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The Forever War. By Dexter Filkins. 384 pages. Knopf. $25.
The Forever War
by Dexter Filkins
“Filkins left me completely astounded with his hard-boiled descriptions of the gruesome realities he saw in Iraq.”
Filkins, a New York Times journalist dispatched overseas, left me completely astounded with his hard-boiled descriptions of the gruesome realities he saw in Iraq and Afghanistan. What I loved about this book was that for the first time I got an honest and true picture of what’s actually happening on the ground in Iraq. I can’t imagine that anybody—presidents included—would have operated as they have operated after talking to civilians and seeing the day-to-day for themselves.
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James Patterson is one of the bestselling writers of all time, with more than 160 million copies of his books sold worldwide. His lifelong work to promote books and reading is reflected in his new web site ReadKiddoRead.com, which helps adults everywhere find the very best children’s books for their kids. He lives in Florida.
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Amateur Hour at the White House
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Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
This is one of my favorite books. I am Colombian and have read it in both Spanish and English. I read it in English for school and in Spanish for leisure and both times I could not put it down. It definitely keeps you on your toes with all of the generations and name repetitions. It's a fantastic read!
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