Book Nerd :: Ayn Rand, Florence King, Clausewitz On War, Sacks talks to the deaf

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Kevin I. Slaughter

Strange… I don’t see a way to rotate this damn photo in WordPress. Oh well, break yer goddamn neck.

Few books from Ukazoo. I was thrilled to have my Nexus One with me, as Ukazoo has a computer and all their books cataloged. I was able to pull up my Amazon.com wish list and search for books one by one.

“The Florence King Reader” by … take a guess.

“One War” – Clauswitz

“Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand” Leonard Piekoff

“Seeing Voices” Oliver Sacks

http://www.purgingtalon.com/diabologue MGP

I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve read from Florence King, and I’d be curious to see what you think of this one. She certainly has a deliciously misanthropic streak.

Oh, and your picture’s sideways. ;)

http://kevinislaughter.com Kevin I. Slaughter

The first book I read of hers was, of course, “With Charity Toward None”. It’s great, a must read.
Then, as you’d expect I picked up “Southern Ladies and Gentlemen”, and being a southerner, I loved it.
In 2007 I picked up “Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye” and it wasn’t as strong as the other two, but it’s a collection of essays, a different type of book. There are some good pieces in it.
The “Reader” excerpts from all three of the above, plus a lot more.
Anyone who would write the following line in a mainstream conservative magazine in an article on abortion should get what the kids call “props”:
“The sight of a drooling mental defective makes me recoil in disgust…”

http://n/a adan flores

Check out Piekoff’s “The Ominous Parallels” as well. A much less didactic writer than Rand in my opinion. And what could top “When Sisterhood was In Flower?”