recovery time reading

Getting my hip replaced tuesday, a year late. I'm looking to load up my Nook. I just finishd O'Brian's Master & Commander series. I like historical fiction, any era. What are we reading out there?
And this is photo related because....ummm....ok, toss in a good photo learning book who's title does not end in 'for dummies' to keep this on the up & up.

Thanks!

i don't read often but when i do, i prefer lee child's books. he writes thrillers/mysteries though. good luck with the hip replacement!

Unless you have read all of them James Albert Michener is a great read. Any of his books.

I would suggest Clive Cussler if you enjoy sea and underwater stories. There is also W.E.B. Griffin for military fiction. He has written several "series" of books such as The Corps series and others as well. Wilber Smith wrote a series of fabulous books on ancient Egyptian culture and such starting I think with a book called River God and followed by the Warlock. Great reading. He also wrote a pretty extensive series about 17th century pirates called the Courtney series I believe but I might be off on that. Very good series.

Hillbille

Get yourself a good laptop, a copy of photoshop, and photoshop book and have fun...

Recovery reading for dummies!!

But seriously i dont have any books to suggest, happy recovery. Wifey had surgery and will be home next two months. She has her kindle, macbook, and i am contemplating getting the nook or kindle fire for her, she loves reading so much.

I know how you must feel and i wish you well with your recovery.

Take a look at David Weber's Safehold series - SFish but in a world going through the transition from galleys to square riggers. If you like his writing there, he's got bunches of "Hornblower in Space" in his Honor Harrington series. Or look at Eric Flint's Grantville series, about a WV town transported to the 30 Years War.

Jon wrote in post #13423839
Take a look at David Weber's Safehold series - SFish but in a world going through the transition from galleys to square riggers. If you like his writing there, he's got bunches of "Hornblower in Space" in his Honor Harrington series. Or look at Eric Flint's Grantville series, about a WV town transported to the 30 Years War.

Those are excellent!

Coyle, Harold - "the Tom Clancy of ground warfare"
14 books.

William Manchester - "Goodbye Darkness", from a guy who was in the major Pacific battles. 940.5483

James W. Huston (ex TopGun & Navy Intelligence)
"Secret Justice"; "Fallout" ; "Flash Point

John Comer; "Combat Crew" 940.544973
Excellent book. He flew 25 missions in B-17s during WWII (8th Air Force), including the Schweinfurt raids. Returned to the States to train new crews & decided that that was the most hazardous duty of all & volunteered to fly 50 more combat missions.

Hans Ulrich Rudel - "Stuka Pilot"
2,513-2,530 combat missions in 6 years on the Russian front over Leningrad, Stalingrad & Moscow, some with a cast on one leg and only a bloody stump left of the other. Sometimes 15 missions a day. Credited with over 500 tank kills. Most decorated German pilot of the war. Only holder of the Golden Oakleaves with Swords & Diamonds to the Knights Cross of the Iron Cross.
ISBN 0-553-12304-1 1979 Bantam books.

SF
Anything by William C. Dietz or John Ringo.

that should keep you busy for a while!

I've read a big chunk of those but some great suggestions also! Thanks for your ideas and well wishes, Its been hectic at work so I'm looking at it as a 6 week vacation and the first step in walking pain free in over two years.
Thanks again.....

Acetoolguy wrote in post #13425468
I've read a big chunk of those ....

let me know if you run out.

downloaded all of safehaven, looks cool. Thanks again.

Did you read "Dune" by Frank Herbert. It has stood the test of time well. Tom Clancy is good escapist stuff as well.....then there's always "War and Peace"!

If you like historical fiction read Bernard Cornwell's Archer series his King Arthur series and his Alfred the Great series. All great series.

mltain wrote in post #13435485
If you like historical fiction read Bernard Cornwell's Archer series his King Arthur series and his Alfred the Great series. All great series.

His British Army Sharpe series is his best! Sharpe goes from Sergeant to Colonel in a dozen or so superbly written books set in the Napoleonic Wars.

http://www.bernardcorn​well.net/

surgury went well, they had me up walking 4pm same day!! Well it was a half a dozen steps but ...wow. That was my first time 'going under', I think eveytime I turned the nook on I fell asleep about 30 secounds later. The reading is serving me well now though, thank you all again.