Double-Stacked Bookshelves

Teaser Tuesdays:  The Men Who Stare at Goats Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by Jenn @ A Daily Rhythm . Here are the rules: grab whatever you're reading, open to a random page, select no more than two sentence (NO SPOILERS), share the title and author, and GO! Here's todays teaser: "The existence of these hundred goats was known only to a select few Special Forces insiders.  The covert nature of the goats was helped by the fact that they had been de-bleated; they were just standing there, their mouths opening and closing, with no bleat coming out.  Many of them also had their legs bandaged in plaster" --page 7           The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson This is an...interesting...read so far... Happy reading!

Oh boy, we're on to the letter O.  Today is all about:  George Orwell. George Orwell (1903-1950) The first thing I ever read written by George Orwell, the pen name for Eric Arthur Blair, was Animal Farm in the 9th grade.  I'll admit that it was rough at the time.  But looking back I can now list this book as one of my favorites.  Especially after learning about the historical aspects that are represented in the book; it's so much more rewarding when you understand the background (this wasn't planned out very well considering we didn't cover this portion of history in Global Studies until after reading the book for English).  Regardless, Orwell is a magnificent writer.  An English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic, Orwell focused much of his writing on social injustice, the support of democratic socialism, and the opposition of totalitarianism.  Because of his work, Orwell is considered one of the 50 greatest British writers...

Dr. Denis Leary's Why We Suck: A Feel Good Guide to Staying Fat, Loud, Lazy and Stupid was HIGH-LARIOUS!  He holds absolutely nothing back in this tirade against the American people.  What's even more funny is how spot on Leary is, merely saying what everyone else is too afraid to voice.  I loved it!  Leary touches on everything from politics, pop culture, religion, fashion, the differences between men and women, celebrities, and so on.  Really there is no subject that is off limits.  He even makes fun of himself, which is refreshing and shows the reader that he knows he's not exempt from the same judgement.  Though it's a harder book to review than most, I would highly recommend it to anyone who doesn't take themselves too seriously.  If you are easily offended, don't read this book.  If, however, you are able to laugh at yourself and view the world with a critical eye, by all means, pick it up and enjoy! "If you're dating a guy who's mo...