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Jimmy’s 2019 Year in Books
Take a look at Jimmy’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
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Jimmy Pappas
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Falling off the Empire State Building
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Scream Wounds: How to Kill Your First Man in War
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Poppy Road Review (Annual Edition 2012)
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Closing the Book on George Fell
Closing the Book on George Fell
My poem "Closing the Book on George Fell" was published on New Verse News today, May 23, 2020, the 50th anniversary of the death of my friend George Fell in Cambodia. George and I were very close friends. We double dated and hung around together with the same crowd. Unfortunately, George flunked out of college.
The title of the poem refers to a Saturday night when Ge Read more of this blog post »
My poem "Closing the Book on George Fell" was published on New Verse News today, May 23, 2020, the 50th anniversary of the death of my friend George Fell in Cambodia. George and I were very close friends. We double dated and hung around together with the same crowd. Unfortunately, George flunked out of college.
The title of the poem refers to a Saturday night when Ge Read more of this blog post »
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“Galula had noted that counterinsurgency is only 20 percent military and 80 percent everything else—politics mostly, but also economics, development, and information operations.”
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“first, that in a counterinsurgency campaign, the top priority is not to kill the enemy but to protect the population from enemy intimidation. This was a dramatic change from U.S. policy”
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Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam:
"Learning to Eat Soup With a Knife takes its title from a work by T. E. Lawrence, who was the British advisor to the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Turks during World War One. Lawrence (known as Lawrence of Arabia) is said to have said he felt sorry "
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"Surprisingly, one of the best books I've read this year was this application of organization-learning theory to national armies fighting colonial insurgencies. A tight, compelling read, fascinating in detail and meticulously well-researched, in addit"
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"Simply put, possibly the best book on Counterinsurgency written. Either before or after you read this, you should make sure to pick up the official US Army FM on Counterinsurgency, but that makes for some very dry reading. This is a fantastic book th"
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| Making Connections: 5574. Scream Wounds: How to Kill Your First Man in War by Jimmy Pappas | 3 | 13 | Oct 24, 2019 07:43PM | |
| The Poetry Spot: Promote Your Book Here | 187 | 214 | Sep 29, 2020 01:16PM | |
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“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.”
― Emerson's Essays
― Emerson's Essays
“No persons are more frequently wrong, than those who will not admit they are wrong.”
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“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”
― The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin
― The Concept of Anxiety: A Simple Psychologically Orienting Deliberation on the Dogmatic Issue of Hereditary Sin
“I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.”
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“Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.”
― Ender's Game
― Ender's Game
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Poppy wrote: "Jimmy, I just finished reading Donald Hall's most recent book of essays, written as he headed toward his nineties. That happens to be in my very near future, as well, so I enjoyed the book immensel..."I did read that book and thought it was excellent, Poppy.
Jimmy, I just finished reading Donald Hall's most recent book of essays, written as he headed toward his nineties. That happens to be in my very near future, as well, so I enjoyed the book immensely. He has been a favorite of mine since my husband and I lived less than a block from the Brock-Hall Dairy in New Haven. If you haven't read it, DO!!!
You have done nothing wrong, Sarah. We just have not had any posts for a few days. I will be active again today and make some new posts.
Hi Jimmy,Oops. Didn’t scroll down enough to see this comments section so I put my note to you in the “Ask the Author” section. If you miss it there, it was about IHOP. I’m not receiving posts anymore from the group, and I wonder if I’ve done something wrong. If I have, let me know what it is. If I haven’t, I’d really like to be reinstated.
Sarah Russell
Poppy wrote: "So, Jimmy, where can I find Bobby's Story?"As far as "Bobby's Story" goes, that will take some time. As you know, it was nominated as a finalist for the 2017 Rattle Poetry Prize. Here is the link for that contest:
https://www.rattle.com/prize/winners/...
The poem will be published in the December issue of Rattle. You can become a subscriber online for $20. Maybe in January it will be posted online. If you subscribe to the print journal, you can vote for the best of the 10 finalists. The winner gets $2,000.
I am afraid that's the best I can do for now.
Poppy wrote: "Hi Jimmy. While I was looking for your Rattle poem, I came across this list of your favorite authors. When I saw Bart Ehrman's name, I just had to tell you that we have a connection. When my husban..."I love Bart Ehrman, Poppy. Than you for sharing that connection with me. I never knew that. Your husband must have been a special man.
Hi Jimmy. While I was looking for your Rattle poem, I came across this list of your favorite authors. When I saw Bart Ehrman's name, I just had to tell you that we have a connection. When my husband was brain-injured in an accident, he had to retire from teaching at the age of 52. Bart was hired to take his place!!!
James wrote: "Thanks for yuor support.I don't know if you waded through all the comments, but this Jeff guy added a list of people who doubt evolution. Included on the list? Leonardo da Vinci , Isaac Newton, B..."
You have my total support on this issue.
Thanks for yuor support.I don't know if you waded through all the comments, but this Jeff guy added a list of people who doubt evolution. Included on the list? Leonardo da Vinci , Isaac Newton, Blaise Pascal, Louis Pasteur etc.
It shows you the lengths of deception these folks will go to to protect their religion. I find it disgusting.
Much appreciate it!
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