what are you reading currently

i know there have been threads on your favorite book or best survival book but what are you reading right now, yesterday i went to a book store in town(used) for a town of 1200 he has a great selection, he also owns two store in thailand(guy looks like frazers dad) any how i was looking for a small engine repair book and saw king on the table the stand the unedited version with and extra 400 or so pages and thought its been 16 years since i read it so i bought it and started again last night, what are you reading..

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a kim harrison vampire novel. and a few magazines

I'm reading "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer again. I'm also reading "Deep Survival" by Laurence Gonzalez. What an amazing book!

Umn...Wilderness Survival Forums....Some thread on books. Duh.

Collapse by Jared Diamond, and textbooks.

I am currently reading:

"Being Caribou" Five Months of Foot with an Arctic Herd by Karsten Heuer
"Essential Grizzly" The mIngled Fates of Men & Bears by Doug Peacock

Also got the newest issue of Mother Earth News in the mail yesterday and read that last night

The CoIntelPro Papers

by Ward Churchill
and Jim Vander Wall

Happy Endings, tales of a meaty breasted zilch. By Jim Norton.

World Made By Hand by James Howard Kunstler...rec. by Glenn Beck & a great book. Another really good one is The Road by ???Macarthy??? Scare ya silly.

Just got the new countryside, reading that right now.

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I am currently reading:

"Being Caribou" Five Months of Foot with an Arctic Herd by Karsten Heuer
"Essential Grizzly" The mIngled Fates of Men & Bears by Doug Peacock

Also got the newest issue of Mother Earth News in the mail yesterday and read that last night

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great choices

Finished 98.6 Degrees (again) - currently reading America The Last Bes Hope by William Bennett, next on the list is Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10.

Knights of the Black and White about the Templars, by Jack Whyte. I love the Templars and what they stood for.

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Are you reading the biography of Chesty Puller? I hope so, I loved that book! One of the greatest men to ever live.

I am currently reading KGB: The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents by John Barron which is sort of old (1974) but still interesting. Also reading The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan.

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Knights of the Black and White about the Templars, by Jack Whyte. I love the Templars and what they stood for.

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If you figure out what they did with the Holy Grail, give me a call.;)

I just put it in the dishwasher last night, don't hold much beer.

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzt. Zam! That lightening bolt was way to close. Maybe you should just keep it.

Currently I've been reading a lot of books about dinosaurs, Dora the explorer and Blues clues...then again I have children:D

The last "adult books" were '98.6' which I was disappointed with and 'We the Living' by Ayn Rand.

Next up is:
CIA secrets of "The Company" by Mick Farren

And a trio of WWII genre:
Fly Boys by James Bradley
The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III by Tim Carroll
Ivan's war Catherine Merridale

Why were disappointed with 98.6? I thought it was a great book.

A group of archaeologists went to the former site of Stalag Luft III and were able to find the actual tunnel used by the escapees. If I recall, a couple of British former POWs were with them when they made the discovery. They even found some artifacts used in the construction of the tunnel.

98.6 was oversold to me. I guess my disappointment was partially a function of that hype. Also I didn’t take to the repetitive nature(I understand it's usage as a teaching tool) and humor(which I did not like). I did not say it was a bad text, it just did not appeal to me. But he did have some information that I just did not agree with...but that is probably true with any text.

In regards to Stalag Luft III. Your right about excavations/GPR etc. There was a show about this on cable a couple years back.

Some of the humor was a bit over the top. Not refined and sophisticated like you find around here. Hey, pull my finger....

Wilderness Evasion (A guide to hiding out and eluding pursuit in remote areas) by Michael Chesbro
Building the Alaskan Log Home Tom Walker
And Northern Bushcraft by Mors L. Kochanski

I wanted to start some fiction again, but these seem to be capturing all my attention lately.

"LIMITS to GROWTH" The 30 year update.

I'm reading the latest issue of "The Backwoodsman Magazine". I am also reading these "Wilderness Survival Forums".

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

I am reading this book about survival skills... Heres a page that i want to share with everybody.


http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...&pictureid=204

Just finished "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson. He tells a humorous story of his trek up the Appalachian trail. Good book even though he is a bit of a tree hugger, funny.

Reading bits and pieces of "Hunting with the Traditional Bowhunters of Georgia" by a variety of authors and your truly has three published.

Started reading "1776" but have put that on hold as it's a novel, back burner for now.

Just started "Crow Killer" The true story of Liver Eating Johnson, ya'll have watched the movie Jeramiah Johnson. The movie is nothing like the true story. I read this book every Fall, been doing it for the last 4 years. I think I'm the only one who checks this book out of the library.

Also pick up the SAS handbook and do spot checks on my knowledge.

And last, have to read Black Belt mag., something about that Muay Thai Elbow that is just so fascinating.

I read A Walk in the Wilderness as well. Very funny. I am now reading In a Sunburned Country also by Bill Bryson. Excellent writer.

I am reading a Fur, Fish & Game magazine, as well as modules of a course I am taking, Accident Causation & Investigation.

I've been reading When All Hell Breaks Loose by Cody Lundin, it's not bad as far as people preping for disaster. Read Lone Survivor and loved it, also Grizzly Years by Doug Peacock, another great book.

Cabela's catalogue, it's my wish book

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I am reading this book about survival skills... Heres a page that i want to share with everybody.

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...&pictureid=204

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erunkiswldrnssurvival, what is the name of that book? Looks interesting.

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Finished 98.6 Degrees (again) - currently reading America The Last Bes Hope by William Bennett, next on the list is Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10.

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I read that book last Fall, here's a link to my post.

http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...=lone+survivor

Great book. Just gave me so much more respect for those who serve our country.

I just finished a Stephen Ambrose book on Eisenhower and WWII.

Yep read it. It was a good read that painted an accurate picture.

My next read (maybe listen) is one that I haven't read in years. I just won a "door prize" at a function I was attending and won "The Call of The Wild" by Jack London. The case came with a hard cover copy of the book and 6 hours of cassette tapes. This week I have to travel to south Florida for a couple of days, so I'm thinking the 6 hours of audio will just about be right for the one way drive.

reading the 54 issues of wilderness way and latest issue of backwoodsman, i am totaly satisfied with wilderness way ya'll just packed full of the best info

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erunkiswldrnssurvival, what is the name of that book? Looks interesting.

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Thanks.SURVIVALUS ARCANUM is the name of the book; A man that I know whom lived in the Carolinas wrote and illustrated, his name is Larry Tzaar. Larry and I worked on a primitive "Forest Farming" project from'95 thru
'02. The book that i have is an original handwork covering topics idealizeing the "forest is my farm" approach to cultivating and obtaining nessary things. its a very interesting book and I will feature it in some more of my posts. To my knowledge there are not any other copys of this book yet in print.

Currently reading several textbooks, and Collapse, how societies choose to fail by Jared Diamond.

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Thanks.SURVIVALUS ARCANUM is the name of the book; A man that I know whom lived in the Carolinas wrote and illustrated, his name is Larry Tzaar. The book that i have is an original handwork covering topics idealizeing the "forest is my farm" approach to cultivating and obtaining nessary things. its a very interesting book and I will feature it in some more of my posts. To my knowledge there are not any other copys of this book yet in print.

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Where can I get a copy of that book? Even if it's a copy machine copy? There must be more than the 2 you and Larry have. Would you at least show a picture of the front and back cover.

Jeep 1980 Technical Service Manual.

Bought a 1980 J10 pickup truck about a month ago and been slowly re-working the systems in it.