2015 Reading List - Books only!

[Bouncer]

Bouncer:

"Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell.

It's an easy read - a bunch of chapters, each dealing with one topic. It will make you think.

I'm gonna give this one an attempt tonight. We shall see.

Thanks for the suggestion bro. FB, you're helpful as always. lol

[Scrumhalf]

Bouncer, also try Freakonomics. Great read.

[FitnessBrat]

I'm gonna give this one an attempt tonight. We shall see.

Thanks for the suggestion bro. FB, you're helpful as always. lol

I don't read those types of books. I'm not going to suggest Pride & Prejudice when you've specifically stated a category you want to read.

[Bouncer]

I gave a category I was interested in, I didn't say it's the only category. I figured with your experience with books there must be a few standouts that you could suggest.

[FitnessBrat]

Scrum or FB. If you were each to recommend me 1 book that you feel would be most likely to get me into reading what would it be?

I actually completely missed this....

Nonfiction. You know me, come on. I'm Mr documentary. lol.

Military history from any century always peaks my interest btw.

and only saw this - which I cannot offer any recommendations.

I gave a category I was interested in, I didn't say it's the only category. I figured with your experience with books there must be a few standouts that you could suggest.

I hate to say it, but I'm one of those people that loves to read, but it's rare that when I finish a book that I'm like "MAN, that was a fantastic book!" I'm sure that's mostly due to my choice of books. I think you should read All the Light We Cannot See. I'm currently reading it, and Scrum read it and highly recommended it. It's also about war (not in a documentary type way), which you enjoy.

[Scrumhalf]

Are you liking All The Light We Cannot See?

[Scrumhalf]

Anthony Doerr has rapidly become my favorite author writing today. I decided to get his earlier short story collection called The Shell Collector.

Just finished it after a marathon 4 hour reading session

Wow, wow, wow. The stories are truly exceptional. He has these amazing protagonists but they also have this vulnerability that's just so touching.

And the language. It's to die for. I consider myself a highly informed aficionado of English literature but Doerr's use of simile and idiom is so exquisite, I have to read each passage a few times to let the imagery sink in. It is really quite remarkable, and his propensity to write in the present tense lends this air of immediacy to his storytelling that's really effective.

Highly recommended!

[FitnessBrat]

Are you liking All The Light We Cannot See?

I'm only about 25% in, but I am enjoying it. :thumb:

[TrapsBrah]

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[Bouncer]

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[TrapsBrah]

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[TrapsBrah]

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[Bouncer]

Scrum, thought you might be interested in this.

https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/1...ce-books-2015/

[Scrumhalf]

Good stuff! I've got Lisa Randall's book. Need to check out the others.

[Scrumhalf]

MIlitary history is tough - because there tend to be a lot of details and most of them are fat 800 pagers.

But if you want to give it a go, try "The Guns of August" by Barbara Tuchman. It is about the events and situation in Europe that precipitated WW I. It is widely regarded as one of the best popular treatments of the subject.

Bouncer, did you get this book and start reading it?