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Category Archives: book
The amazing Kathy Jackson
Not only is Kathy the editor of one of the best magazines out there, Concealed Carry, she’s the author of the book Cornered Cat and a co-author of Lessons from Armed America. At the NRA show, her table was constantly … Continue reading
Posted in book, interesting people
Tagged author, CCM, Cornered Cat, Kathy Jackson, Mark Walters, signing
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Attentive reader
The author of On a Wing and a Whim blog. This photo shows one advantage of video viewfinders — to focus with wide open aperture, I was able to zoom in one her eye and select which eyelash would be … Continue reading
Fiction is not keeping up with reality
When John Ross wrote his seminal Unintended Consequences, people accused him of being overly dramatic. After all, ATF agents wouldn’t frame people or commit murder, right? When Matt Bracken wrote Enemies Foreign and Domestic series, most readers thought the idea … Continue reading
Posted in book, civil rights, rkba, weapon
Tagged ATF, books, fiction, gun control, history, thugs, TSA
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A new source of written amusement
Balzac’s short stories and novels on-line. I was curious about an illustration for L’amie du Roi and decided to look up the story itself.
Posted in book, interesting people
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Economist John Lott
Last week, I met John Lott for the first time in twelve years. I last saw him in Minnesota back in 1999. His research and articulate writing have done much for the civil rights in the US.
Posted in book, civil rights, interesting people, rkba, self-defense
Tagged economist, John Lott, writier
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The origin of “One hundred heads” meme
The Grave of the Hundred Head by Kipling was recently referenced in a post about possible forceful responses to government abuses. However, we may want to keep in mind that Kipling wrote about revenge exacted against a local population by … Continue reading
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Tagged atrocities, government, Kipling, poem, thugs
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What’s in his nassssty pocketsssesss?
In Sprague de Camp’s Lest Darkness Fall (now available freely on-line!), a historian visiting Rome gets shunted from 1939 to 536AD. Besides half-way decent knowledge of Latin, he has what was in his pockets at the time of the transfer: … Continue reading
Posted in book, interesting people, knife, pistol
Tagged hypothetical, money, Spargue de Camp, time travel
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J.Neal Schulman’s blog
http://jneilschulman.rationalreview.com I recommend it.
Stephen Camp died
Stephen was the authority on all things Hi-Power. A Loginov noted in Light in the Window, the measure of a man’s life is in the memories he leaves in the hearts of others…and in the knowledge he passes along. Obituary
My friend Mike has a special on his new book “Rogue”
You can even get it personalized. That book is an interesting read.