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bigblue_dl said:
Well, the American version only has Dragon Tattoo so far as a movie. While the Swedish version has all three made into movies. The American version is more true to the book, and in my opinion, much better than the Swedish version, but you only get the one movie. For the Swedish movies, I was disappointed in the Dragon Tattoo, didn't think it was that good, but the second 2 were not bad. Overall, if you want to watch the trilogy, then you have to go with the Swedish movies, but if you're ok with just the Dragon Tattoo, and waiting for the possible chance (don't know how likely it is) that they make the next 2, I'll say that the American version is better.
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Except the ending of Dragon (American) is way off compared to the book. The end result overall is the same (solving the mystery), but they took a major shortcut IMO in getting there. The Swedish one stays true to the book's ending.

Either way, both movies are excellent.
 
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My recent reads

The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower This book details the plot(s) to assassinate President elect Lincoln as he makes his way through Baltimore on his way to his inauguration. it follows Allan Pinkerton's investigation into the plots and his attempts to warn Lincoln and help him make it safely to Washington. It also follows Lincoln's railroad journey from Springfield to Washington to become President.

The Enemy by Lee Child This Jack Reacher book goes back in time to when he is an MP in the Army. It’s New Years Eve and he is called out to the sight of the death of a General. What appears to be a simple case of a heart attack turns into an involved murder mystery which may place his Army career and his life at risk. Spread across two continents Reacher attempts to unravel the mystery and save his career. Good read.

One Shot by Lee Child This Reacher book is the book the movie Jack Reacher was based on. A sniper opens fire on a crowded plaza killing 5 people. As the police investigate their killer appears to be wrapped up and buried in a mountain of evidence against him. When questioned he only mutters the words Get Jack Reacher. An old adversary of Reacher, Reacher is surprised when he gets to town and finds out that the person asked for him. When strange things start to happen around the case Reacher seems to believe that the evidence may be manufactured. Good read.

The Secret Soldier by Alex Berenson This John Wells book finds the former CIA operative involved in a plot to stabilize Saudi Arabia. After a series of attacks in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain King Abdullah becomes alarmed when these attacks cannot be tied to a known terrorist group. He believes it may be tied to an attempt to seize power especially when his favorite granddaughter is killed. He hires John Wells to try to get to the bottom of this. With the wishy washy approval of the CIA , Wells starts to look into it only to be thrown into overdrive when the US ambassador to the Kingdom is kidnapped. Can Wells find him before a war erupts between the US and Saudi Arabia. Good read.

The Shadow Patrol by Alex Berenson Once again retired CIA operative John Wells is brought back into the fold, he is asked to go back to Afghanistan to investigate whether or not there is a mole inside the Kabul station. Once there he finds himself drawn into allegations of drug smuggling and murder done by soldiers on the front line. Is his CIA mole involved and can he find the evidence to prove it? Or is once again he being used by Vinnie Duto for political purposes. Good read non-stop action.

The Ophelia Cut by John Lescroart The latest Dismas Hardy book finds Hardy defending his brother in law Moses Mcguire on charges that he has killed the man accused of raping his daughter. A typical Hardy courtroom thriller with lots of twists and turns will Hardy finally lose a big case with his brother in laws freedom on the line. Okay read but not the best Hardy book.
The Night Ranger This book starts with aid workers being kidnapped in Kenya. One of the aid workers is a friend of John Wells estranged son who asks him to see what he can do. Wells goes off to Kenya and seeks to find out what happened to the volunteers. When he finds out they have been taken from the original kidnapper by a Somali warlord he plunges into the chaos of Somalia to try and rescue them. Good book.

No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed by John Stossel This book by Stossel is made up of short bits where he talks about the various aspects of your life that the government is involved in, or that they want to be involved in and why he believes you or private industry is better equipped to deal with it. Told from Stossel’s Libertarian point of view.

The Hard Way by Lee Child Only Jack Reacher could fall into a kidnapping plot having a cup of coffee. Recruited by a head of a team of mercenaries to find his kidnapped wife. Drawn into the search and surrounded by trained killers Reacher learns that his first wife was also kidnapped though other people believe he had her murdered. Good read.

Bad Luck and Trouble by Lee Child When several members of Jack Reacher’s former elite army investigative team end up dead, the surviving members are forced to reunite to find out what befell the other members of their team. Unlike Reacher’s usual lone wolf style here he is partnered with his former investigators. The villains will loathe the day they missed with the special investigators and the murderers and terror suspects come in their crosshairs. Good read.

Guilt by John Lescroart This was Lescroart’s first book and focuses mainly on attorney Wes Farrell, who has become a bit though integral part of his later books and Abe Glitsky the homicide detective. It follow the case of Mark Dooher a pillar of the community, the lawyer who represents the catholic Church in San Francisco is accused of killing his wife. His best friend Farrell defends him and Glitsky is the lead detective on the other side. Initially convinced of his friends innocence as the case progresses and Farrell learns more information along with Dooher’s attachment to their co-counsel he begins to have doubts. Good cop/detective courtroom thriller, not as good as Lescroarts later works but a good read.

Lost Light by Michael Connelly This book finds the just retired Harry Bosch investigating the case that he can’t get out of his mind. Penned in on all sides by ex-cops, the FBI and his ex-wife many people try to warn Harry of the case. In his typical style he bucks the system despite not wearing the badge. Can he solve the case and stay alive. Good read.

Sherman: A Soldier's Life by Lee Kennett This book details the life of William Tecumseh Sherman. Focusing mainly on his military career it briefly follows his boyhood in Ohio then his time at West Point and his pre-Civil War time in the military, unlike many of his contemporary’s he didn’t fight in the Mexican war but was stationed in California. It deals with his brief career as a banker before spend the rest of the book detailing his Civil War service and his post-Civil War career as general of the Army. His hatred of politicians and reporters is well chronicled along with his exploits and failures during the Civil war. Good read.

Rothstein by David Pietrusza This is a biography of Arnold Rothstein the man infamous for fixing the 1919 World Series. It follows his childhood when he broke with his Orthodox parents. His early beginnings in gambling running floating crap games and casinos in NYC and Saratoga and his emergence as one of the preeminent fixers, it covers his involvement in the fixing of the World Series his involvement with bootlegging and the drug trade. It also speculates on the circumstances involving his murder. Pretty good biography though a bit hard to follow because the chapters cover the various activities in Rothstein’s life, a chapter on the World Series, Tammany Charles Becker, bootlegging, horse racing rather than following a chronological order. Though with his finger in so many different pies it may have been tough to follow in a chronological order as well.
 
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owslachief said:
I'm being dragged along mercilessly from museum to classical art piece to historic bridge to classical art piece to hotel room ... pausing only long enough for Dr. Langdon to bring up fond memories at each stop, all while being hounded, shot at, spied on, detained, arrested, nearly arrested etc. in the (so far) great murky mess that is Dan Brown's Inferno. It's the destination, not the journey.

Also I got to within 20 pages of the end of "the curious incident with the dog at nighttime" before realizing "I've read this before!"
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An aside...the copy of The Da Vinci Code I got at the library happened to be the illustrated version, seeing pictures of the art/buildings/symbols from the book really bade the story more enjoyable.
 
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Greyeagle said:
An aside...the copy of The Da Vinci Code I got at the library happened to be the illustrated version, seeing pictures of the art/buildings/symbols from the book really bade the story more enjoyable.
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That sounds cool!
 
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Finished <a href="http://www.amazon.com/52-Loaves-Relentless-Pursuit-Meaning/dp/B00509CSHO">52 Loaves: One Man's Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust</a> and really, really enjoyed it. Lots of info about bread history and baking tips, but written in an entertaining way.
 
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My latest reads:

The Arctic Incident by Eion Colfer. Second book in the Artemis Fowl series. Good YA book continuation of the series about a teenage genius who rescues his father from the Russian mob with the help of his Fairy friends.

Red Moon by Benjamin Percy. A very bad read about werewolves in the pacific northwest and how the society as a groupd deals with them and their resistance to control. I finished it..barely.

I am Number Four by Pittacus lore. A book about a teenage alien on earth who is developing a few superpowers and his struggle for normalcy while being hunted by other aliens. It was an OK read. I am surprised that Hollywood made a move from this book.

The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer. The third book in the Artemis Fowl series. This time Artemis is pitted against a businessman who has stolen Fairy technology and his adventure getting it back. An OK read but the series is getting worse.

Private by James Patterson. The first in the Private series. A solid read about Jack Morgan (PI) solving crimes for his agency.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. A re-read for me. Just to see if I liked it any better this time around.

The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer. Artemis this time saves the world against a renegade Fairy who is trying to dominate both the Fairy world and the Human world.

Private #1 Suspect by James Patterson. Second in the Private series. This time Jack is solving crimes not only for his agency but also to clear his name for a murder he did not commit.

The President's Vampire by Chrisopher Farnsworth. The second book in the Nathaniel Cade series. Cade (a vampire) works to save the world from a renegade CIA operative who is trying to create a race of super-beings (cross between lizards and humans). Very good read.

Gideon's Corpse by Preston and Childs. Second in the Gideon Crew series. This time Gideon is trying to save the US from a nuclear attack.

Love Me to Death by Allison Brennan. Horrible book about a woman who works trying to catch repeat rapists, but people who she is targeting are suddenly being murdered and how she clears her name. I thought this was going to be a mystery but it ended up being a romance. Stay away!

Death of an Artist by Kate Wilhelm. A mystery about an artist who is murdered and the retire police officer who gets the killer. A unique read becuase the reader knows who the killer is and the story is more about the capture. I recommend this one.
 
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MattS said:
My latest reads:

The Arctic Incident by Eion Colfer. Second book in the Artemis Fowl series. Good YA book continuation of the series about a teenage genius who rescues his father from the Russian mob with the help of his Fairy friends.

Red Moon by Benjamin Percy. A very bad read about werewolves in the pacific northwest and how the society as a groupd deals with them and their resistance to control. I finished it..barely.

I am Number Four by Pittacus lore. A book about a teenage alien on earth who is developing a few superpowers and his struggle for normalcy while being hunted by other aliens. It was an OK read. I am surprised that Hollywood made a move from this book.

The Eternity Code by Eoin Colfer. The third book in the Artemis Fowl series. This time Artemis is pitted against a businessman who has stolen Fairy technology and his adventure getting it back. An OK read but the series is getting worse.

The Opal Deception by Eoin Colfer. Artemis this time saves the world against a renegade Fairy who is trying to dominate both the Fairy world and the Human world.

The President's Vampire by Chrisopher Farnsworth. The second book in the Nathaniel Cade series. Cade (a vampire) works to save the world from a renegade CIA operative who is trying to create a race of super-beings (cross between lizards and humans). Very good read.
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Are you 14? :confused:
 
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goldy_331 said:
Are you 14? :confused:
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No I am not. Does it really matter to you?

However, in explanation, I am a bit limited in the choices I have available to me. I listen to audiobooks during my commute and the choices from my library are limited (I refuse to purchase books) so I am a stuck either reading (listening) to a few YA books now-and-then or suffer through self-help books, romance, etc. Sometimes it's the lesser of the evils.

Artemis Fowl series is on most published lists of the Top 100 Fantasy novels, so as I work my way though the list, I naturally came to them.

Also, The President's Vampire is not a YA book BTW.
 
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Some of my favorite books are YA. I loved the Alex Rider series, Young Bond, Harry Potter, and Ranger's apprentice. Soothing to read that stuff sometimes.
 
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Finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. I liked it better than the first one, I think - but not better than the second one. Planning on getting the Swedish movies from the library next.
 
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jen said:
Finished The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest. I liked it better than the first one, I think - but not better than the second one. Planning on getting the Swedish movies from the library next.
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I just finished watching the extended version (total of about 9 hours) of those movies on Netflix. I really liked them, although I wonder now whether I should have read the books first.
 
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The wife and I recently finished In A Heartbeat, Sharing the Power of Cheerful Giving. Tells the story behind the family in the movie Blind Side. Pretty good read.

We're maybe halfway through Francine Rivers' The Scarlet Thread. Very engrossing story so far.
 
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SJHovey said:
I just finished watching the extended version (total of about 9 hours) of those movies on Netflix. I really liked them, although I wonder now whether I should have read the books first.
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The Swedish movies and the books are sufficiently different that you're likely to enjoy the books just fine after having seen the movies. There's at least one character that motivates and even helps Mikael through the first book that's completely erased from the movies. And the process for discovery of Lisbeth's memory in the movie is very tied to the removal of that character. Just be forewarned, the first few chapters in the Dragon Tattoo book drag on a bit, but they are necessary.
 
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St. Clown said:
The Swedish movies and the books are sufficiently different that you're likely to enjoy the books just fine after having seen the movies. There's at least one character that motivates and even helps Mikael through the first book that's completely erased from the movies. And the process for discovery of Lisbeth's memory in the movie is very tied to the removal of that character. Just be forewarned, the first few chapters in the Dragon Tattoo book drag on a bit, but they are necessary.
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This. There are other parts of the book that are erased from the movies (prob time constraints); mainly background or other non-important events as to what the main story is.
 
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Finished The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender. It's about a girl who can taste people's feelings through the food they make. I liked it, and was on board... until the very end. Then I was just disappointed. The rest of the book didn't strike me as particularly outlandish, but the end was way out there and it sort of ruined the rest of the book for me.
 
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My recent reads

Fault Line by Barry Eisler This book finds lawyer Alex Traven in a bind, his client is murdered and another person helping this client patent his cryptography software is also mysteriously killed. When Alex’s home is broken into he reluctantly calls his estranged brother Ben for help. Ben an assassin for the US government comes across the world to try to save his brother. Can they stop fighting long enough to stop the killers? Good read.

Silken Prey by John Sandford This Lucas Davenport novel finds Lucas involved in a political mess. The Republican candidate for senate is involved in a kiddie porn scandal. Called in by the Democratic governor to investigate because he believes it might have been a political dirty trick. As Lucas becomes involved he finds a connection to a Democratic operative who has disappeared. Drawn into a political quagmire can davenport find the killers without having the stench and bad taste stick to him. Good read.
The Kill Room by Jeffrey Deaver This Lincoln Rhyme novel finds Rhyme and Amelia drawn in to investigate a possible targeted killing by the US government. Stalked at every turn as witnesses start to end up dead and fighting against a bureaucracy stacked against them they struggle to find the killer. Good action, lots of twists and turns and some good surprises.

Martin Van Buren by Ted Widmer, This book of the American Presidents series is about the 8th President Martin Van Buren, the first President born after the Declaration of Independence Van Buren was a one term President saddled by a poor economy. This book does cover Vann Buren’s whole life, others of the series have focused on just the President’s term of office, from his meteoric rise in NY politics to his founding of what would become the democratic party and his become Andrew Jackson protégé and successor. It certainly could have been more in depth but the “mission” of this series is to make them readable. OK read

Nothing to Lose by Lee Child This Reacher novel finds Reacher leaving a town called Hope and into a town called Despair. Upon arriving in despair he is thrown in jail and arrested for vagrancy and escorted out of town. His dander up Reacher seeks to investigate this modern day mill town where one man runs the whole show and the strange goings on at the recycling plant. As he investigates will he uncover a terrorist plot or is this a doomsday cult. Good read

Gone Tommorrow by Lee Child This Jack Reacher book finds Reacher back in NYC he sees what he thinks is a suicide bomber on a train but then inexplicitly the woman commits suicide. Brought in by the cops, question and warned off by federal agents and questioned by a group of unusual foreign women can Reacher get to the bottom of what is going on? Interesting read with lots of twists and turns.

The Third Gate by Lincoln Child This book follows Jeremy Logan a person who investigates strange phenomena as he is brought out to a dig in the Sudanese Sudd to investigate a series of strange goings on at an excavation. When he gets there he finds that it is the supposed tomb of the Pharaoh who unified Upper and Lower Egypt Narmer. Strange accidents continue to happen the closer they get to the tomb, will they find the tomb and can Logan keep everyone safe from the unknown? Okay read.

The Narrow by Michael Connelly The Poet is back. The former FBI agent and serial killer is back and Rachel Walling and Harry Bosch have been dragged into his orbit. Walling because he was lured her in and Bosch because he is investigating the death of his friend Terry Mcaleb. Can Walling and Bosch figure out the poet’s clues and stop him from leaving another string of bodies before leaving in the dust. Good read, one of the better Bosch novels.

Declassified: 50 Top-Secret Documents That Changed History by Thomas B. Allen This book written by the curator of the Spy Museum takes a look at secret documents and the espionage stories that go with them. From stories of the Cambridge 5, Aldrich Ames, Robert Hanssen and Benedict Arnold the stories are pretty brief but interesting and the photos of the documents they show are pretty cool to look at.

Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand An excellent biography of Seabiscuit the horse of the 30’s. It follows the stories of the characters involved in the story, the owner Charles Howard, the jockey’s Red Pollard and George Wolf and the trainer Ted Smith. It shows how they combined to take Man O’ War’s grandson Seabiscuit from a claiming horse to the winner over Triple Crown winner War Admiral in a match race dubbed the race of the century. Great book.

A Nation Rising by Kenneth Davis An okay book by Davis. He tells the story of some lost to history stories between 1800 and 1850. A couple of the stories were okay, Aaron Burr’s trial for treason and the Fremont’s story, the others were okay. Plus the couple times that he brings modern politics into it detract from the story.

Eastern Europe by Lonely Planet Publications This book has brief overviews of 21 countries in Eastern Europe especially for smaller cities it is a little short on specifics and doesn’t have a huge overview on the bigger cities. I bought it because I was going to 4 countries in Eastern Europe and didn’t want to buy 4 guidebooks. It served it’s purposes.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Amsterdam by Robin Pascoe Written in typical DK Eyewitness style it helps to break down Amsterdam zone by zone, singling out the best sights to visit.

The Burning Man by Phillip Margolin A good courtroom thriller about a young lawyer who is humiliated in Portland and tries to get redemption as a public defender in a small town in his father’s eyes. Given a chance at a death penalty case this is his chance to shine but will his redemption come at the detriment to his client?

Fugitive by Phillip Margolin In this Jaffe novel she takes the case of a person who is connected to one of her father’s old cases. A former guru who was accused of killing a US Congressman and fled to Africa to avoid prosecution wants to come home. Threatened by a homicidal dictator whose country he fled too, he escapes and comes back to the US to fac justice. Can the state put a case together? Can Amanda free him? When people start to try and kill him and people associated with the case start dropping dead will he survive to face trial?

The Scarpetta Factor by Patricia Cornwell This book finds Scarpetta and gang in NYC. A series of unrelated cases, a murdered jogger in the park, a missing socialite and a series of strange cards sent to Benton and Kay. They all end up coming together with a case from the past. An okay book from Cornwell but her earlier Scarpetta novels are better.

Devil Bones by Kathy Reichs This book finds Temperance Brennan in North Carolina investigating a head that was found along with chicken bones , then another headless body shows up with satanic markings on it. Brennan must solve the cases while fending off a political commissioner who is calling for action against the nonbelievers in the area. OK read

Eclipse by Richard North Patterson This book follows the exploits of lawyer Damon Pierce. His wife recently left him and he receives an email from a college love whose husband has been arrested and will put on trial in a puppet dictatorship in Africa. As he struggles to keep his client alive he draws a US company doing business in the country into the fray. Will he save his clients life? Does he want to? Good read

Heartstone by Phillip Margolin This book follows a cold case. The current DA is amazed when a person comes into his office and says that one of the suspects is ready to tell what happened. The book the flashbacks to the the murder case of Richie Walters and Elaine Murray. It follows the long investigation and trial. Ok read.

Chasing the Dime by Michael Connelly Henry Pierce has gotten a new phone number and he is getting calls for a woman named Lily. Drawn into finding out what happened to her by an incident in the past Pierce ends up being drawn into the world of escorts and prostitution to find out what happened to her. Not nearly as good as The Lincoln Lawyer or Harry Bosch novels, it was an okay read.

From Vlad the Impaler to Dracula the Vampire by Neagu Djuvara, I picked up this short book on Vlad Dracuul when I visited bran Castle. It is a brief overview of Vlad’s life and how Bram Stoker used him as the basis for his novel Dracula. A good brief overview of Vlad’s life with some good photo’s and illustrations.

Weird U.S. The ODDyssey Continues (Weird Travel Guides) by Mark Moran This is another book of offbeat graves, tales, legends and people across the United States. It is okay to hear about some of the local oddball legends and such across the US.
 
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I'm not a speed-reader, so my wife's had to rip Doctor Sleep (sequel to The Shining) out of my cold, dead-tired hands the last 3 nights.
 
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My recent reads

Hidden Order by Brad Thor The 5 candidates for head of The Federal reserve have been kidnapped and start turning up dead with cryptic sayings and connections related to the Revolution on them. Scott Harvath is called in to get to the bottom and negotiate the ransom. He and his team then discover that this is the work of a notorious CIA Wet Work team. Will Harvath stop the killings and survive? Good effort from Thor.

The Mayan Secrets by Clive Cussler The latest Fargo novel finds them rescuing an ancient Mayan Codex that they find while helping with earthquake relief. When the Codex is stolen by a rich heiress they have to rush to save the sites before they are plundered. When the heiress takes issue and turns her wrath on the Fargo’s can they survive. One of the better Fargo novels

The Widow’s Strike by Brad Taylor The latest Pike Logan novel finds the Taskforce racing to stop a Iranian general from unleashing a deadly virus on the US using a Chechen female suicide bomber a/k/a a Black Widow. As they race to stop the virus they are stymied by politicians in the US. Good read

The Last Witness by W.E.B. Griffin Another Badge of Honor novel from the Griffin’s. A witness who possesses evidence in drug trafficking and human trafficking case, goes on the run when another witness is murdered in her house It just so happens she is a friend of Matt Payenn who even though on vacation becomes involved in the case. The set was okay and I enjoyed the first 300 pages or so but then the ending is just kind of thrown together which detracts from the book. It’s obvious the W.E.B. the 4th is not the writer his father is.

61 Hours by Lee Child This Reacher novel finds Reacher trapped in snowy South Dakota. Tasked to keep a witness alive during a brutally cold winter storm by a local police force from a group of bikers he finds himself embroiled in an international drug conspiracy. In typical fashion will he save the day and keep the witness alive. I preferred most of the Reacher novels to this but still a pretty good read.

The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly This book follows Jack Mcavoy the reporter from the Poet who is attempting to go out with a big story after being given his pink slip. Following the story of a young gang member arrested for murder McEvoy believes he may be innocent and when he connects the case in LA to another case in Las Vegas his life could be in jeopardy. Teaming up with FBI agent Rachel Walling again he seeks out the truth while once again going up against a serial killer or is that killers? Good read.

Worth Dying For by Lee Child Typical Reacher story as he walks into a small town and runs afoul of the local toughs. In this case it is rural Nebraska and he comes to the aid of a battered wife only to find out her husband is part of the local Mafia. As they continually send toughs against Reacher only to be rebuffed they also call in some of their business partners to help out. Good read.

Second Son by Lee Child A short e—book by Child this shows a investigation by the young teenage Reacher on Okinawa. Very brief but an okay read.

One Click by Richard Brandt This book tells the story of how Jeff Bezos made Amazon.com into the dominant online retailer in the world. Telling the story of it meteoric rise in a relatively unbiased fashion.

The Company We Keep by Bob and Dayna Baer This tells the story of Dayna and Rober Baer who met while working for the CIA. It tells how Dayna got hired and her early years in the CIA and how they met. An operation they worked together in Sarajevo and their life after they have left the CIA. Not nearly as good as See no Evil an okay book if you are interested in life in the CIA. book .

Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief by James M. McPherson This book by McPherson deals with Abraham Lincoln’s decision and actions as Commander in Chief. It deals mainly with Lincoln’s dealings with his Generals; Mcllelan, Grant, Halleck, Fremont and other. It shows how he mostly was able to deftly navigate the minefield of keeping, promoting or dismissing “political generals”. Pretty good read.

You Are an Ironman: How Six Weekend Warriors Chased Their Dream of Finishing the World's Toughest Triathlon by Jacques Steinberg This book follows the trials and training of 6 men and women training to complete an Ironman Triathlon in Arizona.
 
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