What was the last book you read or are currently reading?

I'm reading two books right now. They are interesting books. Mark R. Levin's Liberty & Tyranny, and How the States got their Shapes by Mark Stein. I highly recommend both books.

Cheers Hondo

I am reading The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury.

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Careful, Bill, that confession may land you in hot water with the ACLU. :teeth_smile:

I've been reading several books about the war in Iraq, military strategy and military leaders. Currently, I'm reading "The Fourth Star" excellent mini-biographies about four of the U.S. Army's most prominent generals, including George Casey Jr, whose father died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam and who's now the Army's Chief of Staff; John Abizaid, Peter Chiarelli and David Petraeus, currently the CENTCOM commander overseeing operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq. I just finished "No True Glory" and "The Strongest Tribe", both of which related the struggle by U.S. Marines to defeat the Sunni insurgency in Iraq.

My son, Christopher, is an avid reader. I remembered a book I read when I was about his age, 14, and we checked it out of the library.
Trustee from the Toolroom, by Nevil Shute is the book. We plan on reading it together, so, it should be fun.

Chester

The Big Show: high times and dirty dealings the Academy Awards.

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The Big Show: high times and dirty dealings the Academy Awards.

Funny - I used to kinda enjoy watching Oscar night when Bob Hope was the Master of Ceremonies but anymore, I don't go to the movies because I think about 98% of 'em are garbage and the Academy Awards have become a circus dedicated, for the most part, to left-wing politics and those crappy movies.

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Funny - I used to kinda enjoy watching Oscar night when Bob Hope was the Master of Ceremonies but anymore, I don't go to the movies because I think about 98% of 'em are garbage and the Academy Awards have become a circus dedicated, for the most part, to left-wing politics and those crappy movies.

Unfortunately I never got to see those Oscar's when Hope was host, but I don't really care for whole thing myself I just love the backstage going-ons. And as for your assessment of the movies being garbage I have to agree, and Hollywood uses oscars to push it's leftist agenda.

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Funny - I used to kinda enjoy watching Oscar night when Bob Hope was the Master of Ceremonies. But anymore, I don't go to the movies because I think about 98% of 'em are garbage and the Academy Awards have become a circus dedicated, for the most part, to left-wing politics and those crappy movies.

I'm beginning to think I must have really been born in Texas, not California, like my birth certificate sez.

Chester

Sorry for going off topic.

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My son, Christopher, is an avid reader. I remembered a book I read when I was about his age, 14, and we checked it out of the library.
Trustee from the Toolroom, by Nevil Shute is the book. We plan on reading it together, so, it should be fun.

I was just wondering if any of our friends from 'across the pond' have read this book, or others by the same author? He is a Brit, and also wrote On the Beach, a rather popular book.

Chester

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I was just wondering if any of our friends from 'across the pond' have read this book, or others by the same author? He is a Brit, and also wrote On the Beach, a rather popular book.

Chester

Jim and Jim,
Many years ago, I used to read his books,
but alas, I don't seem to find the time any longer.
He was quite popular a few years back,
but must admit to not seeing many reading them now!

You might both be interested to know, that Torquay of course is
the birthplace of
Agatha Christie

Her father was an American from New York

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He wrote On the Beach, a rather popular book.

Chester

I read the book, and also have the DVD (starring Gregory Peck). It's a very good movie but kinda depressing, considering the subject matter.

Currently reading "Indiana Jones and The Army Of The Dead" by Steve Perry.

Another book I'm currently reading is "How to Survive The End of The World as We Know it" by James Wesley Rawles. This is another book that can have a depressing or positive perspective, depending upon how you look at it.

Chester

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Sorry for going off topic.

Didn't bother me a bit. In fact, I do it quite often myself, as you're well aware.