Need a good book or two

to read. With this heat I have been reading about four hours a day and need to go to the library to get some new ones to read. Any suggestions on something that is not too heavy reading.

Just finished one and started another, really good reads.

1. Against All Odds, by Alex Kershaw- great book about heroism and the toll it takes

2. Fighter Pilot, the memoirs of Robin Olds- by his daughter


Well worth the read

Anything by Robert B Parker. Lots of them are series so be careful to start at the beginning(although they can stand alone). I would suggest his series on Cole and Hitch.

Billy Summers by Stephen King. Not his usual super natural work. I really enjoyed it.


Mo

My all time #1:The Whisper of the River by Ferol Sams. #2: The House of God, (no, not a religious book), by Samuel Shem.
If you really want to spend some time, the In Death series of murder mysteries by J.D. Robb are great, I recently finished #50.

My two favorites are

Unintended consequences by John Ross. You won't find it at a library.

Night angel trilogy by Brent weeks

A lighter read that's really good is
October sky/ rocket boys by homer Hickham

Walden; or, Life in the Woods. Old but it’s always been one of my favorites.

Since this is a hunting forum, try "Death in the Long Grass," by Peter Hathaway Capstick. If it don't give you the urge to load up and go on an African safari, nothing will.

Plainsong, by Kent Haruf. Or anything else by him. Just books about simple, real, small-town life on the plains, but very easy reading. He could really write. He's passed now. 'Taught at the University of Kansas, or Kansas State I believe.

I've read all of Capstick. Great writer. Roundly considered a fraud among a lot of African PHs.

Some good old timers - the Travis McGee Series by John D. MacDonald.

Dirty White Boys

The Operator by Robert O'Neill

I just finished scars and stripes, about to read “the coddling of the American mind”

I like the Blanco County mysteries by Ben Rehder.

My 9 years with the Indians is a classic - all in Texas - paperback on amazon is low cost

They Made Their Own Law: Stories of Bolivar Peninsula Paperback – October 19, 2000
by Melanie Wiggins (Author)

If you have any interest in the Peninsula or the Godfathers of Crystal Beach.

Water Ship Down by Richard Adams...riveting, awesome!

...!

" "John Selman, Gunfighter"

If you like books about Texas in the early days, try. "Now You Hear My Horn". By James Wilson Nichols. A bit hard to find but pretty interesting.

Here's one I just remembered. He's a Texas writer to top it off.

https://www.amazon.com/Time-Never-Rained-Elmer-Kelton/dp/0765360586

I ain't knocking your choice, of reading material....
But, I tried twice to read that book... And it literally put me to sleep..
Does anything ever happen ???

Six years with the Texas Rangers - James B Gillett

I'll admit the book is rather "dry." It's more of a book for history buffs.

Red Platoon - then watch the movie of the same name and the Outpost movie

I’ve read all but one of Keltons books. Probably the most realistic writer of early Texas I’ve read. I think “The time it never rained” is a dang good, but heartbreaking, chronicle of the dependency of farmers and ranchers on life giving rain.

Tim Kennedy was on the Lone Star Outdoor Podcast a few weeks ago, pretty good interview, he talked about the book on the interview.

It’s Watership Down.

Thanks all.

I have lots of choices from this list. I generally read two a week so I have a few weeks of reading now.

For Whom The Bell Tolls

The War Below: The Story of Three Submarines That Battled Japan
By: James Scott

Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II
By: Eugene B. Fluckey

The Range Detectives
By: William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone

In Limpopo they called him "Crapstick"

Empire of the Summer moon is one of my all time favorites.


No Angel by Jay Dobins is a real good one, basically a under cover agent who goes in deep within the Hells Angels organization.....very, very good book.


I just read Endure by Cameron Hanes.....its a fair book. Really remarkable what the guy has done as far as his marathon running but imo the book isn't very well written and the themes are too repetitive. I'll ship this book to whoever wants to read it.

TxTro, Ill take it. I started to order from Thrift Books but its out of stock and $28. My son has started running marathons on the rugged and steep mountain trails of Colorado at high elevation so he and I could probably use it.

Red Sky Morning

True Story of Texas Rangers Company F.

Pm me your address

Another great book is “Wild at Heart” by John Eldridge.

The Creature from Jekyll Island

Fair description on endure, step below Groggins book, but very similar theme. I did audio, it was not the best dictation, but you could tell cam laid it all out there with honesty. He didn’t steer away from hard truths or hunt costs.

Just finished The Giant Killer and it was really good.

Got a few great ones I would give you if you were closer. I won't read them twice. They are hardback

Terminal list (the Amazon Chris Pratt series) is based on this book.
Red Platoon
Stephen Hunter, Bob Lee swaggers father who hunted down Bonnie and Clyde.

I like the "Trail" westerns by David R. Lewis. Self-published but fantastic reads.

https://www.goodreads.com/series/256882-trail

Lots of good suggestions

This is not a book recommendation but hopefully some will find this info helpful. So recently I found out that most if not all public libraries offer free access to their digital library via Overdrive. You can access the ebooks or audiobooks using the Libby or Overdrive app installed on your phone or tablet. I've always preferred a real book but I've adjusted to reading ebooks and have listened to a few audiobooks in the truck. They also have magazines and comic books in digital format available to check out as well. The libraries pool their resources based on the geographic region and allow you to get access to the other digital libraries within their region giving you tons of options.

Pros
1) I'm not collecting stacks of books to figure out how to garage sell or donate.
2) Save some cash flow to buy me some $10 bags of corn.
3) It saves your place switching between your phone and tablet.
4) You don't feel bad having spent money on a crummy book.
5) You can peruse through the books from the comfort of your recliner.

Cons
1) Works on the same library check-out idea so a book you may want to read could be checked out.
2) Some libraries require you to go in to show ID to get a card.
3) Sometimes a title will be available in one format or the other and not both.

For the OP, the link to the Seguin Library is: https://www.seguintexas.gov/my_library_card/index.php and it looks like the library card process is all online.

If you don't want to do an application for a library card or if there is a title you can't find through the library, https://www.readanybook.com/ is another great alternative. It's free and you can access it from your mobile browser. You have the option to create an account and download the ebook but I just choose to read them in the browser and not create an account.

Any of Tony Hillerman's books.

Check your library. My local library has 20 of Tony Hillerman books available on Overdrive. Sixteen of them are also available in audiobook format.

Anything by Capstick in Africa. I have all but a couple of them.

Ive read all but 3 Louis LaMour’s. I enjoyed them due to the reality of the country that he wrote about. He is a better researcher than author.

I really like Westerns, especially about Texas in the 1800’s. I buy them cheaply at the second Monday flea market in Bowie. And then give them back to the old woman who sells them. A friend calls them “Shootem ups.