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Divine Justice by David Baldacci Divine Justice picks up right where the previous Camel Club book Stone Cold left off. Oliver Stone is on the run with half the government searching for him and the other half trying to kill him for killing two top government officials. He ends up in a small town named Divine where he becomes embroiled in whatever is going on in this town. In D.C. the other members of the Camel Club try to find a way to save Oliver. Good addition to the Camel Club non-stop action.

Hell’s Corner by David Baldacci Oliver Stone has been brought back into the fold. The President has personally recruited him for a mission. The mission changes when outside the White House a bomb explodes in Lafayette Park killing one man and almost killing the British Prime Minister who was supposed to walk through the park. Stone is pulled onto this case and partnered with a MI-6 agent. Lots of twists and turns and false leads as Stone attempts to find out who planted the bomb before the President or the Prime Minister are killed.

Power Down by Ben Coes An excellent debut novel which focuses on attacks on U.S. infrastructure by terrorists. Well crafted story line with many nice twists and turns. The hero of this is former Delta Force soldier Dewey Andreas who is the head of an oil platform that is attacked. He fights of the terrorists and saves some of his crew and becomes the terrorists number 1 target. He struggles with his demons and tries to stop the terrorists before it's too late. I used the Goodread Recommendation feature for this one which was recommended due to the fact that I read both Brad Thor and Vince Flynn.

Certain Prey by John Sandford In this Prey novel Lucas Davenport is attempting to track down a hitwomen who is leaving a trail of bodies in Minneapolis. A prominent lawyer is involved in the hits and Davenport faces danger at every turn as he battles one of his deadliest foes yet. Nice twists and turns with a nicely laid out plot. This is the one they made into the USA movie with Mark Harmon


Wicked Prey by John Sandford An excellent Prey novel. This book opens up with the Republican national convention in town and Lucas Davenport is involved in the coordination of security for the event. A group of strong armed robbers are in town to rob the "money men" involved in the convention. Nice plot twists as Davenport attempts negotiate the political minefield and catch the robbers who have already left several bodies in his wake. There is also a subplot with Davenport's adopted daughter Letty that is is okay but detracts a bit form the overall story line.


I only have two Prey novels till I am caught up.
 
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Read Dave Barry's latest "Lunatics"...first quarter was very funny, then it seemed the joke was over-used. Potentially could be a funny movie with the right writers.

Based on meh review on movie thread got "Killing Bono" on the kindle also. If you are/were a U2 fan, in the music biz, ever in a band it is a good book. The author's tortuous journey is painful. The book is based on the true life story of Bono's schoolmate as they jointly commit to be global rock and roll stars at age 13 or so...imagine what goes through your head if one of you actually does it but it isn't you.

Reading the Hangman's Daughter...a decent percent through but still wondering why kindle recommended it...appears to be a midieval detective story.

Have started Fault Lines but too early for feedback.
 
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Went back to my childhood and reread Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein last night; I really need to add Falling Up and A Light in the Attic to my collection as well.
I get this. I keep feeling like re-reading books from my childhood/youth, & probably will once I get done a couple of series I'm in the middle of :)
 
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Me too- some favorites- The Secret Garden and The Little Princess. When I read them I was living in a cottage on an estate in England that had a walled in garden. It made it seem very real!

Other kid favorites- Mike Mulligan and the Steam Engine, The Swiss Family Robinson, The Iliad and The Odyssey. I read the last 2 when I was about 11 I think. Had to read them again in HS and hated them!
 
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Me too- some favorites- The Secret Garden and The Little Princess. When I read them I was living in a cottage on an estate in England that had a walled in garden. It made it seem very real!
Nice, nice! :) Especially reading those at the English cottage, how perfect :)

I finished the "Letters of Frida Kahlo" book, I also read "The Little Black Dress" by Amy Holman Edelman - super quick light read, a lot of photos, about the history of it. Très girlie.

Currently in the middle of: "A Dance with Dragons" Huzzah!
 
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Locked On by Tom Clancy and Mark Greaney This book follows the race of jack Ryan Sr for president and Jack Ryan Jr’s continued employment at the super secret “Campus” fighting terror. In this book in an attempt to smear Jack Sr John Clark is outed as an operative and accused of an old murder and forced to go on the run. The Campus attempts to stop a plan by terrorists to launch nuclear weapons against Russia and a rogue Pakistani General from starting WW III. Nice non stop action from Clancy and his co-writer.

First Family by David Baldacci This book starts with the kidnapping of the First Ladies niece. She is not happy with the FBI's treatment of the case so brings in Sean King who helped her once before to take over the case. Sean King and Michelle Maxwell struggle through political intrigue and the well thought out plan of the kidnapper to save the kidnapped girl before it's too late. Nice plot twists.

The Sixth Man by David Baldacci This Michelle Maxwell and Sean King novel from Baldacci follows their investigation to save a genius who has been accused of being a serial killer. Originally hired by his attorney they find him dead almost before the case has started and then the bodies continue to pile up. An intriguing tale of political conspiracy and competing defense contractors as they struggle to stay on the top of the heap despite the consequences.

Cold Harbor by Jack Higgins This WWII thriller follows and attempt to steal Erwin Rommel’s plan to defend the beaches on D-Day. A Frenchwoman whose castle Rommel will be staying at is an English spy but unfortunately she has been driven mad. Luckily she has an English twin that the British are able to send in in an attempt to copy the plans. Quick read and a okay, though a bit unbelievable plot, from Higgins.

Rules of Deception by Christopher Reich This is a good thriller from Reich. Doctor's without Borders employee Jonathan Ransom's wife is killed and he is thrown into a life of intrigue when finding out she led a double life. Lots of twists and turns as he struggles to find out what his wife was up to without getting killed in the process.

Devil’s Gate by Clive Cussler and Graham Brown This latest Kurt Austin thriller has the head of Sierra Leone building a secret weapon to make him a power in the world. Austin has to fight an old enemy from his CIA past and risk life and limb to save the world. Not crazy about the Austin books from Cussler and co-authors, this is ok.

The Thief by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott The latest installment of the Isaac Bell series by Cussler brings back the Germans as the main adversary. This installment opens with Bell stopping several men from being abducted by German agents aboard a liner bound for NYC. Bell seeks to protect these two men who have perfected the way to create “talkie” movies. Bell manages to find them investors and protects them from German agents who are seeking to bring the invention home to the Kaiser. I like the first 2 Bell novels but in the last 3 the quality has started to slip.

Robert Ludlum’s The Ares Decision A Covert One novel by Kyle Mills This latest installment of the Covert One series opens in Africa with a Special Forces team being killed by a bunch of unarmed villagers. Jon Smith is sent into investigate and finds that a parasite is giving the African villagers superhuman strength before killing them and is being used for evil ends by an evil warlord. The Iranians are seeking to get this to unleash on the U.S. I like a lot of Kyle Mills books but this one is just a so so read.
 
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I haven't finished anything worth mentioning, but the Milwaukee paper had an article about the <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/arts/baseball-season-means-reading-about-everyone-from-yogi-berra-to-bill-veeck-5h4nikc-145163125.html">new baseball books coming out this spring/summer</a>.

The book about the 1957 Braves is definitely on my list, and maybe the Bill Veeck one.
 
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I get this. I keep feeling like re-reading books from my childhood/youth, & probably will once I get done a couple of series I'm in the middle of :)

Every ten years or so, it's fun to re-read Lloyd Alexander's pentology The Chronicles of Prydain based on old Welsh myths.



The Chronicles of Prydain.

1. The Book of Three (1964)
Taran and companions race to defeat an army raised by the Horned King, a warlord of Arawn Death-Lord.

2. The Black Cauldron (1965) — a 1966 Newbery Honor book[2]
Taran and companions struggle to capture a magical cauldron that generates Arawn's zombie army.

3. The Castle of Llyr (1966)
Taran escorts Eilonwy to a royal court for her education. There she is kidnapped and he leads a band to rescue her.

4. Taran Wanderer (1967)
Taran searches for his identity, nominally his parentage.

5. The High King (1968) — winner of the 1969 Newbery Medal
Taran and companions join Prydain's great effort to defeat Arawn finally.
 
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My biggest problem is starting 5 or 6 books pretty much at the same time. When I was younger, I'd read 4 or 5 books a week, now I'm down to finishing one a month if I'm lucky.

Starting The Hunger Games today. I. Will. Finish. It.
 
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My biggest problem is starting 5 or 6 books pretty much at the same time. When I was younger, I'd read 4 or 5 books a week, now I'm down to finishing one a month if I'm lucky.

Starting The Hunger Games today. I. Will. Finish. It.

Wait, you can read?
 
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I plowed through all four Tucker Max books, enjoyed them immensely.

Started to read Kurt Vonnegut's "Breakfast Of Champions," and about 1/3 of the way through I stopped, and set it far away from me so I wouldn't destroy that piece of crap book. Horrible.

Halfway through Motley Crue's "The Dirt." Amazed that these guys are still living.

Oh, also read that "Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America." Very interesting read.
 
My biggest problem is starting 5 or 6 books pretty much at the same time. When I was younger, I'd read 4 or 5 books a week, now I'm down to finishing one a month if I'm lucky.

Starting The Hunger Games today. I. Will. Finish. It.

And finished. So good. :D
Must pick up Catching Fire tomorrow.
 
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I plowed through all four Tucker Max books, enjoyed them immensely.

Met him in person. He's really like that. I was in stripes (long story) and he gave exactly the comment you'd think he would.

Oh, also read that "Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America." Very interesting read.

Yeah, Nintendo pulled some dick moves to establish the NES as the dominant console back in the day. It was their way or the highway, but it prevented the hordes of schmucks churning out shovelware for a quick buck that killed Atari (and the entire North American video game market) in the early 80's.

Might have to pick this up.
 
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