Politically incorrect random book notes...
Haven't read anything lately I really feel I need to remark on (shocking, I know- but I'll get over it, lol!) so, for today's Random Bit Of Information You Could Have Lived Not Knowing, I'll run through a few things I have on request from the library- since there's actually a linking theme here I think at least Betsy and Maggie will find amusing. ;)
The National Review politically incorrect reference guide : your handbook for the right information sources
by John J. Virtes (Editor), Russell Jenkins (Editor), National Review Research LibraryNew York, N. Y., Frederick W. Campano (Compiler)
"Against the odds, perhaps, this collection of columns by the National Review's house economics analyst and prominent outsiders has considerable impact as a lively, thought-provoking defense of positions near or dear to the hearts and minds of political conservatives. Informed by an abiding mistrust of the major media's arguable leftward tilt, the author and his guest commentators (Martin Anderson, William Niakanen, Paul Craig Roberts, et al.) raise merry hell with the liberal agenda. They blast away at a host of people and ideas: the assumption that the 1980s benefited only America's affluent, federal regulation, government spending, protectionists, quotas, taxation (notably, capital-gains levies), tort law, and overly zealous environmentalists.
Well, what's not to love in that?? Lol! ;)
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
by Thomas E. Woods Jr.
"Claiming that most textbooks and popular history books were written by biased left-wing writers and scholars, historian Thomas Woods offers this guide as an alternative to "the stale and predictable platitudes of mainstream texts." Covering the colonial era through the Clinton administration, Woods seeks to debunk some persistent myths about American history. For instance, he writes, the Puritans were not racists intent on stealing the Indians' lands, the Founding Fathers were not revolutionaries but conservatives in the true sense of the word, the American War Between the States (to even call it a civil war is inaccurate, Woods says) was not principally about slavery, Abraham Lincoln was no friend to the slaves, and FDR's New Deal policies actually made the Depression worse. "
Ok, this one, I actually read around the end of the summer- what got me into this "genre" of books, as it were, and it's GREAT. Witty, full of interesting historical facts you won't get in Mrs. Swedenborg's history class, and with a read-able layout.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades)
by Robert Spencer
Michelle Malkin, bestselling author and columnist: "The courageous Robert Spencer busts myths and tells truths about jihadists that no one else will tell."
Ibn Warraq, author: "A clarion call for the defense of the West before it is too late."
DYING to read this one... Need more be said?
Straight White American Male: A Politically Incorrect Survival Guide
by James Overbey, Taylor Overbey
"In Straight White American Male: A Politically Incorrect Illustrated Survival Guide, father-and-son team James and Taylor Overbey, writer and cartoonist, respectively, comment on the many absurd effects of political correctness on the English language, or "Manglish," as they call it. Satirizing the entire process, they suggest "Monspeak" for English (with "mon" as the generic for both man and woman), "hupe" for human and, of course, the eponymous SWAM."
Yes, I KNOW. But I'm sure I'll find it amusing, and I can always tempt my brothers with it- I mean it has cartoons in it, so why wouldn't they scan it? ;)
The National Review politically incorrect reference guide : your handbook for the right information sources
by John J. Virtes (Editor), Russell Jenkins (Editor), National Review Research LibraryNew York, N. Y., Frederick W. Campano (Compiler)
"Against the odds, perhaps, this collection of columns by the National Review's house economics analyst and prominent outsiders has considerable impact as a lively, thought-provoking defense of positions near or dear to the hearts and minds of political conservatives. Informed by an abiding mistrust of the major media's arguable leftward tilt, the author and his guest commentators (Martin Anderson, William Niakanen, Paul Craig Roberts, et al.) raise merry hell with the liberal agenda. They blast away at a host of people and ideas: the assumption that the 1980s benefited only America's affluent, federal regulation, government spending, protectionists, quotas, taxation (notably, capital-gains levies), tort law, and overly zealous environmentalists.
Well, what's not to love in that?? Lol! ;)
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
by Thomas E. Woods Jr.
"Claiming that most textbooks and popular history books were written by biased left-wing writers and scholars, historian Thomas Woods offers this guide as an alternative to "the stale and predictable platitudes of mainstream texts." Covering the colonial era through the Clinton administration, Woods seeks to debunk some persistent myths about American history. For instance, he writes, the Puritans were not racists intent on stealing the Indians' lands, the Founding Fathers were not revolutionaries but conservatives in the true sense of the word, the American War Between the States (to even call it a civil war is inaccurate, Woods says) was not principally about slavery, Abraham Lincoln was no friend to the slaves, and FDR's New Deal policies actually made the Depression worse. "
Ok, this one, I actually read around the end of the summer- what got me into this "genre" of books, as it were, and it's GREAT. Witty, full of interesting historical facts you won't get in Mrs. Swedenborg's history class, and with a read-able layout.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (And the Crusades)
by Robert Spencer
Michelle Malkin, bestselling author and columnist: "The courageous Robert Spencer busts myths and tells truths about jihadists that no one else will tell."
Ibn Warraq, author: "A clarion call for the defense of the West before it is too late."
DYING to read this one... Need more be said?
Straight White American Male: A Politically Incorrect Survival Guide
by James Overbey, Taylor Overbey
"In Straight White American Male: A Politically Incorrect Illustrated Survival Guide, father-and-son team James and Taylor Overbey, writer and cartoonist, respectively, comment on the many absurd effects of political correctness on the English language, or "Manglish," as they call it. Satirizing the entire process, they suggest "Monspeak" for English (with "mon" as the generic for both man and woman), "hupe" for human and, of course, the eponymous SWAM."
Yes, I KNOW. But I'm sure I'll find it amusing, and I can always tempt my brothers with it- I mean it has cartoons in it, so why wouldn't they scan it? ;)
posted by Sebosmile @ 2:46 PM
2 Comments:
At Wednesday, November 16, 2005 6:02:00 PM,
Maggie said…
Ooo, the one by Thomas Woods should be interesting! He has also written excellent books like "How the Catholic Church Built Civilization," and a much more disturbing tome called "The Great Facade" about Vatican II, which apparently gets a bit too far into radical Traditionalist Catholicism territory for me.
Although I don't always agree with the NR crowd, I usually do, so I also wanna hear about that when you get through with it! You should get a job as a book reviewer and the we would always get to hear about these lovely masterworks :)
At Thursday, November 17, 2005 2:56:00 PM,
Sebosmile said…
Lol! I don't pretend my reviewing skills are anywhere in that level, Mags- but that WOULD be fun! :)
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