Yes, I do reed things other than comic books, horror novels, and Scifi & Fantasy works.
Today the mail-lady delivered three new books to me that are of a more serious nature than those I usually mention in this column.
What she brought me, cover scans (all of which can be seen larger by clicking on the small images below) and partial notes from the dust covers:
Fkying High: Remembering Barry Goldwater by William F. Buckley Jr.
Flying High is William F. Buckley Jr.’s lyrical remembrance of a singular era in American politics, and a moving tribute to the modern conservative movement’s first presidential standard-bearer, Barry Goldwater. In a series of vignettes depicting the preparation for Goldwater’s presidential bid and the immediate aftermath, Buckley recreates one of the key episodes in the story of the conservative movement.
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Climate Confusion: How Global Warming Hysteria Leads to Bad Science, Pandaring politicians and Misguided Policies That Hurt the Poor by Roy W. Spencer.
The current frenzy over global warming has galvanized the public and cost taxpayers billions of dollars in federal expenditures for climate research. It has spawned Hollywood blockbusters and inspired major political movements. It has given a higher calling to celebrities and built a lucrative industry for scores of eager scientists. In short, ending climate change has become a national crusade.
And yet, despite this dominant and sprawling campaign, the facts behind global warming remain as confounding as ever.
In Climate Confusion, distinguished climatologist Dr. Roy Spencer observes that our obsession with global warming has only clouded the issue. Forsaking blindingly technical statistics and doomsday scenarios, Dr. Spencer explains in simple terms how the climate system really works, why man’s role in global warming is more myth than science, and how the global warming hype has corrupted Washington and the scientific community.
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Stealth Jihad: How Radical Islam is Subverting America without Guns or Bombs by Robert Spencer arrived with today’s mail.
Does America face a jihadist threat that’s even bigger than terrorism?
While our homeland security efforts are focused on preventing terrorist attacks, another jihadist threat is growing right here in America — in plain sight.
In Stealth Jihad, Islam expert and New York Times bestselling author Robert Spencer blows the whistle on a long-term plan by Islamic jihadists to undermine the United States. This effort aims not to bring America to its knees through attacks with guns or bombs, but to subvert the country from within — by gradually Islamizing America. The ultimate goal, the stealth jihadists themselves declare, is nothing less than the adoption of Islamic law in the United States.
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