Books, beer and barbarians

by Robert E. Howard Started: Dec. 26, 2016 Finished: Jan. 1, 2017 Notes: For too long have I not been reading enough speculative genr...

by Andre Dubus III Started: Dec. 14 Finished: Dec. 26 Notes: I've had this one for a while and been meaning to get to it. I'v...

by Susan Hill Started: Dec. 12 Finished: Dec. 14 Notes: It is most definitely time to get back into some fiction, so I thought I'...

translated by Joey Nitti Started: Dec. 12 Finished: Dec. 12 Notes: This is the oldest known surviving European combat manual. It has ...

by John Bunyan Started: Dec. 7 Finished: Dec. 11 Notes: Decades ago in my early 20s, I started this classic of Christian allegorical ...

by Neil R. Lightfoot Started: Dec. 2 Finished: Dec. 6 Notes: My guess is I'll be familiar with at least the basics of this inform...

by Confucius translated by Leonard A. Lyall Started: Nov. 29 Finished: Dec. 2 Notes: Still in a philosophical state of mind, I now ...

by David Hume Started: Nov. 25 Finished: Nov. 29 Notes: I'm in a philosophical mood, so I turn to Hume. It's been a long whil...

by Michael Newton Started: Nov. 20 Finished: Nov. 25 Notes: I've read this one a couple of times over the decades since its origi...

by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden Started: Nov. 16 Finished: Feb. 20 Notes: I recently watched an interview with actor Cary Elwes in whic...

by Time Inc. Books Started: Nov. 14 Finished: Nov. 16 Notes: So I was in a line at the grocery store and got sucked into buying anoth...

by Jean-Claude Carriere and Umberto Eco Started: Nov. 2 Finished: Nov. 13 Notes: I'm not familiar with Carriere, but I have enjo...

by David Gaughran Started: Oct. 17 Finished: Nov. 2 Notes: This e-book was a big boost to the indie writing community when it first c...

by Stephen Mansfield Started: Oct. 14 Finished: Oct. 17 Notes: This book apparently takes a look at the execution of Jesus from a pol...

by M. Edward McNally Started: Sept. 28 Finished: Oct. 13 Notes: As I do from time to time, I like to try out authors unfamiliar to me...

by J.K Rowling and John Tiffany and Jack Thorne Started: Sept. 27 Finished: Sept. 28 Notes: To be honest, I've not heard much g...

by J.A. Konrath Started: Sept. 22 Finished: Sept. 26 Notes: Been a while since I've read any Konrath, and my recent King readings...

by Stephen King Started: Sept. 16 Finished: Sept. 22 Notes: Since I recently finished Mr. Mercedes , the first book in this King seri...

by Rafael Sabatini Started: Sept. 6 Finished: Sept. 16 Notes: I've not read a lot of Sabatini, but what I have read I've enjo...

by Tim Challies and Josh Byers Started: August 28 Finished: Sept. 9 Notes: My associate pastor at church lent me this book, suggestin...