Battles


A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
Ender’s Game (Ender's Saga, #1)
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Consider Phlebas (Culture, #1)
Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera, #5)
First Lord's Fury (Codex Alera, #6)
The Path of Daggers (The Wheel of Time, #8)
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
The Way of Kings (The Stormlight Archive, #1)
Okinawa: A Decorated Marine's Account of the Last Battle of World War II
His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Christopher Hitchens
[O]ne has to have endured a few decades before wanting, let alone needing, to embark on the project of recovering lost life. And I think it may be possible to review 'the chronicles of wasted time.' William Morris wrote in The Dream of John Ball that men fight for things and then lose the battle, only to win it again in a shape and form that they had not expected, and then be compelled again to defend it under another name. We are all of us very good at self-persuasion and I strive to be alert t ...more
Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir

Cece Whittaker
She could see Albert standing at the door, hiding the bakery box behind him with his mischievous smile. When he revealed them, she had hugged him tight. The landlady had brought some expresso and the newlywed Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs had enjoyed their cheesecake tarts in front of the little fireplace with fine Italian coffee. Even so long after Albert’s death, remembering that scene still brought her comfort.
Cece Whittaker, Glorious Christmas

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