Friday, January 04, 2013

Beautiful December

  • Half Empty by David Rakoff
  • Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, An Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People who make this Country Work by Jeanne Marie Laskas
  • Glock: The Rise of America's Gun by  Paul M. Barrett
  • Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden from 9/11 to Abbottabad by Peter L. Bergen

All four books, though very different from one another, offered something beautiful.  Whether it was an honest look at end of life or in-depth intelligence gathering, these books made December an interesting reading month.  Laskas's time at a gun store and the history of the Glock seemed pertinent  in light of the tragedy at Newtown.  I think Barrett did the country a favor by providing a primer of the gun control debate thus far.