What books are you reading (or listening to?)

I recently finished The Coddling of the American Mind. I highly recommend it for anyone wondering about how we got to where we are with weak minded people and divisiveness and ideas to get through our current challenges.



Then, after meeting and spending time with some retired Green Berets, I was directed to No Way Out, a book about a mission in Afghanistan where one of the men I met lost his leg. It gave me a deeper appreciation for what our fighting men, especially those Special Forces groups, go through. Well worth the listen.

I just finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It's fiction about a 13 year old boy that survived an accident that kills his mom. It won a Pulitzer prize if that means anything to you. It's kind of gritty, but it sucked me in.

nnnnnate said:

I just finished The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. It's fiction about a 13 year old boy that survived an accident that kills his mom. It won a Pulitzer prize if that means anything to you. It's kind of gritty, but it sucked me in.

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I realized I got down the rabbit hole of podcasts and hadn’t done a book for a while. Since I had a round trip to lake Powell and another to St. George last week I was able to knock out 4.

- “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”

This book was actually pretty good. I liked the writers style. He has a more realistic approach and a go get it attitude toward self help.

- “Crucial Conversations”

This book was crammed full of information, but most of it felt obvious. I can see how it would be super helpful for people to just break down the steps to conflict resolution. The book is mostly geared toward professional circumstances, but can easily tackle personal/home issues as well.

- “Learned Excellence”

I liked this one. It is written by a navy psychologist who helped figure out how to makes elite teams like the seals even better. He is now highly sought after by high level athletes and companies to level up their performance.

- “The Giver”

I wanted a change and decided to try some fiction which I rarely do. This book had been on my wishlist for at least a year and for no reason other than it’s a popular book. I’m so glad I finally did it. This book reminded me of 1984 in many ways. I can see why it’s so popular. Has anyone read the 3 others for this author that supposedly make a series? If so were they good?

I'm about halfway through "The End of the World is Just the Beginning" by Peter Ziehan. It's fascinating. If half of what this dude thinks is going to happen in the next couple decades on the world stage actually happens, we're in for quite a shitstorm.

Finished "Thieves of Darkness" by Richard Doetch. An engaging gentleman good guy thief style book with a twist at the end.
Finished it in Costa Rica and got to do my favorite tradition when traveling at small independent hotels: the "leave a book take a book" style bookshelf!
It makes me giddy! I usually write a note on the cover page and imagine if the next person will enjoy the book like I have.
I picked "Never" by Ken Follett and I'm about halfway through. Pretty good so far!

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I picked "Never" by Ken Follett and I'm about halfway through. Pretty good so far!

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Ken Follett has some good stuff. I mentioned his "On Wings of Eagles" previously in this thread and encourage you to give it a go if you like "Never."

“Grit” by Angela Duckworth

This was an excellent book. It explains why talent is meaningless without determination. The book helps to explain how to become more gritty and how to impress that value on our children better. I learned that I’m actually pretty low on the grit scale and should be less of a quitter.

The Killer Angels. It’s about the battle at Gettysburg from the perspective of the generals. It gives perspective from both sides of the battle. Not knowing a ton about it I thought it was really interesting.

I read the Pillar of Light series by Ken Follett and enjoyed them. I’ll have to look in to these others as well.

I'm currently reading The Boys in the Boat, it is a great read on a subject that I didn't think I would really care about, the history side of it is what has really hooked me, there are so many parallels to our time and what was happening at the time of these events. if you are looking for a good non fiction read, pick it up and give it a try. I hear there is also a move, but i will wait to watch until i have red the book.

The movie isn't bad, but as usual, the book is way better.

Saw the movie. I need to read the book

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The Boys in the Boat

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I'm currently reading The Boys in the Boat, it is a great read on a subject that I didn't think I would really care about, the history side of it is what has really hooked me, there are so many parallels to our time and what was happening at the time of these events. if you are looking for a good non fiction read, pick it up and give it a try. I hear there is also a move, but i will wait to watch until i have red the book.

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Good book 👍

Just finished The Comfort Crisis. It was really good. Thanks for the recommendation @moab_cj5

I just finished "All the Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. It was a great book and I really enjoyed his illustrative way of writing.

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I just finished "All the Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy. It was a great book and I really enjoyed his illustrative way of writing.

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reading this book made me want to smoke cigarettes', there was so much of it in it. what a great read though!

DesertRam said:

I'm about halfway through "The End of the World is Just the Beginning" by Peter Ziehan. It's fascinating. If half of what this dude thinks is going to happen in the next couple decades on the world stage actually happens, we're in for quite a shitstorm.

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I finished this a while back and definitely recommend it. It dumbed down the effects of globalization/industrialization and impending deglobalization/deindustrialization, along with all the economic voodoo associated with such, into an interesting and understandable prediction of future world issues. The author's thoughts on the green tech movement, based on hard data from many reliable sources, is particularly interesting. And, despite this being non-fiction and pretty science-based, I found myself amused to the point of laughing out loud several times. This is at least partially due to the fact that the author reads the audiobook, so he knows all the right inflections and tones to convey the printed message.

DesertRam said:

I finished this a while back and definitely recommend it. It dumbed down the effects of globalization/industrialization and impending deglobalization/deindustrialization, along with all the economic voodoo associated with such, into an interesting and understandable prediction of future world issues. The author's thoughts on the green tech movement, based on hard data from many reliable sources, is particularly interesting. And, despite this being non-fiction and pretty science-based, I found myself amused to the point of laughing out loud several times. This is at least partially due to the fact that the author reads the audiobook, so he knows all the right inflections and tones to convey the printed message.

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I’ve got about an hour left (nearly 17 hour audiobook) I’m loving it so far for exactly the reasons you list. Thanks for the recommendation 👍

Its a #1 best seller for a reason. A real page turner!

Tonkaman said:

I’ve got about an hour left (nearly 17 hour audiobook) I’m loving it so far for exactly the reasons you list. Thanks for the recommendation 👍

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I've listened to all of Peter Zeihan's books. Fascinating...

RockChucker said:

I've listened to all of Peter Zeihan's books. Fascinating...

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Are the others worth listening to after this one? I kinda hot The feeling that this books is a concentrated version of his others