My boss has the same eclectic taste in reading material as I do (military history, history, and interesting biographies), and we swap books from our personal libraries all the time. He gave me about 6 books to read, of which the first two caught my attention.
The Looming Tower is about how al-queda came into existance, and their history up to 9/11. Interesting reading and very readable.
The one book that is gnawing at me is Wizard For Hire (three books in one hardback) by Jim Butcher. Basically, a cross between Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Raymond Chandler. Harry Dresden is a wizard private investigator, who works along side the Chicago PD investigating occult crimes. Ordinarily, I am not into SciFi, but this is a great author. I cannot put the book down. Turns out there's a series of 11 books, and I've read just the first two so far. Woohoo!
The Looming Tower is about how al-queda came into existance, and their history up to 9/11. Interesting reading and very readable.
The one book that is gnawing at me is Wizard For Hire (three books in one hardback) by Jim Butcher. Basically, a cross between Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Raymond Chandler. Harry Dresden is a wizard private investigator, who works along side the Chicago PD investigating occult crimes. Ordinarily, I am not into SciFi, but this is a great author. I cannot put the book down. Turns out there's a series of 11 books, and I've read just the first two so far. Woohoo!