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Murder in the Gun Room by H. Beam Piper.

"The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of his locked gunroom, a Confederate-made Colt-type percussion .36 revolver in his hand, the coroner's verdict was "death by accident." But Gladys Fleming had her doubts. Enough at any rate to engage Colonel Jefferson Davis Rand—better known just as Jeff—private detective and a pistol-collector himself, to catalogue, appraise, and negotiate the sale of her late husband's collection.

"There were a number of people who had wanted the collection. The question was: had anyone wanted it badly enough to kill Fleming? And if so, how had he done it? Here is a mystery, told against the fascinating background of old guns and gun-collecting, which is rapid-fire without being hysterical, exciting without losing its contact with reason, and which introduces a personable and intelligent new private detective. It is a story that will keep your nerves on a hair trigger even if you don't know the difference between a cased pair of Paterson .34's and a Texas .40 with a ramming-lever."
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Be prepared to be shocked at the gun prices... .
 
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civil disobedience- henry david thoreau

into the wild - john how ever you spell his last name

Walden- same as 1st

a sands county almanac aldo leopold

if you didnt bring jerky then what did i just eat - bill heavy

the zombie survival guide - max brooks

to build a fire- jack o'connor
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Was that not Jack London?
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Unintended Consequences by John Ross - Must read for all firearms enthusiasts.

Enemies Foreign and Domestic Trilogy by Matthew Bracken - Great series with good gun play and politics

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

1984 by George Orwell
 
Huckleberry Finn, A World made by Hand, Sixguns, Tom Sawyer, Aeronaut.
By Twain, Kuntzler?, Keith and Twain.
Tom Sawyer, Aeronaut is a short story of maybe 100 pages or so. If I recall correctly. And I am not sure that I spelled "aeronaut" the way Twain did. My copy is still in a box somewhere. Moved recently.
 
I'd like to recommend "A Few Bloody Noses" The Realities and Mythologies of the American Revolution by Robert Harvey. The author, who had ancestors who fought on both sides, gives a view of the Revolution from both sides and explains all kinds of things I've wondered about....like "OK, Washington spent that winter in Valley Forge..why was he there?" and "What's with all those towns named after French who fought in our war?" etc.

btw, the "Few Bloody Noses" part of the title refers to what King George said at the start of the Revolution...We'll give 'em a few bloody noses and they'll come to their senses and all well be well again.

Your library will have it or can get it for you...well written and very readable.
 
To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth.

A bunch of short works by Jeff Cooper. If you are not a hunter feel free to skip his safari stories.

"Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond.
How human civilization developed, focused around these 3 themes and discussing how different races and cultures developed based on the resources their continents offered.
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This should be listed as Fiction as opposed to Non-Fiction.
 
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Its a about a man trying to survive with his son in a post-apocalyptic world. I would recommend it to any fathers out there. It also makes a good point for owning a gun. Read it before the movie ruins it for you.
 
The last time I moved (2 years ago)

There were 73 boxes of books.

All of them favorites, because I have had to

Cull the herd many times over the years.

My wife also had an equivalent amount.

Warning: the bookcases alone will put you into the poorhouse.

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Joseph Kephart's "Camping and Woodcraft" two volumes in one,

"Kabloona" by Mr. Gontran de Poncins,

"Handbook of the Indians of California", by

Mr. A.L. Kroeber,

And Elizabeth David's "French Provincial Cooking"

And "The Original Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition"

In seven volumes, plus a case of maps,

Ought to do for a start..................

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The SunBird, by Wilbur Smith, or anything by Wilbur Smith for high African adventure.

Hammers Slammers, by David Drake, or anything by David Drake for military Sci-Fi.

Killer Angels, by Mike Sharra, or anything by Mike or Jeff Sharra for military fiction.

S.M. Sterling
John Ringo
Larry Flint
Harry Turtledove - all for alternative history/sci-fi.

David Weber - for solid Sci-Fi.

Good luck,

Bruce
 
Patriot
Hell, I was there
Cartridges of the World
Search for Red October, Patriot Games
101 Things to do Before the Revolution
Lyman Reloading Manual
Diary of Anne Frank
Mein Kampf
Ballad of Carl Drega
Mark Twain
Sherlock Holmes
Molon Labe

If stuck for ideas, log on to Amazon and put something in the cart. You can then read their suggestions for hours.
 
"Rendevous with Rama" great science fiction...which might put you in the mood for more Arthur C. Clarke.
"Turner Dairies", an admittedly racist book, but fascinating in it's own way.

There's a start...
 
If you can find a copy, "The Bush Soldiers" by John Hooker.

It's an alternative history, set in Australia, 1943, Japanese troops have invaded and hold most of the East Coast. A small VDC detachment sets out from Bourke to do some mischief.

A very good read.
 
Nonfiction - The Game Rifle by Bob Hagel. It's a North American Hunting Club publication.
Fiction - The Ashses series by William W. Johnstone. There are over 30 books in the series.
 
Dies The Fire by SM Stirling (If you like it, it's part of a cycle that's up to 7 or so now)

The Truth About Self Protection by Massad Ayoob
 
Fiction - The Ashses series by William W. Johnstone. There are over 30 books in the series
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i'll second that one. it starts out as a military coup with nuclear & germ warfare almost ending the world. most of the civilians were disarmed by the leftist govenments in the years before the missiles went up & more punks & thugs seemed to survive than good law abiding people when they came down.
then once they start getting things going again plague comes & almost wipes them out again. its a constant battle between decent peoople & thugs, warlords, Democrats & various other scum.
it also gets very graphic so i wouldn't recomend it younger children.

william w. johnstone's last gunfighhter series is pretty good too.
jason pinter's henry parker novels are also a good read, the mark, the guilty, the stolen & the fury
 
Anything written by James Lee Burke is worth reading, and often more than once.

Daniel Silva's spy novels are superb, even if his main protaganist uses a Beretta (what could he be thinking?).

The Max Blake series of Westerns, published by Dally Press, are top-notch if you like the feel of the Old West.

"The P.38 Pistol: Spreewerk Production" by Ron Clarin and Jan Balcar also is highly informative and wonderfully entertaining.
 
Anything by Cormac McCarthy - "The Road," "The Border Trilogy," and "Child of God" are good ones to start with.

I think everyone should read "The Fountain Head" and "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand.

I enjoyed "Wolrd War Z" too and I'm not even really a fan of the whole Zombie genre.
 
One of the only novels I have ever bothered to read more then once is "Point of Impact" by Stephen Hinter. Vastly superior to the C- move made of it starring Mark Wahlberg. Stephen Hunter has written a lot of good firearms-related fiction.

My dad just gave me a stack of Lee Child/Jack Reacher books to read.
 
The 5000 Year Leap, by Cleon Skousen. It's about the founding fathers and what they believed. Covers the principles on which they based our Constitution and the history of how their ideas on government were formed. I cannot recomend this book strongly enough.
 
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