I was moving some stuff around and came across several of my favorites.
Wild Beasts and their Ways by Samuel White Baker
The Sporting Rifle and its Projectiles by Lt James Forsythe
Michael Finnaughty, Elephant Hunter by same
And another one by John Taylor.
Of all the things I have lost, I think I miss my memory the most.
I got these books 25 or 30 years ago when I was investigating information on big bore rifles used in African and Indian hunting of large and dangerous game.
I did get a chuckle out of Michael Finnaughty in his book where he was talking about merging from the muzzleloading era to the cartridge era. He begrudgingly went on a hunt using a 12 bore cartridge rifle and he said it kicked like nothing before, even his 4 bore muzzleloaders. NOTE TO SELF: Don't shoot one of those, it'll hurt you.
Other than that, I am reading a Michael Connelly book right now, The Waiting. Pretty good crime drama. And a John Grisham book, A Time for Mercy.