding. While most of their books can be read alone, there are a couple that should be read in sequence, and really they all make better sense if you work through them from the start.
Currently reading No Fortunate Son by Brad Taylor. I read Taylor’s first book, and it was obvious he is a first class novelist. Taylor’s books are in the covert/military/spy genre, similar to Brad Thor and Vince Flynn novels. If you like them you’ll love Brad Taylor.
There is so much to see in Washington. We went there a few years back and wish we had more than the week we were there. My wife found a house on VRBO close to Old Town Alexandria, just a few minutes from a subway stop, and was no more than some hotels in the area with a lot more room for us and our adult children. We loved visiting Arlington, Mount Vernon, Ford’s theatre, Pentagon, Smithsonian, and for me and my son, a visit to the NRA museum. D.C. is pretty easy to get around in with their subway system. You can get within a relatively short walk of anywhere you’re going. My previous post in this thread is about a Brad Taylor book. His first book had a lot of action around the Old Town Alexandria to D.C. area, talking about a number of stops we were familiar with, including an underground shopping center. I read that book, “One Rough Man,” right after we were there, and every detail in the book was accurate. If you ever read fiction and like the genre of his books, you’ll love Taylor. It impresses me when someone gets details correct.
Just listened to the audio book of Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry. This was my 2nd Wendell Berry book. Nathan Coulter was the first one I listened to. Both have were great!
I recently finished: I have moved on to Shelby Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume III, Red River to Appomattox. I've been putting off reading this because of it's length - 1,000 pages. The first two volumes were fantastic. Great writing. So here we go. Might take me a while to go through this one!
"The Boys in the Boat" by Daniel J. Brown- about the 1936 men's Olympic Crew team. It's a fascinating story of triumph against a backdrop of tragedy.
That is a terrific book! Balance, harmony, and rhythm in all things as their coach preached. I love that phrase.
Well..... It's online at.... http://biblefacts.org/pdf/worlds-collision.pdf A little deep for some, but still a interesting read. tp