Current book: Great Escapes
I have a room dedicated to books, I call it my library because that's exactly what it is; a room full of books that are mine. It makes sense right?
Anyway, the books on the shelves cover many genres and topics from modern and ancient history, biographies, sci-fi and fantasy, historical fiction and non-fiction, crime, adventure and outdoors, the classics, instructional texts and so much more - it's incredibly diverse. War and military books feature prominently and I have books on weapons from sticks and stones through to the latest and greatest, battle tactics, Empires and their rise and fall, land, sea and air related, villains and heroes, wars humanity has fought and the tactics and politics behind them, the great commanders and those (sometimes nameless) men and women who operated in the mud and blood on the front lines of wars and battles across the world, war nurses and support staff and everything else military related. I have a lot of them, many hundreds, and I add to them all the time.
The latest is what I'm reading now, a book by Damien Lewis, a celebrated non-fiction author of many war books based around World War Two, elite branches of the military, military dogs, top covert units and other such related subjects.
Damien Lewis, (not to be confused with the actor Damian Lewis), is known for his meticulous research and relies on documents, diaries, letters, after action reports (AAR's), interviews and testimonies which make his books read like one is right there on the mission; they have a certain reality, sometimes brutally so, and often I'm left wanting more which leads to additional research taking me down the rabbit hole on occasions. I love his books.
Great Escapes is a compilation of incredible escapes affected by the British SAS (Special Air Service) during World War Two. Its pages tell true stories of tremendous feats of human endurance, the application of skill, intelligence, training and daring and the way it's told pulls the reader into the moment whether it's being harried by the enemy across the Sahara Desert or escaping the clutches of the Gestapo and their torture chambers - one is drawn into the moment.
This book is another example of the skill in writing and research Damien Lewis possesses and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. You'll probably not like it I guess but that's ok, I'm reading it not you.
What are you currently reading, if anything?
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I'm currently reading the latest (but, hopefully, not the last) book by A A Dhand, The Blood Divide. His earlier books were about a Bradford detective. Soon to be released as a series called Virdee.
I started reading them because they are set in my nearest city. Then I continued to read them all because I enjoyed the characters and plots.
It's great to have a book one can sink one's teeth into, so to speak...but shit when that book ends.
books are always best buddies of a person. When you start enjoy reading, nothing else can make you more entertaining then books.
I also have a dedicated corner for books and Im sure a separate room will be dedicated to them by the time lol.
I hope you have many books and you read them from time to time.
For now I have a little collection and Im planning to extend it
I'm fascinated by what library you've built for yourself. The increasing cost of these books have deterred me from getting them, and now, i've had to shift to e-books.
Your current read seems a nice one, like something I'd find interesting because I enjoy crime and thriller novels. I'm particular that I'll like it, but my reading pace might be slow.
Currently, I'm reading 'Manchester Happened by Jennifer Nannsugba Makumbi.' I only started reading it last night, and thus far, it's been a ride.
Do you have a favorite genre for books. Which is it?
I have no favourite genre, I pick up a book and read it...if I don't like it I don't read it. I love reading and don't want to label myself as one who likes something more than others usually.
congratulations, good readings and travelling broadens our minds,ain't it?
Broad minds are sought after.
In between grimdark fantasy novels I am reading "How They Broke Britain" James O'Brien. A nice skewering of the bastards that wrecked this country for the last 14 years!
Sometimes you need a break from swords and wizardry... but only a short one!
One must fully engage in swords and wizardry, but one must also expand one's paradigm.
Oh, and if Britannia is as broke (and woke) as Australia then it's all fucked.
It is, broke and woke but mostly it is the brokenness that is the problem as the current government stole all the money and gave it to their pals and now nothing is working, lol
Typical fucken government. I don't know how people justify it when they say, everything is ok, fucken delusional. You know?
Sheep are just fucking determined to be sheep no matter what. Government's all over are shysters
Yes indeed, it's the wayof it.
Would love to read this one currently am looking for Extreme ownership by Jocko Willink was encouraged to read it by a friend
It's a great book. I have it and have read it several times. I hope you find it.
Awesome hoping so as well
Hi Galen, as I also prefer the paper book, I just reread two books (in non-digital format), one is the “Neuroscience of the Body” by Nazareth Castellanos and the other is “The Origin Of Humankind” by Richard Leakey. Little more I can tell you, have a great week.
It's been a good week so far...a work trip. Busy and sort of complex...but pretty good too. I hope you have a good week as well. Not long to go and it'll be over (thankfully.)
I already read that you are on a trip, and I see that everything is going well, I hope your health is too. Me, I've been a little hysterical for a few days or weeks now hahaha!!!! But well, everything passes.
Health is good, somewhat drained and brain dead after all the thinking I've had to do but my brain hasn't let me down yet.
That's good, now I say goodbye for a few hours to Hive.
Best regards
I don't usually read books about wars, but I read a lot of books about history, ancient history and different versions.
Such books like the one you are reading leave a lot of lessons and reflections to be made.
In my case I haven't read much for two weeks, I've been extremely busy with a lot of paperwork... a lot of bureaucracy haha .
The most current thing I've been reading or rather rereading is a book of poetry, I love poetry. Rimas de Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer is one of my favourites.
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You like poetry
And I do too
And there you have it...some poetry. 🤔
The amount of poems I've written to nature, I love it! To cats .... and well to love.
Thank you very much!😃
Sounds like it would be a very interesting book to read and add to a professional library. Right now I am reading fiction, a book by Brad Thor called The Lions of Lucerne. Books have been piling up that people have bought me and I need to get to reading faster.
Reading is something I enjoy doing and I schedule it in and do it sporadically if I have time here and there...if I did not I'd not make the time as I'm so busy. I hope you find some more reading time mate.
I enjoy reading as well. Once upon a time reading time was a part of my schedule, I need to make it part of my day again. Right now it is just whenever it strikes me to grab the book and read.
I wonder if like everything else it seems. Is reading books or the written word dying on the vine?
Along with so many other things such as in person human interactions that make us more human and less like zombie robots..?
Yeah, why read when you can listen to an abridged audible book huh? Fucktards.
The last books I read were Berserk. Probably a few months ago. Manga doesn't have much text because it is fully illustrated. But before this I the only english book I read was the Hobbit so Berserk still proved to be a challenge despite low word count. I understood not everything but what I understood was enough for it to be my favorite fantasy book and one of favorite books ever. After that I became more busy making my art. I recently moved from pyrography on wood to working on canvas. It makes my creation process faster because I no longer burn the image on wood. So I had many ideas for my pieces and wanted to make them all. But now I may pick up some books again. It's been a while since I read Sherlock Holmes or Captain Blood so maybe I will do that soon.
Reading more will help expand your skills and if you want to learn more English reading books in English will help. Good luck.
I remember when I was a kid there was a series of books by an author named C.B. Colby. I would venture to guess they were the most checked out books by the young fellows in my classroom. They had all kinds of weapons and stuff in them. Which was pretty cool at the time. Going back and researching it now, it appears C.B. had a pretty deep library of books to his credit.
I've not heard of that author, not that I can recall anyway. Growing up I was into Tolkien.
E for writer, A for actor... Of course, this comment is better in Spanish. But here it is curious how an "e" and an "a" in the name define everything. 😄😜☕
Screenshot of the book I am reading.
I'll become supernatural when I die, I'm going to haunt the fuck out of some people. 👻
I hope you don't come out in the wee hours of the morning to pull me up by my feet. 😂
It's possibility that I can't rule out.
I enjoy my war stories as well and about to read Hans von Luck Panzer Kommander again as I read it about 15 years ago and enjoyed it so much. If you haven't got them get Donald Burgett series of 7 books and his battle stories from his experiences are fantastic and funny in sick sort of way when he was with the Screaming Eagles. The story of them waiting for the Germans to finish cooking the cow was hilarious before attacking them.
I've got a couple of his books, legit for sure, but that's not surprising. I think anyone who jumped over Normandy in World War Two would have a story or three to tell.
People like him lived in a different world, just your line about the cow and subsequent attack is something people nowadays wouldn't understand I guess. So yeah, good books for sure...you just cost me money though, now I'll have to buy all the rest.
Luckily his books are relatively cheap, but very interesting. Executive Outcomes is another good read abut the mercenary group helping with a coup in Sierra Leone and being given their own diamond mine. I bumped into several members that belong to this group a few years back and one of my army buddies worked on this mine and he had no idea they were mercenaries.
So many good books and while I know so many people don't rate the war/military genre, I believe there's so many great lessons and insights.
Sierra Leone...that was some mean bush, to quote Colonel Miles Quaritch (from Avatar)
Yes I seriously enjoy the war/military genre and think us both having served in the military makes us understand things more. I wish kids today did National Service as they really do need it. Maybe there would not be so much trouble around if people had training and certain skills.
I wrote about that a while ago, national service, and feel strongly it would be of benefit to all concerned. Alas, we live in a soft world that leans towards mediocrity rather than discipline and ownership.
Agreed. I noticed a difference in the caliber of person once they stopped it here. It makes such a big difference and do not regret doing my service because I benefitted on so many levels personally.
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I think the last semi-war novel I read was Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, certainly more for the romantic motif than for other Napoleonic and Tsarist conflicts.
My mental turbulence right now would only tolerate one more season of Game of Thrones, with Dragons many Dragons.
Sorry.
I've read War and Peace, and also Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, both worthy reads.
I don't doubt the quality of your library at all but the classics section must be on fire.
I have some really nice hard cover editions: Caesar's Gaulic Campaign, Homer's Iliad and so on. I look out for them when I'm out and about and it's rare that I don't find myself in a book shop wherever I happen to travel, one of the best I've been in is Shakespeare and Co. in Paris. A glorious little place.
You should call this section: The shrine.(For the excellent books I mean).
Maybe it has some of the banned books that are never mentioned in Umberto Eco's novel In the Name of the Rose. 😅
No, seriously, it must be a luxury room that library of yours.
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