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Just started Stephen King's Needful Things
Rome, sweet Rome
RomeSweetRome1-8v2.pdf - Google Drive
The marine expeditionary force (MEU) of 2,200 men is somehow transported back in time from its base in present-day Kabul, Afghanistan, to the Roman Empire during the reign of Augustus and appeared at the Tiber river in 23 BC with a full set of equipment - Abrams M1 battle tanks, bulletproof vests,M249 light machine guns, M16A4 rifles and grenades, but without resupplying fuel or ammunition.
Good book. Published 1951. Assigned during my freshman philosophy class in 1968.“The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements” by Eric Hoffer
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It was written during the mass movements of Nazism and communism- but it’s fascinating to read it in light of our contemporary experience with Trumpism. Its insights seem every bit as relevant.
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according to wikipedia, this is one of the earliest mystery novels.
I like it, but The Moonstone is better IMO.