GolfT3 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 As always, I’m sure there’s a wealth of suggestions to come from the collective wisdom of the group. Looking to start a thread tracking some great nonfiction reads for this summer. New, old, doesn’t matter. Ideally something that pairs well with a double corona. I’ll kick it off with this one: An Impeccable Spy by Owen Matthews. Fantastic read about a prolific Soviet spy operating in China and Japan in the 30s/40s. Highly recommend. https://www.amazon.com/Impeccable-Spy-Richard-Stalins-Master/dp/1408857782/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M3U2MGSQSWVP&dchild=1&keywords=impeccable+spy&qid=1623626746&sprefix=Impeccable+spy%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominattorney Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I just finished Carlo Rovelli's Helgoland. It was very thought provoking. It is about the history of quantum mechanics and a rumination on where theoretical physics is headed next. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicPac Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 I’m about 3/4 of the way done with A Course Called America. It’s Tom Coynes new book. I highly recommend it to anyone who plays our game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairo Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 The whole UFO thing is a (another :-)) hobby of mine, and I finally got around to reading one of the classics: Harvard Professor John Mack's "Passport to the Cosmos". The subtitle tells you what it is about--"Human Transformation and Alien Encounters" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 terrific thread, though for us, winter. and all i have been reading lately is fiction (another thread?).i do read a fair bit of non fiction but lately, reading enough of it for work. so a bit useless but always keen to see thoughts and recommendations. the last non fiction i read is an absolute must for any fishermen, especially fly fisherman, monty burke's 'lord of the flies'. the history and never-ending personal battles in the development of the florida region for tarpon flyfishing. great stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akela3rd Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Just finished the latest John Gierach - Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers. Coupled it with a re-reading of his first 1986 collection, Trout Bum. If you like fly fishing, you'll love either of these. Sent by spooky action at a distance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfT3 Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 @Ken Gargett a fiction follow-up will definitely be in order Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Gargett Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Akela3rd said: Just finished the latest John Gierach - Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers. Coupled it with a re-reading of his first 1986 collection, Trout Bum. If you like fly fishing, you'll love either of these. Sent by spooky action at a distance have read quite a bit of gierach. lovely writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarveyBoulevard Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 EDIT: I missed the whole 'nonfiction' part before I typed this. I'm on a roll this month. I bet I've read 20 books thus far. A sampling of the titles for you edumacation... The Pout Pout Fish; Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus; Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues; The Fearless Octopus; The Hungry Caterpillar; ...and the pizza of resistance... There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed and Egg. On a slightly more serious note (and I do mean SLIGHTLY more serious): Where is Joe Merchant? by Jimmy Buffett; Tales from Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett; A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett; Swine Not by Jimmy Buffett; A Salty Piece of Land by Jimmy Buffett; Jimmy Buffett: The Key West Years by Tom Corcoran; Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All The Way by Ryan White; I am working my way through Tim Dorsey's series featuring Serge A Storms. I also managed to get in a few finance books including a re-read of A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G. Malkiel. Lastly, Following the Equator by Mark Twain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meklown Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Ray Dalio: Principles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djrey Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Just finished Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad by William Craig. Excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 I've just picked up Errol Flynn's autobiography, it's supposedly a great read so will report back if it's any good. He's still my Robin Hood... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezztone Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 The Skies Belong to Us is great. It details the insane number of Skyjacking in the late 60's early 70s (basically weekly) as it threads the lives of a couple that made it to Africa from the states. One guy even hijacked a plane in Bermuda shorts and flip flops so he could hit the beach in Havana once they the plane landed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody Hayes Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Killing The Mob by Bill O'Reilly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkchop Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 The Amateurs by David Halberstam Assault on Lake Casitas by Brad Alan Lewis Both are about rowing and the 1984 Olympics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meesterjojo Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 I'd recommend "a world lit only by fire", by William Manchester, and "AD 1000" about pope Sylvester II 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfT3 Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 William Manchester’s Churchill series is one of my all-time favorites. Fantastic author. 6 hours ago, Meesterjojo said: I'd recommend "a world lit only by fire", by William Manchester, and "AD 1000" about pope Sylvester II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast & Taste Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 Just started on "The Demon Haunted World" by Carl Sagan. Big Al 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciscojohansson Posted June 17, 2021 Share Posted June 17, 2021 I just read Theodore Dalrympels "Life at the bottom". Well written and very funny at times. Dalrymple worked for years as a doctor in an inner city area and in a prison, he writes about the british underclass, why it continues and the unintended effects of liberal politics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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