I never new the CA got his job back at NWA. I had heard the FE on that trip was subsequently hired by American after going through the ringer. I only heard the story from the perspective of the FE but the captain was not painted in a positive light

 

Fear by Bob Woodward

 

took your suggestion and listened to it on audio book driving around. Just finished it.

at first I thought this is going to be very monotonous.... then it got going. What a ride.

and when you realize all they did and to have it undercut by John Walker.

great book... or listen. Very intense.

 

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet:

Who’s Boat Is This Boat?

Donald J. Trump

Quick and really simple read but sophisticated at the same time. A very detailed look into the presidency. I think it’s out as an audiobook, in case you don’t have time to read it.

 

Bit of a thread bump (because the rest of it is too damn depressing)

Any recs on something that is just damned funny? Need a pick me up. (see above.)

Used to read PJ O'rourke before he became married, sober, and dull. Hunter Thompson before the same (and a suicide, erk..NOT FUNNY :<( ). Is Dave Barry still alive?

All the non-stop screaming about how this time, THIS TIME, we're going to change the world is tiresome. Hit me with some damned funny literature. Could care less if it's PC. Excuse me, "woke"...wait ..."Woke (!!!)" for the pre-40 crowd. WOKE, DAMN IT!!!! for the under 30 crowd.

I'd personally recommend anything from the "Flashman"* series by George MacDonald Fraiser, but it's REALLY not woke. Best in audiobook because of the British/Welsh/Cockney/Scottish/Irish/Hindu/Pashtun/Chinese accents.

OMG. Did I say "recommend"? I meant start a woke campaign and end this stuff that is so non-woke I can't believe it's still available. Funny, and when you get into it, probably the most ironically anti-Imperialism series of books ever written.


(you won't see the Flashman books in print for cheap anymore, although the kindle versions are available. For now. Better if you have a basic grasp of the past 200 years of Western Civ history..the official version and the less kind "woke" version. The audio books...my god. )


*In the mold of P.G. Wodehouse, only from a fictitious British officer point of view.

 

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

John Dies at the End - David Wong

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - Christopher Moore

The Nix - Nathan Hill

The Corrections - Jonathan Franzen

Bonk - Mary Roach

 

“Not Taco Bell Material”. Adam Carolla

“We Few, US Special Forces in Vietnam”. Nick Brokhausen. Seriously, this book had some hilarious writing. Written by a SOG Green Beret.

Edit: I see you wanted actual literature.

 

Fantastic! And thanks. I've read about 2/3 rds of these already; unread ones are now on the list, and the audio book for Nick Brokhausen looks especially promising.

I'd forgotten about Christopher Moore. Out there stuff, but funny as hell.

 

"There I Was" by Bob Stevens. Stevens was a combat pilot in WW2, ending up as a SAC bird colonel in the 60s. He was also an amazing cartoonist who captured military aviation perfectly and hilariously. One of my favorite reads of all time.

Or, for a non-aviation belly laugh, "Hardship Posting: Expats in Asia". There are three volumes, all of them genius. Basically a collection of true and maybe-true tall tales of Western expat life in Asia during the 80s, 90s, and 00s. If you've ever woken up in a Wan Chai flophouse with no wallet, cellphone, or clue who you are, then this book is for you. Or if you've ever stumbled down Soi Nana at 0530, bleary-eyed,with the dawning realization that your show time at Suvarnabhumi is 0600 and you haven't a clue in which direction your hotel might be, then this book is for you.

 

Catch-22

filler