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Stahl's book describes his descent into the Hollywood-tainted underworld of drugs and self-deception and self-absorption. His story is the unvarnished telling of the allure of drugs and the wrestling match that ensues. Everyone should read this book, addicts or not, for in the end we all have addictive personalities--some simply hide it better than others. I twice had the privilege to hear Jerry read in Phoenix, Arizona over the past several years. He is a gifted writer, warrior, and a generous human being. Buy this book!

I gave this book to my daughter several years ago and have just now gotten around to reading it. I shouldn't have waited this long. The authors describe a global epidemic of violence against women through the stories of women many of whom have not only survived but risen above the worst of horrors to become socialist activists. Others, however, have died at the hands of human traffickers or inadequate or non-existent health care. This is a brave book about brave women whose suffering goes largely unrecognized because they are women in rural and poor villages. The work behind this book is worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Would someone buy this book for me for my birthday?

Joyce's "Ulysses" is the mother of all modern literature, a book that should be read out loud first, then pored over closely.

I thought I had escaped the VietNam war (I turned eighteen just as Nixon began to bring the troops home), that is until I read Karl Marlantes cinematic novel of jungle warfare. If I were to recommend one war novel that is truly "in medas res," this is the one. You are in the trenches, the foxholes, you are fighting for glory, for vainglory, you are pulling off the leeches, eating fizzies, living in complete fear for your life while walking the thin line of racial tension between white and black soldiers. And of course there's the cowardice and ignorance of military brass who consider casualties political collateral and nothing more. All prospective military recruits should read Marlantes' novel before signing the papers and think long and hard about what they might be getting themselves into.