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Johnny made a comment in the group Silverlake Classics—Black Cat Books, book store in Silverlake? topic:
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| May 09, 2007 | ||||
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Chosin: Heroic Ordeal of the Korean War (Paperback) by Eric Hammel |
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recommended for: military historians
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"Hammel is noted for his exhaustive research and epic narratives of important battles.
Never since Xenophon and the 10,000 marched out of Persia has a band of men faced more staggering odds, in the grip of a brutal Mother Nature, with only their c...more " |
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How to Read and Why (Paperback) by Harold Bloom |
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recommended for: readers, students, thinkers
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"Another ultra challeging work from Bloom, but you will never read a book the same way again.
If nothing else, think of the most challenging Literature teacher you ever had - but in a book. " |
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Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds (Hardcover) by Harold Bloom |
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recommended for: anyone who reads, to broaden and deepen your reading list
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"Bloom uses a full simile of Kabbalah and Literature (maybe thats why the Kabalah Center people were thick as flies at the UCLA / LA Times Festival of Books ). Religion and Kabalah aside, Bloom investigates what "Genius" means. How the write...more
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Shadow Warriors (Paperback) by Tom Clancy |
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The Infernal Machine: A History of Terrorism (Hardcover) by Matthew Carr |
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recommended for: history buffs
Johnny said:
"A history of terrorism, and what works and what doesn't work to combat it. What is a police problem usually turns into a full fledged military campaign, in more reactionary societies.
Another fact-that western intelligence agaencies usually stir ...more " |
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The Best and the Brightest (Paperback) by David Halberstam |
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Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotheraphy (Mass Market Paperback) by Viktor E. Frankl |
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A place to present current and/or future writing projects related to the military or discuss nonfiction books about the military or war.
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