Renz
An Army of One
The SS: Hitler's Instrument of Terror by Gordon Williamson.
What are you reading now?
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Has anybody else read this?
I've fought for 5 days now to read this. I'm 50 pages in and it's the most boring book I've ever read.
Should I finish or move on to another book?
I bought it & loaned it to my ex. He said it was great & loved it.
I have not gotten it back from him yet to read it myself.
Zeno
Ancient
I just read Darth Bane: Rule of Two http://www.amazon.com/Rule-Two-Star...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199049740&sr=1-1 and Hard Corps: From Gangster to Marine hero http://www.amazon.com/Hard-Corps-Ga...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1199049626&sr=1-1
I read Hard Corps in about 4 hours, it was a good read, not the smoothest or best writing but a good story nonetheless. Plus any store about my Marine brothers is a great read (with the exception of that Jarhead garbage).
I read Hard Corps in about 4 hours, it was a good read, not the smoothest or best writing but a good story nonetheless. Plus any store about my Marine brothers is a great read (with the exception of that Jarhead garbage).
"The Last Witchfinder," James Morrow
"The Elements of Cooking," Michael Ruhlman
and
"The Sunset Limited," Cormac McCarthy
"The Elements of Cooking," Michael Ruhlman
and
"The Sunset Limited," Cormac McCarthy
AZZenny
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The Nimrod FlipOut by Etgar Keret. Has a couple of the funniest stories I've ever read, as well as some very poignant, and very sly ones.
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I am reading True Believer from Nicholas Sparks ... only in the ninth chapter ... so far so good.
Executive Power by Vince Flynn.
I think I'm going to put "The Last Witchfinder" down. I'm about halfway through, and it's not exactly bad, it's just not all that great.
This is awesome. I'm reading it in very small chunks (at the gym), but parts of it echo some of the better debates on the existence of God that we have in the P&R forum...albiet much cooler.
Heucrazy
Pretty Prince of Parties
I read it when I cool down on the bike.Quite a workout you must be getting.
Heucrazy
Pretty Prince of Parties
Anyway, joking aside, those of you inclined to debate theology would enjoy it, I think. It's written like a screenplay and would make a kickass short play (it all takes place in a single apartment).
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At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks.
It's the sequel to True Believer ... which was a great book.
It's the sequel to True Believer ... which was a great book.
Suns_fan69
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Just finished 'A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier' by Ishmael Beah. I'm kind of at a loss for words to describe it. It's touched me fairly deeply and I am saddened by the atrocities that have been described.
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Starting this tomorrow:
http://www.amazon.com/Foreign-Polic...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200526331&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/Foreign-Polic...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200526331&sr=8-1
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justAndy
Jolly Nihilist
"The Creators" by Boorstin.
"Dinosaur in a Haystack" by Stephen Jay Gould.
"Dinosaur in a Haystack" by Stephen Jay Gould.
Zeno
Ancient
I read that book it was great right up until the explanation of why it happened. Then they lost me, of course its typical of Stephen King..things always have to have some supernatural twist.
They are making a movie of it with Eli Roth to direct from what I hear.
AZZenny
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Shmoozing with Terrorists by Aaron Klein
Klein is an American Jew who became a Middle East reporter -- as opposed to a ME 'correspondent' -- after becoming curious about Islamic extremists in college. His way to find out if this was hype was to go to a recruiting weekend held by a London branch of a widespread jihadi group; he came away eyes wide and convinced these guys are serious. In the past 5-6 years he has personally interviewed dozens of mid-to-upper level terrorists in their offices or hideouts in Gaza and the West Bank, Europe, Egypt and Jordan, and yes -- America. He has tea with them (he says Jihadis make the best tea he's ever had) and debates them rather than dutifully jotting down the polished prepared notes the media usually gets.
He presents the terrorist's own words, and while often they are absurd and almost funny, sometimes blatantly untrue and desperately convoluted, ultimately what they say is outrageous and quite disturbing because they absolutely believe it.
What they are saying: They fear and hate our lifestyle, our beliefs, our freedom, our intellectual curiousity, our fun, and see it as their duty - nay, their honor - to destroy Western rational, humanist, Judeo-Christian, democratic, scientific civilization. And they are absolutely certain that they will succeed, by insidious means, by using our own democratic process against us, and by dint of fear and violence.
Klein's an unapologetic religious Jew and supports the right of Israel to exist, and his interview subjects all know it -- for some, despite their war on Israel (and Jews, not just Israelis, it becomes perfectly clear -- all these guys would be at home in Hitler's bunker) he is the first Jew they have actually ever spoken with. Although most are very experienced at dealing with Western 'journalists' they are amused by the nerve of a Jewish reporter to question them directly, and they open up more than usual. Even the guys from Hamas tell him erasing Israel is really only their first step -- 'act locally, think globally' in its truest form.
There are a few times getting out with his skin intact isn't a sure thing -- e.g., when his colleague spends half an hour cheerfully insisting they SHOW him where in the Quran the 72 dark-eyed-virgins line is found, and a room full of heavily armed terrorists end up rummaging angrily through their Qurans to no avail.
A very good read, and definitely disturbing.
Klein is an American Jew who became a Middle East reporter -- as opposed to a ME 'correspondent' -- after becoming curious about Islamic extremists in college. His way to find out if this was hype was to go to a recruiting weekend held by a London branch of a widespread jihadi group; he came away eyes wide and convinced these guys are serious. In the past 5-6 years he has personally interviewed dozens of mid-to-upper level terrorists in their offices or hideouts in Gaza and the West Bank, Europe, Egypt and Jordan, and yes -- America. He has tea with them (he says Jihadis make the best tea he's ever had) and debates them rather than dutifully jotting down the polished prepared notes the media usually gets.
He presents the terrorist's own words, and while often they are absurd and almost funny, sometimes blatantly untrue and desperately convoluted, ultimately what they say is outrageous and quite disturbing because they absolutely believe it.
What they are saying: They fear and hate our lifestyle, our beliefs, our freedom, our intellectual curiousity, our fun, and see it as their duty - nay, their honor - to destroy Western rational, humanist, Judeo-Christian, democratic, scientific civilization. And they are absolutely certain that they will succeed, by insidious means, by using our own democratic process against us, and by dint of fear and violence.
Klein's an unapologetic religious Jew and supports the right of Israel to exist, and his interview subjects all know it -- for some, despite their war on Israel (and Jews, not just Israelis, it becomes perfectly clear -- all these guys would be at home in Hitler's bunker) he is the first Jew they have actually ever spoken with. Although most are very experienced at dealing with Western 'journalists' they are amused by the nerve of a Jewish reporter to question them directly, and they open up more than usual. Even the guys from Hamas tell him erasing Israel is really only their first step -- 'act locally, think globally' in its truest form.
There are a few times getting out with his skin intact isn't a sure thing -- e.g., when his colleague spends half an hour cheerfully insisting they SHOW him where in the Quran the 72 dark-eyed-virgins line is found, and a room full of heavily armed terrorists end up rummaging angrily through their Qurans to no avail.
A very good read, and definitely disturbing.
That does sound good.
That was a powerful book. Quick read, but definitely worth it.
