June 26th is the birthday of Marine Corps Lt. General Chesty Puller (born 1898, died October 11, 1971). Perhaps America’s finest-ever maverick officer, Puller was part of what I call the Even Greater Generation. — Today, we present a book review by our staff Book Review Editor, “S.A.”
Spoilers Alert: I don’t believe this review gives the story away, but if you don’t like any details in advance, then you might not want to read this. The Unraveling, Book 1 of the Bound to Survive Series by Charley Hogwood 324 pages Kindle $5.99 First, who names their baby Tempest? Even in this day and age of last names being used as first names (for example, Smith, Parker, Jackson, Davis for little girls or little boys) and the revival of old-timey girl names (Donna, Ruth, Hazel, Myrtle), “Tempest” seems over the top, unless maybe you are a Shakespeare scholar. …
Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on the Gear Cloud Defensive OWL weapons light. (See the Gear & Grub section.) Books: The Prepared Family Guide to Uncommon Diseases o o o Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War o o o The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850, by Brian Fagan o o o The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West o o …
“I was reading today that Congress wants to replace the dollar bill with a coin. They’ve already done it. It’s called a nickel.” – Jay Leno
