BOOKS THREAD

And you're doing that by reading a bunch of books by people who converted from Islam to Christianity?

Interesting approach.

 

I've got a bunch of book irons in the fire right now, but most ambitiously, I picked up "Lonesome Dove" from the used bookstore for $1.95. 940-plus epic pages, with tiny print. Not sure it's a great summer project, though, seeing that we're usually outside until at least 9 each night these days.

 

I LOVED that book. Find the time for it.

 

Agreed, haven't read it in years but it is a great book.

 

I started this book last night: Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die. I think it's going to give me the heebie-jeebies.

 

I read Nic Pizzolatto's novel Galveston in a couple of days. Short, brawny book that I liked well enough, but aside from that, it's interesting to see how much of True Detective springs from it. The main character carves his beer cans into people, for instance.

 

LOVED that series and have recommended it to others. Blue Duck is a bad man

 

It is, actually.

Like I said, I'd recommend any or all of them, highly. Most devout current Muslims would never write a book -- they do not even take photos -- so all these people who have converted and lost their families (three of them were close to being killed, by their families!, for their "sin" of apostasy) -- do not even have pictures of siblings or others they miss since they have left the fold.

Nonetheless, I've now become more informed, knowledgeable and understanding of Islam than most of the supposedly more open-minded people on this board will ever be. They're all really good, very readable books. So read them, instead of coming on here just to mock somebody's "approach."

 

You forgot Terrorism for Dummies.

 

Dude keep that shit on the politics thread.