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April 21
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Bryan
is currently reading:
Architect of Global Jihad: The Life of Al Qaeda Strategist Abu Mus'ab Al-Suri (Hardcover)
by Brynjar Lia
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February 24
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Bryan
is currently reading:
Hadji Murad (Paperback)
by Leo Tolstoy
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read in April, 2008
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December 22
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Bryan
marked as to-read:
Alive and Well in Pakistan: A Human Journey in a Dangerous Time (Paperback)
by Ethan Casey
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December 09
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Bryan
gave
to:
Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae (Paperback)
by Steven Pressfield (Goodreads author!)
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read in March, 2007
Bryan said:
"One of the only fictional accounts of a real event I have read, but one of the greatest stories ever told. This book has encouraged me to read more of Mr. Pressfield's works.
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Bryan
gave
to:
Atlas Shrugged (Paperback)
by Ayn Rand
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read in June, 2003
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Bryan
gave
to:
Against All Enemies (Paperback)
by Richard Clarke
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read in December, 2007
Bryan said:
"This book is similar in its presentation to another I read by another National Security Council staffer, David Rothkopf, entitled "Running the World."
I purposely chose to avoid reading this book for quite a time after it came out, as I ...more
This book is similar in its presentation to another I read by another National Security Council staffer, David Rothkopf, entitled "Running the World."
I purposely chose to avoid reading this book for quite a time after it came out, as I generally dislike the "timely" political non-fiction. I find that the basic premise is:
I was right. Nobody listened to me. The government operated best when I was at the zenith of power during my career. It was bad before I got to this point and has fallen apart since I was there.
Both of these books more or less followed the same script.
Having said that, Richard Clarke is an incredibly interesting bureaucrat and our government is fortunate to have had employed him. The government is also worse off for having disenfranchised him and others like him. I would love to have dinner with the man over a good bottle of wine or two to hear the stories that he couldn't write.
One final bit of criticism has more to do with the editor than Mr. Clarke himself. One of my pet peeves is the incorrect spelling of homophones. In this case, every time Mr. Clarke wrote "insure," he really meant "ensure." It is a minor point but I noticed it each time it was done, totalling probably a dozen times throughout the book....less
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December 01
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Bryan
marked as to-read:
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph (Paperback)
by T. E. Lawrence
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November 27
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Bryan
gave
to:
The Camel Club (Mass Market Paperback)
by David Baldacci
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read in November, 2007
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November 16
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Bryan
gave
to:
Spy Handler: Memoir of a KGB Officer : The True Story of the Man Who Recruited Robert Hanssen and Aldrich Ames (Paperback)
by Victor Cherkashin
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read in October, 2007
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