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

Just finished "The Drifting Cowboy" by Will James (1892-1940). James was a real cowboy, and spent most of his life as a drifting cowboy, going from one ranch to the next. This book contains several stories about his life as a cowboy. If you enjoy non fiction western writing, I would definitely recommend this book. Up next is "Wyatt Earp Speaks!" by John Richard Stephens (my fathers day present!).

I enjoy reading and have a bad habit of reading several at once. I try to read the Bible regularly. I prefer God's wisdom to mine. I am reading The Shack. It's a Christian novel a friend recommended to me. I am reading Mornings On Horseback. It's about Teddy Roosevelt's formative years. I love the way David McCullough writes. I am also reading John Adams and rereading Lonesome Dove.

Hondo Howard

By the way, I meant to add I recently read The Searchers whch was reissued in the Spring. The movie is one of my favorites and I am still amazed John Wayne did not win an oscar for that performance. Th ebook is a good read although somewhat different than the movie.

I found it funny that I had to start over and reread the first few chapters. Many of the names are different and I was confusing myself.

Hondo Howard

I just finished Mamie Van Doren's autobiography. It's a terrific book. I'm currently reading "Rock Hudson: Friend of Mine" by Tom Clark. It's good so far.

I just finished Gone With The Wind. It was way better than the movie. I had put off reading it for years because it is a mighty thick book. But well worth the time it took me to read it.

Mark

I love Gone With the Wind. It took me less than a week to read it because I was so wrapped in it.

I'm currently reading David McCullough's "1776", an account of the American Revolution. (IMO, we need another.)

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I'm currently reading David McCullough's "1776", an account of the American Revolution. (IMO, we need another.)

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I'm reading Master and Comander by Patrick 'o' Brian ,didnt realise there were so many in the series!!! One down 19 to go

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I'm reading Master and Comander by Patrick 'o' Brian ,didnt realise there were so many in the series!!! One down 19 to go

I'm trying to remember if I read all those books - I think I did.

Isn't that a series about a British naval officer sometime during the 17 or 18 hundreds? Similar to the Hornblower series?

Thats right its following the career of Captain (lucky)Jack Aubrey ,mostly through the Napolionic wars. Russell Crowe was in a film about one of the books .The far side of the world.

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Thats right its following the career of Captain (lucky)Jack Aubrey ,mostly through the Napolionic wars. Russell Crowe was in a film about one of the books .The far side of the world.

I was fairly certain I had already read all that series. In fact, at one time I owned the entire set but if I remember right, I donated them to our local library after I read them.

I saw that movie and thought it was a great film.

I need to get the last two Harry Potter books. I own and have read the first five.

The Killing Fields story of the movie and have now moved on to Surviving the Killing Fields story of Haing S. Ngor who played Dith Pran in the movie.

Mike

I'm currently reading a biography of John Adams, authored by David McCullough, who's one of my favorite historians.

I am currently reading Wicked Prep and Dark of the Moon both by John Sandfrod. Also Print the Legend by Scott Eyman and About John Ford by Lindsay Anderson. You can tell I am taking my times reading these.

I'm reading William W. Johnstone's "The First Mountain Man: Blackfoot Messiah". If you haven't read any of the late author's works, you should. They are right up John Wayne's alley.

just read a school book so that i could help the little bloke with home work it was called the Chinese Cinderala (hope thats spelt right)

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The Young Duke. I could write a book this good about John Wayne. It's one of those cheapies that seem to be just thrown together. It isn't really about his early life either. It's a fast read though.