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Mr. Sir Nose. If you are still here or lurk in time to time, I want to thank you for this thread. For my white brothers who I tell to come in and see what real black men are like in body as well as mind in that we are all not stupid or intellectually inferior that so many of them like to feel in their own false comfort zones. Again, thank you. Thank you for your service as a military man.

-"That Used To Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come back" by Thomas Friedman


-"Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025" by Patrick J. Buchanan


-"Warrior Legacy" by Dr. J.L. Aiello
 
Tam, you might like Karin Slaughter. George Pelecanos is good too, especially The Night Gardener.
 
“Abolition!: The Struggle to Abolish Slavery in the British Empire” by Richard Reddie. A very balanced read.

“Principles of Horticulture” (for my studies rather than pleasure).

Now reading “The Suffragettes: In Pictures” by Diane Atkinson.
 
satyr said:
Tam, you might like Karin Slaughter. George Pelecanos is good too, especially The Night Gardener.
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Thanks, Saty. I appreciate the suggestions, and I'll definitely check them out. My library method lately is a quick skim of the new release section to see if anything catches my eye, and then randomly grabbing books by authors I've never read. I'm still reading/re-reading Clive Barker, too.
 
"Education and the Significance of Life" by Jiddu Krishnamurti

"Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence" by Gary Mack

"IBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind", by Gary Small, M.D. and Gigi Vorgan
 
"TaeKwonDo: Philosophy and Culture" by Lee, Kyong Myong

"Mastering TaeKwonDo: A Korean Martial Art" by Tae E. Lee 9th Black Belt

"Mastering TaeKwonDo Sparring: The Basics" by Brigadier General Robert K. Martineau and Tae E. Lee, 9th Black Belt
 
"The Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" by Sir Author Conan Doyle

"Hamlet" by William Shakespear
 
"Simple Zen: Guide to living Moment to Moment" by C. Alexander Simpkins PH.d and Annellen Simpkins PH.d

Note: A small book, but one I keep going back to time after time. I posted this one before. I'm fascinated by the creative visualization techniques used in Zen meditation. Highly recommend this read. This is one of a series of reads in oriental philosophy that I'm embarking on to understand more the asian mind (Taoism. Buddhism, Confucianism etc...) What an impressive people the asians are and how they have changed our culture here in the West.

"TaeKwon-Do and I, Vols 1&2" by General Choi Hong Hi, Founder of TaeKwon-Do.

Note: A fascinating man. I highly recommend this set to all TaeKwon Do students to understand the man behind the world movement of this martial arts. His life story is truly an eye opener. An example of how one person can change a piece of our world.

Happy readings.

Check out http://www.taekwondotimes.com

on their listing of philosophy books.
 
I've been on a binge as of late. The latest is Blunder: Why Smart people Make Bad Decisions by Zachary Shore. Exhilarating read.
 
satyr said:
How is this?
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It's not bad, but it's not great either. The photographs & the book layout are awesome, but the writing & the editing are weak. He came close to getting it right, but there are numerous typos, misnomers & other goofy mistakes that there's no excuse for. His writing is also repetitious; you read something & there it is again word for word a few pages later.

He did pretty well on the timeline, & it is does have some interesting tidbits, quotes & anecdotes. He could've done a much better job with it, but I'm glad I own it. It makes a nice coffee table book.
 
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