Within the last year, my favorite was:
Blown for Good, by Marc Headley
This book is an account written by someone who was recruited by Scientology, ended up working at their headquarters, and eventually left... but it wasn't easy. Its not the best written book I've read in the last year, but I find the subject matter fascinating, it was a real page turner, and an eye-opener.
The year before, my favorite was:
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing
Its a great fact-based account of a famous attempt to reach the south pole in the early 1900's. I read it while holed-up in a trapper's cabin in -20 degree weather (which added to the ambiance of the book), but this is a book anyone interested in exploration, the human spirit, or leadership, should read. I was sure they would all die in the end when I was reading it... of course, the tale has been told which means at least ONE person lived.... read it....it was first published in 1958, and some other books about the same trip have since been written, but start with this one.
Last edited by Kjesse; 01-04-2010 at 10:50 PM.
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