I just heard an author interview on NPR for a new book 📂 Archived Message Posted by Sounder on July 9, 2026, 12:51:00, in reply to "Fun Summer Reads go here!" about the history of GPS called Little Blue Dot, seemed right up my alley. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1639734317?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback Previous Message I've recently been enjoying this light little page-turner that's made a lot of Non-fiction bests of 2026 so far. Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945 No idea how much Goebbels banned dancing, then allowed it, then banned it, then allowed it only on Tues-Thurs, then banned it again....it was like the pastor in Footloose but significantly more evil. Message Thread: | This response ↓ Fun Summer Reads go here! - KingTalkyTiki July 9, 2026, 11:50:45 Not "fun summer reads" but I've recently finished Stoner by John Williams. - Tuscy July 10, 2026, 7:53:40 I’ll probably read that at some point this year - DT July 10, 2026, 9:28:50 I have a bunch of (Philip K) Dick to get through if I find some down time* - ghost_of_clt July 9, 2026, 15:17:24 word on the street is you're quite efficient at plowing through Dick* - Sammich July 9, 2026, 15:57:57 Everyone knows I'm a big Dick fan. Once I get started on some Dick, I don't want to stop* - ghost_of_clt July 9, 2026, 19:01:18 positively Dickmatized* - Sammich July 9, 2026, 19:29:23 Can’t get your Phil?* - DT July 9, 2026, 19:03:21 Best recent history I read was A Nervous Splendor about Vienna in 1882-83 - DT July 9, 2026, 15:00:51 On the fiction side, recently finished Orlando by Virginia Woolf - DT July 9, 2026, 16:45:08 Currently reading the most recent Dungeon Crawler Carl book - DT July 9, 2026, 18:35:14 Listening to the first one on the way to work on the insistence of my kids. - Tuscy July 10, 2026, 7:36:37 I read (well, audiobooked) them all twice, and moved on to 'He Who Fights With Monsters' - assassin July 9, 2026, 18:41:50 The combo of humor and SF-action reminds me of Terry Pratchett a bit - DT July 9, 2026, 18:45:27 Sidejack on my own thread: One thing I learned in this book that I never knew about... - KingTalkyTiki July 9, 2026, 14:45:40 Currently reading Three Bags Full, the book on which Sheep Detectives is based. - larue33 July 9, 2026, 14:30:36 Oooh, me me me me me!* - Jackie July 9, 2026, 14:34:00 I suggest skipping the sheep sequel then, as it's much weaker than the first IMO* - Potomac July 9, 2026, 14:33:53 also, do any of you use the good reads app, or how do you keep track of past/future reads?* - lcubed July 9, 2026, 14:17:25 I’ve been using Goodreads since 2012. It’s great.* - DT July 9, 2026, 16:47:56 Yes. Been using Goodreads for years * - bjl63 July 9, 2026, 15:51:21 Calibre. It’s awesome to keep your library and list of books read in it. * - harb July 9, 2026, 15:10:12 Spreadsheet with 800+ entries tabbed by year or group of years + future tab - Potomac July 9, 2026, 14:30:33 I DO! I love it. I picked up reading as a hobby last year and I use it to track all my read books - DiamondDazzle July 9, 2026, 14:21:29 Also, rereading Catch-22 and Something Wicked This Way Comes currently - reggiedunlop July 9, 2026, 13:53:46 Catch-22 is my white whale. Everything about it suggests I should love it. - KingTalkyTiki July 9, 2026, 14:22:17 I've been told a reread of 1984 and Animal Farm hits pretty hard in 2026* - Sounder July 9, 2026, 13:54:59 Just gave out these five history recs (more basic style) - reggiedunlop July 9, 2026, 13:52:17 Been on a WWII era kick lately - bjl63 July 9, 2026, 13:32:02 I just heard an author interview on NPR for a new book - Sounder July 9, 2026, 12:51:00 When I don't feel old enough, I remember that having a military GPS unit in the mid 90s - KingTalkyTiki July 9, 2026, 13:06:33 That one on the top (AN/PSN-10 Small Lightweight GPS Receiver).... - KingTalkyTiki July 9, 2026, 14:30:52 Individual GPS are down to cell phone size now - illiniranger July 9, 2026, 17:52:11 Instablam * - DT July 9, 2026, 18:28:49 That's pretty badass - Sounder July 9, 2026, 13:34:15 if you enjoyed that, check out Somewhere There is Still a Sun by Michael Gruenbaum - lcubed July 9, 2026, 12:15:54 Thanks for the Reccy!* - KingTalkyTiki July 9, 2026, 12:58:51 « Index   Searching