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OT book club: what are you reading?
Posted on 5/16/15 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 5/16/15 at 8:48 pm
I am looking for a new book to read and am open to suggestions...
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Posted on 5/16/15 at 8:50 pm to chesty
Civilization: The West and the Rest
Should add some color here. Basically the whole premise of the book is to investigate why the West surpassed the rest of the world post-1500. It's written by a British historian named Niall Feguson. He is the Laurence P Tisch professor of history at Harvard.
The book offends some people because it kind of runs counter to academia's views and champions the ideals of western civilization, but in a thoughtful way. Kind of similar to Guns, Germs, and Steel, but not as simplistic or politically correct.
Should add some color here. Basically the whole premise of the book is to investigate why the West surpassed the rest of the world post-1500. It's written by a British historian named Niall Feguson. He is the Laurence P Tisch professor of history at Harvard.
The book offends some people because it kind of runs counter to academia's views and champions the ideals of western civilization, but in a thoughtful way. Kind of similar to Guns, Germs, and Steel, but not as simplistic or politically correct.
This post was edited on 5/16/15 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 5/16/15 at 8:54 pm to chesty
Literally just finished Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson. But I preferred his book Devil in the White City.
Next will probably be The Girl on the Train or The Stand
Next will probably be The Girl on the Train or The Stand
Posted on 5/16/15 at 8:57 pm to chesty
George Orwells 1984, Animal farm.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 8:59 pm to WITNESS23
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:06 pm to chesty
Waking Up: The Guide to Spirituality without Religion
Sam Harris
Sam Harris
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:12 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Ravaged by Alexis Kennedy.
Pretty damn good so far
Pretty damn good so far
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:16 pm to chesty
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:20 pm to CBandits82
Going to watch some movie that´s probably shitty, Wild, and then I´ll get in to a book by the dude that wrote Life of Pi.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:21 pm to chesty
Once an Eagle
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:22 pm to chesty
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:23 pm to unbeWEAVEable
Anything written by Lee Child or Stephen Hunter.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:26 pm to WM
Blood Meridian
-Cormack McCarthy
-Cormack McCarthy
Posted on 5/16/15 at 9:43 pm to chesty
"Real All Americans" by Sally Jankins
Story of the Carlisle Indian school up to the epic game against Army in 1912.
Story of the Carlisle Indian school up to the epic game against Army in 1912.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:06 pm to Lou Pai
Just finished Bill O'Reilly's Legends & Lies. It was OK, but not nearly as good as his Killing series.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:09 pm to chesty
Best recent reads were :
Charlie Wilson's War (awesome book)
Legends & Lies
Right now reading a biography of Machiavelli, pretty interesting stuff.
Charlie Wilson's War (awesome book)
Legends & Lies
Right now reading a biography of Machiavelli, pretty interesting stuff.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:44 pm to chesty
Vonnegut- Player Piano
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:47 pm to chesty
By Jon Krakauer: Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman.
Posted on 5/16/15 at 10:49 pm to chesty
Bible
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