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If it's one to keep, I like hardcover too, but I own a ton of paperbacks. At the library, I prefer hard cover, unless it's not available, then I'm willing to read the paperback. Most of those are so beat up I'm afraid to touch them (it's also less pleasant browsing the paperbacks). I'll never switch to an e-reader.
If it's one to keep, I like hardcover too, but I own a ton of paperbacks. At the library, I prefer hard cover, unless it's not available, then I'm willing to read the paperback. Most of those are so beat up I'm afraid to touch them (it's also less pleasant browsing the paperbacks). I'll never switch to an e-reader.
bigblue_dl
Armed
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Use almost exclusively an ereader now, it is just too convenient not to use it. The only exception is if its a book I know I'll want to keep in my personal collection, then I'll spring for a hardcover. Not really any reason to have paperbacks anymore.
Use almost exclusively an ereader now, it is just too convenient not to use it. The only exception is if its a book I know I'll want to keep in my personal collection, then I'll spring for a hardcover. Not really any reason to have paperbacks anymore.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
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This is what I do. Hardcovers generally use better paper so they will last longer.
This is what I do. Hardcovers generally use better paper so they will last longer.
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I have a nook and can read kindle books on my Fire but generally except when going on vacation I get actual books. The main reason for me is how long it takes to get e-books from the Library. I rarely buy books except for the library's used book sale or a travel book for vacation because I read so many. Some of the new releases you can wait months to get an e-version but I can find it sitting on the shelf when I go to the library even without putting them on reserve, here the ebooks are part of the Countywide library system so everyone in the county has access to the e-books. Plus a lot of older books are not available in e format even if newer books by the same author are.
The e-format is great for vacation when you can download 10 books to take and just have to take the ereader with you, though I usually take a couple of disposable paperbacks as well. It's also good to read the .5, novella's etc. that a lot of authors are now putting out since they are typically only available in electronic format, except for Patterson who has his bookshots also available in print.
I have a nook and can read kindle books on my Fire but generally except when going on vacation I get actual books. The main reason for me is how long it takes to get e-books from the Library. I rarely buy books except for the library's used book sale or a travel book for vacation because I read so many. Some of the new releases you can wait months to get an e-version but I can find it sitting on the shelf when I go to the library even without putting them on reserve, here the ebooks are part of the Countywide library system so everyone in the county has access to the e-books. Plus a lot of older books are not available in e format even if newer books by the same author are.
The e-format is great for vacation when you can download 10 books to take and just have to take the ereader with you, though I usually take a couple of disposable paperbacks as well. It's also good to read the .5, novella's etc. that a lot of authors are now putting out since they are typically only available in electronic format, except for Patterson who has his bookshots also available in print.
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Recent reads
Hostage by Robert Crais A very good book about a complicated hostage situation. 3 Young men one a violent killer on the run rob a convenience store and when chased by the police run into a house and hold the occupant’s hostage. The problem is the house is owned by a mob accountant who has the ability to put them in prison. The police chief is a former hostage negotiator who took this job after a failed negotiation in L.A. Can he face his demons and resolve the situation.
Proof Positive (Amanda Jaffe #3) by Phillip Margolin This book follows several Oregon attorney’s Doug Weaver and Amanda Jaffe who seek to exonerate their clients charged with crimes that they believe may have been framed for. Weaver is haunted by a death penalty case of a possibly innocent man from years before. The further they did the more the bodies around them pile up. Ok read.
The Moscow Vector (Covert-One #6) by Patrick Larkin (Goodreads Author), Robert Ludlum (Series Creator) This Covert One book finds John Smith and Covert One seeking to stop the Russian President from unleashing his furor on the former Soviet Republics. Using a variety of the Hades Virus he has targeted analysts, soldiers and politicians. Can Smith and his team find the evidence to stop the plot before they end up in the ground.
The Last Innocent Man by Phillip Margolin David Nash is a defense attorney who defends the worst of the worst and often gets them off. He is becoming jaded and is debating whether or not he wants to continue. When he defends a fellow attorney accused of murdering a policewoman he believes he may be defending an innocent man but his feelings for the man’s wife complicate matters. He is still haunted after the man goes to prison which is complicated by a former client. OK read.
Wild Justice (Amanda Jaffe #1) by Phillip Margolin The first Jaffe book finds her as a young attorney helping her father defend a surgeon accused of being a serial killer. After they get the evidence against him thrown out he vanishes leaving behind his hand possibly being murdered. Flash forward 4 years when Amanda is more established and the man’s ex-wife is accused of similar crimes with similar crime scenes. Is her husband haunting her from the grave or has he survived. Good read.
99: Stories of the Game by Wayne Gretzky, Kirstie McLellan Day A good book about the first 99 years of hockey by number 99. For obvious reasons a lot of the book focuses on events with his personal involvement but he does tell some stories of old time hockey and some of the players before his generation.
Night School by Lee Child In this Jack Reacher book Lee Child takes us back to when Reacher is in the Army. Tasked with a CIA agent and an FBI agent to try and get to the bottom of a case which may endanger the United States. They must try to track down an American who is attempting to sell something to a foreign group. Good read.
Order to Kill (Mitch Rapp #15) by Kyle Mills I’ve always been a big fan of Kyle Mills and while not quite as good as Vince Flynn he has done an admirable job of continuing the Mitch Rapp series. This book finds Mitch and his team trying to keep track of Pakistani nuclear weapons in the aftermath of the most recent book. Events happen that force Mitch to go undercover in ISIS to try an stop a terrorist attack. Good read.
No Man's Land (John Puller #4) by David Baldacci The most recent Puller novel finds him looking into the disappearance of his mother 20 years before when his father in a nursing home with dementia is named a suspect in it. Beset from all side by the establishment which wants to keep some deep secret from the past he struggles to find the truth before it can be buried.
Ring of Fire (Pike Logan #11) by Brad Taylor The latest Taskforce novel finds them racing to stop a number of terrorist attacks launched against America as they follow a money thread across the world. Ok read.
The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech by Kimberley Strassel An in depth look at the various tactics used by the Obama administration to silence the voices against it. The first part of the book examines the IRS scandal. The crack down on Republican leaning group while Democratic aligned group are doing the same thing that the Democrats are complaining about. It goes into the war against corporate political donations while they ignore the donations made by labor unions. The war against the “evil” Koch brothers was also good while addressing the fact that many of the most active and vile groups on the other side are funded by a couple of rich billionaires Tom Speyer and George Soros.
Waterloo (Richard Sharpe (chronological order) #20) by Bernard Cornwell The second to last book in the Sharpe series finds him at the last major battle of the Napoleonic Wars Waterloo. He seems to hop all over the battlefield from unit to unit I’m guessing so Cornwell can tell the whole story of the battle rather than the section Sharpe is in. It does have a little personal stuff with Jane and her lover but not a whole lot.
Recent reads
Hostage by Robert Crais A very good book about a complicated hostage situation. 3 Young men one a violent killer on the run rob a convenience store and when chased by the police run into a house and hold the occupant’s hostage. The problem is the house is owned by a mob accountant who has the ability to put them in prison. The police chief is a former hostage negotiator who took this job after a failed negotiation in L.A. Can he face his demons and resolve the situation.
Proof Positive (Amanda Jaffe #3) by Phillip Margolin This book follows several Oregon attorney’s Doug Weaver and Amanda Jaffe who seek to exonerate their clients charged with crimes that they believe may have been framed for. Weaver is haunted by a death penalty case of a possibly innocent man from years before. The further they did the more the bodies around them pile up. Ok read.
The Moscow Vector (Covert-One #6) by Patrick Larkin (Goodreads Author), Robert Ludlum (Series Creator) This Covert One book finds John Smith and Covert One seeking to stop the Russian President from unleashing his furor on the former Soviet Republics. Using a variety of the Hades Virus he has targeted analysts, soldiers and politicians. Can Smith and his team find the evidence to stop the plot before they end up in the ground.
The Last Innocent Man by Phillip Margolin David Nash is a defense attorney who defends the worst of the worst and often gets them off. He is becoming jaded and is debating whether or not he wants to continue. When he defends a fellow attorney accused of murdering a policewoman he believes he may be defending an innocent man but his feelings for the man’s wife complicate matters. He is still haunted after the man goes to prison which is complicated by a former client. OK read.
Wild Justice (Amanda Jaffe #1) by Phillip Margolin The first Jaffe book finds her as a young attorney helping her father defend a surgeon accused of being a serial killer. After they get the evidence against him thrown out he vanishes leaving behind his hand possibly being murdered. Flash forward 4 years when Amanda is more established and the man’s ex-wife is accused of similar crimes with similar crime scenes. Is her husband haunting her from the grave or has he survived. Good read.
99: Stories of the Game by Wayne Gretzky, Kirstie McLellan Day A good book about the first 99 years of hockey by number 99. For obvious reasons a lot of the book focuses on events with his personal involvement but he does tell some stories of old time hockey and some of the players before his generation.
Night School by Lee Child In this Jack Reacher book Lee Child takes us back to when Reacher is in the Army. Tasked with a CIA agent and an FBI agent to try and get to the bottom of a case which may endanger the United States. They must try to track down an American who is attempting to sell something to a foreign group. Good read.
Order to Kill (Mitch Rapp #15) by Kyle Mills I’ve always been a big fan of Kyle Mills and while not quite as good as Vince Flynn he has done an admirable job of continuing the Mitch Rapp series. This book finds Mitch and his team trying to keep track of Pakistani nuclear weapons in the aftermath of the most recent book. Events happen that force Mitch to go undercover in ISIS to try an stop a terrorist attack. Good read.
No Man's Land (John Puller #4) by David Baldacci The most recent Puller novel finds him looking into the disappearance of his mother 20 years before when his father in a nursing home with dementia is named a suspect in it. Beset from all side by the establishment which wants to keep some deep secret from the past he struggles to find the truth before it can be buried.
Ring of Fire (Pike Logan #11) by Brad Taylor The latest Taskforce novel finds them racing to stop a number of terrorist attacks launched against America as they follow a money thread across the world. Ok read.
The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech by Kimberley Strassel An in depth look at the various tactics used by the Obama administration to silence the voices against it. The first part of the book examines the IRS scandal. The crack down on Republican leaning group while Democratic aligned group are doing the same thing that the Democrats are complaining about. It goes into the war against corporate political donations while they ignore the donations made by labor unions. The war against the “evil” Koch brothers was also good while addressing the fact that many of the most active and vile groups on the other side are funded by a couple of rich billionaires Tom Speyer and George Soros.
Waterloo (Richard Sharpe (chronological order) #20) by Bernard Cornwell The second to last book in the Sharpe series finds him at the last major battle of the Napoleonic Wars Waterloo. He seems to hop all over the battlefield from unit to unit I’m guessing so Cornwell can tell the whole story of the battle rather than the section Sharpe is in. It does have a little personal stuff with Jane and her lover but not a whole lot.
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While I have yet to read that "The Story Of The Irish Race" by Seumas Macmanus (I know once I start, I will be rapt in it for days; that's a heavy read), I did just pick up W Kamau Bell's book The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian. Looking forward to this one. He has a great show on CNN, that touches on social issues with a twist of humor to soften the razor edge of said issues.
While I have yet to read that "The Story Of The Irish Race" by Seumas Macmanus (I know once I start, I will be rapt in it for days; that's a heavy read), I did just pick up W Kamau Bell's book The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian. Looking forward to this one. He has a great show on CNN, that touches on social issues with a twist of humor to soften the razor edge of said issues.
MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
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Walked through Barnes and Noble today and was disappointed.
Wanted a few books on LGBT issues. Didn't have much.
Didn't have much in the way of traditional cookbooks.
And most of the "wellness" books were simply quick fix diet books.
That being said, they did have Idiocracy the movie available for $4.99, so that's good.
Walked through Barnes and Noble today and was disappointed.
Wanted a few books on LGBT issues. Didn't have much.
Didn't have much in the way of traditional cookbooks.
And most of the "wellness" books were simply quick fix diet books.
That being said, they did have Idiocracy the movie available for $4.99, so that's good.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
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I'm amazed Barnes & Noble physical locations are still in business.
I'm amazed Barnes & Noble physical locations are still in business.
MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
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I am too. Guess if I want something, I'll just go online.
I am too. Guess if I want something, I'll just go online.
Re: Book Thread number ?
Recent Reads
The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton by Joe Klein A pretty good book describing the Clinton presidency. Not a complete biography as it only cover his presidency not pre or post presidency. Tells of the various decision he and his staff made during the most trying times of his administration.
Mortal Allies (Sean Drummond #2) by Brian Haig A good follow up effort from Haig in the second Sean Drummond book where he is brought in to second chair a high profile case in Korea after a soldier is charged with killing the son of the Defense Minister. Amidst protests and mounting political pressure he must attempt to establish whether his client is innocent or not and deal with a difficult co-counsel from his past.
To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia by Rick Porrello This book tells the story of the Cleveland Mafia and their war against an Irish gangster Danny Greene. It tells of Greene’s short rise and then the campaign of terror and bombings between the two factions and the trial of Greene’s killers.
The Cutthroat (Isaac Bell #10) by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott The latest Isaac Bell thriller finds him investigating a killer who is killing young women and prostitutes. Believing it may be connected to Jack The Riper this case takes him from NY to London and back to the US as he tracks this killer who may have been killing for over 20 years.
The Prisoner (John Wells #11) by Alex Berenson Another good John Wells novel which finds him undercover in a black site trying to find a traitor within the CIA. The one negative for me was the extremely poor/weird reason why the CIA man decides to turn traitor and give information to ISIS, it just didn’t make sense to me.
The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone #11) by Steve Berry The latest Cotton Malone novel finds him trying to stop a madman who wants to bring back the Soviet Union using a plan put in place during the Reagan years. Can Cotton, Cassiopeia and the crew stop him before he unleashes a strike on the presidential inauguration.
Fear Nothing (Detective D.D. Warren #7) by Lisa Gardner DD is seriously hurt at a crime scene but recovering she can’t help but remain involved in the case especially when the crime scenes are connected to her new therapist a daughter and sister to killers. The killings match the killings of her father and they may be stalking her. Ok book
Mistaken Identity (Rosato and Associates #4) by Lisa Scottoline This book finds Bennie defending a woman who is accused of killing her police officer boyfriend. She also claims to be her long lost twin. As Bennie struggles with this revelation and her client’s assertion that she was framed for the murder by crooked cops she must fight for her life and to defend her client. Good read.
Detective Cross (Alex Cross #24.5) by James Patterson A short bookshots Cross novel which finds him investigating a string of bombing which are located around the Capitol Mall. On suspension Alex and his wife Bree struggle to find the bomber before a mass casualty event occurs.
Private: Gold (Private #13.5) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), Jassy Mackenzie So this Private novel takes place in South Africa where their investigator stunned by the death of his partner is pressed into service as the bodyguard of an American Woman searching for the reason her husband’s business is failing. Okay with some action but the story could have used a little longer to flesh more of the story out.
The Trial (Women's Murder Club #15.5) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), Maxine Paetro After capturing the notorious Mexican Drug Lord the Kingfisher San Francisco is under siege. Seeking to intimidate his way out of a conviction vows vengeance as Lindsey and the Murder Club seek to stop him.
The Target (Pike Logan #10.5) by Brad Taylor A very good short e-book by Taylor which shows how Israeli Mossad officer, Aaron and Shoshanna came to be paired together and their first mission tracking an ex-Nazi in Argentina.
The 4th Man (Quincy & Rainie #6.5) by Lisa Gardner A short Quincy and Rainey novel where they are seeking to find a murderer on a cold case by interviewing the main suspects. OK
3 Truths and a Lie (Detective D.D. Warren #7.5) by Lisa Gardner This short DD Warren book has her speaking at a mystery writers conference and telling the story of one of her strangest cases. OK read but just a short story.
The 7th Month (Detective D.D. Warren #5.5) by Lisa Gardner Another short e-book find DD Warren in the 7th month of her pregnancy acting as a film consultant on a motion picture. Dragged into an investigation when the form consultant turns up dead she seeks to get to the bottom of the case. Ok for a short book.
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann This book follow the killings and investigation of members of the Osage Nation in the 20’s a tribe wealthy by the oil rights to their property. The first part of the book drags a bit but picks up when the Bureau of Investigations, the future FBI, finally selects Tom White to head the investigation. The part about the investigation trial and the aftereffects is good. The way the Osage were mistreated and taken advantage of was appalling. The missteps in the investigation and the people who participated or looked the other way was amazing.
Ties That Bind (Amanda Jaffe #2) by Phillip Margolin The Second Amanda Jaffe book finds her defending a pimp who is accused of killing a US Senator and his first attorney. As lots of people associated with the case start to get killed she believes a wider conspiracy may be in effect. Can she determine his innocence and unravel the conspiracy.
Recent Reads
The Natural: The Misunderstood Presidency of Bill Clinton by Joe Klein A pretty good book describing the Clinton presidency. Not a complete biography as it only cover his presidency not pre or post presidency. Tells of the various decision he and his staff made during the most trying times of his administration.
Mortal Allies (Sean Drummond #2) by Brian Haig A good follow up effort from Haig in the second Sean Drummond book where he is brought in to second chair a high profile case in Korea after a soldier is charged with killing the son of the Defense Minister. Amidst protests and mounting political pressure he must attempt to establish whether his client is innocent or not and deal with a difficult co-counsel from his past.
To Kill the Irishman: The War That Crippled the Mafia by Rick Porrello This book tells the story of the Cleveland Mafia and their war against an Irish gangster Danny Greene. It tells of Greene’s short rise and then the campaign of terror and bombings between the two factions and the trial of Greene’s killers.
The Cutthroat (Isaac Bell #10) by Clive Cussler, Justin Scott The latest Isaac Bell thriller finds him investigating a killer who is killing young women and prostitutes. Believing it may be connected to Jack The Riper this case takes him from NY to London and back to the US as he tracks this killer who may have been killing for over 20 years.
The Prisoner (John Wells #11) by Alex Berenson Another good John Wells novel which finds him undercover in a black site trying to find a traitor within the CIA. The one negative for me was the extremely poor/weird reason why the CIA man decides to turn traitor and give information to ISIS, it just didn’t make sense to me.
The 14th Colony (Cotton Malone #11) by Steve Berry The latest Cotton Malone novel finds him trying to stop a madman who wants to bring back the Soviet Union using a plan put in place during the Reagan years. Can Cotton, Cassiopeia and the crew stop him before he unleashes a strike on the presidential inauguration.
Fear Nothing (Detective D.D. Warren #7) by Lisa Gardner DD is seriously hurt at a crime scene but recovering she can’t help but remain involved in the case especially when the crime scenes are connected to her new therapist a daughter and sister to killers. The killings match the killings of her father and they may be stalking her. Ok book
Mistaken Identity (Rosato and Associates #4) by Lisa Scottoline This book finds Bennie defending a woman who is accused of killing her police officer boyfriend. She also claims to be her long lost twin. As Bennie struggles with this revelation and her client’s assertion that she was framed for the murder by crooked cops she must fight for her life and to defend her client. Good read.
Detective Cross (Alex Cross #24.5) by James Patterson A short bookshots Cross novel which finds him investigating a string of bombing which are located around the Capitol Mall. On suspension Alex and his wife Bree struggle to find the bomber before a mass casualty event occurs.
Private: Gold (Private #13.5) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), Jassy Mackenzie So this Private novel takes place in South Africa where their investigator stunned by the death of his partner is pressed into service as the bodyguard of an American Woman searching for the reason her husband’s business is failing. Okay with some action but the story could have used a little longer to flesh more of the story out.
The Trial (Women's Murder Club #15.5) by James Patterson (Goodreads Author), Maxine Paetro After capturing the notorious Mexican Drug Lord the Kingfisher San Francisco is under siege. Seeking to intimidate his way out of a conviction vows vengeance as Lindsey and the Murder Club seek to stop him.
The Target (Pike Logan #10.5) by Brad Taylor A very good short e-book by Taylor which shows how Israeli Mossad officer, Aaron and Shoshanna came to be paired together and their first mission tracking an ex-Nazi in Argentina.
The 4th Man (Quincy & Rainie #6.5) by Lisa Gardner A short Quincy and Rainey novel where they are seeking to find a murderer on a cold case by interviewing the main suspects. OK
3 Truths and a Lie (Detective D.D. Warren #7.5) by Lisa Gardner This short DD Warren book has her speaking at a mystery writers conference and telling the story of one of her strangest cases. OK read but just a short story.
The 7th Month (Detective D.D. Warren #5.5) by Lisa Gardner Another short e-book find DD Warren in the 7th month of her pregnancy acting as a film consultant on a motion picture. Dragged into an investigation when the form consultant turns up dead she seeks to get to the bottom of the case. Ok for a short book.
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann This book follow the killings and investigation of members of the Osage Nation in the 20’s a tribe wealthy by the oil rights to their property. The first part of the book drags a bit but picks up when the Bureau of Investigations, the future FBI, finally selects Tom White to head the investigation. The part about the investigation trial and the aftereffects is good. The way the Osage were mistreated and taken advantage of was appalling. The missteps in the investigation and the people who participated or looked the other way was amazing.
Ties That Bind (Amanda Jaffe #2) by Phillip Margolin The Second Amanda Jaffe book finds her defending a pimp who is accused of killing a US Senator and his first attorney. As lots of people associated with the case start to get killed she believes a wider conspiracy may be in effect. Can she determine his innocence and unravel the conspiracy.
unofan
Well-known member
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The main one here in Des Moines is pretty good. The one at the mall less so. amazon's great if you know what you want; but a book store is still best for browsing for new authors/titles.
The main one here in Des Moines is pretty good. The one at the mall less so. amazon's great if you know what you want; but a book store is still best for browsing for new authors/titles.
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I tried about a year ago. The "categories" are so scattered and the books within said categories are not in any order, it was a "where do I start?" sort of feeling. Online is so much easier.
I tried about a year ago. The "categories" are so scattered and the books within said categories are not in any order, it was a "where do I start?" sort of feeling. Online is so much easier.
leswp1
Well-known member
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That is the fun of it. Browsing. I love book stores. The smell, the feel of the books, reading the synopsis on the back or jacket...
That is the fun of it. Browsing. I love book stores. The smell, the feel of the books, reading the synopsis on the back or jacket...
St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
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They are categorized. For most types of books, go to the section for type of book, then they're ordered by the author's name. For certain other sections, graphic novels and manga as examples, they're sorted by title because the number of contributors to each title is too long for a single author or illustrator to be used as the sorting mechanism, in most cases.
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