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<blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 2767489" data-attributes="member: 26737"><p><em>Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour</em> by James D. Hornfischer. Military history. Story of the Battle off Samar. This ought to be required reading in high school.</p><p></p><p><em>Neptune's Inferno: The US Navy at Guadalcanal</em>, also by Hornfischer. Military history; something of a "prequel" to <em>Last Stand</em>. As much as <em>Last Stand</em> shows us how we beat the Japanese, this makes us question how we were able to do it.</p><p></p><p><em>The Martian</em> by Andy Weir. Sci-fi. About an astronaut who, thought dead, is left behind on Mars, and must figure out how to survive. Very solid science and engineering, and an outstanding story.</p><p></p><p><em>Daemon</em> and <em>Freedom(tm)</em> by Daniel Suarez (Suarez used the pen name "Leinad Zeraus" (think on that long enough and you'll get it) on very early editions of <em>Daemon</em>). Sci-fi/technothriller. Set in the "just over the horizon" future, the two novels form a single larger story.</p><p></p><p><em>Go Like Hell</em> by AJ Baime. Racing History. The story of how Ford set out to conquer Le Mans and succeeded.</p><p></p><p>Craig Johnson's <em>Longmire</em> series. Crime Fiction set primarily in Wyoming. The Audible versions are read by George Guidall, who is an outstanding narrator.</p><p></p><p>Bernard Cornwell's <em>Richard Sharpe</em> series. Historical military fiction. Set in India prior to and Europe during the Napoleonic Wars, it follows Richard Sharpe from being a private in His Majesty's Army in India to being a Lieutenant Colonel at Waterloo. </p><p></p><p><em>As You Wish</em> by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden. Memoir. Primarily Elwes's memoir of the making of <em>The Princess Bride</em>, but includes significant contributions by other cast and crew members. The Audible version is primarily read by Elwes, with many of the surviving cast members reading their own portions.</p><p></p><p><em>All You Need Is Kill</em> by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Military Sci-Fi. Basis for the movie <em>Edge of Tomorrow</em>.</p><p></p><p><em>The Maltese Falcon</em> by Dashiell Hammett. Crime drama. Basis for the movie of the same name.</p><p></p><p><em>The Caine Mutiny</em> by Herman Wouk. Military fiction. Long read; rather faithfully captured by the movie of the same name, although there's much more in the novel.</p><p></p><p><em>Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!</em> and <em>What Do You Care What Other People Think?</em> by Richard Feynman. Memoir/autobiography. Fascinating insights on life, politics, and lots of other subjects by one of the most brilliant minds this country has even produced. </p><p></p><p><em>Ghost In the Wires</em> by Kevin Mitnick and William Simon. Memoir/autobiography. Legendary hacker Kevin Mitnick's story, as told by Mitnick. </p><p></p><p><em>The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress</em> and <em>Starship Troopers</em> by Robert A. Heinlein. Scifi. Lots of interesting philosophy (particularly libertarian philosophy in <em>Mistress</em>) disguised as good sci-fi.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SoonerP226, post: 2767489, member: 26737"] [I]Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour[/I] by James D. Hornfischer. Military history. Story of the Battle off Samar. This ought to be required reading in high school. [I]Neptune's Inferno: The US Navy at Guadalcanal[/I], also by Hornfischer. Military history; something of a "prequel" to [I]Last Stand[/I]. As much as [I]Last Stand[/I] shows us how we beat the Japanese, this makes us question how we were able to do it. [I]The Martian[/I] by Andy Weir. Sci-fi. About an astronaut who, thought dead, is left behind on Mars, and must figure out how to survive. Very solid science and engineering, and an outstanding story. [I]Daemon[/I] and [I]Freedom(tm)[/I] by Daniel Suarez (Suarez used the pen name "Leinad Zeraus" (think on that long enough and you'll get it) on very early editions of [I]Daemon[/I]). Sci-fi/technothriller. Set in the "just over the horizon" future, the two novels form a single larger story. [I]Go Like Hell[/I] by AJ Baime. Racing History. The story of how Ford set out to conquer Le Mans and succeeded. Craig Johnson's [I]Longmire[/I] series. Crime Fiction set primarily in Wyoming. The Audible versions are read by George Guidall, who is an outstanding narrator. Bernard Cornwell's [I]Richard Sharpe[/I] series. Historical military fiction. Set in India prior to and Europe during the Napoleonic Wars, it follows Richard Sharpe from being a private in His Majesty's Army in India to being a Lieutenant Colonel at Waterloo. [I]As You Wish[/I] by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden. Memoir. Primarily Elwes's memoir of the making of [I]The Princess Bride[/I], but includes significant contributions by other cast and crew members. The Audible version is primarily read by Elwes, with many of the surviving cast members reading their own portions. [I]All You Need Is Kill[/I] by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. Military Sci-Fi. Basis for the movie [I]Edge of Tomorrow[/I]. [I]The Maltese Falcon[/I] by Dashiell Hammett. Crime drama. Basis for the movie of the same name. [I]The Caine Mutiny[/I] by Herman Wouk. Military fiction. Long read; rather faithfully captured by the movie of the same name, although there's much more in the novel. [I]Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman![/I] and [I]What Do You Care What Other People Think?[/I] by Richard Feynman. Memoir/autobiography. Fascinating insights on life, politics, and lots of other subjects by one of the most brilliant minds this country has even produced. [I]Ghost In the Wires[/I] by Kevin Mitnick and William Simon. Memoir/autobiography. Legendary hacker Kevin Mitnick's story, as told by Mitnick. [I]The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress[/I] and [I]Starship Troopers[/I] by Robert A. Heinlein. Scifi. Lots of interesting philosophy (particularly libertarian philosophy in [I]Mistress[/I]) disguised as good sci-fi. [/QUOTE]
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