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Originally Posted by issybird
...Don't get too excited, though--Gulp does nothing for me.
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
...For me, none of the other books do anything for me. The only other book nominated (not by me) that I would have liked to have read is Bossypants. But that didn't get a third nod.
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You really should consider supporting
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer. It may be old, but it's not dated by any means. From Communism, Nazis, and religious and popular movements his own day to modern political and religious movements in ours, Hoffer remains as relevant as ever. Not that he was dismissive of religion; he considered the religious fanatic and the angry village atheist to be two sides of the same coin. And while in the current political climate in the U.S. some of his observations may seem more directed at Republicans than Democrats, President Dwight Eisenhower considered Holler his favorite author and not only recommended the book but gave copies of it to friends.
As for
Bossypants, I read it, and while it's okay, it's nothing to write home about.