Radek, the lover of books
Aside from bicycling, solo backpacking or shooting I enjoy nothing more
than sitting down with a good book, a glass of latte and wasting an
afternoon immersed in print as images of long dead characters are conjured up in
my mind -- sorry folks, TV is no match. Yet, despite the fact that I enjoy
reading, I don't require the use of vision aids; go figure.
I generally like to read books about history and horror; yes not exactly related topics.
What, you want a list of books I've read ? What'da you think this is ?
Currently reading (28 January 2008)
Recently read
- The Truth about Muhammad by Robert Spencer
- Spud by John van de Ruit
- A Brass Pole in Bangkok: A thing I aspire to be by Fred Reed
- Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein.
- Hunting with Jesus by Joe Bageant.
- Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
- Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
- Boston's Gun Bible by Boston T. Party
- Molon Labe by Boston T. Party
- Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934-1941 by William L. Shirer
- The Road to Arnhem : A Screaming Eagle in Holland by Donald R. Burgett.
- The
Great Possum-Squashing and Beer Storm of 1962: Reflections on the
Remains of My Country by Fred
Reed.
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- A Walk in the woods by Bill Bryson
- The Mitzvah by Aaron Zelman and L. Neil Smith
- Dumbing
Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John
Taylor Gatto.
- Life
with Father by Clarence Day.
- Unintended
Consequences by John Ross.
- The
Bias Against Guns: Why Almost Everything You've Heard About Gun Control
Is Wrong by John R. Lott, Jr..
- The
Federal Siege At Ruby Ridge: In Our Own Words by Randy
Weaver, Sara Weaver, Sandy Weaver, Bill Henry.
- Nekkid
in Austin: Drop your inner child down a well by Fred Reed.
- War
is a force that gives us meaning by Chris Hedges.
- What
every person should know about war by Chris Hedges.
- Stopping
power: a practical analysis of the latest handgun ammunition
by Evan Marshall and Edwin J. Sanow.
- Handguns
and freedom by Joe Pierre.
- You
Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide To Media Distortion,
Historical Whitewashes & Cultural Myths by Russ Kick
(editor).
- Africa
Speaks by Mark Goldblatt.
- The
Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and an
Unnecessary War by Thomas Dilorenzo.
- The
Death of the West: How Mass Immigration, Depopulation & A Dying
Faith are killing out Culture and Country by Patrick J.
Buchanan.
- Day
of Deceit; the truth about FDR and Pearl Harbour by Robert
B. Stinnett.
- How
to
own a gun and stay out of jail -- California, 2002 Edition by
John Machtinger.
- Bedford:
A World Vision by Ellen Williams.
- The
best democracy money can buy by Greg Palast.
- The Lucifer Principle : A Scientific Expedition into the
Forces
of History
by Howard K. Bloom.
- Iraq Under Seige: The Deadly Impact of Sanctions and War
by Anthony
Arnove (editor).
- The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw.
- Siddhartha by Herman Hesse.
- Night by Elie Wiesel.
- The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotton Holocaust of World War II
by Iris Chang.
- Ghost Soldiers: The Forgotton Epic Story of World War II's
Most
Dramatic Mission by Hampton Sides.
- Flags of our fathers by James Bradley.
- The War against Boys by Christina Hoff Sommers.
- How Stella got her Groove back by Terry McMillan.
- Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy.
- Three Books of Known Space by Larry Niven.
- The Corner: A year in the life of an inner-city
neighbourhood ,
by David Simon, Edward Burns.
- The Fourth World : The Heritage of the Arctic and Its
Destruction ,
by Sam Hall.
- The Bachman Books, by Richard Bachman.
- The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara.
- Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur S. Golden.
- Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier.
- Incident at Twenty-Mile, by Trevanian.
- Four Past Midnight, by Stephen King.
- To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei, Star Trek's
Mr.
Sulu,
by George Takei.
- Beyond Uhura: Star Trek and Other Memories, by Nichelle
Nicols.
- Miles from Nowhere: In Search of the American Frontier,
by Dayton
Duncan.
- The Lady: The life and times of Winnie Mandela, by Emma
Gilbey.
- Into The Wild, by John Krakauer.
- White Boy Running, by Christopher Hope.
- Seven Years in Tibet, by Heinrich Harrer.
- Into the Heart of Darkness: Confessions of Apartheid's
assassins,
by Jacques Pouw.
- My Traitor's Heart, by Rian Malan.
- Tomorrow is another country, by Allister Sparks.
- South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, by (Lonely
Planet)
John
Murray, et al.
- The World's most Dangerous Places, by (Fielding's
worldwide)
Robert Young Pelton et al.
- Karma-Cola, by Gita Mehta.
- The PCT hiker's handbook, by Ray Jardine.
- Sea Kayaking. A Manual for Long-Distance Touring, by John
Dowd.
- Illusions, by Richard Bach.
- No-No Boy, by John Okada.
- Snow falling on Cedars, by David Guterson.
- Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer.
- Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson.
- The March to War, by James Ridgeway.
- The History of Warfare, by John Keegan.
- Pedalling the ends of the Earth, by David Duncan.
- Silicon Snake Oil, by Clifford Stoll.
- The Civil War, by Bruce Catton.
- Assault at West Point, by John Marczalek.
- Trail of Tears: The rise and fall of the Cherokee nation,
by John
Ehle.
On my want-to-read list
Radek Aster <radek
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