What you're reading

[MisterSpock]

This is a companion thread to this:

http://rogue-nation3.com/showthread.php?...1#pid87471

I realize not everyone watches TV/Movies.

So, click the link, see the gist which is just an ongoing dropbox of what you are up to. Everyone would benefit from recommendations or discussions. I always love to hear a good book recommendation and while I love visual media, I'm still a reader.

So, this is that thread, reading a good book? Diving into a new topic of interest? Spit it out and let us know, in the end we can't all on our own find those hidden gems that we've each enjoyed
on various topics.

Don't worry, you don't have to know the ISBN.

[MisterSpock]

I'll throw out the first post.

I'm out in the shop, so I don't have any titles, but lately all I've been reading is books on Cyphers, it's my latest obsession.

I've always been highly mathematical but pretty stupid when it comes to communication, so obviously this topic is both proven ground, but also pretty vague to me.

[Bally002]

This is a companion thread to this:

http://rogue-nation3.com/showthread.php?...1#pid87471

I realize not everyone watches TV/Movies.

So, click the link, see the gist which is just an ongoing dropbox of what you are up to. Everyone would benefit from recommendations or discussions. I always love to hear a good book recommendation and while I love visual media, I'm still a reader.

So, this is that thread, reading a good book? Diving into a new topic of interest? Spit it out and let us know, in the end we can't all on our own find those hidden gems that we've each enjoyed
on various topics.

Don't worry, you don't have to know the ISBN.

What's a fav book of yours Mr Spock?

[Bally002]

I'll throw out the first post.

I'm out in the shop, so I don't have any titles, but lately all I've been reading is books on Cyphers, it's my latest obsession.

I've always been highly mathematical but pretty stupid when it comes to communication, so obviously this topic is both proven ground, but also pretty vague to me.

I like Sci Fi and when I can I'll purchase a good one.  My favorite book of all was "The Mote in Gods Eye"  by Larry Niven.  Must have read it several times.  Lost my Sci Fi collection in the bush fires.

The "Saga of the Seven Suns" was also an enjoyable read along with "The Amtrak Wars"

Bally :)

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

This is a companion thread to this:

http://rogue-nation3.com/showthread.php?...1#pid87471

I realize not everyone watches TV/Movies.

So, click the link, see the gist which is just an ongoing dropbox of what you are up to. Everyone would benefit from recommendations or discussions. I always love to hear a good book recommendation and while I love visual media, I'm still a reader.

So, this is that thread, reading a good book? Diving into a new topic of interest? Spit it out and let us know, in the end we can't all on our own find those hidden gems that we've each enjoyed
on various topics.

Don't worry, you don't have to know the ISBN.

Just finished a book that is up for discussion in one of the Book Clubs I participate in.

I am waiting for the discussion to begin on the 8th, because I have mixed feelings about the book

The title of the book is "Blood and Bones", by Tomi Adeyemi.

It is way outside something I would normally read. But that is why one participates in book clubs, I guess.

I am now reading, on my own, a book by Lee Child and Douglas Preston, "Diablo Mesa". It is a spin off of the Pendergast series. I love Pendergast. So I am really interested in how they plan to develop Nora.

I like all genres, when it comes to books. It just has to be well written, and interesting.

[Schmoe1]

I was reading Game of Thrones, and since it's been over a decade since the last book release, I started reading another series called the Kingkiller Chronicles, another fantasy series.  Imagine the irony since it's been ten years since THAT series released another book ?.

So now I focus on completed series.  I just finished the First Law Trilogy, they were phenomenal.  Bleak, dark, fantasy at it's best.

[beez]

I'm reaading James Rollins, "Kingdom of Bones".

Am watching, "The Old Man".  first 2 episodes were awesome!

[ChiefD]

I'm an avid reader. I read 2-4 books a week. I like mystery/thriller, sci fi, fantasy, nonfiction, all kinds of stuff. I like discovering new authors too. A couple new authors I read were "Take Your Breath Away" by Linwood Barclay. That was a really good book, read it in a couple of days. I also recently read through The Selection series of books by Kiera Cass. There are five books in the series. I read all five in three days. A good nonfiction book I read was "The Palace Papers" by Tina Brown. An excellent behind the scenes thing regarding the British Royal Family. I like just about anything by Patricial Cornwell, Clive (Dirk) Cussler, Michael Ledwidge, Vince Flynn, James Rollins, and Dean Koontz. 

I've also been reading many books about people either climbing Mount Everest or trekking to Everest Base Camp. Trekking to Everest Base Camp is something I have on my bucket list. I love reading about others climbing mountains, but I have no desire to climb any more mountains. I've only climbed one - Mount Fuji. That was enough for me. Some pending books I may be reading are "The Match" - Harlan Coben, "The Vanity Fair Diaries" - Tina Brown, "The Investigator" - John Sanford, and "Elsewhere" - Dean Koontz.

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

I'm an avid reader. I read 2-4 books a week. I like mystery/thriller, sci fi, fantasy, nonfiction, all kinds of stuff. I like discovering new authors too. A couple new authors I read were "Take Your Breath Away" by Linwood Barclay. That was a really good book, read it in a couple of days. I also recently read through The Selection series of books by Kiera Cass. There are five books in the series. I read all five in three days. A good nonfiction book I read was "The Palace Papers" by Tina Brown. An excellent behind the scenes thing regarding the British Royal Family. I like just about anything by Patricial Cornwell, Clive (Dirk) Cussler, Michael Ledwidge, Vince Flynn, James Rollins, and Dean Koontz. 

I've also been reading many books about people either climbing Mount Everest or trekking to Everest Base Camp. Trekking to Everest Base Camp is something I have on my bucket list. I love reading about others climbing mountains, but I have no desire to climb any more mountains. I've only climbed one - Mount Fuji. That was enough for me. Some pending books I may be reading are "The Match" - Harlan Coben, "The Vanity Fair Diaries" - Tina Brown, "The Investigator" - John Sanford, and "Elsewhere" - Dean Koontz.

I only did it once, and found out in that one venture, it is not for me.

Going up was not bad. Coming back down took five times as long, and was scary as hell.

I had no business going up. I was alone in the climb. Had no, I mean zero, climbing experience, and no gear. I didn't even have a phone on me.

Don't say it. I said enough that it is etched in my brain.

"You idiot!"

But I was a fast learner. I learned to not do it again.

[ChiefD]

I'm an avid reader. I read 2-4 books a week. I like mystery/thriller, sci fi, fantasy, nonfiction, all kinds of stuff. I like discovering new authors too. A couple new authors I read were "Take Your Breath Away" by Linwood Barclay. That was a really good book, read it in a couple of days. I also recently read through The Selection series of books by Kiera Cass. There are five books in the series. I read all five in three days. A good nonfiction book I read was "The Palace Papers" by Tina Brown. An excellent behind the scenes thing regarding the British Royal Family. I like just about anything by Patricial Cornwell, Clive (Dirk) Cussler, Michael Ledwidge, Vince Flynn, James Rollins, and Dean Koontz. 

I've also been reading many books about people either climbing Mount Everest or trekking to Everest Base Camp. Trekking to Everest Base Camp is something I have on my bucket list. I love reading about others climbing mountains, but I have no desire to climb any more mountains. I've only climbed one - Mount Fuji. That was enough for me. Some pending books I may be reading are "The Match" - Harlan Coben, "The Vanity Fair Diaries" - Tina Brown, "The Investigator" - John Sanford, and "Elsewhere" - Dean Koontz.

I only did it once, and found out in that one venture, it is not for me.

Going up was not bad. Coming back down took five times as long, and was scary as hell.

I had no business going up. I was alone in the climb. Had no, I mean zero, climbing experience, and no gear. I didn't even have a phone on me.

Don't say it. I said enough that it is etched in my brain.

"You idiot!"

But I was a fast learner. I learned to not do it again.

I climbed Mount Fuji with a Morale Welfare and Recreation group of other military personnel from Yokosuka Navy Base. I prepared for months beforehand, getting into the best shape I ever was in. I really thought it would be easy. It was anything but. I got altitude sickness, literally barfed all over the place the day I reached the summit. I felt like I was gonna die. Going down was pretty scary too, lots of slipping and sliding on lava rock, felt like I was out of control of my body. Never again. 

Nope, I don't think you were an idiot. Sometimes we just want to do something and do it. If we get out alive, well, there ya go! 

[EndtheMadnessNow]

I climbed Mount Fuji with a Morale Welfare and Recreation group of other military personnel from Yokosuka Navy Base. I prepared for months beforehand, getting into the best shape I ever was in. I really thought it would be easy. It was anything but. I got altitude sickness, literally barfed all over the place the day I reached the summit. I felt like I was gonna die. Going down was pretty scary too, lots of slipping and sliding on lava rock, felt like I was out of control of my body. Never again. 

Nope, I don't think you were an idiot. Sometimes we just want to do something and do it. If we get out alive, well, there ya go! 

Ha, no shit!! I did exactly the same when I was stationed in Yokosuka. I still have my stamped walking stick & flag. Got up at like 2am to reach the summit and watch the sunrise. That was a sight I'll never forget. I was built like a Navy SEAL so the hike up wasn't much effort for me till the trip down. My knees were in severe pain and went through a pair of high-top military boots on the way down. Totally shredded.

[EndtheMadnessNow]

I'll throw out the first post.

I'm out in the shop, so I don't have any titles, but lately all I've been reading is books on Cyphers, it's my latest obsession.

I've always been highly mathematical but pretty stupid when it comes to communication, so obviously this topic is both proven ground, but also pretty vague to me.

Cyphers/Ciphers eh. Dunno what specific cryptography you may be focused on, but have you come across Lambros D. Callimahos?

Been reading "Soldiers of Reason - The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire" (2009) by Alex Abella. The central key think tank mind (McNamara’s Whiz Kids) behind the entire deep state Cold War era that essentially sold everyone on the Cold War propaganda. They created this matrix of how to dialectically steer and control minds throughout that whole period. The idea of an interconnected technocratic AI SkyNet grid to control the world came out of RAND. The early days of the RAND camp were the fathers of the Trotskyite neoconservatism. RAND is dedicated to scientific government > Technocracy. Author includes knowledge of the human psyche for psychological warfare operations.

[Schmoe1]

If anyone has any grimdark fantasy novels or series they could point me to, I'd appreciate it.

So far I've read:

-Game of Thrones series
-Kingkiller Chronicles series
-Demon Cycle series
-Lightbringer series
-The First Law Trilogy
-Lord of the Rings (obviously)
-Night Angel series
-Lies of Locke Lamora series

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

I am reading, a book by Lee Child and Douglas Preston, "Diablo Mesa". 


I just found out my friend and neighbor is also likes Lee Child and Douglas Preston books.

When went over a list of other authors, and realized that we like the same authors.

May be why she is my friend. She has good tastes.

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

Now 19 chapters into Dean Koontz's "Quicksilver".

Standard Dean Koontz, but I like Dean Koontz.

[FlyingClayDisk]

Reading the Holy Bible...the "whole" Bible (not the Cliff Notes version most people read).

Not particularly religious, more of an interest and a research project.  

I was stunned at how difficult it is to actually lay your hands on the 'entire' Bible!  Made me want to read it all the more!  I started out with the question..."What exactly is the Bible?"  (not from a qualitative perspective but from a quantitative one).  Found a whole lot of people tripping over each other to get to be the ones to give me the Absolute and "Final Answer" on that one!  (LOL!)  That quickly branched out into about a thousand different directions (who?, when?, why?, which language?, etc.) And then there's all the different translations.  It is next to impossible to get an unbiased version with just a literal translation.  Took me over 5 years to get all the books!  I also came to the conclusion that there's a whole lot of people out there who don't want people reading the whole thing.  Like really, really, don't want you to...to the point of fightin'!

Old Testament - All 46 books
New Testament - All 27 books
Apocrypha - All 54 books
Total - 127 books (as near as I've been able to collect so far)

Interesting stuff so far!

Note - I realize there are thousands of people who have dedicated their entire lives to doing this, over thousands of years, and still haven't managed to complete that effort.  I'm not Superman in any of this, but I think I've gotten pretty close to getting most of it, and without a lot of "editorial license" in it.

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

Reading the Holy Bible...the "whole" Bible (not the Cliff Notes version most people read).

Not particularly religious, more of an interest and a research project.  

I was stunned at how difficult it is to actually lay your hands on the 'entire' Bible!  Made me want to read it all the more!  I started out with the question..."What exactly is the Bible?"  (not from a qualitative perspective but from a quantitative one).  Found a whole lot of people tripping over each other to get to be the ones to give me the Absolute and "Final Answer" on that one!  (LOL!)  That quickly branched out into about a thousand different directions (who?, when?, why?, which language?, etc.) And then there's all the different translations.  It is next to impossible to get an unbiased version with just a literal translation.  Took me over 5 years to get all the books!  I also came to the conclusion that there's a whole lot of people out there who don't want people reading the whole thing.  Like really, really, don't want you to...to the point of fightin'!

Old Testament - All 46 books
New Testament - All 27 books
Apocrypha - All 54 books
Total - 127 books (as near as I've been able to collect so far)

Interesting stuff so far!

Note - I realize there are thousands of people who have dedicated their entire lives to doing this, over thousands of years, and still haven't managed to complete that effort.  I'm not Superman in any of this, but I think I've gotten pretty close to getting most of it, and without a lot of "editorial license" in it.

I haven't spent my whole life "studying" the Bible but I have been going to Bible study for about four years.

I have read the whole Bible from start to finish more than once. Reading it and understanding it, is two different tasks. Understanding the history associated with what was going on in the areas at the time the material was written is important. Understanding the actual meaning of the words that were written, and understanding how the different translations over time can impact that understanding, causes it not to be as simple as just sitting down and reading it.

[NightskyeB4Dawn]

I highly recommend the book I am reading now.

"Killers of the Flower Moon" David Gran

The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Lost City of Z.

In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe.

Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered.

As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history

[EndtheMadnessNow]

CIA black magicians...madness beyond belief!!

[Rodinus]

CIA black magicians...madness beyond belief!!

ooOoo.. I'm going to order that today!

I'm a hypnotherapist so will be a fun read.

Rod