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The Ten Thousand- A history of the US army retreat across the Arabian peninsula when they were driven back by the Iraqi Army.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Science fiction story about an undersea civilization that is obsessed with sports. Every citizen is a member of at least one team. Several of the more skilled individuals play multiple sports.
Lord of the Flies: Biography of Jack Lord, Chicago Cubs left fielder from 1946-1960. Considered by many to be the greatest outfielder in history.
Lord of the Flies: Biography of Jack Lord, Chicago Cubs left fielder from 1946-1960. Considered by many to be the greatest outfielder in history.
The Duchess of Amalfi - The Ten Thousand Several Doors - A historical account and obvious source of his famous Jacobean play 'The Duchess of Malfi' by the Playwright and Spymaster John Webster - details the life and rise to power and subsequent bloody revenge of Giovanna d'Aragona, Duchess of Amalfi AKA the Shadow Queen (1478–1550) who despite a series of failed murder attempts orchestrated by her brothers, that saw her entire family and secret husband Antonio Beccadelli of Bologna as well as many of her loyal household murdered between 1510 and 1513.
Having failed to kill her the Dutchess manages to outmanoeuvre her brothers and forges many of the then city states into a robust alliance that modern historians call the beginnings of the modern Italian State, which she effectively ruled 'from the shadows' despite her being a woman at a time when women 'could not' wield power
El mayordomo de la Duquesa Amalfi by the Great Baroque spanish playwright Lope de Vega is what we on this forum would call an early ATL where the Dutchess along with her children actually dies in the 1511 murder attempt and the Italian city states fall into corruption and warring and the subsequent fallout spreads destruction and war across Europe that eventually delays the Renaissance by several hundred years. The play revolves around the revenge of the Duchesses Husband Antonio Beccadelli and her repentant murderer Daniele Bozolo who brings word to the Dutchess husband of her and their children's murder. Expecting and hoping to be killed instead Antonio forgives him and both men go on a 'rampage' of murder and revenge that sees all of the principle 'players' dead in the final scene while all around them Milan burns....
Having failed to kill her the Dutchess manages to outmanoeuvre her brothers and forges many of the then city states into a robust alliance that modern historians call the beginnings of the modern Italian State, which she effectively ruled 'from the shadows' despite her being a woman at a time when women 'could not' wield power
El mayordomo de la Duquesa Amalfi by the Great Baroque spanish playwright Lope de Vega is what we on this forum would call an early ATL where the Dutchess along with her children actually dies in the 1511 murder attempt and the Italian city states fall into corruption and warring and the subsequent fallout spreads destruction and war across Europe that eventually delays the Renaissance by several hundred years. The play revolves around the revenge of the Duchesses Husband Antonio Beccadelli and her repentant murderer Daniele Bozolo who brings word to the Dutchess husband of her and their children's murder. Expecting and hoping to be killed instead Antonio forgives him and both men go on a 'rampage' of murder and revenge that sees all of the principle 'players' dead in the final scene while all around them Milan burns....
The Catcher in the Rye: A suspense/horror novel also serving as a historical novel. Over in a farm, a young woman must stalk her rye fields to protect her adopted children from being taken by the mysterious "Catcher," a strange person who has been going around kidnapping children. It's discovered the Catcher is actually a US agent who have been kidnapping Native American to give to the government to be "civilized." The book served as a massive condamnation against the practices of seperating native american families and worked to end the practice while having Native Americans reassert their cultural hertiage.
Gone With the Wind: The struggle of a family to rebuild after losing their home in a tornado along with overarching themes of maintaining the past and to start a new. It also served as social and political commentary,n amely on his state's appealing policies to disasters as well as deconstructing the mentality of "pulling up by your bootstraps," as the conservtive patriarch falls to pieces in his inability to deal with change compared to his wife and children.
Of Mice and Men: A graphic novel examining the struggles of oppressed peoples and minorities through cartoon animals. The author says he was inspired by Maus, but wished to use plainly mice and aim to a broader audience.
Gone With the Wind: The struggle of a family to rebuild after losing their home in a tornado along with overarching themes of maintaining the past and to start a new. It also served as social and political commentary,n amely on his state's appealing policies to disasters as well as deconstructing the mentality of "pulling up by your bootstraps," as the conservtive patriarch falls to pieces in his inability to deal with change compared to his wife and children.
Of Mice and Men: A graphic novel examining the struggles of oppressed peoples and minorities through cartoon animals. The author says he was inspired by Maus, but wished to use plainly mice and aim to a broader audience.
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BABBIT. Biography of Bruce Babbit, 41st
President of the United States(1989-1997).
This book is particularly noteworthy for its
claims that Babbit & his Vice-President(now
noted Associate Justice on the SCOTUS)
William("Bill")Clinton despised each other, &
that Babbit was corruptly involved with an
Indian casino in Wisconsin(a matter hashed
& re-hashed during Babbit's presidency, with
no conclusive evidence of wrongdoing on
Babbit' s part ever emerging)
President of the United States(1989-1997).
This book is particularly noteworthy for its
claims that Babbit & his Vice-President(now
noted Associate Justice on the SCOTUS)
William("Bill")Clinton despised each other, &
that Babbit was corruptly involved with an
Indian casino in Wisconsin(a matter hashed
& re-hashed during Babbit's presidency, with
no conclusive evidence of wrongdoing on
Babbit' s part ever emerging)
The Boys From Brazil: The story of the Brazilian hockey team's gold medal victory over the USSR during the 1980 Olympics.
Live and Let Die: The story of a triage nurse in a MASH unit during the Korean War.
Live and Let Die: The story of a triage nurse in a MASH unit during the Korean War.
Adventures in a world I cannot see. Futurist Robert Russell’s predictions about the 22nd century. Star Trek for millennials.
Altered Carbon, the History of Diamonds and how they been valued through out Human History.
Good Omens - A mystical satrical novel on a gorup of friends investigating strange phenomena and suspecting many postive signs as negative aspects. The book is a biting remark on the pervasive nature of cynicism and its toxic effect in current society while also making jabs at apathy and even toward post-modernist ideals.
The Dresden Files - A series of teen crime novels centered in Dresden, Germany, written in a fictional autobiographical styled format. A cult classic.
The Dresden Files - A series of teen crime novels centered in Dresden, Germany, written in a fictional autobiographical styled format. A cult classic.
Into the Wild: A retelling/sequel of Where the Wild Things Are aimed for young adults, involving the search of identnity and dealing with feeling like outcasts, while tackling lesser-examined members of the LGBTQ+ communities. The characters go into the wild and meet the monsters, who despite their appearance, are very much human, and often with mroe humanity than some people.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A teen's book done to introduce kids into some of the cultural behaviors commonly found with Mexican people and communities. A tween befriends his Mexican-American classmateand is quite surprised by how open and affectionate they are, along with their loud and rowdy behavior associated with them and their family, contrasting the more emotionally constipated and aloof family the boy has. Besides being heartwarming, it also explored the need for platonic displays of affection and show its okay to show affection as friends.
Wizard of Oz: A children's tale, it was written by an Aborginal Austrailian man with help of a scholarly friend to help educate Caucasian children on the indigenous practices of the people living there. It stars Dorothy, a poor young girl living in Austrailia (or Oz as it is called) and to save her family, she must find the so-called Wizard, who turns out to be a kadji. While he does help her on getting something to help her family, it also is an adventure on exploring the beliefs of the people living here. Mildly controversial as it has the girl falling in love with the kadji's grandson and staying with him after one of her family members try to betray the kindness of the Wizard. Ned Kelly commented on the book that it presented the plight of the people and showing the Austrailian settlers who they wanna be like.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A teen's book done to introduce kids into some of the cultural behaviors commonly found with Mexican people and communities. A tween befriends his Mexican-American classmateand is quite surprised by how open and affectionate they are, along with their loud and rowdy behavior associated with them and their family, contrasting the more emotionally constipated and aloof family the boy has. Besides being heartwarming, it also explored the need for platonic displays of affection and show its okay to show affection as friends.
Wizard of Oz: A children's tale, it was written by an Aborginal Austrailian man with help of a scholarly friend to help educate Caucasian children on the indigenous practices of the people living there. It stars Dorothy, a poor young girl living in Austrailia (or Oz as it is called) and to save her family, she must find the so-called Wizard, who turns out to be a kadji. While he does help her on getting something to help her family, it also is an adventure on exploring the beliefs of the people living here. Mildly controversial as it has the girl falling in love with the kadji's grandson and staying with him after one of her family members try to betray the kindness of the Wizard. Ned Kelly commented on the book that it presented the plight of the people and showing the Austrailian settlers who they wanna be like.
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THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Barrack
Obama.
Memoir of a participant's experiences in a
Hawaiian religious cult that worshipped a volcano Godess. Obama, while a teen-
anger living in Hawaii, fell in with this group.
The cult apparently succeeded in giving many of its members- who were often outcasts from the greater society- a genuine
sense of family. But it's rituals involved not
only frequent stealing of goods for the cult-
they also included self-mutilation, frequent
fasting, & the heavy use of drugs(including
heroin). Mr. Obama wrote with surprising
frankness, grace, & even a touch of humor
now and then. Tragically, he died exactly a
week after TLHOD was published, due in large part to the abuse he gave his body while a cultist. As one reviewer sadly commented,"Even though all we have to go on is this one work, I nonetheless think it is safe to say that Mr. Obama, had he lived,
would have become one of this country's leading writers."
Obama.
Memoir of a participant's experiences in a
Hawaiian religious cult that worshipped a volcano Godess. Obama, while a teen-
anger living in Hawaii, fell in with this group.
The cult apparently succeeded in giving many of its members- who were often outcasts from the greater society- a genuine
sense of family. But it's rituals involved not
only frequent stealing of goods for the cult-
they also included self-mutilation, frequent
fasting, & the heavy use of drugs(including
heroin). Mr. Obama wrote with surprising
frankness, grace, & even a touch of humor
now and then. Tragically, he died exactly a
week after TLHOD was published, due in large part to the abuse he gave his body while a cultist. As one reviewer sadly commented,"Even though all we have to go on is this one work, I nonetheless think it is safe to say that Mr. Obama, had he lived,
would have become one of this country's leading writers."
Greater Urban Renewal Project Study
This exposé of the corruption of urban renewal programs of the 50’s and ‘60’s was very powerful, well written, and hard hitting, but badly named. Referred to as GURPS, it had a solid readership, but really got attention when it was renamed “Dungeons and Dragons” after the mazes of twisty passages, all alike so common to the drab apartment complexes and the Dragons gang that despoiled the LA Projects.
“Traveler” came out much later, referring to the author’s voyage from one project to another, which he described as feeling like a journey to another planet, the projects were so alien. Some he designated “Red Zones,” meaning that they were so rough, it was strongly recommended that travelers stay away, and other, “Amber Zones,” meaning that caution was advised.
“Pathfinder” was the final work by the author, describing his efforts to forge a clean path to economic independence for the poverty stricken people in the inner city projects, though the journey is far from complete.
This exposé of the corruption of urban renewal programs of the 50’s and ‘60’s was very powerful, well written, and hard hitting, but badly named. Referred to as GURPS, it had a solid readership, but really got attention when it was renamed “Dungeons and Dragons” after the mazes of twisty passages, all alike so common to the drab apartment complexes and the Dragons gang that despoiled the LA Projects.
“Traveler” came out much later, referring to the author’s voyage from one project to another, which he described as feeling like a journey to another planet, the projects were so alien. Some he designated “Red Zones,” meaning that they were so rough, it was strongly recommended that travelers stay away, and other, “Amber Zones,” meaning that caution was advised.
“Pathfinder” was the final work by the author, describing his efforts to forge a clean path to economic independence for the poverty stricken people in the inner city projects, though the journey is far from complete.
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The Bear and the Eagle: A History of the Third World War (1997): This massive "non-fiction novel" details World War III (1989 - 1990) from it's beginnings in the Iran Crisis of late 1988 to the war's official conclusion in the Treaty of Shanghai in April 1990. The book, based around exhaustive interviews with soldiers, politicians, and citizens of both NATO and the former Warsaw Pact, took several years to complete and is generally hailed to be the magnum opus of author Tom Clancy, who had previously been known primarily as an author of technothrillers. The Bear and The Eagle recieved the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction in 1998. It is still banned in the Soviet Union, North Korea, and the Iranian People’s Republic.
Lumberjanes- A children's book aimed for young girls on the lives of lumberjanes, the female equivalent of lumberjacks.
American Gods- A dramedy involving the Untied States as a parallel of the Roman Empire and romanized versions of Native American gods serving as the observers and characters.
Batman: An autobiography told as a graphic novel about the experiences of the author, a batman (a soldier assigned as a personal valet to a commissioned officer) during World War I.
American Gods- A dramedy involving the Untied States as a parallel of the Roman Empire and romanized versions of Native American gods serving as the observers and characters.
Batman: An autobiography told as a graphic novel about the experiences of the author, a batman (a soldier assigned as a personal valet to a commissioned officer) during World War I.
Red Storm Rising: A history of the US Meteorological efforts over the years to predict, track and understand Hurricanes in order to provide the greatest possible warning to the Gulf and Continental United States.
Team Yankee: Tracks the rise of football/soccer in the USA and the increasing amount of money involved
Team Yankee: Tracks the rise of football/soccer in the USA and the increasing amount of money involved
If I did it - A book about Bart Simpson’s many pranks and how he “didn’t” do it.
Manhunt - Describes the manhunt for infamous cult leader John Lennon and the events proceeding and continuing after the event
How The Beatles destroyed Rock N’ Roll - A prequel to manhunt showcasing the rise of the infamous cult group, The Beatles, and their effect on Rock n’ Roll. It contains interviews from Elvis Presley and other artists from the era.
Manhunt - Describes the manhunt for infamous cult leader John Lennon and the events proceeding and continuing after the event
How The Beatles destroyed Rock N’ Roll - A prequel to manhunt showcasing the rise of the infamous cult group, The Beatles, and their effect on Rock n’ Roll. It contains interviews from Elvis Presley and other artists from the era.
The Battle of the Crater (Gingrich and Forstchen): The Space Race approaches its zenith in July 1969 as the US and USSR prepare almost simultaneous rocket launches. The destination? The Sea of Tranquility on the Moon. The Soviets begin with a head-start of six hours. NASA engineers attempt to speed up their schedule so the American moon mission lands first. For over five days the world holds its breath -- which team will arrive first? The lunar landing itself places the winner and the loser within a few hundred meters of each other. The first ever moon walk sees cosmonauts and astronauts shaking hands and planting the flags of the United States and the Soviet Union in the lunar soil "in the spirit of peace."
{{I bought a hardback copy of Newt Gingrich's Civil War novel for about $2 out of many boxes packed with this book. Evidently it did not sell well.}}
{{I bought a hardback copy of Newt Gingrich's Civil War novel for about $2 out of many boxes packed with this book. Evidently it did not sell well.}}