Mind the Rabbit Trails… Welcome to Mikey’s Library, where some shelves hold classics. Others hide forgotten gems. Some books change the way we look at the world, while others simply make a rainy afternoon a little more enjoyable.
Mikey’s Library isn’t sponsored, and no money changes hands for the books you’ll find here. They’re simply titles Mikey has read and enjoyed enough to recommend to others.
This is a growing library of books that have informed, inspired, entertained, or simply earned a permanent place on Mikey’s shelf. Whether you’re looking for an old favorite or your next unexpected discovery, you’re welcome to wander.
Or if you’re looking for something else to read, visit Mikey’s latest observations.
Currently on the Shelf—9/23/26
Unintended Consequences by John Ross
John Ross’s Unintended Consequences is a sprawling work of historical and political fiction that traces the evolution of American gun culture, firearms law, and the Second Amendment across much of the twentieth century. At its center is Henry Bowman — geologist, competitive shooter, firearms expert, and eventually a man drawn into an increasingly violent confrontation with federal authority.
Part novel, part history lesson, and part political argument, the book weaves real events, legislation, and personalities into its fictional narrative with an extraordinary amount of technical and historical detail. First published in 1996, it became a controversial cult classic — admired by many gun-rights advocates as a warning about government overreach and condemned by critics for the extremes to which its story ultimately goes.
At roughly 850 pages, it is neither a quick read nor a subtle one. But whether one agrees with Ross’s politics or not, Unintended Consequences is an unusual, ambitious book that asks an enduring question: what happens when laws intended to solve one problem produce consequences no one intended?
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The shelf is never finished.
Check back from time to time. Mikey is always reading something.
On Mikey’s Shelf
Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road — Neil Peart
The Wright Brothers — David McCullough
