December 18, 20205 yr for a couple of teenage boys (15 and 13). homeschooled but not nutty religious, extremely smart, voracious readers, quite mature. they don't like scifi/fantasy but do like most everything else, including nonfiction. they are into camping/wilderness stuff i know for sure. no porn please 😋 i'd like to get them a couple of books as gifts...if i could go in a store i'd browse for a while  but since i'm stuck ordering online i don't really know how to search for what they might enjoy! any suggestions appreciated!
December 18, 20205 yr Here are some my boys have enjoyed, although if they've been voracious readers, they may have covered these: Outdoors: (they are probably a little old for these, esp the 15yo) Hatchet, Tracker, lots of stuff by Gary Paulsen My Side of the Mountain DIY/Get in trouble:UnboredManual to ManhoodBackyard Ballistics Calvin and Hobbes or Far Side collections (huge hit at our house) Nonfiction:What If? Omnivore's Dilemma (there's a young reader's version, too). I don't know what the language tolerance is, but mine liked the Martian and Ready Player One, though those might be outside their interests. Otherwise a bunch of sci-fi/fantasy (sorry, I have nerds). Good luck.
January 13, 20214 yr So I’m the dipshit 30 year old that didn’t start reading for pleasure until this pandemic. Any recommendations for good books on true crime, sports, or history? Vague question, I know. I could just google this, but I’m looking for personal recommendations if possible. I’d prefer non-fiction, but I’m open to any book that i can really get into. Thanks in advance.
January 13, 20214 yr SC Gwynne. Empire of the Summer moon. Ernest Junger Storm of Steel Erik Larson Splendid and the Vile Charles Mann 1491 David Hoffman Billion Dollar Spy All Quiet On The Western Front [historical fiction] And even though it's not what you asked for A Gentleman In Moscow is one of my favorite books of the last couple of years
January 13, 20214 yr 13 hours ago, Post Oak said: SC Gwynne. Empire of the Summer moon. Ernest Junger Storm of Steel Erik Larson Splendid and the Vile Charles Mann 1491 David Hoffman Billion Dollar Spy All Quiet On The Western Front [historical fiction] And even though it's not what you asked for A Gentleman In Moscow is one of my favorite books of the last couple of years Billion Dollar Spy is quite good. I'd recommend American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road
January 13, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, JOSEYWALES66 said: Billion Dollar Spy is quite good. I'd recommend American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road I'll add that to my list
January 13, 20214 yr So I’m the dipshit 30 year old that didn’t start reading for pleasure until this pandemic. Any recommendations for good books on true crime, sports, or history? Vague question, I know. I could just google this, but I’m looking for personal recommendations if possible. I’d prefer non-fiction, but I’m open to any book that i can really get into. Thanks in advance.Devil and the white cityBoys in the boat Heart of the sea
January 13, 20214 yr 18 hours ago, Post Oak said: SC Gwynne. Empire of the Summer moon. Ernest Junger Storm of Steel Erik Larson Splendid and the Vile Charles Mann 1491 David Hoffman Billion Dollar Spy All Quiet On The Western Front [historical fiction] And even though it's not what you asked for A Gentleman In Moscow is one of my favorite books of the last couple of years  4 hours ago, JOSEYWALES66 said: Billion Dollar Spy is quite good. I'd recommend American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road  3 minutes ago, bluto said: Devil and the white city Boys in the boat Heart of the sea Good shit, y’all. Thank you.
January 13, 20214 yr 5 minutes ago, bluto said: Devil and the white city Boys in the boat Heart of the sea Devil in the White City is great.  I can’t believe the shit he got away withÂ
January 17, 20214 yr On 1/12/2021 at 9:48 PM, youdunnf'dup said: So I’m the dipshit 30 year old that didn’t start reading for pleasure until this pandemic. Any recommendations for good books on true crime, sports, or history? Vague question, I know. I could just google this, but I’m looking for personal recommendations if possible. I’d prefer non-fiction, but I’m open to any book that i can really get into. Thanks in advance. True Crime - My Dark Places by James Ellroy Sports - The Boys of Summer by Roger Kahn History - The Cold War by John Lewis GaddisÂ
February 28, 20214 yr Enthusiastically recommend just about anything by any of these guys: John LeCarre Nelson DeMille Alan Furst James Lee Burke Martin Cruz Smith Carl Hiassen Totally agree with above post about A Gentleman In Moscow - fine writing about an aristocrat under house arrest in the Metropole Hotel in Moscow for decades following the 1917 revolution. Â
November 9, 20214 yr for a couple of teenage boys (15 and 13). homeschooled but not nutty religious, extremely smart, voracious readers, quite mature. they don't like scifi/fantasy but do like most everything else, including nonfiction. they are into camping/wilderness stuff i know for sure. no porn please [emoji39] i'd like to get them a couple of books as gifts...if i could go in a store i'd browse for a while [emoji4] but since i'm stuck ordering online i don't really know how to search for what they might enjoy! any suggestions appreciated!It's Christmas book time again! I suck at fiction, but some adventure/wilderness non-fiction they might like...Undaunted Courage (Ambrose)- about Lewis and ClarkEndurance (Lansing)- Shackleton getting stuck in the Antarctic ice and trying to surviveOver the Edge of the World (Bergreen)- Magellan's circumnavigationInto Thin Air (Krakaeur)- probably familiar with this tragedy on Everest but I actually read this one in high school and loved itNo Beast So Fierce (Hucklebridge)- man-killing tiger in India and the hunt for itAstoria (Stark)- about one of the first attempts at colonizing the Pacific coastLife and Death in the Andes (MacQuarrie)- each chapter highlights a different story from SA, from Darwin and the galapagos, to Escobar, to Butch Cassidy's last stand
November 9, 20214 yr Also, Desert Solitaite by Abbey. Given his overall attitude, might hit hard for a teenager especially
December 20, 20214 yr Any recommendations of the history of the Catholic Church/Catholicism? Looking for something NOT from the Catholic Church or anti-Catholic. A true history book. Also open to Audible books... Edited December 20, 20214 yr by Anwar Namtut Audible
December 21, 20214 yr The Great Courses has one: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Catholic-Church-A-History-Audiobook/B00DI959CE https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/the-catholic-church-a-history
May 9, 20223 yr A couple years ago I read a synopsis of a book by a pro-wrestler that talked about life after the limelight when they retired.   I've been trying to find that book but I'm coming up blank. I'm hoping someone knows the book or can recommend something similar about coping when you walk away from fans.Â
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