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1.Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
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I have read many books on or about the Navy Seals, some better than others. Quite often I don't finish the books as they are poorly written or just get plain boring. This is by far the best Seal book ever written. In fact I put this up with "Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills" as the top 2 books ever... more info

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2.Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern WorldGenghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
from Three Rivers Press
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This is a superb history of Genghis Kahn and the Mongol Hords, without the European and Islamic biases that go with it. The Mongol conquerers and rulers come across as more competent and, dare I say it, more tolerant than the people they conquered, albeit part of the same milieu of conquering,... more info

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3.The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City TransformedThe Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed
from Walker & Company
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"The Last Days of Old Beijing" is written by an American volunteer English teacher in an "old Town" Beijing elementary school. The area surrounding his rental room is being squeezed by encroaching redevelopment motivated both by profit and patriotism (putting on a good face for the Olympics). Public... more info

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4.Escape from the Deep: A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous CrewEscape from the Deep: A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew
from Da Capo Press
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This an unbelievably well-written book that keeps you on the edge of your seat, and I couldn't help wondering what I would have done if I were thrust into a similar circumstance. Calling these guys the Greatest Generation is uttering an understatement.

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5.OrientalismOrientalism
from Vintage
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Dr. Said missed the track completely with this supposed historical analysis that is neither historical nor good analysis. While I won't write pages of critique, here are just a few examples of poor work to make points not supported by fact (nor faith).
1. The British and French controlled the... more info

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6.Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and VietnamLearning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam
from University Of Chicago Press
Price: $11.56

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In his book The Two Vietnams, the late Bernard Fall warned that any comparisons between British victories in Malaya and the situation in Vietnam in 1960's was nothing but a dangerous self-delusion, or worse, an oversimplification of the whole problem. Mr. Nagl should have followed that advice before... more info

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7.Charlie Wilson s War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our TimesCharlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times
from Grove Press
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This book was really interesting at first, but I couldn't keep reading beyond a few hundred pages. The author keeps saying the same things over and over and over again (I got it, Charlie Wilson was tall and good looking, Gust was working class, etc.) He restates the same things so many times, it... more info

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8.Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central AsiaTaliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
from Yale University Press
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This fellow is an arm chair quack. He grew up in Pakistan, but that's all about it. Now he makes his living saying cocophony about Pakistan and that region of the world on US TV networks. And with so many networks looking to fill up their airtime, he is having no trouble making this living. He has... more info

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9.All the Shah s Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East TerrorAll the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror
from Wiley
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This is a good history book everyone needs to read. Especially anyone running for political office.

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10.Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy IndependenceGusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence
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Bryce positions the book as a comprehensive treatise on energy independence, and it's not. Which for me knocks the book down to 1 star.
Bryce doesn't just select his sources (as would any author), he problematically also selects within his sources, and in so doing at least twice misrepresents... more info

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