(Part 2) Best us state & local history books according to redditors

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u/jbrs_ · 460 pointsr/politics

Trump is playing us.
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Reminder: internal leaks from the trump campaign say explicitly that "attacks on their candidate (trump) and his supporters further solidify his base and even push people towards him" according to focus groups.

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The simple fact is that his supporters want to believe in him, and don't want to admit they are wrong about him; and they will go as far as they possibly can to avoid doing so.

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Trump knows this, and knows that he can maintain the sector of public support that he has by manufacturing threats and creating a doom and gloom narrative in order to keep people rallied behind the us (him and his supporters) vs. them (bad hombres, liberal media, inner cities-- see his recent claim about the murder rate in Philly) dynamic that made him so popular as a candidate.

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Trump also knows that most of his supporters are feeling attacked, and that the divide was already strong between his supporters and their opponents, and that there is really no middle ground. He knows that they don't want to admit they are wrong. In fact, recent science suggests that your political beliefs become a part of your identity. And so people aren't going to back down when they perceive that they themselves are being attacked, because it makes them too vulnerable.

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So what can we do about it? We've got to work on decreasing the divide that he is trying to create and that he needs in order to function. As I said before, when people feel they are attacked, they dig in and embrace their positions until they are forcefully and incontrovertibly proven wrong (and Trump is literally removing the tools for proving them wrong by creating questions about the most basic facts).



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Here is my strategy:

  • Instead of letting out our anger at the Trump voters or in ways that simply aggravate his supporters, like ugly pictures of Trump (which admittedly are very appealing avenues, but what makes them less appealing is that they ultimately benefit Trump by the process described above),

  • we focus our attacks solely on Trump's substantive actions and words and leave his supporters alone. This means also disregarding certain aspects of his personality that are reflected in or resonate with his supporters, like his blunt and simple speech, or his gaudy sensibilities. When it comes to his words, we should not 'reach' too much to create an issue, and save our attacks for when there's really something to be upset about. Otherwise his supporters will just tune us out, and the only thing we should care about is convincing them (otherwise we are just patting ourselves on the back for agreeing with each other).

    I would argue that the reason his supporters have turned to these sources and tactics is because it's become so important for them to score a "win" against their enemies that they are willing to entrench themselves in positions that they otherwise wouldn't dream of taking.

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    Making these hardcore supporters less defensive is the first step towards initiating a level-headed debate. I would also stress that it's important not to assume you know beforehand their position, and because of that, to assume that you are right before you've had the argument. Hear out their position and listen fully, don't immediately try to argue it down. A lot of these people are just tired of being stereotypes as idiots for the views that they hold and being unheard.. It's just about making a choice between what feels good (and is counterproductive) and what will ultimately move things forward. Maturity is the ability to delay instant gratification for long term fulfillment-- a similar idea applies here.

    TL;DR My claim is that focusing criticisms (i.e. no malice) on Trump and not his supporters will make it easier for his supporters to see the truth because they will not be on the defensive, and consequently they will little by little give up their support of him. And that's all that really counts moving forward: not revenge, not rubbing it in anyone's faces, just working against Trump.
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    More resources:

  • Debiasing Techniques

  • Paper: Misinformation and Its Correction

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    I would also recommend this book for anyone interested in what I've said here. Credit /u/veringer for mentioning it to me.


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    an interesting comment from /u/ingsocinnerparty on Joe Biden:

    I just read this really insightful bit of advice from Joe Biden in The New York Times:

    > Biden wasn’t shocked that Hillary Clinton lost. He had noticed before the election that Trump was connecting with the people he grew up with in Pennsylvania. This shaped his thoughts on how Democrats should respond. When the subject of Trump came up aboard Air Force Two, Biden referred to a well-worn story about how, as a freshman senator, he saw Jesse Helms, the archconservative North Carolina Republican, ripping into a piece of disabilities legislation. Biden was furious about it and began attacking Helms to Mike Mansfield, the Democratic Senate majority leader. Puffing on his pipe, Mansfield asked Biden if he knew that Helms and his wife had adopted a disabled 9-year-old boy no one else would take. “Question a man’s judgment, not his motives,” Mansfield instructed.

    > Biden, who was invited by Helms decades later to give his eulogy, is convinced that absorbing Mansfield’s advice is what allowed him to work with Senate Republicans during the Obama years, to negotiate the approval of the New Start nuclear-arms-reduction treaty, the end of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and the expansion of the earned-income tax credit, among other accomplishments. His approach to Trump, he said, wouldn’t be fundamentally different. “It falls in that category,” Biden told me. “It’s one thing to say: ‘I think the proposal on the following is a serious mistake. I think it’s gonna do the following damage.’ It’s another thing to say, ‘The guy’s a fucking idiot, and he is an egomaniac who’s a whatever.’ ”
u/MangyWendigo · 368 pointsr/aww

that's a real ISBN number

https://www.amazon.com/Rats-Observations-History-Unwanted-Inhabitants/dp/1582344779

dude that's the weirdest reddit citation ever. it's like a weird alternative reality where hyperlinks never existed

nevermind that dogs are not cats

u/malendras · 173 pointsr/MorbidReality

If anyone is interested, there's a fascinating book called Death in Yellowstone that talks about the many ways people have died in the park. This is far from the first time someone's died and disintegrated in a hot spring over there. The heat and acidity tend to do that quite a lot.

u/rabidstoat · 133 pointsr/news

Two of my more interesting books are:

  1. Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite: Lots of stories about deaths in Yosemite, accidental or otherwise

  2. Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon: The better of the two books (the first one being good, this one is just better) and provides stories behind lots and lots of deaths at the Grand Canyon

    For some reason, this story reminded me of a guy who fell while taking a picture of one of the hotel / lodges at the Grand Canyon. The guy had his back to the canyon and was taking a picture of the back side of the lodge. He backed up a little, then a little more, then a little more, and then plummeted hundreds of feet to his death.
u/Lonetrek · 102 pointsr/news

There's a few books about how people have died at Yellowstone. I read through one out of morbid curiosity.

http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B009R6HEF2

u/BarnabyCajones · 51 pointsr/slatestarcodex

I think that one of the complicated underlying issues here is that the Red Tribe doesn't really do a lot of traditional protesting, really, and a lot of them don't relate to it, even at a basic level. And this is a much deeper issue, especially if you think peaceful protest is a core democratic ritual.

I'll concede up front that the Tea Party did look like a Red Tribe protest movement (although that required libertarians to get the ball rolling and then Fox News and Glenn Beck to astroturf it), there has been some recent tradition of abortion protesting, especially by Catholics, and you could probably find some other examples. So the impression I'm about to give certainly isn't absolute. But growing up white in the South, in a suburb, around conservative religious people, I had never, ever heard of anyone who had ever protested anything. Protest is something that other groups of outsiders (blacks, coastal intellectuals, feminists, gays) did, not us.

Some of this is probably a function of residential patterns; rural areas and decentralized unwalkable suburbs are really difficult places to protest, owing to their lack of shared public spaces.

Some of it is surely cultural; most Red Tribe people I grew up around did not, at all, have a "Squeaky Wheel gets the grease" kind of world view. It was more of a "Upraised nail gets hammered down". Drawing undue attention to yourself was not a virtuous way to be.

Additionally, I think the version of Red Tribe I saw put a much higher premium on some myth of self-reliance; to engage in protest is to kind of implicitly acknowledge yourself as enthrall to much bigger powers that you are a part of. That was not part of the self conception of a lot of Red Tribe people I was around (you might disagree with their evaluations of themselves, I'm just trying to name it). And this goes hand in hand with a much stronger need to see a general framework of authority and tradition respected and valued, and of course protest often targets perceived bad authority or tradition.

Some of it was surely historical; I don't think there was ever a time in my life where I heard people refer back to a previous time when there was some sort of wrong that upset them, and the act of protest was key to righting that wrong - especially not in a way that involved rudely confronting other citizens who were strangers. Meanwhile, there were plenty of stories where people they identified with or respected had been on the receiving end of protests, often for reasons that they found maddening or bullying.

Some of this was surely an accurate pragmatic read of reputable media; protest in the 20th century has often relied on sympathetic media coverage to amplify its impact, and I think many of the Red Tribe I knew knew, on a gut level, that many of their concerns would covered hostilely by reputable press or, much more likely, would be entirely ignored.

And then, from another perspective, we've talked here, before, about the difference between Exit and Voice. Protest is entirely about Voice. The Red Tribe culture I'm familiar with seems to be much, much quicker to want, instead, recourse to Exit. In fact, I just finished reading Kevin M. Kruse's White Flight: Atlanta and the Making of Modern Conservatism, and this dichotomy is central to his story; African Americans engaged heavily in protest in the 50s through the 60s, and although there was some amount of counter-protesting, overwhelmingly the response of the Red Tribe was to abandon every single notion of any shared anything in public life; they abandoned public parks, they abandoned public schools, they abandoned faith in and support for shared government programs, and ultimately they abandoned the city itself and set up carefully curated suburbs. Exit, exit, exit, exit, exit.

Because of all this, at least for people like the ones I'm thinking of, just the act of protest itself is often going to be treated really, really negatively and interpreted as being extremely divisive and hostile.

I honestly think there's a massive, massive cultural disconnect on this specific topic.

u/majorlymajoritarian · 43 pointsr/CanadaPolitics

Well, to some people it does. The cluster of traits that generally defines these people (and the alt-right) IME:

  1. Being left behind on a changing world

  2. Inability to accept their place as the servant class in the modern economy

  3. The expectation that their lifestyle, where unskilled workers were protected at the expense of the third world, should continue, and the cognitive dissonance when that isn't the case

  4. The rage at those they sneered for not following their values being the winners of the modern economy, while those that cling to an antiquated notion get left behind.

  5. Hatred of well-educated minorities, who used to be discriminated against, taking jobs that were once reserved for them

  6. An inability to accept when their inadequacies listed above are pointed out.
u/spaceflunky · 39 pointsr/sanfrancisco

I wouldn't be surprised if the rise of rats is tied to the homeless encampment problem, which is why homelessness really effects everyone. Almost every encampment is littered with excessive amounts of trash and almost always that trash has a lot of old food rats can eat. Rats absolutely thrive in messy trash filled environments.

I suggest reading a book about NYC's rat problem. NYC still has a rat problem, but it use to be much much worse. One of the most effective methods of rat control was to just keep the streets clean and pick up trash more often.

Hope we can solve this problem before the bubonic plague comes back...

https://www.amazon.com/Rats-Observations-History-Unwanted-Inhabitants/dp/1582344779

u/Savant_PSU · 25 pointsr/news

He knew full well that the water was boiling, and jumped in anyways, but probably didn't know how hot it was and how fast it would kill him. People were yelling at him to not jump before he did, and he replied "like hell I won't!"

He also wasn't blind before he jumped, the water blinded him and basically cooked his eyes in his sockets. He died the next morning.

u/WildSauce · 23 pointsr/politics

Any student of history would know that gun control is rooted in racism. For a great read on the racist roots of gun control, and the ties between gun rights and the fight for civil rights, I would strongly recommend This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible.

u/Macrophe · 18 pointsr/nfl

The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Reinvented-Football-Created-Dynasty/dp/0345499123/ref=sr_1_74?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475238145&sr=1-74&keywords=nfl+book

Jaws might be loudmouthed idiot on tv, but he co-authored a pretty darn good book
The Games That Changed the Game: The Evolution of the NFL in Seven Sundays
https://www.amazon.com/Games-That-Changed-Game-Evolution/dp/0345517962/ref=sr_1_67?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475238131&sr=1-67&keywords=nfl+book

And all hail Belichick
War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team
https://www.amazon.com/War-Room-Belichick-Building-Perfect/dp/006208240X/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475238058&sr=1-11&keywords=nfl+book

The Education of a Coach
https://www.amazon.com/Education-Coach-David-Halberstam/dp/1401308791/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475238301&sr=1-1&keywords=david+halberstam+belichick

Pretty funny insight into players perspective:

The Rookie Handbook: How to Survive the First Season in the NFL
https://www.amazon.com/Rookie-Handbook-Survive-First-Season/dp/1682450341/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1475237975&sr=8-4&keywords=nfl+book

Also Pete Carrolls book Win Forever is an excellent read.
It has more to do with his Trojan days, but is a very clear telling of his coaching philosophy and why he has succeeded in Seattle. That man knows how to connect with people.

u/key_lime_pie · 18 pointsr/nfl

If you ask the Patriots who their gunner is, they will tell you that it's Matthew Slater.

If you ask the Patriots who their General Manager is, they will tell you that the position doesn't exist.

This is not semantics, either. The position has never existed under Robert Kraft's ownership. Most of the people on this subreddit were not alive the last time the Patriots had a General Manager.

When Kraft assumed ownership of the New England Patriots, he inherited Bill Parcells as his head coach. Parcells had been hired by the previous owner, James B. Orthwein, and had essentially been given full control over player personnel.

Over time, Kraft did not feel like Parcells accepted enough of his input in player personnel decisions. This came to a head in the 1996 NFL Draft, when Parcells wanted to draft defensive end Tony Brackens with the 7th overall pick, but Kraft overruled him and selected WR Terry Glenn instead. Parcells resigned from the Patriots after the 1996 season, and took over as HC of the NYJ.

His experience with Parcells led Kraft to believe that coaching and personnel should be separated, and as a result, his next head coach, Pete Carroll, was given no authority over personnel decisions. When this arrangement failed spectacularly, Kraft had to revise his thoughts about separating coaching and personnel, and agreed to give new head coach Bill Belichick broad authority over personnel decisions, provided that Kraft himself would be included in discussions.

Thus, the duties traditionally carried out by a General Manager are handled by a group of individuals working together, which include Kraft, Belichick, and some lesser-known people like Nick Caserio and Monti Ossenfort. Kraft believes that this is the best way to run the front office, and that's how Belichick wants it to be run anyway. The reason why Thomas Dimitroff and Scott Pioli have been successful in their GM jobs in Atlanta and Kansas City is due, I think, in no small part to their expanded duties as part of the Patriots front office.

Source: War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team by Michael S. Holley

u/nibot · 18 pointsr/Louisiana

One of the main things to do in Baton Rouge is to eat delicious food.

  • Enjoy exploring Louisiana Creole cuisine (surprisingly great Wikipedia article!) and Cajun cuisine. Two favorites: blackened redfish, and bread pudding.
  • Eat the incredible seafood poboy (get it with sprouts, and hashbrowns on the side; apply tabasco liberally) at Louie's by LSU (open 24hrs, usually--closed sunday nights?).
  • Be awed by the epic summertime thunderstorms that roll through almost every day around 2pm.
  • Visit the observation deck at the top of the state capitol. It's open till 4pm. Prepare for your visit by reading All The King's Men by Robert Penn Warren (or watch either of the films--the 1949 film won best picture, and the 2006 re-make was filmed locally), a fictionalization of the rise and fall of Huey Long. Pick up a copy of the book at Cottonwood Books.
  • Visit the Louisiana State Museum (by spanish town and the capitol; free).
  • Try to get a tour of the ExxonMobil refinery.
  • Two local obsessions: Raising Canes chicken fingers and LSU Football.
  • Eat pizza at Capitol Grocery in Spanish Town, at 5pm (except Sunday). Sit outside and listen to some locals telling stories. Wander around Spanish Town and Arsenal Park.
  • Run/bike/drive around the LSU lakes. Gawk at the amazing houses.
  • Visit Mike the Tiger at LSU. While you're there, check out the special exhibitions at the LSU library.
  • Eat delicious food at George's restaurant, an incredible dive bar under I-10. Favorites are the burgers (the 'heavy hitter' with avocado), the pastrami and swiss on rye, the ribeye sandwich. Legendary for their shrimp poboys, though I have never had one. Leave a dollar on the tar-encrusted ceiling.
  • Play tennis or golf at City Park or visit the dog park
  • See the crazy snake collection at Bluebonnet Swamp nature center
  • Drink beers, eat red beans and rice, boudin balls, and hushpuppies at the Chimes by LSU. Tin roof amber is a great local beer (it's not on the menu, but they have it!). If it's your first time, start out with an Abita Amber and a fried alligator appetizer.
  • Admittedly it isn't Cafe du Monde, and, after being razed by Walmart, the neighborhood ain't what it used to be, but you can still get your beignet fix at Coffee Call.
  • Visit the new Tin Roof brewery (friday afternoons only) and enjoy free samples.
  • See a show and get dinner at Chelsea's, also in the I-10 overpass area. One favorite is the grilled cheese on foccacia; goes well with a blue moon.
  • Drink coffee at PerksGarden District Coffee (on Perkins Rd) or Highland Coffee (by LSU; always full of lots of studying students).
  • Get a plate lunch at Zeeland Street Market (by Perks). Get the lunch special. On Wednesdays they have the best fried chicken in town. On Fridays get the fried catfish with mac and cheese on the side. Best time to arrive is just before the 12:00 noon crowds. Closed Sunday.
  • Take a date to lunch at Yvette Marie's, a cute low-key restaurant in an antique store. I like the jalapeno chicken sandwich. If you're looking for something more traditional, you can't go wrong with their muffuletta sandwich.
  • Ride in the monthly Critical Mass bike ride with approximately 200 other cyclists through the streets of the city. Last friday of every month, 6:30pm, LSU parade ground/clocktower. See also the bicycle events calendar.
  • Go on a swamp tour with Marcus de la Houssaye (Lake Martin/Breaux Bridge), Ernest Couret (Butte La Rose), or Dean Wilson (Bayou Sorrel- afterwards, take the Plaquemine-Sunshine ferry across the river and eat lunch at Roberto's River Road Restaurant)
  • Read Cherry Baton Rouge to hear about this week's goings-on.
  • Listen to 91.1 KLSU (college radio station) and 89.3 WRKF (NPR affiliate).
  • Find the river road ruins south of LSU.
  • On the first friday of the month, go to Stabbed in the Art.
  • Some other restaurants to look up: Parrain's Seafood; Juban's; Roberto's River Road Restaurant (Sunshine, LA)
  • The Old State Capitol is beautiful, historic, and free to visit. On the river at North Blvd (by the Shaw Center).
  • Stroll on the levee and watch the ships (barges) go by.
  • If you are a civil engineering / geology nerd, you will enjoy reading John McPhee's book The Control of Nature (or read it online) which details the century-long but almost-certainly-doomed effort to control the Mississippi river. If this stuff interests you, drive up and visit the Morganza Spillway and Old River Control, about 1 hour drive north from Baton Rouge (maybe a bit shorter now due to the new Audubon Bridge). There is also the Bonnet Carré Spillway on the way to New Orleans. (Morganza is also the location of the "cafe scene" from Easy Rider; visit The Bear (bar) for some memorabilia.) Check out this beautiful overlay of some old geological maps showing the past courses of the Mississippi river onto Google Maps. Roadside Geology of Louisiana is good too.
  • The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory is about 30 miles east and offers public tours on some fridays and saturdays. Contact them in advance. CAMD operates a synchrotron light source in town (across from Whole Foods); you might be able to get a tour there too.
  • Get a group of friends together, bring a cooler full of beer, and go Tiki Tubing down the Amite River. If Tiki Tubing isn't quite your style, rent a kayak at the Backpacker and take it out on some local river or bayou. They have equipment that will let you carry a kayak on just about any vehicle.
  • Head out to Zydeco Breakfast at Cafe des Amis in Breaux Bridge (1 hr drive west) early Saturday morning (8am). Or the cajun/zydeco dance at Whiskey River Landing Sundays at 4pm, or their neighbor McGee's Landing Sundays at noon (also: airboat rides). Listen to KRVS 88.7 FM on the way over.
  • Tour Laura Plantation and stroll the grounds of Oak Alley Plantation. I've heard Laura Plantation has a much better, more historically-informed tour; skip the tour at Oak Alley and go directly for the mint juleps.
  • Abita brewery, about 1.5 hours east, has free tours
  • Feed the giraffes at Global Wildlife (near Hammond)
  • Get an airplane flying lesson at Fly By Knight (Hammond)
  • Go to Tsunami on the roof of the Shaw Center (art museum) for the best view of the river (thanks BiscuitCrisps). Great place for a drink! Also, check whether any events are going on at the Shaw Center or the co-located Manship Theatre. They often have interesting shows and films.
  • The Cove has this city's best selection of whiskey (thanks malakhgabriel).
u/Icantevenhavemyname · 18 pointsr/TropicalWeather

He was a pioneer in establishing what we know now as the NWS so you aren’t far off. One of the best books I’ve ever read is called Isaac’s Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History by Erik Larson(Devil in the White City) that reads like a firsthand account recreated with what’s known from the actual history.

It’s a relatively quick read and it really dives into interesting things like how poor communication(among other socio-political issues) between the US and Cuba prevented the news of the 1900 storm getting out in enough time to do much about it. The book was gifted to me when I lived in Houston, and interestingly enough also explains how Houston became the dominant port city as a latent effect of the 1900 storm’s effect on Galveston and any future it may have had as the big-dog port city.

u/Set_my_freefolk_free · 16 pointsr/canada

People say it all the time, whole fields of social science rely on this falsehood as pillars of their models. Multiple psych textbooks I’ve read over the course of my career ramble on about how any differences are cultural or environmental blah blah blah despite the ever mounting evidence this is completely false.

Please explain to me how evolution modifies the genome of the Inuit to adapt to the cold but leaves unscathed differences in the following categories:

Intelligence
Temperament
Personality
Brain size
Brain connectivity
Brain modularity
Hormonal differences
Neurotransmitter levels

Etc etc etc

The idea that these stop being affected by evolution about the time that early modern humans gtfo’d out of africa, despite intermixing with other hominids including different types of neanderthals, while being affected by evolutionary factors including but not limited to:

Bottleneck effects
Founder effects
The beginning of speciation effects (allopatric, peripatric, parapateic, sympatric)
Etc etc

Is insanely unscientific. If different populations do not change genetically over time despite vastly different environments both social and natural then evolution in humans is debunked.

https://www.amazon.com/Who-Are-How-Got-Here/dp/110187032X

Have a read and prepare for a paradigm shift bucko.

u/aeranis · 15 pointsr/todayilearned

A good book on this topic is The Origins of the Urban Crisis by Thomas Sugrue, which analyzes the decline of Detroit.

u/auf_der_autobahn · 15 pointsr/Detroit

Because the entire history of everything shitty in Detroit has been about race. Literally every issue, problem, decision, and action related to housing in the city is rooted in a racist past or present. I'm not exaggerating or trying to call anyone out, it's just an honest fact.

u/morsecoderain · 15 pointsr/funny

I guess you never read Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets or The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood, both by David Simon, creator of The Wire.

u/outdoorsnstuff · 15 pointsr/CampingandHiking

First and foremost you need your backcountry permits. This is tricky as they book up VERY quickly. We have to book our's 8 months - a year in advance most times. Your route depends on what's available. Go here to apply.

A good route is Surprise Valley, Lower Tapeat, Esplanade.

Warnings: You are going to have to hike in cached water (labeled with your info) for the hike out and hidden. You are going to have dry campsites and have to carry a large amount of water from previous springs (if they are even flowing). If you try to filter from the Colorado River, you will likely break your water filter. An alum treatment is necessary for river water, so bring a collapsible bucket.

I would highly recommend having a beacon, spot, or inreach. We use an inreach to communicate 2-way. Keep the communicator on YOU, and not your pack. Satellite phones are not recommended. They cut out constantly. If your pack gets separated from you, and you have an emergency, you won't want to it attached to the pack. See example of the Merrell family having the beacon on their pack when disappearing. They found their pack, and the 14 year old was found dead quite a while later. The grandmother has not been found yet.

I use trail runners to hike in. Heavy boots will be the pitfall of your trip. Bring hiking sandals for the water crossings. I usually do socks & sandals for half the trip. Wear a cotton long sleeve shirt to retain the sweat to keep yourself cool (if hiking in warm weather). Dip your shirt in cold water whenever possible. Wear big brimmed hats.

Use NOAA forecasts and locate your permitted camping locations & elevations. The weather is VERY different at various areas.

Have some form of basic medical training. Even having your WFA will be worthwhile. We are all Wilderness First Responders.

Many people disappear in the canyon, even the most experienced. Here's a book about all of them (documented), that gets updated every year.

Don't go alone.




u/FrivolousPedant · 15 pointsr/news

If you're talking about the 1981 David Kirwin incident at Celestine Pool in Fountain Paint Pots (and I suspect that you are), I feel obliged to point out that it wasn't his dog. It was his friend Ronald Ratliff's dog. Quick plug for Death in Yellowstone by my friend Lee Whittlesey, former YNP historian.

u/IrbyTremor · 14 pointsr/blackladies

Oh its definitely an apartheid.

Always has been. If you have the skrilla please get this book as soon as possible. Then, force your friends to read it

There's so much shit that went down with hate groups, real estate, how the ghettos were formed, white nationalism, conservatism that just isn't taught to us and Atlanta is a historical microcosm of how it all went down.


It's an eye opener but, be warned, it will leave you with a seriously powerful rage that just won't bloody QUIT.

u/remembertosmilebot · 12 pointsr/MapPorn

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u/RatLungworm · 11 pointsr/MapPorn

I would prefer the relevant New Yorker article by John McPhee. You can still buy the book.

u/BuckRowdy · 11 pointsr/AskHistorians

An excellent book you can read on this subject is Last Call by Daniel Okrent. There were a few exemptions to the Volstead Act, one of which was for sacramental wine. As happened with most of the exemptions to the act, an industry sprang up around it. So you had stores that sold sacramental wine. Mainly it was controlled by Rabbis and members of the Jewish faith because they drank wine in the home as opposed to the catholics who drank in church. The rabbis would frequently overstate the number in their congregation as a way to be able to order more wine to sell.

There was also a provision that allowed doctors to prescribe alcohol for various ailments. People would visit the clinic, go to a sham visit with the doctor and get their prescription for the pharmacy. Doctors could schedule a great many visits in one day because the exams were so short. At one point the AMA came out against doctors being able to prescribe alcohol. They reversed themselves very quickly once doctors loss of income from the decision caused many complaints.

u/KAM7 · 11 pointsr/politics

A must read in these dark times - How Democracies Die https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524762938/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_wFj7Ab0136XNS

u/veringer · 11 pointsr/politics

If you have an Audible account, spend a credit on this:

  • https://www.amazon.com/Authoritarians-Bob-Altemeyer/dp/0972329889/

    Altemeyer reads the book himself and does a great job explaining his life's work for laypeople. It's not a collection of journal papers and shouldn't be read with that critical of an eye, but he does go into some detail on sciency things.

    If you don't have an Audible account or don't want to spend $, the book is also available for free as a PDF:

  • http://members.shaw.ca/jeanaltemeyer/drbob/TheAuthoritarians.pdf

    The very superficial TL;DR is that there are just a lot of people whose personalities fall on the authoritarian side of the spectrum. And, the bullet points listed above are explained/connected (at least generally) by right-wing authoritarianism:

    > a personality and ideological variable studied in political, social, and personality psychology. Right-wing authoritarians are people who have a high degree of willingness to submit to authorities they perceive as established and legitimate, who adhere to societal conventions and norms, and who are hostile and punitive in their attitudes towards people who don't adhere to them. They value uniformity and are in favour of using group authority, including coercion, to achieve it

    There are other related concepts like self-righteousness and social dominance orientation, but for the most part this book helps "the rest of us" categorize, describe, and understand this significant fraction of people. For the practical cultural tacticians, the author also discusses his research as it relates to how to bridge the gap and foster more mutual empathy with authoritarian personalities. He also outlines the differences between authoritarian followers and leaders -- which when read with the full knowledge of what's unfolding now is sobering.

    As a follow up to this, I would also recommend "Strangers in Their Own Land" which touches on similar points, but comes at from a much more anecdotal and hands-on way. I'm not naturally political or unconsciously persuasive, so I really enjoy books like this that I can snap in to my tool kit and at least help shine some light on observations that often make no damn sense.
u/tinian_circus · 10 pointsr/AskHistorians

As far as American system goes, you first need an Emergency Action Message, then the code to the warhead (which may be in the above message or in a sub's case stored aboard in a safe that no single person can open - but I'm not too clear on that part).

I just finished reading Command & Control and quite recommend it for more background.

u/Jaguarflesh · 10 pointsr/news

Sadly they won't make the next edition of Death in Yellowstone. Along with the foreign tourists that put the baby bison in their SUV because it was cold.

Thanks to the internet, the world will now know what little dbags they are. Co-Founder & CEO at High On Life or a narcissistic little attention whore?

Death in Yellowstone is an interesting read. https://www.amazon.com/Death-Yellowstone-Accidents-Foolhardiness-National-ebook/dp/B009R6HEF2?ie=UTF8&btkr=1&ref_=dp-kindle-redirect

u/FelipeAngeles · 10 pointsr/mexico

Aunque es cierto que la constitución ya le confiere el poder sobre el ejercito (Es una medida de seguridad para evitar golpes militares de estado) El Peje va mas allá. Quiere tener a todas las fuerzas armadas con un control directo, dándole seguimiento diario. Para que ? El ni siquiera es un experto en seguridad, si tuviera un interés legitimo, que escoja a los mas preparados y los deje hacer su trabajo.

El jefe de estado tienen amplios poderes legales para usarse en casos de excepcionales. Los lideres democráticos son cautelosos en su uso. Al contrario, los regímenes autoritarios se afianzan en el poder haciendo uso de sus poderes legales en la mayor manera posible. Al principio es por medios legales, pero conforme van adquiriendo mas poder van coartando a los contrapesos existentes que ya no pueden oponerse. Así se van haciendo del control del Ejercito, Suprema Corte, Gobiernos estatales, Congreso, etc y cada vez es mas difícil oponerse. Van jalando la cobija, pacientemente, un tirón a la vez hasta que se quedan con ella.

https://www.amazon.com/How-Democracies-Die-Steven-Levitsky/dp/1524762938
La segunda táctica es dividiendo a las sociedades. Cosas que bien sabemos el Peje es un experto.

u/hokie_u2 · 9 pointsr/nfl

Passage from the War Room where Bill Belichick discusses with Atlanta GM Thomas Dimitroff about trading up to get Julio Jones:

>"Thomas, I'm just telling you as a friend," Belichick says, "I wouldn't do it."
>When Belichick began studying the 2011 draft, he saw great depth at the receiver position. Why go all-out for someone like Jones when you can have a Jonathan Baldwin, who as far as, Belichick can see, is just as good if not better than Jones?

u/twitchster · 9 pointsr/progun

http://www.amazon.com/This-Nonviolent-Stuffll-Get-Killed/dp/0465033105

Visiting Martin Luther King Jr. at the peak of the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott, journalist William Worthy almost sat on a loaded pistol. “Just for self defense,” King assured him. It was not the only weapon King kept for such a purpose; one of his advisors remembered the reverend’s Montgomery, Alabama home as “an arsenal.”

Like King, many ostensibly “nonviolent” civil rights activists embraced their constitutional right to selfprotection—yet this crucial dimension of the Afro-American freedom struggle has been long ignored by history. In This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed, civil rights scholar Charles E. Cobb Jr. describes the vital role that armed self-defense played in the survival and liberation of black communities in America during the Southern Freedom Movement of the 1960s. In the Deep South, blacks often safeguarded themselves and their loved ones from white supremacist violence by bearing—and, when necessary, using—firearms. In much the same way, Cobb shows, nonviolent civil rights workers received critical support from black gun owners in the regions where they worked. Whether patrolling their neighborhoods, garrisoning their homes, or firing back at attackers, these courageous men and women and the weapons they carried were crucial to the movement’s success.

Giving voice to the World War II veterans, rural activists, volunteer security guards, and self-defense groups who took up arms to defend their lives and liberties, This Nonviolent Stuff’ll Get You Killed lays bare the paradoxical relationship between the nonviolent civil rights struggle and the Second Amendment. Drawing on his firsthand experiences in the civil rights movement and interviews with fellow participants, Cobb provides a controversial examination of the crucial place of firearms in the fight for American freedom.

u/todddominey · 9 pointsr/Atlanta

Anyone interested in learning more about Atlanta's interior neighborhoods (including Inman) should pick up a copy of "White Flight".

http://www.amazon.com/White-Flight-Conservatism-Politics-Twentieth-Century/dp/0691133867/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1418651548&sr=1-1

u/king_of_penguins · 9 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

Yes, remains from different periods are available. A recent influential study was "The genetic prehistory of the New World Arctic", published in Science in 2014. They list the Dorset remains in Supplementary Table S1 -- looks like about 20 individuals, from 17 of which they extracted mitochondrial or nuclear DNA.

So this is an interesting topic, but I don't know that it's unusually mysterious, as far as ancient populations go. The Paleo-Eskimos were a people that migrated from Asia to North America around ~2500 BCE, then got outcompeted by later arrivals, the speakers of Eskimo-Aleut languages, and died out by ~1500 CE. They were genetically similar to each other, but unrelated to the later Inuit, although they did contribute some DNA to the speakers of the Na-Dené languages.

I uploaded a couple of diagrams from David Reich's Who We Are and How We Got Here:

u/Rostin · 9 pointsr/HistoryPorn

I just finished reading a pretty interesting book about the history of nuclear weapons near-misses called Command and Control. According to it, no one was hurt or killed during the test, although it emphasizes that this may have been largely due to luck. The night before the test, Oppenheimer suddenly became concerned about the possibility of sabotage, so he tasked a young scientist to sit with the bomb. The whole thing was more of a science experiment than an engineered device, and the firing mechanism, called the X-unit, was known by its designer to be susceptible to accidental discharge. There were thunderstorms in the area that night, and the scientist sat up with with the bomb, fully armed, for several hours before it was decided that it was too risky for him to stay up there with it.

A few people were killed during the course of the Manhattan Project, one or two because of accidents involving radiation.

u/EnMindreBaronet · 8 pointsr/Denmark

Tja, jeg følger Fox News på facebook. De er nok det mest sobre højreorienterede medie i USA, hvilket egentligt er rimeligt vildt når man ser på hvor sindssyge de egentligt er.

Problemet er lidt at vælgerne i USA er så sindssygt splittede, og at der ikke rigtigt findes noget sted som ikke er en del af den ene eller anden lejr. Specielt i dag når Trump går ud og anklager medier han ikke kan lide for at være fake news. Men hvis du bare vil have en indsigt i vælgerne kan jeg anbefale Strangers in Their Own Land. Det er en antropolog som har været ude og tale med folk fra højrefløjen i USA for at finde ud af hvorfor de stemmer som de gør - den blev skrevet umiddelbart før valget og er ekstremt relevant ift. forstå Trumps vælgere.

u/YugoReventlov · 7 pointsr/evilbuildings

I just read Operation Paperclip and this building fits right into the story.

u/Get_Erkt · 7 pointsr/socialjustice101

FBI & Memphis Police Have Admitted Their Role in the Assassination of Dr. King Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/fbi-memphis-polices-admitted-involvement-assassination-mlk/#TjOr66ZkwV5kB165.99

This is a huge split here. Liberals and Leftists are divided. I'm going to say now I expect what follows from here in my post to be fully ignored or diminished. The reason why is simple: most people prefer to craft an image of history in their likeness than to observe it as it is. I'm going to be blunt about this. Liberals approach politics from an individual perspective that privileges personal thought and feeling over concrete material analysis preferred by the Left, especially Marxists.

This is the crucial thing to grasp here. Violence is necessary to the continuation and maintenance of white supremacy and patriarchy because these things are foundational to capitalism itself.

Dr King was killed for saying this.

This isn't debatable, it's historical fact. Any and all challenges to these things that would deal them any serious blow will be met with violence.

And that violence will win. You will be stopped. It happened to the civil rights movement. It happened to the women's movement. You can be as pacifist and liberal and dutiful to your state as you please and the state will unleash hell on you anyway.

The fact is history has been whitewashed. Violence has always played a pivotal role in social justice: in attacking it and defending it.

Shuttering a planned parenthood or factory or school is violence. It's genetic to class society.

America is not now nor has ever been a peaceful, just society. Its reliance on violence is evident throughout history, and this compels violence in response. The focus on nonviolent movements is dishonest and transparently self serving to both state interests and liberals' individualistic preference.

I came into politics as a pacifist libertarian, then a liberal. I couldn't in good conscience remain a pacifist anti gun liberal after honest historical investigation

But violence doesn't have to win.

Again, I fully expert everything i say to be rejected not because it's historically wrong, but because it won't console liberal pseudopacifism.

The only time the state and its defenders will relax violence on you is when you stop being a threat to them--when you feminism and equality movement no longer is capable of achieving its goals and is happy with token legislation with no power.

So what are we to do?

Organize in a new way. Understand that by taking the smallest reformist position you're putting a target on your back, so we may as well go whole hog and realize we need a new constitution for a society not inherently predicated on patriarchy and white supremacy.

Negroes with Guns by Robert F Williams.

First published in 1962, "Negroes with Guns" is the story of a southern black community's struggle to arm itself in self-defense against the Ku Klux Klan and other racist groups. Frustrated and angered by violence condoned or abetted by the local authorities against blacks, the small community of Monroe, North Carolina, brought the issue of armed self-defense to the forefront of the civil rights movement. The single most important intellectual influence on Huey P. Newton, the founder of the Black Panther Party, "Negroes with Guns" is a classic story of a man who risked his life for democracy and freedom.

This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed: How Guns Made the Civil Rights Movement Possible

Cobb, a former field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, reviews the long tradition of self-protection among African Americans, who knew they could not rely on local law enforcement for protection. Martin Luther King Jr. himself, after the fire bombing of his home, kept weapons in his house to protect his family. Cobb offers a collection of memories of freedom fighters and a broad historical perspective, from slave resistance to the Deacons of Defense and Justice, as evidence of the human impulse to self-protection that counterbalanced the tactics of nonviolent resistance.

Drop a bomb on a residential area? I never in my life heard of that. It's like Vietnam.

On December 4, 1969, Chicago police raided Hampton’s apartment and shot and killed him in his bed. He was just 21 years old.

The Ludlow Massacre was an attack by the Colorado National Guard and Colorado Fuel & Iron Company camp guards on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado, on April 20, 1914. Some two dozen people, including miners' wives and children, were killed.

Private planes were hired to drop homemade bombs on the miners. A combination of gas and explosive bombs left over from World War I were dropped in several locations near the towns of Jeffery, Sharples and Blair.

u/johnman3 · 7 pointsr/todayilearned

Yes, but the way they're often depicted is as nonviolent, noble, "deserving" victims. You never here of people like rob williams, or rowdy, armed protestors who stoop up to the police http://www.amazon.com/This-Nonviolent-Stuffll-Get-Killed/dp/0465033105

u/DrHeinzGruber · 7 pointsr/Atlanta

White Flight is a great book, and explains a lot about how we got to where we are today (sprawl).

https://www.amazon.com/White-Flight-Atlanta-Conservatism-Politics/dp/0691133867

u/DisregardedWhy · 6 pointsr/conspiracy

"The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51.

In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's scientific minds. These were the brains behind the Nazis' once-indomitable war machine. So began Operation Paperclip, a decades-long, covert project to bring Hitler's scientists and their families to the United States.

Many of these men were accused of war crimes, and others had stood trial at Nuremberg; one was convicted of mass murder and slavery. They were also directly responsible for major advances in rocketry, medical treatments, and the U.S. space program. Was Operation Paperclip a moral outrage, or did it help America win the Cold War?
...
In this definitive, controversial look at one of America's most strategic, and disturbing, government programs, Jacobsen shows just how dark government can get in the name of national security."

https://www.amazon.com/Operation-Paperclip-Intelligence-Program-Scientists/dp/031622104X

u/mustafabot · 6 pointsr/GlobalOffensive

I'm not home yet but I did some googling and found it - it's called "The Control of Nature" by John McPhee. It's a little dated now I suppose but the stories are still interesting and applicable.

u/Hydro_Logic · 6 pointsr/TropicalWeather

If you wanted a glimpse into what tropical weather forecasting was at the turn of the 20th century read Isaac's Storm.

It's a page turner and will give you a good understanding of where we were as well as educate you about one of the worst disasters in US history.

u/dzunravel · 6 pointsr/Atlanta

> They live and act like they are from small communities when in fact, the hub one of the largest and most exciting cities in the country is 40 minutes away. Yet they refuse to associate with it and are frankly afraid of it.

Relevant read.

u/MerryTexMish · 6 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

Have you read the book "Death in the Grand Canyon"? It details every single death in the canyon (up until the book was published, maybe around 2007), and is absolutely fascinating. Plenty of heat stroke and heart attacks, but also a lot of drunk hiking, people pretending to fall and then actually doing so, guys getting the urge to pee off the edge in the middle of the night.... basically, a whole lotta hubris!

It also talks about how so many people are used to the 9-1-1 system and of having help just a few minutes away that they just can't comprehend the real danger of nature. It sounds like a morbid subject, but the book is absolutely riveting. (And, of course, few people who are regulars on this sub would be turned off by the morbidity :))

Link: https://smile.amazon.com/Over-Edge-Canyon-Expanded-Anniversary/dp/0984785809/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495990706&sr=8-1&keywords=death+in+the+grand+canyon

u/paulatreides0 · 6 pointsr/neoliberal

>(1) and (3) are reforms, not a retaliation.

Reforms are what matter, not feel-good retaliation. Institutions aren't a hockey puck to pass around, they are vital and destroying them leads to collapse and its how democracies become dictatorships.

The way to fix institutions is to actually fix them, not hurt the other side so we can feel better about ourselves while we destroy the institutional foundations that are needed for the state to function.

>(2) likely involves court packing, just with a thin veneer.

It literally doesn't. You establish a completely neutral court and then the completely neutral court decides on all other members. It's literally impossible to pack that court since you always have the exact same number of votes on each side.

>(A) it does not. Otherwise tit-for-tat would not be an equilibrium strategy.

Tit-for-tat is also not a subgame perfect equilibrium strategy. FFS, the primary failure condition of tit for tat is literally called a death spiral. It makes a lot of assumptions that aren't true of the status quo. It is inherently contingent on escalation being symmetric to begin with (hence the "tit for tat"). When one side is willing to escalate disproportioantely, tit-for-tat doesn't work. It also inherently presupposes a cooperative opponent. Neither of these things is true about the GOP.

Instead when you escalate against an opponent who retaliates disproportionately, especially one unconcerned with cooperation, you just encourage a runaway effect. Especially when you are disproportionately escalating against such an opponent (and court packing would be a massively disproportionate escalation).

It's why escalation models don't begin and end at nuclear escalation. It's why we don't react to every Russian act of aggression by bombing Russian military bases.

>They have these tools already. At this point, escalation is not in their interests since they've already secured gains... but if the Democrats do not respond decisively when able, that impacts future Republican calculus wrt partisan aggression.
>
>(B) Again, preferable to a one sided conflict. I'd rather my side give as good as it gets in an all out brawl, rather than indefinitely accepting defeat in a moderate one.

Then have fun in your unitary one party state.

Man, if only an expert in the field had literally written a book about why this is a godawfully stupid strategy. . . Oh look, they did!

u/SilentD · 6 pointsr/AirForce

I haven't read it yet, but I'm guessing this book would have some information that is helpful to you: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1594202273/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2A0IIW9QDD78R&coliid=I2SB775ZY7611Y

You won't get many serious answers here because

  1. Most people don't know the answer to your question.

  2. Those that do know that it could be an OPSEC violation to share it.

    The specifics of how our nuclear arsenal are employed or used are obviously quite sensitive and controlled.
u/somnambulant · 5 pointsr/books

I was going to post this, but I'll just upvote you and post this link: Rats

u/NukeGandhi · 5 pointsr/todayilearned

"Almsot happened" is by no means a stretch. This book goes into a bunch of different times nuclear war was almost started.

u/lumpytrout · 5 pointsr/videos

In all fairness, I've seen tourists of all nationalities make some life altering stupid decisions in Yellowstone over the years. There is an entertaining book about it (although the author chose to put in a lot of unnecessary political comments) https://www.amazon.com/Death-Yellowstone-Accidents-Foolhardiness-National-ebook/dp/B009R6HEF2?ie=UTF8&btkr=1&redirect=true&ref_=dp-kindle-redirect

u/nsandin88 · 5 pointsr/UnresolvedMysteries

The books Death in Yellowstone and Death in Yosemite contain a bunch of interesting stories.

u/ryaneatsworld · 5 pointsr/Patriots

A few points in favor of Dale and Holley.

  1. They just added a 3rd man and IMO the best patriots blogger out there, Jerry Thornton. Thornography
  2. Michael Holley wrote this great book on the patriots rise to dominance. War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team
u/offthenwego · 5 pointsr/SnowFall

Freeway Rick Ross has a book. I haven't read it, so I can't really say how good it is. There is another book you might be interested in called The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood. It's not exactly what you are looking for, but if you are interested in this subject I would highly recommend reading it.

u/mcsalmonlegs · 5 pointsr/history

They aren't small genetic differences we can tell from genetic testing that they didn't interbreed at all for at least 1000-2000 years and it was likely interbreeding was low even before then.

This endogamy is by Jati and not Varna, but each Jati is made up of one or a few Varnas at most.

https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/04/indian-population-bottlenecks.html

https://www.amazon.com/Who-Are-How-Got-Here/dp/110187032X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523828895&sr=8-1&keywords=david+reich

u/Kaneyren · 5 pointsr/LivestreamFail

>what do you think an authoritarian is and what has Trump done to fit that definition in your opinion?

I'm not going to waste my time explaining something every reasonable thinking person already accepts as a fact. There are numerous articles about Trump's authoritarianism and a 5 second google search will give you enough reading material on the matter. If you want a more in depth look than an online article, here is a new york times bestseller that adresses the issue.

>It's not an insult it's just a lie.

Cool story bro

u/DrWallyHayes · 4 pointsr/AskReddit

The individual States weren't formed because the country needed them, but rather because their constituent populations wanted representation in the Federal Government. (Some exception might be made for California, but the story of how it obtained statehood is the exception rather than the rule). There are also a few outliers, such as Vermont and West Virginia, which were formed for complex political reasons; none of these, though, were created out of political necessity.

You might want to check out this book; a lot of it is simple geography, but it also gives brief overviews of each state's origins.

u/suddenly_mozzarella · 4 pointsr/AskHistorians

Mark Stein's How the States Got Their Shapes is a nice quick-and-dirty rundown of how each state came to be the shape it is today. It's just a fun little pop-history book, though. You won't find much in the way of deep, well-sourced historical analysis in it.

There's also a History Channel show, based on Stein's book and hosted by Mark Unger. It's OK.

u/The_New_New · 4 pointsr/falcons
u/oobydoob · 4 pointsr/MaddenBros

http://www.amazon.com/War-Room-Belichick-Building-Perfect/dp/006208240X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426008980&sr=1-1&keywords=war+room

I used to hate Bill Bellichick and the Patriots. Now I kind of almost respect them. A good read on the offseason process in the NFL.

u/SKlalaluu · 4 pointsr/geology

[The Control of Nature by John McPhee] (https://www.amazon.com/Control-Nature-John-McPhee/dp/0374522596?ie=UTF8&ref_=asap_bc). Read it in Intro to Geology class. We had to write a paper about which location we'd rather live in and why. I chose Iceland. Read it and see if you can figure out why!

u/Difficat · 4 pointsr/HPMOR

In the interest of trying to recommend books you may not have read, I am suggesting some that may seem far afield from books like HPMOR. But I have read each of them multiple times and loved them, and all of them gave me a lot to think about.

I just created a comment for Chapter 85 recommending Between Silk and Cyanide by Leo Marks. It is non-fiction, a painfully honest autobiography, and not very similar except for the bits about Knut Haukelid, but it is an amazing book. The author was the head of codes for SOE during WWII and so the book is about cryptography and secrets. And courage. I'm reading it for the third time right now.

Tuf Voyaging is a collection of short stories by George R. R. Martin (no one named Stark is in it), about Haviland Tuf, a misanthropic cat-loving merchant who starts with his humble ship "Cornucopia of Excellent Goods at Low Prices" and ends up with terrifying power and some hard decisions to make about how to use it. I'd call it comedy because it is hilarious, but it is also brilliantly-written horror.

Memoirs Found in a Bathtub is a tiny surreal book by Stanislaw Lem, about a journal uncovered by a post-apolcalyptic civilization. The main character has no name, and is apparently a spy on a mission so secret even he doesn't know about it. It is nightmarish, has absolutely no rationality to it at all, is clever and unlike any other book I've read, and most people haven't heard of it.

The Control of Nature by John McPhee is another non-fiction book. I recommend it for the beauty of the language, the depth of the research, and the fact that it is incredibly fascinating and impossible to put down. McPhee makes every person he meets into someone you want to know, and his science has substance without ever losing that sense of wonder.

u/metastable2 · 4 pointsr/geology

Being a person who has taught many university geology courses, I would say that in general geology textbooks are really boring (in my opinion). I think there are some good non-fiction books our there about geology that may be more interesting. Some suggestions:

  1. If you live in the US, see if there is a "Roadside Geology of <your state>" book. These books are pretty good, and relevant to where you live.

  2. "Thin Ice" by Bowen, all about climate and ice cores. Lots of good climbing stories.

  3. Books by people like John McPhee, such as "The Control of Nature"
u/RedwoodBark · 4 pointsr/meteorology

I have three.

The first that comes to mind is an older book, called "Storm." It inspired my dad to become a meteorology major (sadly, the U.S. Air Force put him to use as a navigator instead of weather forecaster). The hero / heroine of the fictional story is a massive El Niño / atmospheric river event that rocks California, told in part from the perspective of a young meteorologist. It's an older book (copyright 1941), but despite being short on contemporary weather science, it's solid on the fundamentals, and the major criticism of it is that it's too technical. As a record of a storm pattern that often afflicts the U.S. West Coast (and historically has been catastrophic at times) and is only now coming to be fully appreciated, it's still relevant, even though it's out of print, but Amazon offers it used.

"Isaac's Storm" is a national bestseller about the greatest natural disaster in U.S. history, the 1900 Galveston hurricane, which killed 6,000 people. It talks a lot about the weather that created it and how meteorologists of the time failed to anticipate it (and why). It's a gripping, well-written account of a storm that shocked the nation and devastated a city that might have otherwise become Texas' largest. It's written by Erik Larson, who is one of the great nonfiction writers of our time.

You are probably familiar with the movie "The Perfect Storm" but maybe not with the book that inspired it, also a national bestseller, titled "The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea" which dwells a lot more than the movie on the weather science behind the storm. In fact, the phrase "a perfect storm of" didn't exist before the book. If I recall correctly, it talks about how three separate weather events converged over the NW Atlantic to create a truly wicked storm that caught a number of mariners off guard with deadly consequences for some of them. The movie is pretty good (certainly better than that joke "Twister" that someone recommended), but it's a little short on weather geekery.

Sorry, no colorful pictures in any of these books, but the stories in them are plenty colorful. Congrats on your awesome study choice.

u/mhedbergfan · 4 pointsr/TropicalWeather

Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson gives some background on hurricane dynamics while going through a case study from one of the deadliest natural disasters in US history. it is a fantastic piece of non-fiction for both the story and the science.

u/woooooh · 4 pointsr/WTF
u/Duranti · 4 pointsr/TrueReddit

It wasn't just the complacent, the lazy, or the unlucky that were left behind. Check out White Flight by Kevin M. Kruse. It'll answer your question and then some.

u/lurking_quietly · 4 pointsr/TheWire

Of these projects, I most enjoyed The Wire. But it's worth evaluating each of these projects in terms of what they were trying to accomplish, since they all had different goals.

  1. Homicide: Life on the Street

    This was adapted from Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, but I don't know how much Simon worked on the show day-to-day.

    This show is much more of a crime procedural than any of the other works here. And with a few notable exceptions—e.g., Luther Mahoney or Brodie—the near-exclusive default point-of-view is that of the police.

    The show was groundbreaking for network TV at the time. For one thing, at least one of the main-cast characters was a cop who was an asshole and basically corrupt. This show also demonstrated that the bosses and their subordinates do not always see eye-to-eye, and not just in the "crusty-but-benign" way described in the movie Network, either. Most cop shows at the time didn't just show cops, but they identified with the cops' perspective. (This is still pretty common today.) This is legitimate, but showing that cops have human foibles which have on-the-job repercussions was taking a chance, especially for a network show at that time. And, like The Wire, it got critical acclaim but relatively small (but devoted!) audiences.

    The show's style was very different from that of, say, The Wire. For example, it had a non-diegetic score and camera moves that were more likely to draw attention to themselves. H:LotS also included collaborations with Baltimore native Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana. The latter went on to create HBO's Oz, and you can see plenty of influence there from Homicide.

    H:LotS was also able to attract high-level talent throughout its run. Not only was the regular and recurring cast very strong (as you'd likely expect, even without having seen a single episode), but it attracted a number of actors best known for their film work. As just one example, Robin Williams appeared in the second season premiere, playing the husband of a crime victim. Steve Buscemi played an odious racist. Arguably, though, the most memorable guest appearance was Moses Gunn as Risley Tucker, the sole suspect in the homicide of 11-year old Adena Watson. Gunn may not be a household name, but he's been in projects from the original Shaft to Roots to stage performances.

    Homicide was also remarkable, especially at the time, in that it shot on location in Baltimore. (For context, consider that Vancouver (almost) never plays itself; typically, a show at the time would be shot in New York or Los Angeles, even it it's set in another city.) It also helped establish some of the vocabulary familiar to those who've watched The Wire: "the box", "the board", etc.

  2. The Corner

    This was a six-part miniseries for HBO based on David Simon's book about real-life addicts and dealers. If Homicide was primarily a show from the perspective of the cops, The Corner introduced what life was really like for those who lived in places like West Baltimore.

    For me, Homicide was always more stylized in its aesthetic, but more traditional in the types of stories it tried to tell. It was groundbreaking relative to other cop shows, but it still chose the cops' vantage points as the default. The Corner inverted this.

    A lot of the content from The Corner will be familiar to those who've already seen The Wire. (And, conversely, those who've seen The Corner would have some useful frame of reference for the events depicted in The Wire.) One attribute The Corner clearly focused on was authenticity. Homicide was a solid show, but The Corner felt real. Much of the cast of The Corner reappears in The Wire, too. And some of the real-life people whose lives Simon chronicled in his book played minor characters on The Wire. One of the most notable examples was the late DeAndre McCullough, who played Brother Mouzone's assistant Lamar.

    Again: a killer cast. A good story, well-told. And, for a change-of-pace: even some Emmy nominations and wins!

  3. The Wire

    I trust you're all familiar with this, right? :)

    I think having laid some groundwork with the reporting which underlay Homicide and The Corner, The Wire had the basis to be incredibly ambitious. It told stories from the perspectives of cops and dealers and dope fiends and stevedores and City Hall and newspaper newsrooms. It also had a definite point-of-view, and it was unafraid to advocate for its argument, but by showing and not merely telling. Yes, it's about all the conflict between characters on all sides of the law. But it's also making some very important arguments: the drug war is unwinnable, and the consequences of that gratuitous futility are disastrous for countless people. Deindustrialization of big cities leaves the corner as the only employer in town. Actual reform that will have any kind of substantive effect will require something other than the standard bromides that have typically gotten politicians elected and re-elected. And so on.

  4. Generation Kill

    This is a seven-part HBO miniseries based on the book Generation Kill: Devil Dogs, Ice Man, Captain America, and the New Face of American War by Evan Wright, documenting those American Marines who were the tip-of-the-spear in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. As with The Corner and The Wire, this goes out of its way to convey authenticity, especially in the context of the military jargon. Oh, and you get to see Baltimore native James Ransone, who played Ziggy, as a Marine, too.

  5. Treme

    This is Simon's love letter to the city of New Orleans, set in the immediate aftermath of Hurrican Katrina. Again: a killer cast, including everyone from Clarke Peters (who played Lester) to Khandi Alexander (who played Fran Boyd on The Corner) to New Orleans native Wendell Pierce (Bunk Moreland) to John Goodman (in damn-near EVERY movie) to Stephen Colbert's bandleader Jon Batiste (as himself).

    For me, Treme was solid, but it was less compelling than The Wire. A lot of the goal of Treme was to show the importance and centrality of New Orleans to American culture, in everything from music to food. For me, that case seemed secondary to the lives of the characters themselves. Many of the themes from The Wire are familiar: indifferent institutions, crime and violence, etc. But it also has some ferociously good performances, amazing music performed live, and an important reminder that life for so many in New Orleans still wasn't really "after Katrina" yet, even years after the storm, because of just how much destruction was caused all around.

    Oh, and like The Wire (among others), Treme cast a lot of local New Orleans natives who lived through the storm, as well as musicians who hadn't grown up with training as actors.

  6. Show Me a Hero

    The title comes from an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: "show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy". Like The Corner, this is another six-part HBO miniseries adapted from a nonfiction book. It's about a huge fight that the city of Yonkers, NY had with federal courts by resisting efforts to remedy housing segregation.

    Some of the themes should be familiar: a stellar cast including Oscar Isaac, Winona Ryder (in a role I wouldn't have expected for her), Catherine Keener, Alfred Molina, and Clarke Peters (again). As you might have guessed from the quote, this story doesn't have a happy ending for everyone. The main theme is about how to do the right thing, especially as an elected official, in the face of violent opposition from much of the city, and what cost doing the right thing will entail.

  7. The Deuce

    This is a forthcoming David Simon series about the world around Times Square in the 1970s: pornography, just as it was becoming legalized, HIV/AIDS, drug use, and the economic conditions of the city at the time. Even if the whole team totally dropped the ball here, I'm sure this will be better than HBO's 1970s music drama Vinyl, at a minimum.

    The cast includes James Franco (playing twins), Maggie Gyllenhaal, Anwan Glover (Slim Charles), Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. (D'Angelo Barksdale), Chris Bauer (Frank Sobotka), and Gbenga Akinnagbe (Chris Partlow). Oh, and the pilot is being directed by Michelle MacLaren, whose directing credits include Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, and Westworld, among others.
u/kilroyishere89 · 4 pointsr/WTF

Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon

I bought a copy. Interesting read.

There's one written about Yosemite National Park, as well.

u/drundge · 4 pointsr/IAmA

It's a completely different field (weapons vs. propulsion), but have you heard about this book by Eric Schlosser? I've been curious to pick it up. Do you ever consider poor management from the top down that could lead to an accident?

u/MooseyDoooom · 4 pointsr/hiking

This happened quite a bit in Death in Yellowstone. It covers every death in Yellowstone National Park and the details surrounding them. Don't mess with hot springs.


http://smile.amazon.com/Death-Yellowstone-Accidents-Foolhardiness-National-ebook/dp/B009R6HEF2?sa-no-redirect=1

u/Zaphanathpaneah · 4 pointsr/wyoming

They're going to have to release a third edition of Death In Yellowstone after this year's tourist season.

u/runningoutofwords · 3 pointsr/yellowstone

Highly recommended read:

Death in Yellowstone

Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America

I'm not going to lie and say there is zero percent chance of a bad bear encounter. But I'm not going to tease you or make fun by exaggerating the chances. You'll be fine.

4 million people will visit the park this year. More than half of them will not get eaten by bears. Like, a solid majority. Your odds are good.

u/realityhacker55 · 3 pointsr/saraba1st

了解你説的。但不可否認西方世界近年來对民主的悲觀。以下這本書裏有很有力的辯証:

How Democracies Die (2018)

https://www.amazon.com/How-Democracies-Die-Steven-Levitsky/dp/1524762938

就連我,在美國住了20幾年後,如今也分享該書作者(及很多西方政治學者)的悲觀。當民主的常規(norms)—點一滴地遭到侵蝕後,它不是粹死,而是凋萎。

好在有習大大和"中國特色的社會主義"30年來的崛起。習驚醒了逐漸沈睡的西方國家,譲大家突然發現,原來体制,生活方式,價值之争,根本還没有結束。美國能在一夕之間選出從黑左轉到白右的總統,從姑息到展開对中國的圍堵,也許這就是所謂民主制度的神奇吧。它不是萬霊丹,但或可解情花之毒。

u/CannibalCalvin · 3 pointsr/giantbomb
u/Yearomonkey · 3 pointsr/news

For those having trouble comprehending how incredibly stupid these tourists were, I would recommend reading the book Death in Yellowstone. It is kind of a Darwin awards, Yellowstone National Park style. Want to feed the bear because he is so cute? There's a chapter on that. Want to put your toddlers on a bison for that perfect vacation photo? There is a chapter on that too. Feel like diving head first into a boiling pool of water because you think that the park ranger is lying about how hot it is? That chapter is like the first 100 pages of the book. There was one story in that chapter about a couple of ladies in the early 1900's who were burned because they thought that "DANGER' was the name of the geyser. Good read. Everything is laid out by chapter with a huge list of references and additional information at the back of the book.

u/zeugma_kerfuffle · 3 pointsr/myfavoritemurder

Ooh, fun! I've been trying to think back to what got me interested in crime and murder, because it's always been an interest for as long as I can remember. I'm pretty positive it was Columbine that really got me, though - I was 7 at the time and I found the Newsweek about it on our kitchen table, so I grabbed it at started reading. My dad freeeeeaked out and took it away from me, tried to hide it, and told me that wasn't 'kid appropriate' reading material (which, to be fair, is true... but bby me didn't want to be told that!) so then I went out of my way to find it again, read it all, and I was hooked.

Then when I was a few years older, my sister and I went on a roadtrip with our grandparents to different National Parks in the US, and we were encouraged to get a book at every gift shop. We both chose ones about death ("Death in Yellowstone" is still a nostalgic favorite to me. Reminds me of being a kid. A weird, fucked-up little kid) and it... kind of backfired on our poor grandparents. They wanted to encourage our reading skills, so we would read aloud in the car. After reading about a man being boiled alive in a geyser, we were asked to just read silently for the rest of the trip :'D

u/godless_communism · 3 pointsr/pics

You might enjoy this new book from Eric Schlosser (author of Reefer Madness and Fast Food Nation): http://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illusion/dp/1594202273/

u/Luddite4Change · 3 pointsr/history

There was a companion book.

https://www.amazon.com/How-States-Got-Their-Shapes/dp/0061431397

The show basically ran out of subject matter once they finished the book.

The rich land owner in Missouri got that addition to the map, as he didn't want his property split between two states. Which, is probably not an unreasonable request.

As for the answer to the Oklahoma panhandle its here.

http://www.indiancountrynews.com/index.php/news/indian-and-first-nations/2072-a-story-of-the-oklahoma-panhandle

Seems that it was just the land left south of Kansas and north of Texas

u/saltinecity · 3 pointsr/geography

Massachusetts had deeded lands in Wrentham, Millville, and Blackstone. Founded on tolerance and understanding, Rhode Island accommodated Massachusetts' claims and allowed its northern border to dip southwest. Being more traditionally Puritan like its neighbor Massachusetts, Connecticut insisted on a more level northern border that occasionally allowed a few notches. (Source)

u/hipsterdoofus · 3 pointsr/geography

This is a bit higher level than the grids, but worth reading all the same: How the States Got Their Shapes

u/Afin12 · 3 pointsr/Patriots

Hmm. Interesting. We've only ever heard Bill speak off the cuff. Why is he doing this? Is he a military history buff? I would guess that his management style is somewhat influenced by military culture. I'm reading War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team right now and I can see a lot of similarities between Belichick's leadership/organizational style and the time I spent in the military.


I mean, if Bill wants me to come play, you know... I'll show up on time for team meetings n' stuff.

u/exodus1028 · 3 pointsr/Patriots

A football life: Bill Belichick
Year of the Quarterbacks - The Brady 6
those two are must watch

Do your job - The 2014 NE Patriots

is pretty decent

last but not least, not particularily familiar with, but might be worth a watch: History of the New England Patriots

as for books
currently reading Warroom by Michael Holley. after that I already have Patriot Reign and Education of a Coach sitting there waiting on the bookshelf.

u/NM_Alpinist · 3 pointsr/nfl

I'm going to say War Room or one of the other books that people bought on that page.

u/pomester · 3 pointsr/todayilearned

John McPhee wrote on this in his book 'Control of Nature' - the story of the lower Mississippi takes up about a third of the book with southern California mudslide control another third, and the last a story about protecting an Icelandic town from a lava flow -

A fascinating read...

u/Gigantic_Brain · 3 pointsr/Detroit
u/theholyroller · 3 pointsr/politics

Are you one of those brilliant folks implying that Detroit is the way it is because of Democrats? Because that ignores 60 years of history and a whole bunch of facts. Notice how the middle class is shrinking in America, and has been since the 70s? That's called neoliberal economic policy, and Detroit is simply the first example of what this sort of policy does to the American economy. Kansas is one fool taking a whole state along for a ride. What happened in Detroit over half a century is happening in Kansas in, oh, a few years. Maybe take a week and read this: http://www.amazon.com/The-Origins-Urban-Crisis-Inequality/dp/0691121869

u/cmack482 · 3 pointsr/Detroit

Reading a handful of articles might not cut it. There is a lot going on. I recommend reading The Origins of the Urban Crisis.

u/cool_hand_lukas · 3 pointsr/books

Band of Brothers, by Stephen E. Ambrose is a great read. I read it after watching the mini series. It's easy to get into, and still an incredibly fascinating and detailed account of what Easy Company went through in the war.

u/snoogins355 · 3 pointsr/todayilearned

Are you kidding? check out the book Band of Brothers!

u/Boreshot78 · 3 pointsr/FCJbookclub

I read a lot of war history. This month I knocked out 3 solid books.

Band of Brothers I really enjoyed this book even though the war is a bit romanticized.

With The Old Breed a very in-depth document of the war in the Pacific from E.B. Sledge, a Marine mortarman.

Dagger 22 this one accounts the second half of a MARSOC deployment to Bala Murghab, Afghanistan. It is the sequel to Level Zero Heroes.

u/EternalStudent · 3 pointsr/Homebrewing

Best book I can give you on the subject: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Call-Rise-Fall-Prohibition/dp/074327704X

The thing is... it WASN'T difficult to make, transport, dispense alcohol, and that was a big part of the problem.

u/learhpa · 3 pointsr/changemyview

Speaking for myself - I enjoy being mildly drunk. It makes me cuddly and giggly and happy, and it makes it easier to bond with people emotionally. I have strong vibrant friendships whose original development was substantially assisted by the presence of alcohol.

Which is to say: there are benefits, for some (many) people, even while there are detriments for some (many) people. It's not clear to me that the balance is on the side of the detriments; it's just that the connection there is more obvious.

> We could jack up the prices.

That only works so far.

As prices for legal alcohol increase, you substantially increase the likelihood of a secondary, illegal market developing. There's already a market in illicit cigarettes (it's not uncommon, for example, for people in California to drive to NV to buy trunkloads full of cigarettes at a lower tax rate, and then bring them back into California to sell to their friends). What that price point is varies with time and place, but it definitely exists, and the last thing we want to do is encourage the development of large-scale organized crime gangs devoted to the distribution of cheap illicit alcohol.

> Or we could treat it like smoking and have ads such as "alcohol kills", "second hand alcohol is even worse"

We could. The thing is, though, that so many people drink that this would not be believed.

There's a program in the american schools, or at least there was when I was a kid, to encourage kids to stay off of drugs. It was called DARE ("drug abuse resistance education", i think) when I was in high school. It worked great for a while, but it seriously exaggerated the harm from marijuana use ... which meant that as soon as any of us tried marijuana and discovered the exaggerations, everything they had said became unbelievable. Exaggerated ads about how horrible alcohol is would have the same effect; people who use alcohol regularly, and people who have used it casually and suffered no problems, will see it for a lie, and will respond by distrusting the speaker's word on other things.

May I suggest that you read this book? http://www.amazon.com/Last-Call-Rise-Fall-Prohibition/dp/074327704X

It's a great exploration of the prohibition movement and why (and how) it succeeded as a political program and then failed horribly as a practical policy.

u/Manggo · 3 pointsr/books

My two favorites from recent times are the two books written by David Simon which sparked the HBO show "The Wire".

The Corner: A Year in the life of an Inner-City Neighborhood

Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets

The Corner follows a family, and others, in the streets of Baltimore. It's about drug addiction, the war on drugs, the welfare system, and the lives of families affected by these things.

Homicide is following the detective department of the Baltimore city police. I preferred this one to The Corner, but they are both great. They are both depressing, at times really funny, but always interesting and entertaining. Eye-opening too.

u/matt314159 · 3 pointsr/AskReddit

Forgive me, this is a repost of a comment I made on the higher-rated comment recommending the wire, but I need to say it here, too, because I think more people need to see this:

If you are a fan of The Wire you absolutely need to check out the HBO 2000 Simon & Burns miniseries, "The Corner" - I felt like I was watching an undiscovered prequel season of The Wire, except in many ways it was even better. It focuses on one Baltimore family and their spiral into the world of drugs. It takes place in the same neighborhoods and same world as The Wire, only about ten years prior.

Experiencing this miniseries is about as fun as being kicked in the gut--completely devestating. You'll recognize a lot of actors who later would work with Simon in The Wire, Treme, etc.

I couldn't find a bona-fide trailer but here's a fan-made one that is decent. http://youtu.be/yaB_FN3j6x0

Edit to add: The thing that emotionally guts me about The Corner is that it's a true story. They take great care to treat the original story faithfully. The people are real, these are their stories, played out in all their shame and ugliness. It's from a book David Simon and Ed Burns wrote together in the 90's by the same name Amazon Link.

Oh - And after you've seen the miniseries, (ONLY AFTER) go to the following pastebin URL and copy the link there, and read the story, it's a follow-up of sorts from David Simon from two years ago. (sorry this is the only way I could think to post it in a non-spoilerey way): http://pastebin.com/7LgGjtkv

u/adriaticsea · 3 pointsr/IWantToLearn

First, you should read this book (talks about some of the people who developed big tree climbing techniques... and it's also a nice read): http://www.amazon.com/The-Wild-Trees-Passion-Daring/dp/0812975596

Climbing large trees of course can be dangerous and it is not recommended to do so without proper instruction (there's a variety of organizations if you're truly interested http://www.gotreeclimbing.org/?gclid=CJKJr6XxwrgCFckWMgodUCEAug)

Really what you need to climb most trees includes:

  • Tree saddle
  • Static rope
  • Smaller diameter cordage for friction knots
  • carabiners
  • throwline and weight
  • Branch protection so you do not harm the tree.


    The generalized process to do this as simply as possible (without just shimmying up the tree):
    First get your throwline (string tied to a weight) over a very strong lower branch. Tie your static line to the throwline and pull over the branch. Then you tie yourself into the static line using a friction knot and you can then work your way up the tree using what is known as doubled rope technique.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1RSzKkBOWc

    Again, this really isn't recommended unless you have some proper experienced guidance. It's really not that difficult once you get the basic mechanics down and then you can climb pretty much any tree. Do some reading.
u/EldarCorsair · 3 pointsr/news

> My dad did search and rescue at the Grand Canyon.
> Lots of corpse retrieval.

I can only imagine. Over the Edge should be required reading before entering GC.

u/ajmanx · 3 pointsr/MorbidReality

Enough that in the gift shop at the Grand Canyon, they sell this:

Over The Edge: Death in Grand Canyon, Newly Expanded 10th Anniversary Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/0984785809/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yqowybR7G6E3T

u/JuliusHibbert · 3 pointsr/politics

Thanks for responding. During these polarized times it may feel like American democracy is the exception and that things of this nature have never happened before. It's simply not the case. Hyper-polarization has caused many democracies to fall, and there is a reason why intelligent Democrats like Obama are speaking out against it.

Just as you cannot get through to the "rabid GOP base", I fear the same is becoming true of my own party. The points I'm bringing up are not just my opinions, they're based on historical antecedents but few agree to hear them because of the intensity of the separation. We're on the same side, please don't misinterpret what I'm saying, we have to vote democrat this November. That said, in order to keep our democracy intact we can't view the entire republican base as the enemy. There are certainly republicans and moderates who are fed up with the radicalized nature of the Trump base.

To avoid incurring the same fate, we have to make sure we don't become an inviable extremist party that falls victim the very things we're fighting against. That said, I totally get why you may be feeling the way you are, I'm not asking for you to agree with me, I'm just asking that you research and consider what I'm saying.

For further reading check out: https://www.amazon.com/How-Democracies-Die-Steven-Levitsky/dp/1524762938

u/BananerRammer · 2 pointsr/AskAnAmerican

A lot of people mentioned the show, but there is an excellent book that I read a few years on the topic.

It goes quite a bit more into depth than the TV show does with a chapter for each state. There are some really interesting stories about how various borders got there, especially in the Eastern States, where you had a mix of overlapping colonial charters.

u/Andromeda321 · 2 pointsr/pics

Clearly you never heard of the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" paradigm.

Also, if you're serious, there's a very good book called "How the States got their Shapes" you should read.

u/ponanza · 2 pointsr/geography

At lot of people mentioned some pretty cool map books already, but these are two geography-related books I'm getting for Christmas: How the States Got Their Shapes (probably better if she's American) and Guns, Germs, and Steel. The latter is less to do with maps and more to do with how geography influences civilizations. Hope that helps!

u/petdance · 2 pointsr/dataisbeautiful
u/fluxtable · 2 pointsr/politics

Maybe some of them, but SS Officer Wehrner Von Braun doesn't deserve the awards and accolades he's received on American soil. The V2 rocket factory he ran was a slave camp where Slavs were tortured and executed consistently. The US rolled out the red carpet for him.

Read Annie Jacobsons Operation Paperclip for a good history onto Nazi scientists in America post WW2.

https://www.amazon.com/Operation-Paperclip-Intelligence-Program-Scientists/dp/031622104X

u/MEXICAN_Verified · 2 pointsr/mexico

Les recomiendo el libro de Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen http://www.amazon.com/dp/031622104X/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_D3--tb0653VNB muy interesante lo que hicieron Los Americanos con estos cientifico. El libro me lo recomendaron en una thread de este tema, 10/10.

u/KamikazeCricket · 2 pointsr/reactiongifs

Somewhat relevant as it contains a lot of interesting information about the scientists and company that made the stuff and what happened to them after the war.

u/CupBeEmpty · 2 pointsr/MapPorn

Control of Nature by John McPhee has a great chapter on that project specifically as well as all of the levees and other river control schemes that take place on the Mississippi. It is a fascinating read.

u/Marty_McFrat · 2 pointsr/rpg

Now this is something I'm into. We did a Western campaign with vampires, mythological creatures, magic, and all that a couple years ago. What system are you using? We used Edge of the Frontier, an Edge of the Empire reskin, for ours. Then we homebrewed the setting.

Also, have you read Issac's Storm? It is a non-fiction account of the Galveston Hurricane as framed around the U.S. Weather Bureau chief in town and his brother. It also dives into the history of the U.S. Weather Bureau and their relationship with other countries and organizations. Absolutely amazing read.

u/parkedr · 2 pointsr/houston

Not really Houston, but since you mentioned the 1900 hurricane, Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson is pretty damn interesting.


u/climbandmaintain · 2 pointsr/beholdthemasterrace

That doesn’t work. And it didn’t work during the Black Freedom Struggle either, definitely not in the Deep South.

Armed, violent resistance was necessary.

u/NavalMilk · 2 pointsr/Anarcho_Capitalism

I highly recommend you read this book. It really opened my eyes to a lot of history that got glazed over in public school. It will give you a much better understanding of what black people went through not too long ago while giving some interesting insight into how guns played an important role in the civil rights movement.

u/kay_bizzle · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

Detroit: Yes I do mind dieing is supposed to be very good
Thomas Sugrue's Detroit: Origins of the Urban Crisis is really in depth, but very academic.
Heather Thompson's Whose Detroit? connects race, riots, urban collapse, and civil rights all within the UAW which, if you know Detroit, is a pretty big deal around here.

u/capncait · 2 pointsr/podcasts

You could try Rebellion in Detroit about the 1967 riots, but I think you'd be better off checking out books instead..

Thomas Sugrue has several books that might interest you- The Origins of the Urban Crisis is dense, but incredibly thorough.

u/winsletts · 2 pointsr/Birmingham

Right on. I'll check it out. We read Origins of the Urban Crisis. I published my review of the book.

u/PrivateCaboose · 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook

Band of Brothers and Generation Kill were both good books that made for great mini series, I'd check them out.

u/Brettweiser · 2 pointsr/videos
u/crowgasm · 2 pointsr/childfree

Oh, my. I just read a great book about Prohibition, and how involved in banning liquor the suffragettes were. Women likely wouldn't have earned the right to vote if it weren't for all their hard work in passing the 18th amendment. And if it weren't for Prohibition, most women would never have started hanging out in pubs at all, b/c it was suddenly so illicit and exciting to do it. Win-win!

u/thibedeauxmarxy · 2 pointsr/atlbeer

That doesn't sound quite right.

Prohibition movements pre-date WWI and WWII and had much more to do with religious temperance groups (specifically among Protestants and particularly among Methodists) than any anti-German sentiment. If you enjoy the subject, I highly recommend Ken Burn's Prohibition series as well as Daniel Okrent's "Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition."

u/kimmature · 2 pointsr/books

The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis. I'm a fan of time-travel, and history, and I was completely sucked into it. She's got a number of books in the same universe- some comedic, some very dramatic, but The Doomsday Book is my favourite.

If you're at all interested in high fantasy, I'd recommend either Tigana or The Fionovar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay. You either love his prose style or hate it, but if you love it, it will definitely take you away.

If you like SF and haven't read them, I'd try either Dan Simmons' Hyperion Cantos, or David Brin's Uplift Series (I'd skip Sundiver until later, and start with Startide Rising.)

If you're looking for more light-hearted/quirky, I'd try Christopher Moore- either Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal , or The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror. If you're into a mix of horror/sf/comedy, try John Dies at the End. They're not deep, but they're fun.

Non-fiction- if you haven't read it yet, Jon Krakauer's Into Thin Air is very difficult to put down. If you're travelling with someone who doesn't mind you looking up every few pages and saying "did you know this, this is awesome, wow-how interesting", I'd go for Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition by Daniel Okrent, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants or Bill Bryson's At Home: A Short History of Private Life. They're all very informative, fun, interesting books, but they're even better if you can share them while you're reading them.



u/StephenGlansburg · 2 pointsr/explainlikeimfive

Not an answer, just an interesting fact.

The Income Tax was pushed by groups who advocated and campaign for Prohibition. Before Prohibition the US generated a third of its tax revenue off of sales tax from alcohol. The idea of an Income Tax was created to replace the lost revenue that would occur if alcohol was banned. Prohibition was passed because worries about lost revenue were assuaged when the income tax began to generate 66% of federal revenue.

When the Depression hit, the amount of revenue generated by the income tax dropped and the government needed to generate more revenue. This drop in income tax revenue was one of the many reasons Prohibition was repealed.

For an interesting read on Prohibition I highly recommend Last Call.

u/llcents · 2 pointsr/IAmA

The Wire is a (fictional) 5-season series from HBO that shows the most realistic depiction of the challenges of inner-city life - drugs, schools, police, political corruption, etc. Written by geniuses that took the time to completely understand every facet, including the sociological aspects as well as the economic. One of the creators, David Simon, was a journalist for the Baltimore Sun and spent many years covering the Baltimore Homicide detectives. He wrote the non-fiction book "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets" - which the later NBC police-drama "Homicide:Life on the Street" was based. Then, he teamed up with former Homicide Detective Ed Burns (who later retired and actually taught middle school in Baltimore for a while) and they collaborated on a non-fiction book called "The Corner" about the inner-city drug life, the war on drugs, and the ultimate decay of the modern urban center. The Wire was a fictional storyline based upon real characters and events from Simon's and Burns' past. It is often considered the best drama ever created for television.

u/samiv2 · 2 pointsr/Atlanta

http://www.amazon.com/The-Corner-Year-Inner-City-Neighborhood/dp/0767900316

The crime-infested intersection of West Fayette and Monroe Streets is well-known--and cautiously avoided--by most of Baltimore. But this notorious corner's 24-hour open-air drug market provides the economic fuel for a dying neighborhood. David Simon, an award-winning author and crime reporter, and Edward Burns, a 20-year veteran of the urban drug war, tell the chilling story of this desolate crossroad.

Through the eyes of one broken family--two drug-addicted adults and their smart, vulnerable 15-year-old son, DeAndre McCollough, Simon and Burns examine the sinister realities of inner cities across the country and unflinchingly assess why law enforcement policies, moral crusades, and the welfare system have accomplished so little. This extraordinary book is a crucial look at the price of the drug culture and the poignant scenes of hope, caring, and love that astonishingly rise in the midst of a place America has abandoned."

u/TubaMike · 2 pointsr/todayilearned

I recommend reading The Wild Trees, by Richard Preston. Yes, it is a nonfiction book about trees (mostly Giant Redwoods), but it focuses on people searching for the tallest trees in the world and is a quite fun read.

u/Mooolelo · 2 pointsr/Permaculture

Anything by or editied by Craig Elevitch - he's Hawai'i based, so focuses mostly on tropical and subtropical trees, but the insights are valuable to anyone studying agroforestry.

i highly recommend The Overstory Book, which is collection of scientific articles on tree crops, including nutrient cycling, NFT's, intercropping etc etc etc.

not related to permaculture per se, but The Wild Trees is about folks exploring and studying the world's largest trees. very engaging and readable.

u/scruple · 2 pointsr/marijuanaenthusiasts

There is a great book I read a few years back about the search and discovery of these massive trees. It's called The Wild Trees. Highly recommend it if anyone is interested in a personal/detailed account of the history of the discovery of these.

u/freakscene · 2 pointsr/IAmA

I second the reading idea! Ask your history or science teachers for suggestions of accessible books. I'm going to list some that I found interesting or want to read, and add more as I think of them.

A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson. Title explains it all. It is very beginner friendly, and has some very entertaining stories. Bryson is very heavy on the history and it's rather long but you should definitely make every effort to finish it.

Lies my teacher told me

The greatest stories never told (This is a whole series, there are books on Presidents, science, and war as well).

There's a series by Edward Rutherfurd that tells history stories that are loosely based on fact. There are books on London and ancient England, Ireland, Russia, and one on New York

I read this book a while ago and loved it- Autobiography of a Tibetan Monk It's about a monk who was imprisoned for 30 years by the Chinese.

The Grapes of Wrath.

Les Misérables. I linked to the unabridged one on purpose. It's SO WORTH IT. One of my favorite books of all time, and there's a lot of French history in it. It's also the first book that made me bawl at the end.

You'll also want the Adventures of Tom Sawyer, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The Federalist Papers.

I'm not sure what you have covered in history, but you'll definitely want to find stuff on all the major wars, slavery, the Bubonic Plague, the French Revolution, & ancient Greek and Roman history.

As for science, find these two if you have any interest in how the brain works (and they're pretty approachable).
Phantoms in the brain
The man who mistook his wife for a hat

Alex and Me The story of a scientist and the incredibly intelligent parrot she studied.

For a background in evolution, you could go with The ancestor's tale

A biography of Marie Curie

The Wild Trees by Richard Preston is a quick and easy read, and very heavy on the adventure. You'll also want to read his other book The Hot Zone about Ebola. Absolutely fascinating, I couldn't put this one down.

The Devil's Teeth About sharks and the scientists who study them. What's not to like?

u/RunTotoRun · 2 pointsr/cowboyboots

You get away from that edge right now!

https://www.amazon.com/Over-Edge-Canyon-Expanded-Anniversary/dp/0984785809
(A more interesting book that one might imagine!)

u/Dash_X · 2 pointsr/MorbidReality

Looks like there's a 10th Anniversary updated version too. Definitely went on my Wishlist.

u/dsenthu · 2 pointsr/india

Why don't you read david reich's novel ? It has the theories that seem to be widely accepted as of now.

u/FactsPoster · 2 pointsr/HBDstats

Try this book:

https://www.amazon.com/Who-Are-How-Got-Here/dp/110187032X


Iis written by a leading ancient geneticist and its not too technical. It has CUTTING EDGE research! Literally stuff that we didn't know just a couple years ago!

It's not really a good introduction, but it is really interesting and has tons of good info.

u/wireless_unwired · 2 pointsr/explainlikeimfive

I wonder if comments are still posting here. Well, I suppose we will find out....

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I'm a bit disappointed that this was removed and viewed as some sort of nasty post.

I do have a response but it's not really for a 5 year old. Who We are and how we got here is a book by David Reich, head of the DNA lab at Harvard. He does a great job at explaining how people migrated though-out all the continents using new research available within the last 3-4 years (and MUCH has changed).

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As a bit of a spoiler, he's not a believer in evolution (as you know it). There are many markers for when diseases start through the ages but there is still no proof that man kind has ever been anything but mankind. Anyhow, it's worth the read.

u/JoeyGoethe · 2 pointsr/PoliticalPhilosophy

Well, it maybe sounds judgmental because you're making a judgment. And making judgments isn't an intrinsically bad thing. Indeed, you couldn't live a human life without doing that at times. Here you're judging that individualistic and liberal ideals are potentially dangerous as they lead to tyranny, and you're basing that on a reading of especially Plato, and one historical example (Nazi Germany).

You might be right, you might be wrong. One reason you might have to question your conclusion is that it's predicted on an argument from personal credulity; that it's, as you say, "hauntingly familiar to me". So, you should be worried that you might be stumbling into a problem of confirmation bias -- that you might actually already hold a skepticism of individualism and liberalism on some level, and that you're now grabbing at something that confirms that preexisting belief.

One way to counter this is to read more and try and find things that might disprove your belief or give it more nuance (and some of the sources I suggested could help there). Another way is to look for more data. There's a lot of contemporary research on the problem of Democratic Deconsolidation, in which previously solid democracies turn into authoritarian dictatorships. (Previously the dominant belief in the polisci lit was that after 3 elections in which power changed hands, democracy was consolidated and would not relapse into tyranny.) So Google that and look at what people are saying. The most current and popular book on this topic is How Democracies Die, and there the authors point to partisanship a lot more than the kinds of cultural norms you do as the source of deconsolidation.

Finally, you can millitate against confirmation bias by placing your beliefs within a larger theory. So, George Will's book Statecraft as Soulcraft argues that states are successful-or-not depending on how they shape people, especially their moral conduct. That might be a theoretical frame you could use to give more substance and credibility to your position: that democracies in which people are greedy for liberty have failed to shape people in ways that sustain democracy. Then you can test and refine that broader theory in which the view about the relationship between democracy and tyranny lies.

You've hit upon an important area of research that you could write a PhD dissertation on, so, if it interests you, it's definitely worth pursuing further.

u/PRbox · 2 pointsr/ChapoTrapHouse

Thanks for the recommendation. I've got a lot of "left-leaning" books (well, some of them) on my list now that all sound interesting, and Debt is definitely a high priority because people keep recommending it.

Have you read any of his other work? Bullshit Jobs sounds really interesting but a couple reviews said the original article he wrote on the topic pretty much sums the book up in a much lower word count.

A few of the books on my to-read list in case anyone sees this and is interested:

u/agentoneal · 2 pointsr/news

My favorite book I read this year was Death in Yellowstone which recounts all of the deaths that have happened and have been confirmed in the park since its inception. It's a fascinating and morbid read, and yes, people die in the springs all the time.

u/YoohooCthulhu · 2 pointsr/worldnews

I'm referring to this sentiment that women, minorities, immigrants have "cut ahead in the line" while whites have been ignored among the rural right; Arlie Hochschild and others have reported on this belief and it seems to underlie a lot of the Trumpist sentiment.

My point was...well...maybe those groups are getting ahead because they don't expect their jobs to just miraculously come back? Because they're worse off in general and are more motivated to do things to improve their condition?

u/LeSageLocke · 2 pointsr/neoliberal

Although I haven't read it, I suspect that this is similar to what Arlie Hochschild discusses in Strangers in Their Own Land. Though I think it applies more broadly to culture than just jobs.

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/politics

https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-Their-Own-Land-Mourning/dp/1620972255

I just started reading this one. She spent five years in the deep south doing interviews with people to understand their perspective at an emotional level. Very good so far.

u/thefool808 · 2 pointsr/neoliberal

Pretty much straight out of Strangers In Their Own Land. Of course, many of those people just hate the federal government (all government, really) no matter what.

u/jimjamAK · 2 pointsr/worldnews

We literally had airborne alert through almost the entire cold war, loaded up with nukes, flying flight plans that kept them within striking distance of their targets. ICBMs kind of made this redundant, and a number of pretty high profile incidents made it obvious it wasn't a good idea.

We also had airborne command and control aircraft in the skies at all time. Look up Project Looking Glass for info on that one. Before the airborne plane could land, another one elsewhere had to be in the air.

A good book on the nuclear situation during the cold war is "Command and Control" by Eric Schlosser. I highly recommend it.

http://www.amazon.com/Command-Control-Damascus-Accident-Illusion/dp/1594202273

u/what-s_in_a_username · 2 pointsr/EnoughTrumpSpam

I've been reading Strangers in Their Own Land. It does a good job of making you understand why specifically white republican southerners would want to vote for Trump. They have basically being used and lied to by politicians and corporations for decades, and they realize the American Dream they've been clinging to is basically no longer working (it was, in a way, decades ago). So you can feel some empathy for them.

But at the same time, it nicely goes over how they've repeatedly shot themselves in the foot, over and over again, and still are with Trump. Louisiana (where all the interviews in the book are) is near the bottom as the poorest, most polluted, less educated, less healthy state (it has other things going for it I'm sure, but that's besides the point). And at the same time, its population is largely voting for people who would bring in more chemical plants, defund public schools, defund health care, etc.

I think if you grow up surrounded by a certain mentality, and don't have access to as many resources and are constantly being manipulated or lied to, you know something is wrong, but you don't necessarily understand the best way to fix it. And things just suck so bad that you may want to jump on the first good-sounding thing you hear, like some guy who'll "create jobs" or "clean the swamp". You'll buy lottery tickets, or vote for a guy like Trump.

"At least he's different... he says he can make things like they were back in the day... hopefully he can." Because you just can't understand how you can't make horse-buggy builders jobs again, or see how things might get better in the future via renewals instead of oil. When your life is shit, you think short term, not long term. And you're angry because your town has been going downhill for decades, while the coasts have been on the uphill or at least steady for years now, even for minorities living there or immigrants that just got there.

So yeah, they're shooting themselves in the foot. But it's hard to straight out laugh at them. And we shouldn't, if anything because if they have a capacity to sway elections and have an influence on federal policy (and because we shouldn't be dicks to other people, in general).

I think Trump is a good inoculation against a lot of bad policies. I don't understand why any country (including Canada, where I live) would want to invest heavily in oil, rather than shift towards renewables as fast as possible, but maybe we need a great case study of why certain policies are just plain bad. It leaves room for the next guy who takes office to swiftly reverse a lot of those horrible policies, and swing the pendulum forcefully the other way. Hopefully. And I guess you guys will need the support of those white republicans if you're ever going to achieve that.

u/liverandeggsandmore · 2 pointsr/todayilearned

Early excerpts that hit the press already gave Schlosser's book some good buzz.

The good news is that it really lives up to its advance billing. And Schlosser's telling of the Damascus incident that's mentioned in the subtitle will leave you rapt.

Here's an excerpt from the publisher.

And here's a helpful review by Louis Menand at The New Yorker.

u/GradyHendrix · 2 pointsr/movies

I just finished reading Command & Control about the history of America's nuclear weapons and the safety issues and fears of accidental launch that surrounded them. Watched Strangelove right after and it was funnier and scarier and very different than I remembered.

TL;DR - if you want the novel rush of the new you get when you switch which hand you jerk off with, read Command & Control before rewatching Strangelove.

u/backpackerwade · 2 pointsr/grandcanyon

Yes, read it. Death in Yellowstone is good too.... I still have chills over the one at Shoshone Geyser Basin.

u/wrxcitemike · 2 pointsr/facepalm

They were so close to being added to the third rendition of Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, 2nd Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570984506/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_I4foxbCXDAGPH

u/plague-rat · 2 pointsr/todayilearned

Rats are just awesome in general.

Recommended reading Rats

u/RSB51 · 1 pointr/changemyview

>This is demonstrably false.

Those maps seem a bit out of date or lacking in data because Ireland has gay marriage and the UK has legalized abortion until 20+ weeks. In most western countries it's not the issue that it is in the US, and that is a fact. At most you have moves like that in eastern european nations that still have a strong catholic presence, but France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and the scandinavian/nordic countries have all moved on, and that most of the european population right there.

>With the exception of gun control, there's not a single issue on which the republican party is to the right of where it was 20 years ago.

Obamacare was the GOP's plan in the 90s and Romney's plan as governor.

>that did not stop the left from calling them buffoons.

Comedian Jon Stewart mid-joke and wonkette.com wow. The point I was making by saying that McCain and Romney weren't buffoons, if you want me to explain, is that at least they were qualified to be presidents and had grasp of policy. Doesn't mean they didn't have a bunch of idiotic moments, notably 47% and Sarah Palin

>No he didn't, but that doesn't stop you from saying it.

We're just gonna have to disagree on that and exchange clips of Bush's most famous quotes.

>it was used to describe all three.

Mittzkrieg? seriously?
Palin is not McCainn.
And Bush... okay you know what Bush brought back torture and expanded the national security state to hitherto unseen levels. Plus the deception around Iraq. I can see why that word might have been through around back then. But I'd still say there was no broad-based campaign calling him a fascist.
Ted Cruz was called that after the word entered the mainstream with Trump. "trying to out-fascist Trump"

>The democratic VP was a proud drug warrior. This is not a republican vice.

Yeah democrats played into it 100%, doesn't deny my point at all (it started with Nixon and Reagan for a start).

>that you claim discourse is racialized doesn't make it so.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1620972255/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_16?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

>How dare republicans refuse to endorse an organization that calls them racist! What are they thinking?

All I want is republicans to produce policies and rhetoric that addresses police brutality. Don't even need to embrace BLM. Just need to not call them a hate group and jump on the #AllLivesMatter bandwagon.

u/Lovecraftian_Daddy · 1 pointr/natureismetal

My friend made me read "DEATH IN YELLOWSTONE" before going to the park with her.

It was absolutely horrifying and absolutely necessary.

u/mt_sage · 1 pointr/Ultralight

That's an excellent list.

In that vein, ["Death In Yellowstone"] (https://www.amazon.com/Death-Yellowstone-Accidents-Foolhardiness-National/dp/1570984506/) would be a good addition. It's a compilation of YNP fatalities through the years, and a good read.

u/MetalSeagull · 1 pointr/news

There are a couple of morbidly fascinating books about just this type of thing. Death in the Grand Canyon, which featured one story of a woman trapped at the bottom where there was a trickle of water, but not enough to allow her to stock up for a trip back out. She'd start off, then be forced to turn back.


http://www.amazon.com/Over-Edge-Canyon-Expanded-Anniversary/dp/0984785809?ie=UTF8&keywords=death%20in%20the%20grand%20canyon&qid=1463458654&ref_=sr_1_cc_1&s=aps&sr=1-1-catcorr


The more gruesome of the two was Death in Yellowstone. Lots of people falling into geysers.


https://www.amazon.com/Death-Yellowstone-Accidents-Foolhardiness-National-ebook/dp/B009R6HEF2?ie=UTF8&btkr=1&ref_=dp-kindle-redirect

u/GutchSeeker · 1 pointr/FindingFennsGold

I think people need to take a common sense approach to the hunt. If they get fanatical about it? It's sad but it's also not uncommon. HUNDREDS of people die a year in national parks.

>Between 2007 and 2013, in all 59 parks, there were 1,025 fatalities. On average, approximately 160 visitors per year die while visiting national parks-- out of more 305 million visitors.

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/10/21/how-many-people-actually-die-in-national-parks.html

People need to take care and take precautions and not risk their lives for any reason.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009R6HEF2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 is a interesting read

5 people were gored by bison in 2015 in Yellowstone. There has to be a common sense level applied. https://www.yellowstonepark.com/news/teen-gored-bison

While people mentioning Randy as a cautionary tale on why not to hunt (http://www.westword.com/news/forrest-fenn-on-death-of-randy-bilyeu-ongoing-hunt-for-2-million-treasure-8140159) and it ticks me off when they claim to know what happened.... I can not find him faultless. This was not the fault of FF or the hunt. There were mistakes made.

Others have put themselves at risk as well. If we can all not be risky? It can pay out.

One person going "on the hunt" and dying will get more coverage than a slip in fall where there was no railling and they took a selfie in Yosemite. That's the sad truth.

u/hellrunner · 1 pointr/MapPorn

this is a fascinating book on rats in NYC. It starts out like a nature guide, and quickly becomes a history lesson from a very unique perspective.

u/VanByNight · 1 pointr/movies

It's going to be based on Robert Sullivan’s bestseller "Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City’s Most Unwanted Inhabitants." I've read the book, and a documentary based on that book could be oh so wonderfully creepy, disgusting, and totally fascinating.

u/lazer_kat · 1 pointr/WTF

Read the book Rats. So crazy interesting, I couldn't put it down.

u/ForDaFingaz · 1 pointr/videos

There's a great book out there if you're into reading tales of hot springs and careless tourists. Oh, almost forgot about bear maulings, and more!

Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, 2nd Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1570984506/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_4fGKzbPT0KVX2

u/chadcf · 1 pointr/politics

You might enjoy the book Strangers in their own Land. It's a bit lengthy, and not entirely unbiased, but it's a decent sociological look at people in the rural south and why they hold beliefs that are directly contrary to their interest. The author specifically looks at rural louisiana where industrial pollution is destroying the communities of people who mourn their loss of nature while also voting against government regulation, and she talks to various people to build up a sense of how to resolve this apparent conflict. It's an interesting read.

u/ee4m · 1 pointr/MensRights

Yes, it is and you can read a bit more about the neo free market movement here.

>Hochschild moves beyond the truism that less affluent voters who support small government and tax cuts are voting against their own economic interest." -- O Magazine "By far the best book by an outsider to the Tea Party I have ever encountered . . . a wonderful contribution to the national discourse. -- Forbes "An entry pass to an alternative worldview, and with it a route map towards empathy."
https://www.amazon.com/Strangers-Their-Own-Land-Mourning/dp/1620972255


Or here.


>Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again? Why have protections for employees been decimated? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers?
The conventional answer is that a popular uprising against “big government” led to the ascendancy of a broad-based conservative movement. But as Jane Mayer shows in this powerful, meticulously reported history, a network of exceedingly wealthy people with extreme libertarian views bankrolled a systematic, step-by-step plan to fundamentally alter the American political system.

https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Money-History-Billionaires-Radical/dp/0385535597

u/very_mechanical · 1 pointr/todayilearned
u/thomascirca · 1 pointr/todayilearned

This is mentioned in a great book called "Command and Control" by Eric Schlosser that goes into this stuff a bit more. Definitely worth a read.

u/krenzo · 1 pointr/worldnews

If everyone thinks you have the capability when you really don't, that's just as effective as having the capability. A significant amount of nuclear weapons wouldn't have functioned correctly during the Cold War, but the other side didn't know that and had to regard them as a valid threat. See the Jupiter missiles in Turkey, and the Polaris missiles based on SSBNs. Source

u/niktavalos · 1 pointr/bestof

As an LA native, it's easy to forget just how politically diverse California is. I was reminded of Hochschild's excellent book Strangers in Their Own Land. Hochschild, a Berkeley professor, interviews several families in rural Louisiana to explore the vast gap between the concerns of urban and rural voters. They echoed the same sentiments as the rural Californian OP.

u/PhatsCadwalader · 1 pointr/worldbuilding

Biggest thing is to keep the regional culture in mind. I would suggest doing some research and reading up on local history in the area you are thinking about building in to get a feel for the kind of people who settled it. Another good source would be How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein. Maybe you could piece together some what-if scenarios from the surrounding states so it's rooted in reality?

u/tunaman808 · 1 pointr/AskAnAmerican

Not entirely on topic, but... after the Revolutionary War, a lot of states voluntarily gave up their westward colonial claims. The colonies of Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia once went all the way to the Mississippi River (map). "Georgia" once included almost all of present-day states of Alabama and Mississippi. But people up north (especially abolitionists) became worried that such "mega-states" would one day dominate US politics. Thus, there came a general consensus that "new" states (those founded after 1802, or thereabouts) should all be (roughly) the same size. There are exceptions - Texas, of course, came about through conquest. And local geography came into play several times. Utah has that odd "notch" in its northeast corner because of the Uinta Mountains: it was thought that settlers in the area would be better served by being part of Wyoming, instead of the Utah government figuring out how to build telegraph wires and government buildings on the other side of the mountains.

There's a book (and a documentary TV series based on the book) called How the States Got Their Shapes. I found the book to be tedious and poorly written, which is sad, given how interesting the subject matter actually is. For example, each state is one chapter, and each chapter has sections about their northern, southern, eastern and western borders. He might spend a lot of time talking about how Georgia got its western border with Alabama, for instance. But then, in the chapter on Alabama, he'd almost copy-and-paste the bits from the Georgia chapter to talk about Alabama's eastern border. I mean, I don't know how else you'd actually write something like that, but the way he wrote it isn't it. There normally wasn't even any context, like how Georgia and Alabama might have disagreed on the subject... just copy, paste and condense it down a bit.

u/millerswiller · 1 pointr/kansascity

Huh. Very good! Also - if you guys are interested in this /u/tacitus's reply, you might like the book How The States Got Their Shapes I read it a few years ago. Pretty great.

u/galacticdude7 · 1 pointr/AskAnAmerican

The Book by Mark Stein is one of the most fascinating books I've ever read.

u/grendelt · 1 pointr/history

Check out the book How the States Got Their Shapes and the follow up The People Behind the Borderlines, both great reads by Mark Stein.

u/riserrr · 1 pointr/falcons

Check out War Room. It's a great read, and gives a lot of insight into how both Pioli and TD view scouting, drafting, and signing players. It's all very collaborative, and conflicts like the one in your hypothetical typically get ironed out through objective measures (hard numbers - so contract, stats, measurables) rather than subjective ones (personality conflicts, a tweet from a year ago, whatever).

Not saying that TD and Pioli both still operate exactly like they did while they were at the Browns/Patriots, but it does give a bit of a look into their relationship and philosophy of the entire organization "speaking the same language" from a talent selection/development standpoint.

u/tking316 · 1 pointr/ww2

I'm currently reading Operation Paperclip. Its really interesting so far. It focuses more on after the war but still very interesting.

Unbroken is very good too if you treat it as a story and not a history book.

u/Heather4567 · 1 pointr/Gangstalking

I am so sorry anistonT that you have had to go through this. You are not mentally Ill. The various direct sound technologies used on targets are all, every last one of them, completely provable. I don't hear voices but look at the trolling I get when I try to describe what a reasonable, non-trolling person would call tinnitus. Those trolls are intentional. No one would jump to a diagnosis of schizophrenia because someone has tinnitus symptoms. You could lure these people out of their caves with literally any sort of borderline "psychotic" symptom. These people are not accidently on this forum and I believe this is all caught. It is untangling these layers of corruption that seem to be entangled in our homeland security. Our intelligence agencies are not supposed to behave like cults. Our government is not supposed to behave like some brotherhood that cannot betray oaths made that work against our constitution.

I also think your mentioning the possibility of training AI with people's emotions etc. is worth considering as part of what happens to a target. The hacking of my phones, laptop, FB etc. was surely not for no reason. I look at it like once a target is accessed, many people have access and perhaps some don't know another group or individual is involved. In my opinion, based on my experience and research, it is simply a modern MK-Ultra with a. new technology b. New or improved methods of psychological manipulation (including NLP, torture methods, drugs, electronic surveillance, direct-energy weapons c. Increased interest in psychological/social manipulation due to advertising, gaming, AI, entertainment innovations etc. Basically the ends justify the means for these people to be ahead of the game. Multiple organizations could be invested in the research without ever disclosing it. d. Research into hybrid policing programs, social control, domestic use of non-lethal weapons

Then there is the rather obvious use of targets for domestic terrorism. That to me is rather obvious and can be traced right to MK-Ultra. They use torture to "flip loyalties" . That is a complex topic so I will let that go for now.

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Also, in my opinion, those who will not discuss NLP, direct sound (including the idea they are layering sound and exploiting hypnagogia) should be carefully vetted. My reasoning is those who continue to point to what for decades has been unprovable should be focused, by now, on what can be proven. We know technology is being exploited but if they keep pointing to what can't be solved, can't be seen then the illegal surveillance being used in target's homes to pursue psychological manipulation won't be caught. The hand held or car mounted devices won't be caught, the exploitation of haptics won't be caught. I don't have all the answers but even a drone is worth discussing rather than the remote-super computers.

Lastly how many people here have willingly discussed the extensive use of classical conditioning when describing some of the exploitation of technology? Classical conditioning is at the root of most of NLP and paired with modern technology, could make someone believe all sorts of impossible things. The real technology needed to "get inside your head" is not remote. It needs to be near the victim and unless we are discussing elaborate surgeries (which could possibly be considered in cases where victim's are led to believe that they were abducted by aliens instead of MK-Ultra styled researchers) it is more likely a mix of severe psychological manipulation in addition to the use of intense illegal surveillance, direct sound, hacking, DEW etc. All provable. Sorry to repeat myself and go on and on but when I see the extensive propaganda online I am angered. There should not be a group of specialists claiming the absurd things they claim while never getting victims any closer to justice. It is like a very organized group meant to indoctrinate victim's into the "in" group of targets. Scary stuff but realistic.

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And we should be asking those who "hear voices" who survived committing terrorism, just what was said to them by these "voices". So we understand just how much "satan" can plan. Sure.

And for those who don't believe in "direct sound" here is the most simple form I can give you an example of. It is not fictional and this example does not include all of the various "direct sound" technologies. Get educated and stop whining about mental illness. Your lack of knowledge about new acoustic technology is not our problem.https://www.holosonics.com/

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And to the trolls who can't research on their own MK-Ultra is not a fictional story. Go look up the lawsuits. https://www.bing.com/search?q=mk-ultra+lawsuits&form=EDGNTT&qs=PF&cvid=c806c5c23cc249709c9a797da6cfd39e&refig=2d8174dc7b4d41c5d430768835de69ca&cc=US&setlang=en-US

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Read the book on Operation Paperclip https://www.amazon.com/Operation-Paperclip-Intelligence-Program-Scientists/dp/031622104X

Here is some CIA information to help you along your path to "this is real."

https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol-58-no-3/operation-paperclip-the-secret-intelligence-program-to-bring-nazi-scientists-to-america.html

Ritual Abuse is real https://information.pods-online.org.uk/demystifying-ritual-abuse/

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And to anyone strolling these posts who knows who I am, I give no one permission, at all, ever, to engage in any behavioral therapy that I have not consented to, in writing, in a counseling office, by someone I have vetted. Anyone outside of a professional counseling agency (whom I chose, whom I have vetted and whom holds professional degrees allowing them to provide trauma counseling or psychiatry services) is committing a crime against me. I have never and will never consent to the use of NLP on me in any public or private space, including any professional medical/counseling service or any previous/future employer. Any and all use of it on me is non-consensual.

u/bkrusch · 1 pointr/conspiracy

These are pieces of the puzzle, in the bibliography in my book I think I have some book that talk about it, but here are a couple I don’t think I mentioned:


https://www.amazon.com/Operation-Paperclip-Intelligence-Program-Scientists/dp/031622104X

https://www.amazon.com/Wall-Street-Rise-Hitler-Astonishing/dp/1905570279

Dulles and McCloy go way back:


http://leftlooking.blogspot.com/2014/01/prescott-bush-and-partners-profited.html

u/lowspeedlowdrag · 1 pointr/AskHistorians

Have you read this book? It's almost 600 pages dedicated solely to the topic.

u/eugenesbluegenes · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Read something by John McPhee. I would highly recommend The Control Of Nature, especially if you have any interest in civil engineering.

u/accousticabberation · 1 pointr/BreakingParents

Thanks! I just wish I could say there were more good things on the list.

And thanks for the Patton recommendation, I'll check that out.

I do recommend anything by John McPhee in the strongest possible terms. It's all non-fiction, and always interesting and often very funny, and about a tremendous range of topics.

Like fishing? Read The Founding Fish, which is all about the American Shad, and I mentioned before.

Like boats? Looking For a Ship is about the merchant marine.

Planes, trains, and automobiles (and more boats)? Uncommon Carriers deals with all of them, and why almost all lobster eaten in the US comes from Kentucky.

Care for tales about why New Orleans is doomed, pissing on lava , and debris flows in LA? The Control of Nature covers those.

Fruit? How about Oranges?

Geology? The Annals of the Former World is a compilation of several shorter books more or less following I-80 across the US.

Sports? Tennis (and basketball to a lesser extent). He's also written about lacrosse in various magazines.

...And a ton of other stuff, ranging from bears to farmers markets to nuclear energy to lifting body airplanes to Switzerland.

u/NightMgr · 1 pointr/galveston

Good book. Interesting how the Cuban weather people predicted the storm would hit Galveston but the US Weather Bureau didn't believe them and prevented their predictions from being reported.

http://www.amazon.com/Isaacs-Storm-Deadliest-Hurricane-History/dp/0375708278

u/dontspamjay · 1 pointr/houston

Galveston used to be the larger city, but after the Hurricane of 1900, Houston took over while Galveston tried to rebuild. Source: Issac's Storm. The book also mentions the streetcar.

u/Beelzabub · 1 pointr/todayilearned

Read Issac's Storm. A great story, even if you know how it ends...

u/Spartacus_the_troll · 1 pointr/badhistory

How 'bout this onethis one?

u/ChlorinatedMegafauna · 1 pointr/politics

Up front: I believe Climate Change is happening and it's 100% been accelerated by Humanity.

BUT - This article reeks of my favorite climate change denier argument against climate change. One I hear every winter in Minnesota.

"It is cold, where I live, therefore climate change doesn't real."

Until we have a LARGE dataset demonstrating a trend in increasingly severe hurricane seasons we cannot point at a single event and say "SEE CLIMATE CHANGE!" Texas has been hit by severe hurricanes before.

Climate change is proven by the trends, not the single data points.

You can't ask people to believe good science with one sentence and the very next use the same garbage arguments they are using against your points.

u/doofus62 · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

Isaac's Storm. Read the first few sample pages and see what you think.

u/craig_hoxton · 1 pointr/malelifestyle

Ernest Shackleton's South - the early 20th century polar explorer's account of the ill-fated Endurance voyage that was trapped in Antarctic ice.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo's Hagakure: The Way of the Warrior - the 18th century Japanese book on the samurai code that gets quoted a lot in the 1999 Jim Jarmusch movie "Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai".

Erik Larson's Devil in the White City and Isaac's Storm - two excellent non-fiction accounts of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the gruesome murders that surrounded it and the 1900 storm that destroyed Galveston, Texas.

Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire - it may be fiction, but it doesn't get any manlier than 300 Spartans facing off against thousands of invading Persians at Thermopylae.

u/LeonardNemoysHead · 1 pointr/socialism

There have been plenty of reasons for people to arm themselves. Usually it's for protection against the police. If that's how people choose to defend themselves from genuine existing armed threats (like the police) then we need to respect that out of solidarity.

This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed makes a really good case for this. It wasn't just the Black Panthers, there were armed guards taking shifts outside MLK's home.

u/samwe · 1 pointr/Firearms

Has anyone else read this, or excerpts at least?
http://www.amazon.com/This-Nonviolent-Stuffll-Get-Killed/dp/0465033105
I remember reading Hunter Thompson's Hells Angels book and reading about armed blacks following cops around. When a black motorist got pulled over several armed (open carry) black men would get out and observe, as is their right.

u/porkchop_d_clown · 1 pointr/news

Agreed - but I'm old enough to remember the exact same behaviors from people protesting segregation and the vietnam war, no one called them terrorists.

And there were a LOT of armed civil rights protesters, history books tend to focus on MLK and gloss over their importance to desegregation: Black Panthers.

Honestly, I've been surprised that the black lives matter movement hasn't pushed self-defense more; defense against the Klan was an important motivator of blacks arming themselves in the 60s.

Heck, even MLK was packing heat. See This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed.

u/shroom_throwaway9722 · 1 pointr/socialism

It looks like you're Christian, so I will recommend that you read this article

I also suggest getting this book

u/taylororo · 1 pointr/AsABlackMan


Great, follow ups.

  1. I guess we have different senses of humor.

  2. I'm not a mindreader so I can't tell if you hate black people or not, but your words are very anti-black. Let's not argue this point, they are. Cut that shit out dude!

  3. The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - This book has made more atheists out of Christians and Christians out of atheist than any other. But it makes a better person out of everyone.

    The Origins of the Urban Crisis by Thomas Segrue - History is good. This is well-done history.

    Huh, those weren't follow ups as much as declaratives.
u/lil_vega · 1 pointr/Detroit

Anyone who wants to have a conversation about housing policy, segregation, home ownership, employment, or access to credit in Detroit must read Thomas Sugrue's Origins of the Urban Crisis.

It is mandatory reading and homework for anyone who wants an informed discussion about Detroit's housing policy development, past and present.

u/BaldKnobber · 1 pointr/starterpacks

White Flight is where I got most of the information for this pack

u/LongDongFuk · 1 pointr/Sheboonz

The she-chimp -->user/IrbyTremor stopped twerking in the tree long enough to let the whole forest know
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I'll do yo five betta ugnomeimsayin nigga? Buy dis book immediately.

It beees very, very eye openn ugnomeimsayin nigga? Once you're done you're funna be like 'Why de FUCK isn't de KKK labeln a terrorist organization? Oh wait, I understand ugnomeimsayin nigga? Conservatives be havinn't changn much! Ugh'
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u/metalliska · 1 pointr/Economics

> a farmer who had a small farm 35 miles north of Atlanta. He bought the land with money he made working someone else's farm

why'd you skip the step of the "Cherokee County banker charging 6% interest to make the farm loan" from a day-laborer's already meager income?

> because it was basically unused scrub land with poor resources,

Nowhere near Atlanta is this the case. Georgia north of Atlanta has more rain than Seattle, and is some of the most ideal hardiness zones in north america. Timber, Sweet Potatoes, You name it ; any type of agriculture can be done here that's not Cactus nor Redwood.

> as more prosperous people moved north.

No, that was the "White Flight" since the 1996 olympics. really great book on it

>He refused to sell, not wanting to lose his livelihood.

good for him.

> Eventually, the land he'd bought for a few hundred dollars was worth 3 million an acre, and he had 50 acres or so.

no thanks to him whatsoever. He was busy "mixing in the labour" and vacationing out of Hartsfield. Probably voting against MARTA expansion, too.

so this farmer, despite his likely opposition to urbanization and basic traffic management from 1876, now had not just one potential customer within walking distance, but tens of thousands.

So think about how much this farmer leeched off of the public roads and reliable water sources to get his crops to customers.

Think about how much this farmer purchased the testing of fertilizer and fungicides from University of Georgia Agricultural Department Grad Students. Without reimbursing them.
Or Clemson's.

A reliable, highschool educated workforce spoon-fed from age 5 to run seasonal operations, too.

u/masonzero9 · 1 pointr/television

Well, Band of Brothers was based off a book about the men of Easy Company. There is of course The Pacific if you're interested in another Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg/HBO collaboration.

u/Thomas_Pizza · 1 pointr/pics

The book on which the series is based is also great if you haven't read it.

http://www.amazon.com/Band-Brothers-Regiment-Airborne-Normandy/dp/074322454X

u/Crayshack · 1 pointr/AskMen

I mostly read speculative fiction, which is typically divided between the subgenres of fantasy, sci-fi, and alternate history. Alternate history is technically considered a subgenre of Sci-Fi, but I read enough of it to make it worth counting as a separate group. Within each of those subgenres, there is a wide variety of styles and some people might find themselves not a fan of one style but a fan of another. If you are not well read in these genres, then you will want to try a few different styles of story before dismissing it. I also sometimes read novelizations of historical events which have their own sort of enjoyment to them that fictional stories lack. Then there are books that are set from an animals point of view, which range from attempts to be as accurate as possible to being practically fantasy stories.

As far as individual books, I will try to give you a few of the best to pick from without being overwhelming. Some are stand alone stories while others are parts of series.

Fantasy single books:

After the Downfall

Fantasy series:

The Dresden Files

A Song of Ice and Fire aka Game of Thrones

Sci-Fi single books:

Slow Train to Arcturus

Mother of Demons

Sci-Fi series:

The Thrawn Trilogy There are a great many Star Wars books worth the read, but this is definitely the place to start.

Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow

Alternate History single books:

The Guns of the South

1824: The Arkansas War Technically this is a sequel to an earlier book, but this one is leagues better and you don't need to read the first book to understand what is going on.

Alternate History series:

How Few Remain

1632

Worldwar

Non-Fiction:

Band of Brothers

War Made New This one isn't even really a novelization, just an analysis of the changes to military technology, tactics, and training over the last 500 years. Regardless, it is very well written and a great read.

Animal POV books:

Watership Down

Wilderness Champion

The Call of the Wild and White Fang These two books are by the same author and go in pretty much opposite directions. Among literature fanatics, there is no consensus over which one is better and I don't think I can decide for myself so I am recommending both.

Edit: I forgot to mention, the first book in the 1632 series is available online for free. This is not a pirated version, but something the author put up himself as a part of an effort to move publishing into the modern day with technology and make books more accessible to readers.

u/HKjason · 1 pointr/Documentaries

The book is really good too.
https://www.amazon.com/Band-Brothers-Regiment-Airborne-Normandy/dp/074322454X


I'd have to say that the HBO mini series is probably one of the best things ever made.

u/OrangeJuiceSpanner · 1 pointr/politics

Prohibition and the 18th Amendment loom so large in my mind. They story of how it came into being and the net effect that linger to this day just seem to loom over my mind. Stupid Last Call

u/imatschoolyo · 1 pointr/audiobooks

I haven't read any Dawkins, but Daniel Okrent did a great job with Last Call. (I'm also a huge Dubner/Freakonomics fan.) I'm always very hesitant about authors reading their own work, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it great.

u/cassander · 1 pointr/history

You are wrong about your history. There was a purely bible thumping aspect to prohibition, but the much larger basis for its support was the progressive movement. And there was a great deal more overlap between nativists, evangelical protestants, and Progressives than you seem to believe. Progressivism was and is very much based in America's puritanical tradition. You should read about things before you talk about them.

u/huadpe · 1 pointr/changemyview

Second this, and for a really fascinating further read on this, strongly suggest Last Call by Daniel Okrent.

u/overduebook · 1 pointr/AskHistorians

Daniel Okrent's Last Call is a delightful and readable history of Prohibition which spends a great deal of time discussing this very issue. In addition to the manufacture of 'sacramental wine' as others have discussed, many vintners, having torn up their precious vintages, were forced to replant quickly as soon as they realized that Prohibition wasn't reeeeally going to be enforced. This resulted in the extraordinary spread of alicante bouschet, a very hardy type of wine grape that could survive export to the East Coast, where the grapes would be bin on at auction houses (where it was sold as "table grapes"). Alicante grows fast and furious, so vintners could replenish their harvest quickly. After Prohibition ended, they were left with essentially an entire state of Two Buck Chuck quality grapes and were forced to buy graftings from the few vineyards which had maintained their original vines for sacramental wine production.

u/SnowblindAlbino · 1 pointr/IWantToLearn

Historian here: I recommend simply finding good books on topics or periods that interest you. Textbooks are dull and by design shallow. Most people will enjoy (and benefit) from reading more in-depth studies of a topic they are passionately interested in, at least as a starting point. For example, if you are interested in the 1920s I'd highly recommend Daniel Orkrent's Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition as a fascinating and quick read that will leave you wanting to learn more about the 1920s.

So what interests you?

Once you have some topics lined up, go to /r/askhistorians and ask for suggestions.

u/jedrekk · 1 pointr/todayilearned

Anybody interested in the prohibition should read Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition which has a lot of fun facts like this one, along with some excellent information regarding the political machine that allowed a very vocal minority to get this kind of legislation passed.

u/regular_gonzalez · 1 pointr/tipofmytongue

Very likely The Corner, which was later adapted into a movie and then loosely adapted and expanded into the tv show The Wire

http://www.amazon.com/The-Corner-Year-Inner-City-Neighborhood/dp/0767900316

u/transdermalcelebrity · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

The Corner by David Simon.

Also, it's a slightly different take (bounty hunter in the slums of Newark; more mindset, less about action) but The Seekers.

u/Paparage · 1 pointr/TheWire
u/thisismynsfwuser · 1 pointr/TheWire

And then The Corner. Prepare to have your heart broken though.

u/Lanthrum · 1 pointr/offmychest

No problem, I'm currently reading it now. Its quite Eye-opening. If you like that check out David Simon, author of Homicide a Year on the Killing Streets as well as [The Corner](http://www.amazon.com/The-Corner-Year-Inner-City- Neighborhood/dp/0767900316/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1374081268&sr=8- 5&keywords=a+year+on+the+killing+streets); both provide a sickening view of the urban decay currently facing inner city ghettos. One from the perspective of an Homicide Detective and the other from the actual drug dealers respectively. These together are what formed the backbone for The Wire, which i also suggest.

u/02J · 1 pointr/gaming

For those with Wire withdrawl I suggest.

  • Homocide: A year on the Killing Street. David Simon's experience over the course of a year with the Baltimore homocide unit.

  • The Corner. Again, based on the lives of real people. Basically, take the setting of The Wire, go back several years and focus on the people more than the police. Amazing series but, it's fucking heartbreaking, hard to watch at times.

  • [The Pusher Trilogy](http://www.amazon.com/Pusher-Trilogy-Nicolas-Winding- Refn/dp/B000I8OMEY/ref=sr_1_cc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1291994237&sr=1-1-catcorr). A series of gritty crime films following characters from the Copenhagen underworld.

  • Books by George Pelecanos. He was a sometimes producer and writer for The Wire and other HBO series. His books centered around D.C. have a similar feel.
u/vishuno · 1 pointr/funny

I also recently finished The Wire for the first time. Took me about 3 weeks.

Amazing.

Now I'm reading this!

u/peted1884 · 1 pointr/WTF

No, big trees are not immune to natural causes. Read "The Wild Trees..."
http://www.amazon.com/The-Wild-Trees-Passion-Daring/dp/0812975596, and you will learn many interesting things about the big trees. You will also read about some deaths by natural cause.

u/cargocultpants · 1 pointr/todayilearned
u/Funkydiscohamster · 1 pointr/pics

Thanks, interesting. I know you have probably read it (or maybe you're in it) but there is a great book called The Wild Trees that you might like.

https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Trees-Story-Passion-Daring/dp/0812975596

u/dziban303 · 1 pointr/MachinePorn

I actually came in this thread to recommend that book. I shouldn't be too surprised that WSPer /u/irishjihad beat me to the punch.

Richard Preston is a fantastic nonfiction author. I've liked all his books, from the Hale telescope in First Light to enormous redwoods in The Wild Trees, and of course what's probably his biggest commercial success, The Hot Zone.

u/Tallbeard7 · 1 pointr/todayilearned

for a different take on climbing redwoods see the book The Wild Trees. Linked the amazon cuz the wiki isnt very helpful

u/notanaardvark · 1 pointr/todayilearned

If anyone wants to read a really good book about these trees and the people who study them, I recommend The Wild Trees by Richard Preston. Among other really awesome interesting things, it talks about the discovery and exploration of the two trees mentioned in the article.

u/theholyraptor · 1 pointr/ems

Might be of interest to you:
https://www.amazon.com/Over-Edge-Canyon-Expanded-Anniversary/dp/0984785809/

https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Confidential-Living-Working-National/dp/0762752637/

Both good books that might be of interest to you. Might also want to check out /r/searchandrescue as some of the stuff there might be more inline with your day to day. A lot of people underestimate the wilderness and overestimate their capability especially places like the Grand Canyon. The ranger book above talks about how National Parks have as many visitors as large cities, but a fraction of the police force available and parks can often attract some strange people. Again with the underestimation: we get a lot of foreigners that don't understand the vastness of the United States and its parks versus what they're used to. The story of the family in death valley that went for a day hike, got lost and both parents passed while searchers managed to discover their was a kid based on cell phone picks and locate them alive a year or so ago. Another story: http://www.otherhand.org/home-page/search-and-rescue/the-hunt-for-the-death-valley-germans/

u/FortuneDays- · 1 pointr/news

As /u/rabidstoat has already recommended, Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon is a fascinating read. One of the authors (Michael P. Ghiglieri) also co-wrote its sister book, Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite. Both books manage to not be overly morbid (tales of near-misses are included, so it isn't just one death after another) and actually seemed uplifting to me. I came away with a real sense of respect for the wilderness; if we are aware of the dangers and risks every time we venture out, however seemingly remote, our chances of survival in a "worst case scenario" improves.

There are other books in a similar vein that chronicle all (or most) deaths in specific wilderness areas, such as Not Without Peril: 150 Years Of Misadventure On The Presidential Range Of New Hampshire. These are good too, but often seem to be a collection of first-hand accounts and historical vignettes. Ghiglieri manages to weave all of his information into a larger overarching narrative with a satisfying conclusion. I'm really hoping he does another one of these books!

u/c0reyann · 1 pointr/news

There's a really awesome book about deaths in the Grand Canyon.

http://www.amazon.com/Over-Edge-Canyon-Expanded-Anniversary/dp/0984785809

While many of the stories are about tragedies that aren't of the persons own doing, so so so many are just from people being freaking stupid. Highly recommend.

u/tannhauser_busch · 1 pointr/worldnews

Your position is contradicted by the most prominent historical geneticist in the world, who also happens to be an Ashkenazi Jew.

u/spirit_of_negation · 1 pointr/edefreiheit

>Mein Argument ist eben genau das der IQ von diesen "schwächlingen" höher wäre, wenn nicht die Umwelt zwischen gefunkt hätte.

Wäre er höchstwahrscheinlich nur extrem marginal, weil die Erblichkeit sehr hoch ist. Jordan peteson hat recht wenn er sagt dass wir wenig machen können.

>Somit hebe ich nicht über Umweltfaktoren an, sondern ich entferne negative Umweltfaktoren um auf den Normal IQ zu kommen.


Die Prävalenz von solchen ist nicht sehr hoch. Sonst wäre die Erblichkeit höher. Ein erschreckend großer Prozentsatz der Bevölkerung lässt sich nur schwer gewinnbringend in das Arbeitsleben integrieren.

>Bist noch immer kein Forscher,

Blödsinn, ich bin Uniangestellter (Genetiker).

>poste eine Kritik von einer Authoritätsfigur oder BTFO

hurr durr bin zu blöd um methodlogische Kritik selber zu verstehen hurr durr. Idiot.

>Dein Statement behauptet 0,4-0,8.

0.4 ist in kindersamples.

>Deine Studie 0,8, aber hey das du nicht rechnen kannst brauchen wir hier ja eh nicht mehr demonstrieren oder hast du eine Quelle und zitierst die einfach nicht?

Was du glaubst 0.2 der varianz wäre shared envionemnt weil die Erblichkeit 0.8 ist? Kompletter Unsinn, Gesamtvarianz besteht aus shared environment, unique environment (Zufall, messfehler, nicht genetische Biologie) und Erblichkeit . Zwillingsstudien können alle drei quantifizieren und im Erwachsenenalter ist shared environment ungefähr 0.1. Allerdings ist das eine systematische Überschätzung weil Zwillingsstudien nicht für assortative Partnerwahl korrigieren. Der echte wertist wahrscheinlich noch kleiner. cuck BTFO.

>Ich habs dir fett markiert, weil ich dachte das du zu behindert dafür bist.

Nettes Ausweichen Schäwchling. Ich habe die Studie aufgrund der hohen erwiesenen Erblichkeit zitiert, nicht wegen der feefees. Dabei habe ich nicht gelogen.

>Source needed.

https://www.amazon.de/Who-Are-How-Got-Here/dp/110187032X?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duc03-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=110187032X

Sehr gutes Buch, kompletter takedown der irrelevanten Dummheit die sich Anthropologie nennt mithilfe antiker DNA analyse. Am neuesten Forschunsstand, absolut vernichtend gegenüber diesem Philisterhaufen.

>Redet über standardized testing Probleme generell und du schreibst das rüber das nur er schlechte Ergebnisse hatte, sowas unehrliches.

Die Sachen die er über standardisierte Tests gesagt hat waren noch peinlicher als seine Resultate- deswegen habe ich ja kuncels Vortrag mitverlinkt um einen Eindruck der abgrundtiefen Dummheit doieser Person zu geben - dumm auf dem Test, dumm in dem was er sagt. Kein Zufall.

>Quelle? ACH JA HABEN WIR WIEDER NICHT.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289616300629
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cdev.12920
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289613001682

cuck BTFO

u/AceFlashheart · 1 pointr/samharris

>do... do you seriously not know what social democracy is?

You gonna actually address a single thing I said?

>And where are these "real communist countries"? Not the USSR, not Cuba, not North Korea, not Zimbabwe not [insert failed socialist nation here] etc.

No response to this?

>Ah. there it is...

Yeah, Ayrans were a thing - they make up the ancestors of most Europeans. Before you seek to decry people for blasphemy why don't you go read a book.

u/korvasoka · 1 pointr/svenskpolitik

>Och du menar att det är omöjligt att ske med dem som invandrar hit i nuläget?

Kanske inte omöjligt, bara betydligt svårare då t.ex. islamister är väldigt olika från samer. Samt att ingenstans i världen har islamister kommit till ett land och sen blivit sekulariserade. Tittar man på världen så verkar islamister sprida sig av en anledning: därför att de vill islamisera. Är det positivt för oss som bor här att Sverige får fler och fler mer eller mindre islamistiska enklaver?

>Sådan otroligt märklig och skrämmande retorik, vad har detta ens för förankring i verkligheten?

Vad är skrämmande? Vilken verklighetsförankring är det du tvivlar över? Försök hålla dina känslor utanför, tack.

>Vad spelar det för roll ifall jag tillhör den nordgermanska folkgruppen eller inte?

Spelar roll i vilket hänseende? Frågar du varför det spelar någon roll om etniska svenskar ska finnas eller ej?

>Jag har extremt svårt att förstå varför det finns människor som lägger fokus på sådant här. Rasinstitutet lades väl ner av en anledning?

Forskas fortfarande väldigt mycket på skillnader mellan populationer. En väldigt intressant bok kom ut nu i mars, rekommenderad läsning: Who We Are and How We Got Here, skriven av en professor i genetik på Harvard.

>‘How Genetics is Changing Our Understanding of “Race”’, it had Reich stating that he is ‘worried that well-meaning people who deny the possibility of substantial biological differences among human populations are digging themselves into an indefensible position, one that will not survive the onslaught of science.’

u/norgrmaya · 1 pointr/armenia

For the first point, it’s in Harvard geneticist David Reich’s 2018 book “Who We Are And How We Got Here.” https://www.amazon.com/Who-Are-How-Got-Here/dp/110187032X

>From seven thousand until five thousand years ago, we observe a steady influx into the steppe of a population whose ancestors traced their origin to the south-as it bore genetic affinity to ancient and present-day people of Armenia and Iran-eventually crystallizing in the Yamnaya, who were about a one-to-one ratio of ancestry from these two sources. A good guess is that the migration proceeded via the Caucasus isthmus between the Black and Caspian seas.

>Ancient DNA available from this time in Anatolia shows no evidence of steppe ancestry similar to that in the Yamnaya (although the evidence here is circumstantial as no ancient DNA from the Hittites themselves has yet been published). This suggests to me that the most likely location of the population that first spoke an Indo-European language was south of the Caucasus Mountains, perhaps in present-day Iran or Armenia, because ancient DNA from people who lived there matches what we would expect for a source population both for the Yamnaya and for ancient Anatolians. If this scenario is right the population sent one branch up into the steppe-mixing with steppe hunter-gatherers in a one-to-one ratio to become the Yamnaya as described earlier- and another to Anatolia to found the ancestors of people there who spoke languages such as Hittite.

Reich, p. 120

As for your second request (regarding Hurro-Urartians):

https://www.academia.edu/7637643/Arnaud_Fournet_and_Allan_R._Bomhard_-_The_Indo-European_Elements_in_Hurrian_2010_

https://www.academia.edu/40055347/PIE_roots_in_Hurrian

u/vacuous_comment · 1 pointr/politics

Yep, naively playing as if the other side respects the rules.

But to do otherwise is to expose yourself to their hate and to accelerate the demise of the republic.

How is that again, how these things happen?

u/ocdexpress · 1 pointr/news

https://youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4

Starts corny but gets real, worth a watch

This a really goood read

https://www.amazon.com/How-Democracies-Die-Steven-Levitsky/dp/1524762938

u/wallyhartshorn · 1 pointr/bestof

There are numerous democracies that slipped into authoritarianism despite having constitutions (some of them actually based on the US constitution). I just finished reading How Democracies Die, which was quite alarming.

u/HouseAtomic · 0 pointsr/galveston

I second this, The Historic Pleasure Pier is fun for kids but no more historic than just standing on the Seawall.

You can't swing a dead cat without hitting something old or historic in Galveston. Most of which don't have websites, so until you go you just won't know. But when you get there you will have no shortage of things to do.

Read this, not super happy pregnancy material, but the best book about Galveston by far. This one is supposedly pretty good to, bit I haven't read it yet.

u/Dr_Merkwurdigliebe · 0 pointsr/USHistory

If you're interested in African American history (of an earlier variety), check out Steven Hahn's A Nation Under Our Feet (another Pulitzer Prize winning work of history).

Hahn argues that contrary to the conventional wisdom, slave communities were very aware of politics on a local and national level. The book explores slave communities' reactions to political events and how their political sensibilities were translated into political action in after emancipation.

White Flight by Kevin Kruse is another interesting book that documents how urban white communities dissolved during and after the civil rights movement and reconstituted themselves outside of city limits rather than tolerate integration. It's a little more specific than my other suggestions, but a very interesting argument about the suburbanization of America.

u/SorrowLegend · 0 pointsr/suggestmeabook

I want to add onto this by recommending Band of Brothers. It's an HBO series based on the book by Stephen Ambrose, which is based on the story of Easy Company throughout the European Theater. I highly recommend the show (produced by Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks) and the book.

u/nobody99356 · 0 pointsr/politics
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u/TheMotorShitty · -1 pointsr/news

This is considered the book to read on the decline of Detroit. Many of the lingering problems do, in fact, have roots in racism.

http://www.amazon.com/Origins-Urban-Crisis-International-Perspectives/dp/0691121869

u/corran__horn · -3 pointsr/yellowstone

You either have to be in the backcountry or illegally walking off the boardwalk. Otherwise there are fences around almost every feature close to a trail.

Lee Whittlesey wrote a book on the history of people dying.

https://www.amazon.com/Death-Yellowstone-Accidents-Foolhardiness-National-ebook/dp/B009R6HEF2?ie=UTF8&qid=&ref_=tmm_kin_swatch_0&sr=

It is sad, as each death makes it harder for the park service to let people near pools.

u/EIGHTHOLE · -4 pointsr/worldnews

Not a denier, but not a hypocrite either. I am sure Vice President Gore has flown many times around world to educated us all on the climate. He probably lies awake in his mansion ringing his hands about the damage I am doing to the environment.

A great book on the formation of U.S. Weather Bureau...
https://www.amazon.com/Isaacs-Storm-Deadliest-Hurricane-History/dp/0375708278