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What is Your Favorite Book?
I am in need of some new reading material. Tired of the same stuff on the book shelves. There is only so many times one can read "The Short, Happy Life of Francis Macomber".
What are you currently reading?
What book do you go back to every so often and re-read?
Break it down by genre/author if need be...
"Rivers and the inhabitants of the watery elements are for wise men to contemplate and for fools to pass by without consideration" -Izaak Walton
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Macks Prairie Wings 2008 Catalog.
"Pass it on in the name of Conservation"-Tracy Byrd
Black Duck
Undaunted Courage is what I'm in right now.
"hunting should be a challenge and a passion not a way of making a living or a road to fame"
Rubberhead
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Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell a U.S.Navy SEAL. About a mission in Afghanistan were he was, as the title states lone survivor. It is really amazing what these guy's do. God Bless them all.
Banned
fire on the mountain
where the red fern grows(my all time favorite)
the rockin chair buck(may be hard to find)
to kill a mocking bird is pretty good
Last edited by highballing22; 10-22-2008 at 08:11 PM.
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Man that's gonna be harder than the Best Movie thread.
Outdoor Stuff:
'The Old Man and The Boy' - Robert Ruark
'The Old Man's Boy Grows Older' - Robert Ruark
'Something of Value' - Robert Ruark
'Horn of The Hunter' - Robert Ruark
'My Health is Better in November: Stories ofhunting and fishing in the South' - Havilah Babcock
'I Don't Want To Shoot An Elephant' - Havilah Babcock
'Tales of Quails 'n Such' - Havilah Babcock
Most of Peter Hathaway Capstick's works.
Thriller (fiction)
All of Dean Koontz books. He's ten times better than Steven King and he's not a liberal.
'Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee' - Dee Brown
'The Education of Little Big Tree' - Forrest Carter
This is the most translated and most read book in the world besides the Bible. Forrest Carter is the author that wrote the 'Jose Wales' books.
Historic Non-Fiction
'Indian Givers' - Jack Weatherford
One of the most informative books I have ever read. How the Indians of the Americas changed the world. From economy, diet, to the concept of personal freedom. It tells of everything the Indians gave the world. From chewing gum, chocolate, rubber, potatoes, and on and on...ad infinitum.
There's many many more.
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The Elites don't fear the tall nails, government possesses both the will and the means to crush those folks. What the Elites do fear (or should fear) are the quiet men and women, with low profiles, hard hearts, long memories, and detailed target folders for action as they choose.
"I here repeat, & would willingly proclaim, my unmitigated hatred to Yankee rule—to all political, social and business connections with Yankees, & to the perfidious, malignant, & vile Yankee race."
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i am not a fan of reading, damn shame, but when the 7 year itch strikes i head towards these
Tom Clancy's, Red Storm Rising..thousand pages of "shit makes sense"
for a real quick read...Loius L'amours "the Last Breed"..pilot POW shot down over russia, escapes, they chase etc..good for a weekend
Hemingway's..the old man and the sea..i really enjoy that book.
Originally Posted by trentsmith
Red Hills and Cotton - Ben Robertson
Last of the Breed - Louis L'amour
Swamp Fox - Robert D Bass
History of Marion County - Sellers (hard to find, Historical Society in Marion has a bunch)
Plantation Tales - Nancy Rhyne
Remembering Dillon County - Wiggins
Plantation Between the Waters - Brockington
The Lost Classics of Jack O'Connor - Jim Casada
Parrish - Mildred Savage
Faith of My Fathers - McCain / Salter
* Heard the "Tenth Legion" was a good book
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Like reading anything by rutledge and babcock.
Sunrise on Santee-Mr. reynolds
Ramblings of Low country Game Warden-Ben Moise
Hell I was There-Elmer Keith
Where the red fern grows-Wilson rawls
Sick Puppy-Carl Hiaasen
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"Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs.
I am haunted by waters" Norman Maclean.
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anything by archibald rutledge is amazing, as is havialh babcock stuff
i read alot of magazines...DU, Wildfowl, Gun Dog, North American Hunting Club....
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Man and other animals were first vegetarians; then Noah and his sons were given permission to eat meat: “every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you” Genesis 9:3
"A man may not care for golf and still be human, but the man who does not like to see, hunt, photograph or otherwise outwit birds or animals is hardly normal. He is supercivilized, and I for one do not know how to deal with him." Aldo Leopold
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no suprise at all...macks usually has a lot of typo's too.
what a coincidence
Man and other animals were first vegetarians; then Noah and his sons were given permission to eat meat: “every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you” Genesis 9:3
"A man may not care for golf and still be human, but the man who does not like to see, hunt, photograph or otherwise outwit birds or animals is hardly normal. He is supercivilized, and I for one do not know how to deal with him." Aldo Leopold
Pushpole Harpoonist
I used to have some horror books by John Saul, i think that was his name. Scared the hell out of me at the time. The one that comes to mind was called "Nathaniel"
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Missing Links-Rick Reilly
Shanks For Nothing-Rick Reilly
Tales of a regular crowd at a municiple golf course.Good stuff if you like golf. Easy reads.
Salty Piece of Land-Jimmy Buffett
Where Is Joe Merchant-Jimmy Buffett
Both are exactly what you would expect from Buffett. Good stories though
Sex, Drugs and Coco Puffs-Chuck Klosterman
Pop culture essays mostly pretaining to the mid 90's.
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problem-Jeff Foxworthy
Actually a pretty decent book
Ramblings Of a Lowcountry Gamewarden-cant remember the guys name
Any of Patrick F McManus' books
Hell's Angels-Hunter S. Thompson
Chronicle of a year spent with the Angels
Hate Mail From Cheerleaders-Rick Reilly
Collection of his articles from the back page of Sports Illustrated
The Blind Side-Michael Lewis
Story of Michael Ohre, left tackle at Ole Miss.
The Fourth Star-can't remember
A year as a fly on the wall at Daniel Boloud's resturant, Daniel, in New York.
Kitchen Confidential-Anthony Bourdain
A look inside the Food and Beverage industry
I'll leave it at those.
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The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw All of the Obama supporters should be required to read this one.
Ramblings...
Retired Game Warden Ben Moise in Charleston
You really need to read some Robert Ruark- The Old Man and the Boy
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I met Ben Moise , at a du event, funny guy.
"Pass it on in the name of Conservation"-Tracy Byrd
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The guy who wrote Blind Side wrote a book about baseball that was really good.
I only read non fiction but I read a good bit. Really like anything by Mark Bowden especially Killing Pablo.
I just read a book titled Generation Kill about the war in Iraq, there is also a hbo series with the same name.
As far as outdoors go:
Sunrise on the Santee
The deadliest catch
Into the Wild, great easy read.
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into the wild is a good one...forgot about that
Man and other animals were first vegetarians; then Noah and his sons were given permission to eat meat: “every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you” Genesis 9:3
"A man may not care for golf and still be human, but the man who does not like to see, hunt, photograph or otherwise outwit birds or animals is hardly normal. He is supercivilized, and I for one do not know how to deal with him." Aldo Leopold
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I just started Into The Wild last night. Its decent so far.
"Never Trust a Skinny Chef."
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