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
The redacted Mueller Report This commentary is not political and does not take a side. The US media is bad at their jobs.
I've worked through a few books the past couple of months: And I'm still working through Shelby Foote's third volume of the Civil War:
