What are you reading?

deewayne2003 said:
The Hunting Imperative is one of my all time favorite books, after you read it you should watch this interview of Richard Harland.
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I’m bass ackwards on this one. Listened to the podcast, led to the book. Excited to read it and if half as good as folks have described, then I’ll find a copy of Ndlovu.
 
Ragman said:
... I’ve got over a hundred books on my “to be read” shelf and am struggling to keep ahead.
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Same here. If I read a book a month, it would take me more than 10 years
 
Reading Mercy by Brett Battles. Prior to that I was reading the latest book by Andy Weir called Hail Mary. I love to read. I read books versus e-books. I used to read e-books but something about holding a book with real pages keeps me going back.
 
Badjer said:
Same here. If I read a book a month, it would take me more than 10 years
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I’m reading “Sarum” by Edward Rutherfurd right now and that’s slowing me down. It’s a brick with very small font. Been going at it for 3 weeks and only on page 650 of 1033!
 
Just finished " The SS-Sonderkommando 'Dirlewanger': A memoir".

Is is the memoir of a convicted poacher that served in this unit. The unit is notorious for the many war crimes and criminals that served in it.

The memoir lacks a lot of details and only a brief description of the crimes committed. Still an interested insight.
 
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Ragman said:
I’m reading “Sarum” by Edward Rutherfurd right now and that’s slowing me down. It’s a brick with very small font. Been going at it for 3 weeks and only on page 650 of 1033!
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Most of my pile are Zane Grey. I bought a mess of them from a woman in her late 80's (I believe.) Her husband had ordered them from a magazine one at a time. -A couple have the magazine order page stuck inside. They don't look like terribly long reads. I do have a 900+ page book on U.S. Grant and a 800+ Teddy Roosevelt in the queue. Doubt I'll finish them all, but gonna try.
 
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I'm re-reading Green Hills of Africa. As I tend to get burned out by reading (unfortunately alot of reading and editing for work), also have a couple of audiobooks on the go, have recently been on a tear through series by Wilbur Smith and am enjoying 'Death in the Long Grass' during my workouts.
 
Tall Tales from Buzz Charlton
Next coming one: Big Game Hunting in the Himalayas and Tibet by G. Burrard (available at 21 EUR on Abebooks!)
 
Just started Ways and Means about Lincoln’s cabinet and Congress and how they financed the civil war and the lasting impact that had on American government and the economy.
 
I'm close to wrapping up The Gales of November by John U. Bacon. The story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Its good, very readable and I've learned things despite being pretty familiar with the story.
 
I've gotten into the habit of reading as much as I can about the various countries I visit for hunts. As headed to Spain in April for gredos ibex, mouflon and boar, reading Don Quixote (this is my fourth time trying to get through, and feel like I'll make it this time) and Elliott's Imperial Spain, which covers how a an obscure small country becomes a great power and then declines. I've become addicted to YouTube hunting videos.
 
CloudySkies said:
I'm re-reading Green Hills of Africa. As I tend to get burned out by reading (unfortunately alot of reading and editing for work), also have a couple of audiobooks on the go, have recently been on a tear through series by Wilbur Smith and am enjoying 'Death in the Long Grass' during my workouts.
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thanks for that, gonna dust off my green hills book and re-read.
probably been doing that every 1-2 years for sure
 
CloudySkies said:
I'm re-reading Green Hills of Africa. As I tend to get burned out by reading (unfortunately alot of reading and editing for work), also have a couple of audiobooks on the go, have recently been on a tear through series by Wilbur Smith and am enjoying 'Death in the Long Grass' during my workouts.
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Which Wilbur Smith series?
 
Currently reading "After big game in Central Africa" by Édouard Foà, which is rather enteraining so far, and also "Wild beasts and their ways..." by Samuel Baker.

Certainly not of this era, and reading that make you wish you were born 150-100 years ago.
 
Ragman said:
Which Wilbur Smith series?
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Since late last year have worked my way through several series 'When the Lion Feeds' to 'Burning Shore' to 'Assegai' and just finished 'Triumph of the Sun' after working through the 'Ballantyne' series. Next up is 'Birds of Prey' which I'm just starting with. Not the first time I've read them, read many of these books a long while ago as a kid in the 90s/00s, and have been also adding the more modern/co-written additions to the originals this time through.

Of course the vivid descriptions of the places have help shape where I have future hunts planned and I want to visit - Namibia being one of them, as its always fascinated me how hostile a place it can be.
 
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CloudySkies said:
Since late last year have worked my way through several series 'When the Lion Feeds' to 'Burning Shore' to 'Assegai' and just finished 'Triumph of the Sun' after working through the 'Ballantyne' series. Next up is 'Birds of Prey' which I'm just starting with. Not the first time I've read them, read many of these books a long while ago as a kid in the 90s/00s, and have been also adding the more modern/co-written additions to the originals this time through.

Of course the vivid descriptions of the places have help shape where I have future hunts planned and I want to visit - Namibia being one of them, as its always fascinated me how hostile a place it can be.
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I’ve read all of those and they are great. I’ve read the co-authored titles as well but don’t really think they added anything to the series. I’m just about to start Warlock in the Egypt series. Hopefully I’ll enjoy them as much as the Courtney’s and Ballantynes.
 
Ragman said:
I’ve read all of those and they are great. I’ve read the co-authored titles as well but don’t really think they added anything to the series. I’m just about to start Warlock in the Egypt series. Hopefully I’ll enjoy them as much as the Courtney’s and Ballantynes.
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The Egypt series is interesting, similar depth, but I find the 3rd person usage to be a little off putting at times. Hope you enjoy them.

Agree - some of the co-authored titles fill a few bothersome gaps where he clearly got tired finishing out a full story, but for the most part they are certainly not as in depth as the original series.
 
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