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Did it have to be written in 2008?
Or published I mean?
Or just that you read it this year?
Any of the books by Brad Thor. Great fiction writer.
Liberal Fascism by J Golberg:
Yes, caught that. Thanks!
Pondering the bumper sticker.
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 7:06 PM, wrote:
This may have been covered. If so, sorry for the redundancy.
page 300
” Popular culture, from television and film to marketing…” I could be wrong but, in late 1930’s Germany I don’t think TV was very important.
The book a really good read.
regards,
PS Where can I buy a “Liberal Fascism {happy face}” bumper sticker?
Worst book is anything by Christopher Paolini. The best book I read this year was The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. It’s fiction. It’s like Battle Royale a lot with more class warfare type themes and the girl you follow is very resourceful and kick-ass and armed. I like that. Very good book for kids to read so they can learn how important it is to be adept with weaponry so you can violently oppose dirty socialist oppressors when you need to. Suzanne tried to ruin it at the end with themes of love but she failed. It was a very cool read.
Best fiction book: Anathem by Neal Stephenson. First-rate world-building, and thought-provoking philosophical questions.
Best non-fiction book: Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky. Excellent look at the revolution in consumer-generated content, and how “word of mouth” has changed as a result of web technology.
and the girl you follow is very resourceful and kick-ass and armed. I like that. Very good book for kids to read so they can learn how important it is to be adept with weaponry so you can violently oppose dirty socialist oppressors when you need to. Suzanne tried to ruin it at the end with themes of love but she failed.
I adore happyfeet. Truly.
Fiction: “The Last Centurion” by John Ringo, Baen Books. What’s likely to happen in the next 5 years-15 years, with the Maunder minimum and Liberals in charge.
Non-fiction: Liberal Fascism, by Jonah Goldberg.
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
A “murder-mystery speculative-history Jewish-identity noir chess thriller.”
What’s not to like?
thanks JD. The Hunger Games has one of those youtube promo thingers I just found.
Tried by War by James McPherson. About Lincoln in his role as commander in chief during the Civil War. The parallels with Bush are striking. An unsupportive and occasionally treasonous press, a balking congress, passive generals who refused to act. This is one of the best books I’ve ever read — and don’t be afraid it will be slow going because it’s non-fiction. I read it in a day. I loved it so much I bought three for friends for Christmas.
auto erotic asphyxiation for dummies – loved it. Bought a copy for my mom.
“Tell Me How This Ends: General Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq” by Linda Robinson, the political and military inside story of the “surge” in Baghdad. “American Rifle: A Biography” by Alexander Rose, the history of the republic as told by the development and use of its unique arm. Interesting that both of these histories were written by journalists, as was last year’s “Day of Battle: the War in Sicily and Italy 1943-1944” by Rick Atkinson.
Douglas Feith “War and Decision”
The silence from the MSM on this book demonstrates that it disrupts their narrative they would like to shove down the public’s throat. It doesn’t exonerate Bush, the Pentagon or the intelligence community… far from it. Yet it does present the players as *gasp* human, subject to mistakes and politics. And we can’t have human participants making rational decisions based on faulty information, can me?
In contrast is Bjorn Lomborg’s “Cool It” where trade-offs on limited resources are explored, much to the vocal opposition of the fundamentalist enviropalians. Heaven forfend a rational and measured approach to what might be going on in the world as opposed to Dimmesdalian flagellation (aimed at others instead of the self).
Dimmesdalian
Isn’t Dimmesdale the name of the town in the cartoon “Fairly Odd Parents”?
My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor. This is the fascinating story of a Harvard neuroanatomist who had a stroke. She describes the stroke and her recovery from it as only a neuroanatomist would.
I’m only part way through listening to it on CD, but have already purchased the hard copy as well, and will probably make my undergrads read it next year.
History written by journalists?
lol, I thought the same thing, sarge. I guess they should be getting pretty good at it by now, and since most historians are writing fiction these days…
The only new book I read this year was LF by J. Goldberg…
Oh, and one written by Joel Osteen; but that may just be too God-bothering for the PW crew…
Other than that, I’m pretty boring and read old texts and reference material; usually related to calculus and physics…
I’m writing a couple of new books though…Text books though…On rocket science and aeronautics; both for talented teens…
I know…I know…I’m a boring guy…B-But, it was an election year,Man…
On rocket science and aeronautics; both for talented teens…
God bless you.
Thanks SBP,
I strongly believe that our youth need to be turned on to real science, and the engineering skills to actually investigate and research the world and universe around us; in other words enable actual progress…
There’s been too many years of indoctrination, and not enough actual education. We all need to do what we can to encourage our youth to actually think as opposed to simple emote and feel…
Bravo, Bob Reed.
Those were the kind I devoured as a pre-teen and teen.
SBP, On your recommendation I will attempt Anathem. I read all of Stephenson’s book until “The Baroque Cycle”. That one, I have all 3 books, I’ve never been able to get more than 100 pages in or so. Too many distractions in my life the last few years. I figure it will be like some of the longer multi-volume C.J. Cherryth science fiction, not the fantasy. I’d have to start several times before getting over the hump so to speak.
My vote is for Liberal Fascism. A true one of a kind read.
Okay, JD, admit it. You didn’t know that beforehand, but looked it up on the intertubes so that I’d feel like I wasn’t the only person here who instantly made that name association. You’re a prince among men, dude.
Too easy. It’s Moment of Truth in Iraq by Michael Yon.
Now, we’ll take your nominations for second place…
I don’t know if I read any “new” books. LF was it, I think. Why read new books when there are so many old ones I haven’t gotten to yet?
I don’t really mean that – but it’s just when I try reading current fiction for a while, you know, get suckered into those buy 2 get a 3rd free things … well, I’m usually disappointed. I read “The Time Travelers Wife” (which is newish, right?) and I liked that.
I am with you, Carin. Good used book stores are some of the coolest places on Earth.
Olympos, the sequel and conclusion to Ilium by Dan Simmons, just good SciFi fun. Currently reading “The Forgotten Man”, a fascinating history of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes who may or may not be a journalist, I just don’t know.
I’m pretty much with Carin and B Moe on the classics — I mostly just come on PW and watch the trolls act out “Moby Dick.”
On rocket science
Wow, cool. I used to be a rocket scientist, until I went into targeting systems. Sort of. About as much of a rocket scientist as we ever keep around these days, anyways.
I even have a favorite oxidant. That’s about the extent of my nerd credentials, right there. One of the only books I ever read on the topic was written by Marinus Vertregt back in 1960 or so, so there’s a dearth of decent starting materials.
My nomination for best book is The Man Who Loved China.
Killing Rommel, by Steven Pressfield. A novel that is a better work of history than most histories. It’s a story, grounded in fact, of quiet unassuming courage, endurance, dedication, and sacrifice. Rather hard to believe that there was actually a time, not too long ago, when these were expected traits, not exceptions.
Other Ken,
Yes, Amity Shlaes is a journalist.
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Roberto Bolaño’s The Savage Detectives, because it steers your vision away.
#8
He is a treasure. We should all meet him and give him money so that when he’s famous we can say, ” Hey! I know that guy! He owes me money!”
I read a book about Chaiman Mao. Communist leaders are basically just powerful criminals. That’s the lesson I learned from it. I’m currently reading ‘Physics for the Rest of Us’ Since I’ve gotten older I’ve become very interested in gravity. I now understand it’s everywhere.
Watch out for levity. It’s the mark of a sociopath.
My Thesaurus is defective. It doesn’t list congressman as a synonym for sociopath.
Most of what I read is pure escapist junk, so I’ll go with the Cleaner by Brett Battles, and Moon Pool or whatever PT Deutermann’s latest was titled, although it was not as good as some of his earlier stuff.
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auto erotic asphyxiation for dummies – loved it. Bought a copy for my mom.”
Can you send one to thor?
“I’m writing a couple of new books though…Text books though…On rocket science and aeronautics; both for talented teens…”
Let them read Heinlein.
I don’t usually read many new books, but I did read Save The Males by Kathleen Parker this year. I know a lot of Conservatives kind of hate her right now, but this book is pretty legit.