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I will have to check this out. I was just complaining to my wife the other day how Protestants in America have so few stories of good Christians, or examples of Christian living for others to look up to because they reject (or ignore) the saints. They like to do testimonies, like sales people pitching a product that changed their life with before and after but rarely do they uplift ongoing situations or departed persons whose lives were saintly (and as a Protestant I can't even define what a saint would be and why).
 
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I will have to check this out. I was just complaining to my wife the other day how Protestants in America have so few stories of good Christians, or examples of Christian living for others to look up to because they reject (or ignore) the saints. They like to do testimonies, like sales people pitching a product that changed their life with before and after but rarely do they uplift ongoing situations or departed persons whose lives were saintly (and as a Protestant I can't even define what a saint would be and why).
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It is mostly during the Soviet reign. It is all Orthodox but I hope that you find it edifying. I was protestant until June of this year.
 
I’m reading “Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon” by Dave McGowan.

After having read his Programmed to Kill and that Chaos book about Manson, I became fascinated with the whole “secret history of the 60’s.”

I don’t want to spoil too much, but suffice to say that basically every cultural icon of that era, every summer of love hippy child or tragic rockstar was connected to either military intelligence, Charles Manson, various occult/satanic groups or all categories simultaneously, because all those groups are themselves, connected.

The whole “yeah man the 1960’s… free love… drugs… best time ever” legacy being a flimsy mask over a horribly dark, bloody and evil period of history is very fascinating.
 
Bang Ukraine by Roosh V.

Joke. I'm reading a high concept sci-fi from the 50s called Flowers for Algernon. It's pretty well known I believe, but I've only just got round to it. It's really good. The general theme without spoilers is that a mentally deficient man has an experiment performed on him that makes him the smartest man in the world, perhaps of all time. But what goes up must come down...
 
I'm about to dive into the Pulitzer prize winning The Power Broker. It's a book about Robert Moses, a ((guy)) who a lot of urban youtubers think is responsible for urban destruction in the US, beginning with New York. It has come highly recommended.

If anyone has read the book and has thoughts I'd be very curious to hear them.
 
Rereading some favorites:
1. Out From The Heart by James Allen
2. Men of The Bible by DL Moody
3. How Readest Thou? by JC Ryle
 
I am currently 15% of the way through Sadly, Porn by Edward Teach. I hadn't read much of his blog 'The Last Psychiatrist' or something like that, but what I did read I enjoyed so I picked up this tome on the Kindle. The actual porn story he inserts is bland, stupid and unnecessary but the rest of the asides and classics commentary I've encountered have been fruitful. He's definitely a deep thinker and well-versed in psychology.
 
If nobody has read it yet, American Pilgrim by Roosh is really good. I'd say it's his second best book for me after his debut (Dead Bat in Paraguay). It might actually be superior objectively. Free Speech Isn't Free was good too, but it's no longer on sale I believe.
 
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Carlo M. Cipolla.

This book can be summarized as follows:

According to Carlo M. Cipolla, humanity is divided between four types of people: the helpless, the bandit, the intelligent, and the stupid. The helpless only harm themselves. The bandit hurts others to help himself. The intelligent help themselves without hurting anyone. Stupid people harm themselves and others- they gain no advantage from the harm they inflict. To society's peril, non-stupid always underestimate the damage produced by stupid people.

A bandit can take advantage of the helpless but not the stupid; if he tries it will come back to bite him at some point. No one can predict the erratic and destructive patterns of a stupid individual.

Stupid people hurt society in ways that bandits don't.

The difference between a country in decline and a country on the rise isn't a change in the total amount of stupid people in that country but the concentration of stupid people in positions of power- in a dying society there will be more bandits with overtones of stupidity in power and among those not in power will be more helpless individuals.

Highly recommended for non-stupid people.
 
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Sources (The Roots of Christian Mysticism in English) by Olivier Clément is a collection of beautiful quotes by the Church fathers and their interpretation on the nature of God, spiritual warfare, and theosis, among other topics. It also contains a collection of short biographies on the most important fathers. The author is a French Orthodox theologian, but addresses the book to all Christians interested in the mystical tradition.
 
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If you were a loyal follower of Heartiste and miss his blog, you'll be glad to know his writings have been saved and published into two huge volumes.

Of course, these days I'm using his books simply to understand women and how to court them. This is valuable knowledge that should not be ignored or forgotten. Heartiste really is a great writer. His flowery language is head and shoulders above the usual writings from PUA authors. But more importantly, he goes into depth about the inner workings of women that are important to understanding the opposite sex.

I'm looking forward to devouring volumes 1 and 2 by this incredible leader in the red pill sphere.
 
Currently reading the book of Proverbs in the NKJ translation. It's one of my favorite books of the Bible - the truth of Solomon's words becomes more visible the longer I live. I also see the Gospel in some of the weightier aphorisms, such as those from Proverbs 14.

"The wicked will be banished in their wickedness but the righteous have a refuge in death."

"The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways, but the good man will be satisfied from above."

"The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools of deceit."

A refuge in death, being satisfied from above, and saving self-knowledge point to the depths of the salvation promised in Christ.
 
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Cormac McCarthy Blood Meridian.

Westerns are my favorite genre...and Cormac McCarthy is probably the best author of our life time.

I convinced my wife to stop reading Jane Eyre with her church book club (which she hates reading) and we are reading this together.

I've read All the Pretty Horses and The Road before...and this is quickly replacing The Road/Count of Monte Cristo as my favorite fiction book.

Buyer beware. This book is brutal and raw...but beautiful and heart touching at the same time.
 
I'm reading Basil's Letters 1-58 from the Loeb Classical Library. I heard Brother Nathanael say that everyone who wants to be a good communicator should read them. They are very good.
 
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