Winter reading

[JohnR]

I think I need to move this to the Political forum - Where is the balance of Fiction / Non-Fiction in those? eye of the beholder stuff, eh?

Right now, Secrets of Surf Fishing at Night - Muller

Next - one of these two

Art of War: Sun Tzu

Six Frigates: Ian Toll

Reread in the future: GTD

[JohnnySaxatilis]

The Big One by David Kinney. Its about the derby on the vineyard. read it in 2 sittings. really entertaining. Published in 09, and the extent of the book is about the 07 derby and the yoyo controversy that ensued. Highly recommended!!

O also read tom clancy's new book Dead or Alive:
Not traditional tom clancy in that there arent big scale battles and feats of technology wiping out lesser forces, tank battles and tomahawk missles, and f-16's. Its nitty gritty intelligence agency, secret service, countless acronyms, shooting terrorists in the face while they sleep type stuff.. pretty neat. and graphic....

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis

O also read tom clancy's new book Dead or Alive:
Not traditional tom clancy in that there arent big scale battles and feats of technology wiping out lesser forces, tank battles and tomahawk missles, and f-16's. Its nitty gritty intelligence agency, secret service, countless acronyms, shooting terrorists in the face while they sleep type stuff.. pretty neat. and graphic....

Is it real Clancy a la Rainbow Six, & Ryan series stuff? Or is it the crap that gets ghost written?

[mosholu]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Is it real Clancy a la Rainbow Six, & Ryan series stuff? Or is it the crap that gets ghost written?

It is a mix. He had a second writer but it has all the classic characters from the Ryan novels: Clark, Chavez and the next generation. Not one of his bests but I like his technical descriptions of procedures and operations so for me it was a good read.

[JohnnySaxatilis]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Is it real Clancy a la Rainbow Six, & Ryan series stuff? Or is it the crap that gets ghost written?

ya its clark, ding chavez, Jack Ryan Jr., and Jack Ryan Sr. who are empoloyed by this outside gov agency made up of former spooks from the cia and rainbow six operatives and fbi agents called The Campus. The deal in hedge funds and wealth management and fund themselves. They're like a terrorist cell hunting org, thats set up like a terrorist cell lol. There's only one US army op at the beginning which is money but i wont spoil nething else.

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis

ya its clark, ding chavez, Jack Ryan Jr., and Jack Ryan Sr. who are empoloyed by this outside gov agency made up of former spooks from the cia and rainbow six operatives and fbi agents called The Campus. The deal in hedge funds and wealth management and fund themselves. They're like a terrorist cell hunting org, thats set up like a terrorist cell lol. There's only one US army op at the beginning which is money but i wont spoil nething else.

It's the same friggin plot all the time. He has people ghost write that stuff, just like Cussler.

I shudda writ thar darn novelle.

[JohnnySaxatilis]

ya you can tell the difference between old clancy and this one. best clancy novel? mines Clear and Present Danger. lets hear em. dad's is Cardinal of the Kremlin.

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by JohnnySaxatilis

ya you can tell the difference between old clancy and this one. best clancy novel? mines Clear and Present Danger. lets hear em. dad's is Cardinal of the Kremlin.

X2 C&PD