In Need of a Read

In no way am I a big reader. It is hard for me to keep interest in a book; however in a post awhile back D-Train recommended the book Lost in the Wild. After a trip to the Library I had the book in hand. Very good book and I appreciated the suggestion. The book is 2 true stories about being tangled up in the backwoods and survival.
I’m looking for something on the same line that might draw me in and make me read it from cover to cover. Any other books out there along the same lines that you guys would recommend? The Sparta Librarian will drop over when she sees me coming back in and looking for another book

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The Sparta Librarian will drop over when she sees me coming back in and looking for another book

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Especially with that beard!!!

Mark

this isnt a survival in the wilderness book but, i cant but it down once i pick it up. called AMERICAN SNIPER. an autbiography of a navy seal who was a sniper in the war in afganistan etc. his name is chris kyle and has a record amount of enemy kills!

The author Gary Paulsen would be good for you. Hatchet is a classic by him. About surviving in the north woods after a plane crash.

great book. just finished it

This is the first book I’ve read cover to cover since junior high.

http://www.amazon.com/Bobby-Cole/e/B001LHTV2O

“Undaunted Courage” by Stephen Ambrose.

It is an accurate recount of the Louis and Clark expedition from its original idea to the end. I found that I had a ver hard time putting it down.

Another by the same author – “Custer and Crazy Horse – The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors”. (or something close to that…. another spel binding read.

“Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand. Story of a WWII b-24 bombardier that crashed in the pacific and was captured by the Japanese, unbelieveable story.

Most anything by James Michener. They are long reads though. I would recommend Centenial or Alaska. They start out in primitive times and end in modern times. I’ve read many of his books and it’s hard to put them down.

Good reads, well, I’m a classics fan. Hemingway is one of my favorites. Old Man and The Sea and The Green Hills of Africa are both great, outdoors themed books that are quick reads and captivating. Myself, I just got done reading Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and I tell you, 1168 pages later, I am taking a one month sabbatical from reading.

INTO THE WILD (Jon Krakauer) – In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.

Same auther also wrote INTO THIN AIR about climbing MT Everest which I also enjoyed.

One Man’s Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
based on the journals and photography of Richard Proenneke who, in 1968, retreated to the wilderness of Twin Lakes in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska to build a home for himself and live alone in the wilderness.

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One Man’s Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey
based on the journals and photography of Richard Proenneke who, in 1968, retreated to the wilderness of Twin Lakes in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska to build a home for himself and live alone in the wilderness.

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I want to read the book after watching this. I’m fascinated by the knowledge one must gather prior to taking off for the woods.

Alone in the Wilderness

Also, Jack London’s The Call of the Wild. That’s a book you can read 1,000,000 times and not get sick of.

I like military books. Try this one Enemy at the Gates. It is the story of a russian sniper in Stalingrad. Great read. I also really enjoy an L Ron Hubbard book called Battlefield Earth. That one i couldn’t put down. Leaves you proud to be human.

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Also, Jack London’s The Call of the Wild. That’s a book you can read 1,000,000 times and not get sick of.

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The last book I read cover to cover in one sitting.

I’m not much of a book reader, but I am up to Chapter 97 and it seems that it’s getting harder and harder to put down.

There are some dry spots, but it has everything an outdoors person would want and some items the same person wouldn’t want.

Not a lot of suspense, but it does leave a person asking questions and wondering “why”.

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Best of all, it’s free.

WELL, THAT OTTA keep’em busy for a few days!!!!!!

I also just finished “Unbroken” and I thought it was a very good read.

Another good one with some local flavor to it is “The Last River Rat” by Kenny Salwey. He has 3 books and they’re all good.

Thanks guys

I have an awesome list to go with because you dudes took the time to respond
Every one of the books listed sounds intriguing; I’ll do a little study and put them in an order of interest.

Thanks a ton guys, I now have 5 years worth of reading material
My local librarian will be so proud

I go to the Salvation Army to look for books. You pay a buck to 2 bucks a book. You would be amazed what people get rid of. I bought Undaunted Courage,[as mentioned earlier] in mint condition for a $1.50. If I like the book I keep it, if not I donate it back. That way your not obligated to the library if it takes time to read it. I’ve said this before, If you want a real literary challenge, Dickens, David Copperfield in Victorian English. It took me 3 months to read it because I had to read paragraphs sometimes 3 times, but what a read.

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“Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand. Story of a WWII b-24 bombardier that crashed in the pacific and was captured by the Japanese, unbelieveable story.

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I’m not a big reader but I couldn’t put this book down

Make it easy on yourself and only read one book. Like Hawkeye said on MASH when asked his favorite book. The Dictionary, cuz it has all the other books in it.