Daily Archives: March 4, 2009

From the Marine Corps Reading List

A Message to Garcia, being a preachment by Elbert Hubbard; Applewood Books, Bedford, MA; 1993; 22 pages; 1-55709-200-1; 3/3/09-3/3/09
The United States Marine Corps has a list of books that all Marines should read and a list for each rank within the Corps.  I have been fascinated by the Marines for a long time and when [...]

Great Entertainment rated

Showdowns, The Top 20 Rivalries in the Past 20 Years by Jeremy Roberts; 2008; Pocket Books, New York, NY; 202 pages; 978-1-4165-9173-3; 3/3/09-3/4/09
This is not great literature or great art we are talking about or even great sports stories, this is sports entertainment. This would have been a better idea for a DVD than a [...]

It’s like the 60’s all over again

The War Within, A Secret White House History by Bob Woodward; 2008; Simon & Schuster, New York, NY; 487 pages; 978-4165-5897-2; 2/24/09-3/3/09
‘”But the inner circle of the administration seemed to have shielded itself from bold new ideas, ‘those on the outside weren’t breaking through.’” page 56
General Casey said “More U.S. troops can help briefly , [...]

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