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August 18
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Ray
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Moscow Rules (Audio CD)
by Daniel Silva
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read in August, 2008
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"This book involves Russian arms dealers, and the Israeli art restorer / secret agent Gabriel Allon's efforts to interrupt a weapons sale to terrorists. Not my favorite of the Daniel Silva series of Gabriel Allon stories, and if I had to recommend on...more
This book involves Russian arms dealers, and the Israeli art restorer / secret agent Gabriel Allon's efforts to interrupt a weapons sale to terrorists. Not my favorite of the Daniel Silva series of Gabriel Allon stories, and if I had to recommend one of this series, I'd suggest any of his earlier books. Perhaps it's because I'm getting used to his style, but I didn't find the characters as compelling or as believable as in other books.
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Ray
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The California Gold Rush and the Coming of the Civil War (Audio CD)
by Leonard L. Richards
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Justinian's Flea : Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe (Audio CD)
by William Rosen, Barrett Whitener
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The Last Lecture CD (Audio CD)
by Randy Pausch
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Marching Toward Hell: America and Islam after Iraq (Audio CD)
by Michael Scheurer
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Ray
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Isaac Newton CD (Audio CD)
by James Gleick
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read in August, 2008
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations One School at a Time (Audio CD)
by Greg Mortenson, Patrick Lawlor
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read in July, 2008
Ray said:
"Not many American have their photos hanging in taxis in Afghanistan or Pakistan, unless it's used for target practice, I imagine. But the author, who has embarked on a (dare I use the word?) crusade to raise money and build schools in those Countrie...more
Not many American have their photos hanging in taxis in Afghanistan or Pakistan, unless it's used for target practice, I imagine. But the author, who has embarked on a (dare I use the word?) crusade to raise money and build schools in those Countries, is probably the sole exception. His efforts, begun as a thank you for a village who helped him regain his health after a climbing incident in Pakistan, has resulted in dozens of schools being built where none existed before. His mission to educate young women, in the local ways without imposing a western or Christian curriculum, is laudable, and this book describing his story is an inspiring story. ...less
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America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It (Audio CD)
by Mark Steyn
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read in August, 2008
Ray said:
"Mr. Steyn has a clever writing style, which is needed to be able to read about such a somber subject. There is a Hilaire Belloc poem titled the Pacifist, which Mark Steyn references, and contains a line something like:
Pale Ebenezer thought it wr...more
Mr. Steyn has a clever writing style, which is needed to be able to read about such a somber subject. There is a Hilaire Belloc poem titled the Pacifist, which Mark Steyn references, and contains a line something like:
Pale Ebenezer thought it wrong to fight,
But Roaring Bill who killed him thought it right.
That will pretty much give you an idea of where this book will take you. Mr. Steyn points out that there's an angry and militant population out there, and the West isn't doing much to address it. The book is meant to be a wake-up call regarding the current war on terrorism, and who's winning. The author notes that Islam is on the rise, with high birth rates and zeal for its cause(s), while the West is declining with its low birth rates, and large social welfare dependency. Even if support for militant Islam is very low among Muslims, and assuming that the majority of Muslims neither support or condone the actions of the militants, the author notes that they're but a silent majority. As the author states, even if the number of militants is very small, like one-hundredth of one percent, in a population of one million, that still amounts to 100 potential terrorist supporters. And there are hundreds of population centers of over a million, not just in the Middle East and Muslim majority countries. Given that it only took 19 individuals to carry out 9/11, those numbers stack up against the west unless peaceful solutions are found.
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July 25
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The Chase (Hardcover)
by Clive Cussler
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read in January, 2008
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July 17
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Ray
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All the Pretty Horses (Border Trilogy, Vol 1)
by Cormac McCarthy
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