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Yes, I am a Vardis Fisher reader. I have read every one of his novels and especially enjoyed the Testament of Man Series. His interest in study of man's religious evolution draws me to him. His beliefs parallel mine, or more correctly, mine to his. He was a man before his time. He also disliked war but realized some are necessary, I'm not sure.
Like your husband, I agree we probably needed to rout out the crazies in Afghanistan, but the war in Iraq is about greed. The war is totally unwarranted.
As to Woodward's books, I have perused them, but the thrust of his topics I had kept up on as they were happening. My reading list is getting longer every day but The Assassin's Gate is on the list, just not at the top. I'm semi-retired and between my wife's list, my book list, and some work, I will never get to all my reading.
This LibraryThing is neat. I had been keeping track of my library on my website for others to view, but this makes it so easy. I have the C:Cat scanner now and am scanning the books into LibraryThing.
I have a friend that studies the nature of man and he suggests it is in man's nature to war. He writes that evolution is lessening this need, but it is still strong.
Good talking with you,
Ron (defenbaugh)
posted by defenbaugh at 12:19 pm (EST) on Jul 23, 2007
We don't have a lot of books in common, but I was attracted to your library when you mentioned you are a fan of Vardis Fischer. I read Mr. Fischer's works a long time ago Mountan Man sticks in my memory, I likes books about the early explorers & settlement of the West. Bud (A.B.) Guthrie The Big Sky & The Way West, popular in the early '50's covered the same territory.
I noticed in the books we do have in common are books about the current situation in Iraq. Have you read Woodward's other books in the Bush at war series? My late husband fought in WW2 & was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. He was very much against the action in Iraq, though we believe invading Afganistan was necessary. Have you read Cobra2 & the Assassin's Gate? We had a grandson in the Army who was a MP in Afganistan but is now out of the service. A grand-daughter's husband is in the Navy. I can remember in 1945 how we never would have dreamed our grandchildren would still be fighting wars.
Yours truly, marianV
posted by MarianV at 1:34 pm (EST) on Jul 20, 2007