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Post by Maxflex on Jan 13, 2009 7:55:40 GMT -8
What I know about books could fit in a thimble. But how the heck do you find a Political book which could inspire anything?
From what I have seen on tv and in bookstores all seem a bit one sided.
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Post by hatboromike on Jan 13, 2009 11:32:53 GMT -8
Why not a simple "books" section?
The political books I tend to read are really history. Hardly inspiring.
I say we stage our first revolt here on the new board and talk about any books we feel like.
WHO'S WITH ME?!?!?
(Can I even revolt here? Is it now considered a coup d'etat??)
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Post by duckman on Jan 13, 2009 11:56:34 GMT -8
Why not a simple "books" section? The political books I tend to read are really history. Hardly inspiring. I say we stage our first revolt here on the new board and talk about any books we feel like. WHO'S WITH ME?!?!? (Can I even revolt here? Is it now considered a coup d'etat??) I like "Dilbert" books
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Post by dib on Jan 13, 2009 12:24:45 GMT -8
{{Why not a simple "books" section? Hatboro Mike}}
Agreed, don't narrow down the section to Poli-Books. On my desk:
Death to Dust / Kenneth V. Iserson MD. An eye opening read on dying, death and worldwide funerary customs. Not for the sqeamish but face the facts... we all are going to die. Think your local mortuary lives up to it's death with dignity spiel? Not according to Dr. Iserson.
Five Days in October / The lost Battalion of World War One / Robert H. Ferrell. The story of some five hundred men of the Seventy Seventh Division trapped in the Argonne Forest by German forces. My wifes grandfather was in the battalion, Private Bernard J. Sweeney, Company D, 306th Machine Gun Battalion.
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Post by Maxflex on Jan 13, 2009 12:25:10 GMT -8
hatboromike Global Moderator
Yep, been done it seems. ;D
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Post by msguide on Jan 13, 2009 16:49:33 GMT -8
Aways a big fan of Ronald Reagan, I enjoyed Michael Reagan's biography of his dad.
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Post by Maxf1ex on Jan 13, 2009 17:12:22 GMT -8
Aways a big fan of Ronald Reagan, I enjoyed Michael Reagan's biography of his dad. In my younger days I did read a few like that (Kennedy, Teddy). But then I got into trying to understand history. Wars mostly. Which got me into SciFi.
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Post by msguide on Jan 13, 2009 19:17:22 GMT -8
Aways a big fan of Ronald Reagan, I enjoyed Michael Reagan's biography of his dad. In my younger days I did read a few like that (Kennedy, Teddy). But then I got into trying to understand history. Wars mostly. Which got me into SciFi. SciFi is the one thing I really can't read or watch.
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Post by Maxf1ex on Jan 13, 2009 19:21:04 GMT -8
In my younger days I did read a few like that (Kennedy, Teddy). But then I got into trying to understand history. Wars mostly. Which got me into SciFi. SciFi is the one thing I really can't read or watch. Do you like history about war? Or westerns? Reason I ask is that my mind see the actions of all 3 as being one and the same. Only the place, weapon types and names change.
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Post by dctim on Jan 14, 2009 5:42:05 GMT -8
As I posted in the "Any Ideas" topic, I am planning on reading Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover. I am on the waiting list for it at the library.
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Post by duckman on Jan 14, 2009 5:56:58 GMT -8
Aways a big fan of Ronald Reagan, I enjoyed Michael Reagan's biography of his dad. In my younger days I did read a few like that (Kennedy, Teddy). But then I got into trying to understand history. Wars mostly. Which got me into SciFi. Have you read "Theodore Rex"?? Not sure if I want to buy it . I haven't read yet.
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Post by hatboromike on Jan 14, 2009 6:37:34 GMT -8
In my younger days I did read a few like that (Kennedy, Teddy). But then I got into trying to understand history. Wars mostly. Which got me into SciFi. Have you read "Theodore Rex"?? Not sure if I want to buy it . I haven't read yet. Excellent book! I would suggest reading the first book though before tackling Theodore Rex. It's called The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. IMO ... You can't fully appreciate Theodore Rex without reading how he became the man he was. I think the first book takes from his childhood up to his election as President. If you don't read the first book, you'll miss things like his sickly childhood, his developing passion for the Great Outdoors, his days as NYC Police Commissioner, and his adventures in Cuba during the Spainish-American War. Can anyone think of any modern politician, who - after aggitating for a war - actually voluteered to serve in it?? If this doesn't fit the definition of "political book as inspiration", nothing will. Also ... You should read Morris' biography of Ronald Reagan called Dutch. Another good read ...
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Post by duckman on Jan 14, 2009 9:02:21 GMT -8
Have you read "Theodore Rex"?? Not sure if I want to buy it . I haven't read yet. Excellent book! I would suggest reading the first book though before tackling Theodore Rex. It's called The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt. IMO ... You can't fully appreciate Theodore Rex without reading how he became the man he was. I think the first book takes from his childhood up to his election as President. If you don't read the first book, you'll miss things like his sickly childhood, his developing passion for the Great Outdoors, his days as NYC Police Commissioner, and his adventures in Cuba during the Spainish-American War. Can anyone think of any modern politician, who - after aggitating for a war - actually voluteered to serve in it?? If this doesn't fit the definition of "political book as inspiration", nothing will. Also ... You should read Morris' biography of Ronald Reagan called Dutch. Another good read ... Is "Dutch" the book where they made up quotes from a comatose William Casey?
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Post by hatboromike on Jan 14, 2009 12:12:05 GMT -8
Is "Dutch" the book where they made up quotes from a comatose William Casey? uh ... Not that I know of. However in the interest of full disclosure, Morris writes Dutch from the first-person perspective of a man who - legend had it - was saved from drowning by the young lifeguard, Reagan. In other words, Morris poses as this man as he writes the biography. It's a bit of poetic license, but it doesn't take away from the facts or the portrayal.
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Post by Douglass on Jan 15, 2009 3:56:12 GMT -8
Why not a simple "books" section? The political books I tend to read are really history. Hardly inspiring. I say we stage our first revolt here on the new board and talk about any books we feel like. WHO'S WITH ME?!?!? (Can I even revolt here? Is it now considered a coup d'etat??) All you have to do is ask or create the section yourself
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