Favorite Book or Author

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran

Man Eaters of Kumaon - Jim Corbet (this book is freakin' nuts)

[J. Adams]

another vote for The Prophet.

"...the archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far."

[Tom Leemans]

I've read Don Thomas and , and long ago lost my signed copy of In Pursuit Of Trophy Whitetails by Roger Rothhaar. I'm reading Mike Mitten's book now, I have only read articles by the Wensels and many others but, to my mind, nobody writes like Dean Torges.

[dragon rider]

All of the C.J. Box Joe Pickett novels, anything by Roger Crais, especially the Elvis Cole/Joe Pike series, James Lee Burke (Unless of course you're inclined to depression - he writes well but his stories aren't exactly uplifting); any of Michael Connelly's novels; W.E.B. Griffin, particularly the Badge of Honor and Presidential Agent series; Lee Child's Jack Reacher series (the stories are good though some of the things in them reflect the fact that he doesn't do much research - a 50+ mph car chase over Wyoming prairie comes to mind); Tony Hillerman's Navajo series; Robert Parker, especially the early stuff before he started writing TV scripts, though his 3 recent Westerns are pretty good.

Let me know if you need anything for the winter of 2012.  

[acolobowhunter]

I am writing a lot of these down and making a trip to the library.

Check out CJ BOX, as mentioned, a game warden from Wyoming. He has a new book coming out in May.

Another great author - Elmer Kelton, he wrote similar to Louis L'Amour and has been voted as the best all time western writer.  I have read 17 of his books in this past year.  He just passed away in Nov. 2009.

[dragon rider]

I forgot to mention 3 novels by Craig Johnson in which the main character is a rural Wyoming sheriff.  Those are very well done.

[JEJ]

Stephen Ambrose "Undaunted Courage"    You might start out thinking this is a history book, but by the time you finish you have traveled with Lewis and Clark and their men down the Ohio, up the Missouri, over the Divide, down to the Pacific, and then back. All along the way living off the land using wits and outdoor skills. Trading with, making treaties, fighting with, loving with various Native Americans they met. New land, new animals (they learned the hard way to leave grizzlies alone), new plants, a different campfire nearly every night. And made the whole trip with only one casualty, and came back with enough gun powder to make another trip! Just a remarkable journey, and I'll bet most on TG have thought a time or two "wish I could have been in on that one" ... (think I just talked myself into reading it again!) John

[yukon chuck]

I second the vote for any Don Thomas book. Bows on the Little Delta is an excellent read, by Glenn St. Charles. If you are a fly fisherman as well, the books Rising Trout and This Wonderful World of Trout, are excellent books, by Charles K Fox.

[reddogge]

Not sure what your tastes are so I won't go into all of my history recommendations but a book I just read and enjoyed is "Out of Africa".  I then rented the DVD after.  Visually the movie is great but the book is 1,000 times better.

[Dusty Nethery]

"Anything for Billy" and "Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry. Both have the capacity to make you laugh and cry.

Also, I reconfirm the recommendation of anyone who listed Pat McManus. I have laughed myself to tears and spit out many a drink while reading his books.

[Ryan Rothhaar]

Tom Cole's "Hell West and Crooked" and "The Last Paradise" are really interesting stories about Australia and P. New Guinea back in the croc and buffalo hunting days.  When "men were men".

WDM Bell is classic Africana - "Bell of Africa" is great.  Small bore elephant man back in the ivory hunting days.

I keep reading and rereading Kipling's short stories - something in there for everyone, and CLASSIC writing style.  Get a collection of "Kipling's Best" and you won't regret it.  I particularly like his soldier stories - "On Greenhow Hill", "Love O' Women".  


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[Bowferd]

I'm chiming in with LongbowGuy83. 120 + books authored by Louis L'Amour will keep you reading by the campfire thru many winters. I've read them all over and over. Never tire of them.

[Canadabowyer]

Conn Iggulden's 3 books about the life of Genghis Khan , starting with "Lords of the Bow".
Michael Shaara's novels of the civil war.
"The Hornets Nest" by Jimmy Carter, an excellent novel of the Revolutionary War in the south.
Anything by James Alexander Thom
"Deer of the World" Their evolution, behavior and ecology by Valerius Geist

[Al Kidner]

There are some fine books mentioned here, and yes Roger, you have posted up some good ones. I would have kept that Kudu too!

Me,well I like CM Sacketts book "Doorway Buck".

Anthing of the good Doc, Don T, is always worth time to read.

Fiction, I like Bernard Cornwell. He does his research well and the books are an easy read.


Keep 'em coming...


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[Liquid Amber]

Picking a favorite is difficult, but I'd have to go with William Faulkner.  His collection of stories in "Big Woods" is my favorite book.

Robert Ruark is a close second.

Archibald Rutledge comes in third.

[Hatrick]

Agree with Liquid Amber.

Robert Ruark "The Old Man and The Boy" was a book I couldn't put down.

Agree with JEJ

Stephen Ambrose "Undaunted Courage" about the Lewis and Clark expedition.

[ISP 5353]

"Unintended Consequences"  Read it and it will change the way you look at the world around you.

Anything Stephen Hunter writes is good too.

[Rob Fin]

Jim Hamm's "Ishi & Elvis" is seldom mentioned but is one of my favorites. It's a very well told tale with a good mix of archery, bow making, history, hunting, and connection to the land. I would highly recommend it.

[Bear]

Aldo Leupold's "A Sand County Almanac" is by far my favorite read. To that I would add anything by David Petersen, especially "On the Wild Edge".

If you like hunting stories, anything by Don Thomas or T.J. Conrads.