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Old 03-19-2020 | 09:08 AM
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Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose.

Awesome recount of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Old 03-19-2020 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiskeyDelta
Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose.

Awesome recount of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Anything by Ambrose (or McCullough.)
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Old 03-19-2020 | 09:15 AM
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Riding Rockets
-Former shuttle astronauts account of his experiences at NASA.

Shadow Divers
-Discovery of a sunken German U boat off the coast of New Jersey and the years long deadly quest to find out the name and history of the sub.

Distant Fires by Scott Anderson
-Quick read. True story written by a former and sadly now deceased ANG F16 pilot who paddled a canoe from Duluth Minnesota to Hudson’s Bay with a buddy one summer during college.
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Old 03-19-2020 | 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Denny Crane
Fantasy: All of these books are the first in their respective series. All very good.

The Way of Kings..........Brandon Sanderson

The Eye of the World..........Robert Jordan

The Name of the Wind.................Patrick Rothfuss

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Awesome list! But beware anyone who reads Name of the Wind, the final book in the trilogy is now years behind schedule... either Rothfuss forgot what he was doing or he's toying with us in a very, very high stakes long con. Either way, the first two books are worth it, even without the conclusion.
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Old 03-19-2020 | 09:21 AM
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Red Rising by Pierce Brown
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Old 03-19-2020 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by GogglesPisano
Anything by Ambrose (or McCullough.)
Have to disagree. Wild Blue by Ambrose was garbage.
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Old 03-19-2020 | 09:26 AM
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Last stand of the tin can sailors. If you are looking for WW2 historical narratives.
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Old 03-19-2020 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by WhiskeyDelta
Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose.

Awesome recount of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
That one has been sitting on the shelf for awhile waiting for a good opportunity, this might be it.
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Old 03-19-2020 | 09:47 AM
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Last stand of the tin can sailors. If you are looking for WW2 historical narratives.
I've been meaning to get that book. If you haven't read Neptune's Inferno, also written by James Hornfisher, I would recommend that as well.
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Old 03-19-2020 | 10:02 AM
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A Short History of Nearly Everything - Bill Bryson
Anything by Bill Bryson.
My favorite author.
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