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I read Apocalypse Law 1-4 this week. What can I say? It was slow at work. They're solid books, a little bit of prepper porn but nothing too bad. As always, hit me up if you want a Kindle loan.
I have Glenn Becks' "Massacres and Miracles" book if anyone would like to borrow. It's a quick, fun, informative, read. History in story form. Just PM me.
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disasters Strike and Why by Amanda Ripley
http://www.amazon.com/The-Unthinkabl.../dp/0307352900
Some of you who have been through life altering events will recognize many of the things that happen to others and yourself when the unthinkable happens. Life just isn't like the movies and many of the stories related in this book give you an insight into who survives and who didn't.
I am about half way through Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England by Thomas Penn
http://www.amazon.com/Winter-King-He.../dp/1439191573
At the end of the War of the Roses (the real life Game of Thrones) the Tudor dynasty begins at Bosworth Field with the downfall of Richard III and rise of Henry VII. I find the involvement of Italian bankers, the Kings lawyers, and lots of people who would take the crown if they could to be a fascinating period of English history. All of the soap operas and fictional tragedies found today on television could not hold a candle to the real history of the first Tudor King of England.
Reading this for my American Colonial history class
Beck book - PM sent
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Fearless: The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy SEAL Team SIX Operator Adam Brown.
Outlaw Platoon: Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan
Just finished both of these outstanding books and wanted to highlight them. The story of Adam Brown is one of the most inspirational stories I have ever read. Brown grew up an all-American kid who made some wrong turns and ended up a crack user. Utilizing some family connections allowed Brown to acquire waivers and join the Navy. After becoming a SEAL, Brown lost his dominant eye to simunition in training exercise. He taught himself to shoot using his non-dominant eye. Next, Brown's fingers on his right hand (his shooting hand) were smashed off in an vehicle accident. He had them sewn back on and taught himself to shoot left-handed. Both of these happened before Brown A) passed Navy Warfare Sniper school and B) passed training for and joined SEAL Team SIX. It is a remarkable story and I hope Brown's story will be read and appreciated by others.
The second title, Outlaw Platoon, is a much grittier look at the war in Afghanistan. It's a first-hand account of the ground war and it reveals a lot of the politics that happen in FOBs and the frustration that grows out of it. It also highlights the bond that men who go to war share with one another.
If you don't like to read, the NRA Life of Duty site has video stories of both of these. I highly recommend them. http://nralifeofduty.tv/patriot-prof...files-military
Death by Food Pyramid.
I know it doesn't go with what everyone else is reading.
To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World by Arthur Herman
http://www.amazon.com/To-Rule-Waves-.../dp/0060534257
An interesting overview of western history and the rise of English trade and influence based on the rise and success of the British Royal Navy. Easy reading and pretty well researched. Command the seas and you control your nation's destiny.
Currently about half-way through Gates of Fire, by Steven Pressfield. It's on the Reading List of the Commandant of the Marine Corp, is taught at West Point, United States Naval Academy, and MCB Quantico. Also recommended by retired Gen James Mattis.
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