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The Break by Pietro Grossi
As has been noted on this blog before, I am an eclectic reader. If I was dedicated and savvy about these things I would pick an audience or niche and stick with it (read the right books, connect with the … Continue reading
Battle for the City of the Dead by Colonel Dick Camp
Since the start of the Iraq War, I have been fascinated in how the U.S. has executed operations in that War. I have read about battles in Baghdad and Fallujah, but nothing on the Marine/Army assault on Najaf in 2004 until now. … Continue reading
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Known and Unknown: A Memoir by Donald Rumsfeld
My most recent read is about a very polarizing figure in the George W. Bush Administration – Donald Rumsfeld. His book, Known and Unknown: A Memoir, chronicles his life – mainly his political life. It is not a quick read … Continue reading
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
In my review of The Magicians I offered this opinion as to what its author was up to: What Lev Grossman attempts to do in The Magicians is both bring this shared love of childhood fantasy adventures into a more … Continue reading
Naked in Da Nang: A Forward Air Controller in Vietnam by Mike Jackson and Tara Dixon-Engel
Most war books that chronicle an author’s time at war are deadly serious. The second of the two books I recently read on the Vietnam War was a bit more humorous than most other war books. Naked in Da Nang: A … Continue reading
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