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Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill
" This book is full of double standards and petty fault finding. I do believe there is an issue with rampant government contracting, but Scahill picks at Blackwater like a sibling annoyed with his little brother-- EVERYTHING they do is WRONG.

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A Fist In the Hornet's Nest by Richard Engel
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Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill
" I picked up this book hoping it would provide some good basic information about Blackwater, with the understanding from the dust jacket that it likely would reach certain ultimate conclusions I might not agree with. In reality, the book provides only... "
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"I don't think this was the author's intention, but this book reinforces my fear that I missed the historical opportunity of my lifetime by not working...more"
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The Next Decade by George Friedman
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I really enjoy Friedman's approach/analysis for the same reason I took so many economics classes in college: I think he does an excellent job at explaining how and why the world really works in a dispassionate, objective, and (I think) accurate way....more
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The Lost City of Z by David Grann
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Colonial Yorktown by Clyde F. Trudell
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Saxons, Vikings, and Celts by Bryan Sykes
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The Year 1000 by Robert Lacey
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