What are you reading?

[Preacher]

Reading The Partner by John Grisham. Gripping and interesting so far! Love a lot of Grisham's books.

 

[my2¢]

Just getting into reading fiction.

Recently finished a couple of my wife's paperbacks,

• The Bootlegger by Clive Cussler
• The Street Lawyer by John Grisham

None of the others she had on hand appealed to me so hit the library today and picked up:

• The Rooster Bar by John Grisham

Do have on reserve (with many ahead of me):

• Secret empires: how the American political class hides corruption and enriches family and friends by Peter Schweizer

#1 New York Times Bestseller!
Peter Schweizer has been fighting corruption--and winning--for years. In Throw Them All Out, he exposed insider trading by members of Congress, leading to the passage of the STOCK Act. In Extortion, he uncovered how politicians use mafia-like tactics to enrich themselves. And in Clinton Cash, he revealed the Clintons' massive money machine and sparked an FBI investigation.

Now he explains how a new corruption has taken hold, involving larger sums of money than ever before. Stuffing tens of thousands of dollars into a freezer has morphed into multibillion-dollar equity deals done in the dark corners of the world.

An American bank opening in China would be prohibited by US law from hiring a slew of family members of top Chinese politicians. However, a Chinese bank opening in America can hire anyone it wants. It can even invite the friends and families of American politicians to invest in can't-lose deals.

President Donald Trump's children have made front pages across the world for their dicey transactions. However, the media has barely looked into questionable deals made by those close to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Mitch McConnell, and lesser-known politicians who have been in the game longer.

In many parts of the world, the children of powerful political figures go into business and profit handsomely, not necessarily because they are good at it, but because people want to curry favor with their influential parents. This is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. But for relatives of some prominent political families, we may already be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars.

Deeply researched and packed with shocking revelations, Secret Empires identifies public servants who cannot be trusted and provides a path toward a more accountable government.​

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Just getting into reading fiction.

Recently finished a couple of my wife's paperbacks,

• The Bootlegger by Clive Cussler
• The Street Lawyer by John Grisham

None of the others she had on hand appealed to me so hit the library today and picked up:

• The Rooster Bar by John Grisham

Do have on reserve (with many ahead of me):

• Secret empires: how the American political class hides corruption and enriches family and friends by Peter Schweizer

#1 New York Times Bestseller!
Peter Schweizer has been fighting corruption--and winning--for years. In Throw Them All Out, he exposed insider trading by members of Congress, leading to the passage of the STOCK Act. In Extortion, he uncovered how politicians use mafia-like tactics to enrich themselves. And in Clinton Cash, he revealed the Clintons' massive money machine and sparked an FBI investigation.

Now he explains how a new corruption has taken hold, involving larger sums of money than ever before. Stuffing tens of thousands of dollars into a freezer has morphed into multibillion-dollar equity deals done in the dark corners of the world.

An American bank opening in China would be prohibited by US law from hiring a slew of family members of top Chinese politicians. However, a Chinese bank opening in America can hire anyone it wants. It can even invite the friends and families of American politicians to invest in can't-lose deals.

President Donald Trump's children have made front pages across the world for their dicey transactions. However, the media has barely looked into questionable deals made by those close to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Mitch McConnell, and lesser-known politicians who have been in the game longer.

In many parts of the world, the children of powerful political figures go into business and profit handsomely, not necessarily because they are good at it, but because people want to curry favor with their influential parents. This is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. But for relatives of some prominent political families, we may already be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars.

Deeply researched and packed with shocking revelations, Secret Empires identifies public servants who cannot be trusted and provides a path toward a more accountable government.​

I've been an avid reader since the third grade yet I was never considered a nerd.
Of course my willingness to fight at the drop of a hat probably had something to do with it.
I was labeled the smart dude ya didnt want to fuck with.

 

[hjmick]

The Alienist by Caleb Carr

 

[Montrovant]

I'm restarting the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne, as the last book just came out. It's a fun, and surprisingly funny, series.

 

[Preacher]

Just getting into reading fiction.

Recently finished a couple of my wife's paperbacks,

• The Bootlegger by Clive Cussler
• The Street Lawyer by John Grisham

None of the others she had on hand appealed to me so hit the library today and picked up:

• The Rooster Bar by John Grisham

Do have on reserve (with many ahead of me):

• Secret empires: how the American political class hides corruption and enriches family and friends by Peter Schweizer

#1 New York Times Bestseller!
Peter Schweizer has been fighting corruption--and winning--for years. In Throw Them All Out, he exposed insider trading by members of Congress, leading to the passage of the STOCK Act. In Extortion, he uncovered how politicians use mafia-like tactics to enrich themselves. And in Clinton Cash, he revealed the Clintons' massive money machine and sparked an FBI investigation.

Now he explains how a new corruption has taken hold, involving larger sums of money than ever before. Stuffing tens of thousands of dollars into a freezer has morphed into multibillion-dollar equity deals done in the dark corners of the world.

An American bank opening in China would be prohibited by US law from hiring a slew of family members of top Chinese politicians. However, a Chinese bank opening in America can hire anyone it wants. It can even invite the friends and families of American politicians to invest in can't-lose deals.

President Donald Trump's children have made front pages across the world for their dicey transactions. However, the media has barely looked into questionable deals made by those close to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Mitch McConnell, and lesser-known politicians who have been in the game longer.

In many parts of the world, the children of powerful political figures go into business and profit handsomely, not necessarily because they are good at it, but because people want to curry favor with their influential parents. This is a relatively new phenomenon in the United States. But for relatives of some prominent political families, we may already be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars.

Deeply researched and packed with shocking revelations, Secret Empires identifies public servants who cannot be trusted and provides a path toward a more accountable government.​

I've read The Chamber,The Brethren,The Firm,Ford County,The Broker and now this one by Grisham and I have several more on my to read list. That last one is on my to read list as well. I have over 500 books on my lists that the library has...waiting to finish these last 8 books I own to start checking stuff out from library.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Lord of the Flies

I have never read it; I'm TRYING to catch up on all the "classics" I have never read....

Decade After Decadent Decade, Generation After Degenerate Generation

The LotF is a pseudo-mature attack on democracy as inevitably resulting in savagery. It was the handbook of the worthless Hippie scum, an excuse for them to feel morally superior to the masses and drop out.

 

[Preacher]

Almost finished with The Great Comeback: How Richard Nixon rose from defeat to create the new majority

Interesting book. I see quite a few parallels between Nixon and Trump and Nixon is not as hard nosed as I had assumed.

 

[Preacher]

Just started Media Madness by Howard Kurtz last night. Great book so far. Oh and I suggest it to EVERYONE but most especially the leftists here.

 

[hjmick]

Just finished The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston and Golden Prey by John Sandford.

Prior to those it was One Year After & The Final Day by William R. Forstchen, both follow ups to his SHTF novel One Second After.

 

[JakeStarkey]

I read Golden Prey earlier this year: recommend it.

 

[hjmick]

I read Golden Prey earlier this year: recommend it.

I like Sandford, he tells you who's who early, and the story is about catching them rather than figuring out who they are.

As much as I enjoy the Lucas Davenport books, I prefer the Virgil Flowers character.

 

[JakeStarkey]

I think Flowers makes a better character. I just read the first Flowers novel, and still found it moving, captivating.

 

[Bob Blaylock]

What are you reading?

I'm reading a very old thread, on this message forum, titled “What are you reading?”

 

[asaratis]

I am reading The Bible, the all time best seller in America for decades. I recommend it to all that wish to improve themselves and the world around them.

 

[Preacher]

What are you reading?

I'm reading a very old thread, on this message forum, titled “What are you reading?”

No matter what forum I am on I ALWAYS look for this kind of thread first and I go through it. I am a book addict. I have almost 5,000 books to read on my goodreads.

 

[asaratis]

What are you reading?

I'm reading a very old thread, on this message forum, titled “What are you reading?”

No matter what forum I am on I ALWAYS look for this kind of thread first and I go through it. I am a book addict. I have almost 5,000 books to read on my goodreads.

At the rate of 1 book per day, 7 days per week, you'll complete that list in about 14 years. Good luck!

 

[Preacher]

Reading Hillbilly Elegy pretty good so far.

 

[Preacher]

Finished Hillbilly Elegy. It was an OK book...gave it 3 stars. Started The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America last night...getting through the early Bush's first....

 

[SFC Ollie]

Lone Survivor....Marcus Lutrell