Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
“A couple gnomes showed up right outside the back door, and I left them where I found them because one of them was holding a steak knife and I don’t need that kind of crazy in my life.”
― Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One
― Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One
“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“I mean, we're all trying to find out who the hell we are, aren't we?”
― The Bourne Identity
― The Bourne Identity
“That night, at God knows what hour, Bill phoned me up and shouted, ‘Ozzy, I think my
house is haunted!’
‘Sell tickets then,’ I told him, and put the phone down.”
― I Am Ozzy
house is haunted!’
‘Sell tickets then,’ I told him, and put the phone down.”
― I Am Ozzy
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
SSG: Spy/Spec-Ops Group
— 1378 members
— last activity 22 hours, 23 min ago
Dedicated to those who love spy, spec-ops, and clandestine books from Tom Clancy, Vince Flynn, David Morrell, Barry Eisler, Brad Thor...Ludlum, S ...more
Espionage Aficionados
— 1019 members
— last activity 3 hours, 12 min ago
Pssst--buddy. Dig spy stories? Foreign intrigue? Conspiracies? Join up with.. We got LeCarre, Deighton; Follett; Littell; Ambler; Furst; Silva a ...more
J.R.R. Tolkien
— 3847 members
— last activity Dec 26, 2025 03:51AM
Discussion, recommendations, and all-over appreciation for Britain's own myth maker, Professor J.R.R. Tolkien. ...more
The Cold War
— 92 members
— last activity Jul 22, 2020 09:21AM
Cold War history, from Harry Truman and Robert Oppenheimer to Ronald Reagan the fall of the Berlin Wall. Soldiers, spies, industrialists, academics, p ...more
Jon’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jon’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
195 books
|
1,349 friends
13 books
|
3 friends
26 books
|
7 friends
26 books
|
289 friends
132 books
|
1,654 friends
35 books
|
20 friends
45 books
|
4 friends
Polls voted on by Jon
Lists liked by Jon