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re: Looking for a book to read - nonfiction
Posted on 1/9/17 at 9:56 pm to Theboot32
Posted on 1/9/17 at 9:56 pm to Theboot32
Late historian William Manchester's autobiography "Goodbye,darkness" weighted towards his USMC experience in WWII. Brutal in places. Particularly when he describes the first man he killed and poignant in others. His first paragraphs describe flying to the Pacific theater on a cathartic journey to exorcise his 40 year old demons and watching the sunset from his flight change shades and hue reflecting in his Scotch. Hinting at his troubles with alcohol and PTSD he writes that he is reminded, not for the first time, that real troubles can swim.
G. Gordon Liddy's autobiography "Will". Former FBI agent and Nixon operative who kept his mouth shut and did his time without whining.
Worth the read for the recounting of his son's wearing under their swim meet togs T-shirts which declared Watergate Bugging Team.
G. Gordon Liddy's autobiography "Will". Former FBI agent and Nixon operative who kept his mouth shut and did his time without whining.
Worth the read for the recounting of his son's wearing under their swim meet togs T-shirts which declared Watergate Bugging Team.
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Posted on 1/9/17 at 9:59 pm to Theboot32
George Orwell's 1984
Posted on 1/9/17 at 10:34 pm to Strannix
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Paul Allen
And Paul Allen. I killed Paul Allen with an axe in the face, his body is dissolving in a bathtub in Hell's Kitchen.
Posted on 1/9/17 at 10:36 pm to teatiger
Empire of the Summer Moon is great
Posted on 1/9/17 at 10:41 pm to Theboot32
Rising tide by John M. Barry
Every southerner/Louisianian should read it
Every southerner/Louisianian should read it
Posted on 1/9/17 at 10:43 pm to Theboot32
Art of the Deal 
Posted on 1/9/17 at 10:47 pm to Theboot32
Over the Edge of the World
Story of the first circumnavigation of the globe by Magellan. Crazy story about the first person to sail around the globe when most people thought you could sail off the edge of the map. They didnt even know about the pacific ocean and there werent really any maps.
The Alchemy of Air
The story of the Haber process. A chemical reaction that created fertilizer allowing us to feed the world, while simultaneously providing unlimited amounts of explosives for the germans in world war 2. No one is responsible for saving more lives (from hunger) and destroying more lives (from war) than Haber
Story of the first circumnavigation of the globe by Magellan. Crazy story about the first person to sail around the globe when most people thought you could sail off the edge of the map. They didnt even know about the pacific ocean and there werent really any maps.
The Alchemy of Air
The story of the Haber process. A chemical reaction that created fertilizer allowing us to feed the world, while simultaneously providing unlimited amounts of explosives for the germans in world war 2. No one is responsible for saving more lives (from hunger) and destroying more lives (from war) than Haber
This post was edited on 1/9/17 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 1/10/17 at 12:14 am to Theboot32
Reach for the Sky - by RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader
This dude lost both his legs in a plane crash several years before WWII. When the war broke out he convinced the RAF that he could still fly a plane and became a Spitfire ace. Shot down over France and captured by the Germans. True story. 1950s era movie made about him.
This dude lost both his legs in a plane crash several years before WWII. When the war broke out he convinced the RAF that he could still fly a plane and became a Spitfire ace. Shot down over France and captured by the Germans. True story. 1950s era movie made about him.
Posted on 1/10/17 at 12:30 am to Theboot32
"It Seems Like Nothing Happened" by Peter Carrol
A non-fiction account of the 70's from cultural topics like Star Wars and Studio 54 to political issues like the Iranian hostage crisis. It was written in the early 80's so it gives a narrow, close-in view to events.
A great read, and so much of it lays the groundwork to the heart of Middle East crisis that plagues us today.
Every single time someone starts a thread similar to this, I always suggest this book and it gets nary an upvote. One day some lone, bored OTer will take my advice and read it - and be thankful:
A non-fiction account of the 70's from cultural topics like Star Wars and Studio 54 to political issues like the Iranian hostage crisis. It was written in the early 80's so it gives a narrow, close-in view to events.
A great read, and so much of it lays the groundwork to the heart of Middle East crisis that plagues us today.
Every single time someone starts a thread similar to this, I always suggest this book and it gets nary an upvote. One day some lone, bored OTer will take my advice and read it - and be thankful:
This post was edited on 1/10/17 at 12:35 am
Posted on 1/10/17 at 12:33 am to Theboot32
Church of Spies
It's about the Vatican's effort to save Jews from the Nazis and facist Italy.
It's about the Vatican's effort to save Jews from the Nazis and facist Italy.
Posted on 1/10/17 at 2:03 am to Theboot32
Posted on 1/10/17 at 3:04 am to Theboot32
This post was edited on 1/10/17 at 3:08 am
Posted on 1/10/17 at 3:19 am to Theboot32
Posted on 1/10/17 at 3:40 am to Theboot32
Spy Who Stayed Out in the Cold: The Secret Life of Robert Hanssen
Not a great read but I enjoyed learning about both Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames.
Not a great read but I enjoyed learning about both Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames.
This post was edited on 1/10/17 at 3:51 am
Posted on 1/10/17 at 5:11 am to Theboot32
The Unwinding
The Swerve
If you're from Louisiana, Strangers in Their Own Land.
The Swerve
If you're from Louisiana, Strangers in Their Own Land.
Posted on 1/10/17 at 5:49 am to Theboot32
Band of Brothers by Stephen Ambrose
Posted on 1/10/17 at 6:11 am to Patrick_Bateman
Natural Born Heroes.
Pretty good book about the natives of Crete during WW2 and some science talk about running, feats of strength, and diet. Also talks about secret agent groups during the war and weird ideas to f with the Nazis.
Pretty good book about the natives of Crete during WW2 and some science talk about running, feats of strength, and diet. Also talks about secret agent groups during the war and weird ideas to f with the Nazis.
Posted on 1/10/17 at 8:13 am to Theboot32
Mr New Orleans
Posted on 1/10/17 at 8:48 am to Theboot32
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Devil In The White City sounds good as well, serial killers always interest me
Devil in the White City is great; the same guy (Erik Larson) also wrote In The Garden of Beasts about the family of American Ambassador to Germany during Hitler's rise. Larson is really good at writing nonfiction that doesn't feel like nonfiction when you are reading it.
Posted on 1/10/17 at 8:49 am to Theboot32
The Dead and Those About to Die - The Big Red One at Omaha Beach
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