In this episode, we pull back the curtain and reveal our all-time favorite reads, but don't worry, we're not dropping the full 3 hour discussion on you just yet - consider this a teaser! Tune in now for part 1, and check back Wednesday when part 2 drops! See a full list of the books we discussed below.

Favorite Fiction Books for Boys:

Airman by Eoin Colfer

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Blue Jacket by Allan W. Eckert

Far North by Will Hobbs

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls

Swear to Howdy by Wendelin Van Draanen

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

Treasure Island by RL Stevenson

Rivals by Scott McCormick (only on Audible)

Favorite Series for Boys:

Sugar Creek Gang by Paul Hutchins

The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner & others

The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians and The Steelheart Series by Brandon Sanderson

The Lion of War Series and The Shadow of the Mountain Series by Cliff Graham

Theodore Boone, Kid Lawyer by John Grisham

Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider Series

Richard Paul Evans' Michael Vey Series

The Hank the Cowdog Series by John R. Erickson

The Rush Revere Series by Rush Limbaugh

The "I Survived..." Series by Lauren Tarshis

The Ranger's Apprentice Series and The Brotherband Series by John A. Flanagan

Favorite Reads for Men:

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Fearless by Eric Blehm

Flyboys by James Bradley

American Sniper by Chris Kyle

Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell and Patrick Robinson

The Situation Room by George Stephanopoulos

Steven Hunter's Bob Lee Swagger Series

Jack Carr's James Reece Series

Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp Series

Michael Connolly's Harry Bosch Books and his Mickey Haller Books

Lee Child's Jack Reacher Series

Louis Lamour's Sackett Family Saga

Brandon Sanderson's Books, particularly the Mistborn Saga, which includes the Wax and Wayne Series