Member: OldSarge

Library2,147 books — see library

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TagsMilitary History (441), Science Fiction (362), Biography (266), Fantasy (239), US History (169), WW2 (168), US Military (148), Sword and Sorcery (146), Horror Fiction (137), US Army (120) — see all tags

Groups40-Something Library Thingers, American Revolution & Founding Fathers History, BBC Radio 3 Listeners, Booze!, Ghost Stories, Past and Present, History Readers: Clio's (Pleasure?) Palace, Libertarian Cooking, Military History, Political Conservatives, Science Fiction Fans — show all groups , Second World War History, The Green Dragon, The Weird Tradition, Thing(amabrarian)s That Go Bump in the Night

Favorite authorsRaymond Chandler, C. J. Cherryh, G. K. Chesterton, Arthur Conan Doyle, David Drake, Peter F. Hamilton, Dashiell Hammett, Robert E. Howard, Paul Johnson, H. P. Lovecraft, H. Beam Piper, John Ringo, S.M. Stirling, Karl Edward Wagner, David Weber (Shared favorites)

About me I'M BACK, BUT ONLY FOR AWHILE.

"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."
-G.K. Chesterton

"Live right so when it comes your time to die,
you will not be like those whose hearts are filled with
the fear of death, who weep and pray for a little more
time to live their lives over again in a different way.
Sing your death song and die like a hero going home."
-Tecumseh

"SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM"
-Publius Renatus

"All lives on a battlefield are equal, and a dead rifleman is as great a loss in the eyes of God as a dead General. The dignity which attaches to the individual is the basis of Western Civilization, and this fact should be remembered by every Commander."
-GEN Matthew B. Ridgway

"You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out. I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace."
"But, my dear sirs, when peace does come, you may call on me for any thing. Then will I share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and families against danger from every quarter."
-GEN William T. Sherman

I grew up in a house full of books and will be eternally grateful to my parents for that. I have been there and done that and helped to make history with the places I have been, things I have done and things I have seen. Twenty-four years and probably in until they force me to retire.

For fun and relaxation I enjoy gardening, shooting, reading (DUH), Baroque period classical music, jazz and collecting and watching classic films.

About my library As I catalouge my books I can see patterns and remember what was going on in my life during certain periods. Kind of amazing I think.

I've started adding the missus' books. I believe no one will confuse who's is who's.

CURRENTLY READING:
POLK: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America by Walter R. Borneman

ON THE COFFEE TABLE:
SILENT MOVIES: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture by Peter Kobel
THE HAMMER STORY: The Authorised History of Hammer Films by Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes
AMERICAN GOTHIC: Sixty Years of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby
THE AMERICAN FILM INSTITUTE DESK REFERENCE by Melinda Corey & George Ochoa
ART: A New History by Paul Johnson

NEXT TO READ:
HELL TO PAY (Nightside #7) by Simon R. Green
BOONE: A Biography by Robert Morgan

RECENTLY READ:
GENERAL LEE'S ARMY: From Victory to Collapse by Joseph T. Glatthaar
BULLETPROOF: The Making of an Invincible Mind by Chuck Holton

CURRENT LISTENING MOOD:
THE CLASH: London Calling
JOE JACKSON: Look Sharp

LocationDown the shore, Noo Joisey

Account typepublic, lifetime

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Member sinceJan 4, 2007