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Posted: 3/8/2006 8:30:06 PM EDT
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def atlas shrugged
Also check out "Ghost Wars" by Coll. an excelent history of our involvement in A-stan up til 9/11 |
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Posted: 3/8/2006 9:36:18 PM EDT
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Rather profound work. |
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Posted: 3/8/2006 9:43:18 PM EDT
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I'm seriously speechless that no one has yet mentioned Stephen Hunter's works:
Point of Imact Time to Hunt ...and many, many others... And you call yourselves book-o-philes... 
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Posted: 3/9/2006 12:39:23 AM EDT
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I can't answer this question with one book. Books that had a profound effect on me were books I read when I was in my late teens and early twenties:
The Bible (I've read it all, but have been agnostic now for over 20 years) Mortimer Adler's How to Read a Book (1940 edition) Irving Copi's Introduction to Logic (4th edition, 1972) Bertrand Russell's The Problems of Philosophy (1912) Bertrand Russell's Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy (1919) Frederick Copleston's History of Philosophy (9 volumes: 1946 - 1974) Arthur Conan Doyle's The Complete Sherlock Holmes (1960 edition) Rene Descartes' Meditations on First Philosophy (1641) John Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690) David Hume's A Treatise of Human Nature (1739) Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (1781/1787) These were all read before I was 23. I'm now almost 49. I would still mark, at minimum, Copi, Copleston, and Kant as worth taking to my desert island; and I'm still a fan of Sherlock Holmes, so I'd probably take that along, too. If I had to recommend one book out of that list for everyone to read, I'd choose Copi's logic book. Look for used books online at abebooks.com GL |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 1:02:44 AM EDT
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Nonfiction:
The Art of War - Sun Tzu The Prince - Niccolo Machiavelli The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith Fiction: Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad Without Remorse - Tom Clancy Red Storm Rising - Tom Clancy Trinity's Child - William Prochnau (sp.?) |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 1:47:52 AM EDT
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Where The Red Fern Grows
Can't remember the author. Sorry it's not something philopolitical. Just a story about a kid and his dogs. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 2:00:25 AM EDT
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"The Four Feathers"
All but the first movie sucked donkey balls. But the Book was really good in my opinion. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 2:29:17 AM EDT
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The book of Romans, by Paul. Changed my life.
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Posted: 3/9/2006 2:47:34 AM EDT
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Tom Clancy: Red Storm Rising, The Hunt for Red October, and The Sum of All Fears.
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Posted: 3/9/2006 3:08:58 AM EDT
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So many GREAT recommendations so I won't repeat but will add a few of my favorites;
1) The Razor's Edge - by W. Somerset Maugham 2) The Sun Also Rises - by Earnest Hemingway 3) For Whom The Bell Tolls - by Earnest Hemingway |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 3:10:18 AM EDT
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Animal Farm
1984 We The Catcher In The Rye The Devil's Guard A Tale Of Two Cities Bloody Bill Anderson April Morning |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 3:20:07 AM EDT
[#12]
Yeager's Biography
In the company of heroes - Michael Durant Brownells Catalog 
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Posted: 3/9/2006 3:31:42 AM EDT
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Time to Hunt, by Stephen Hunter. The best novel ever written for gun nuts. See my sigline. Followed closely by: Pale Horse Coming Hot Springs Point of Impact All by Stephen Hunter also. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 3:36:59 AM EDT
[#14]
The Brothers Karamozof.
The Red Badge of Courage. Of Crime and Punishment. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 3:41:13 AM EDT
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The Dark Tower series by Stephen King:
1) The Gunslinger 2) The Drawing of the Three 3) The Wastelands 4) Wizard and Glass 5) Wolves of the Calla 6) Song of Susannah(sp) 7) The Dark Tower Books 1 - 5 of the series are the best. I had always put off reading Stephen King because he was "too popular" and I refused the hype. Sometimes, there's something legitimate about the hype. My wife got me started on them although I was drug kicking and screaming to the first book in the series. I can't really explain why I like it so much ... Perhaps it's the surrealism? Perhaps it's the characters? All I know is, I enjoyed them. There are quite a few others that I've read that I would recommend too. I'll see if I can't post them later. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 3:46:48 AM EDT
[#16]
Fields of Fire - James Webb. A great novel about vietnam
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Posted: 3/9/2006 3:53:52 AM EDT
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Almost anything by Nelson De Mille. You won't get smarter but but they are fun reads.
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Posted: 3/9/2006 4:00:21 AM EDT
[#18]
The Bible
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Posted: 3/9/2006 4:11:08 AM EDT
[#19]
Casulties of War - Philip Caputo
Just finished it. Presents a uncensored, gritty soldiers review on the war in Vietnam. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 4:12:22 AM EDT
[#20]
The Real Lincoln
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Posted: 3/9/2006 4:13:30 AM EDT
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In Business As In Life - You Don't Get What You Deserve, You Get What You Negotiate
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Posted: 3/9/2006 4:54:47 AM EDT
[#22]
Watership Down
Animal Farm |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 4:55:28 AM EDT
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Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy.
I was on active duty at the time he wrote it. It was plausible and scary...the Big One...War in Europe. Millions of Rooskies charging through the Fulda Gap to try and conquer Europe. The Air Force, Navy, Army and Marines all were in it...plus lots of Sovs as well. War at sea was especially scary. The part where the Sov missiles are attacking the Nimitz BG and the Aegis cruiser goes to "Auto-Special" and empties her magazines of about 120 Standard missiles in about 4 minutes plus the other ships shooting like crazy fighting for their lives actually made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Superb and riveting read...and I believe the best one Clancy ever wrote. It really was amazing how well he did his homework. Every fact was right...every tactic...he even mentioned the F-117...BEFORE they were publicly mentioned. That WAS our "two-promotion war" that never happened... 
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Posted: 3/9/2006 5:03:36 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/9/2006 5:06:44 AM EDT
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Yup, and, yup. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 5:09:45 AM EDT
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The greatest book ever written: The Bible. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 5:13:45 AM EDT
[#27]
Non-fiction but reads like fiction...
 In fact, anything authored by Winston Churchill is a great read. In addition to his innumerable public accomplishments, he is also a Nobel Prize winner in Literature. Fiction that reflects the real world... 
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Posted: 3/9/2006 5:14:10 AM EDT
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The Shaara trilogy:
Gods and Generals Killer Angels The Last Full Measure |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 5:19:45 AM EDT
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Fiction Joseph Waumbaugh The Choir Boys and you might add to that The New Centurions and The Blue Knight. Great fiction about the LAPD in the 60's and 70's.
non-fiction The Onion Field same author Thomas Wolfe The Right Stuff. Great story of the first 7 astronauts and NASA. Chickenhawk. Robert Mason Great read on the making of a Nam chopper pilot and his downfall after returning to the states. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 5:19:48 AM EDT
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I cannot believ no mentioned:
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, I must've read that a dozen times growing up. Just finished uo The Fountainhed by Ayn Rand and am about 2/3 the way through w/ Atlas Shrugged right now. Unintended Consequenses gets another +1 from me as well. Speed |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 6:18:54 AM EDT
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I didn't take it as Israel hatred honestly. I'm a big Israel defender and I simply thought his unflinching advice was "If you're not prepared to (do something as drastic as) abandon Israel, you will always be a target for militant Islam". Actions have consequences no matter how noble those actions are. YMMV. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 6:32:22 AM EDT
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A must read for everyone that loves our country and hero's who protect us. You won't be sorry I promise you.
 Franklin D. Miller |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 6:46:29 AM EDT
[#33]
Fiction and Non Fiction :
LOTR Trilogy by JRR Tolkien "Forgotten Soldier" by Guy Sajer "Gates of Fire" by Steven Pressfield "BlackHawk Down" by Mark Bowden "Killing Pablo" by Mark Bowden "Point of Impact" by Stephen Hunter "My Jihad" by Aukai Collins "Generation Kill" by Evan Wright Just a few of many good books. Have a small library in the house . |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 6:46:35 AM EDT
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Timeline by Michael Crichton.
Awesome story of time-travel to the 14th century at the time of medieval knights. Forget the HORRIBLE movie made a few years ago based on this book with the guy from 'Fast and the Furious'. The movie was a absolute frickin' disgrace. Timeline is an awesome time travel adventure to read! |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 6:47:15 AM EDT
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The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged By Ayn Rand,
Oh, and the last time book recommendations came up, I horrendousy mispelled the book and the author's name (and am not sure I've got it right now, but...) Cryptonomicon (I think I said Necronomicon the first time.  )and the rest of that series, including The Confusion, System of the World, and one other whose name escapes me at the moment. They are by Neil Stephenson. The Stephenson series is hands down the best series of books I've read in the last twenty years. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 6:51:37 AM EDT
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MDN I agree
The Forgtten Soldier by Guy Sajer, the best first hand accound of a German soldier fighting on the Eastern front in WWII. That book totally changed the way I looked at the harsh realities of war. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:01:02 AM EDT
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BINGO! Even if you do not believe it is the inspired Word of God, you still need to read it to understand western civilization of the last two millenia. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:04:10 AM EDT
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Well...my favorite book is From Here to Eternity...but I'm a hopeless romantic anyway.....
 
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:04:39 AM EDT
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+1 Best non-fiction read and all time world record best seller ever! |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:04:59 AM EDT
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There you go right there. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:06:21 AM EDT
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+1 Probably my top pic |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:06:32 AM EDT
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tag to read later
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:08:37 AM EDT
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Johnny got his gun
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:11:39 AM EDT
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The Golfer and the Millionaire by Mark Fisher
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:13:31 AM EDT
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Huh? 
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:15:02 AM EDT
[#46]
Yea dick I know the story behind the author, & I don't care. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:16:51 AM EDT
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Dear Mom: A Snipers Vietnam
Lord Of The Rings |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:18:52 AM EDT
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Nice.  It's not the story behind the author, it's the story itself. Troll. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 7:20:43 AM EDT
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Ok dick, explain to the troll. |
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Posted: 3/9/2006 9:24:38 AM EDT
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Dinner with a Perfect Stranger.
You can read the whole thing in a couple of hours. Life changing. |
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