Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto

I was inspired to read this book by one of the reviewers from Amazon: "The louder someone complains, the closer you are to the truth. I anticipate a lot of ad hominem complaints from statists here. Do not let them talk you out of reading this book. "

They say any generation has few special authors and thinkers. After reading this book I know Mark Levin is one of those peoples. This masterpiece is one of those books that can survive the ravages of time and the shifting sands of societal evolution.


While Levin’s Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto is absolutist and escapist in nature, it addresses relevant issues in American society. Numerous programs and institutions need reform, and Levin’s work can be a springboard for debate. At a time when the Republican Party is searching for its identity, Levin provides a platform.

It is rarer still when a key book is written, recognized, and celebrated contemporarily. In my humble opinion, this is one such book. It's a must read!

Top Autobiography and Memoir books

Traditionally, memoirs usually dealt with public matters, rather than personal, and many older memoirs contain little or no information about the writer, and are almost entirely concerned with other people. Modern expectations have changed this, even for heads of government. Like most autobiographies, memoirs are generally written from the first person point of view.

1. The Confessions (Augustine) - Free Download
2. The Complete Essays (Michel de Montaigne) - Free Download
3. Meditations on First Philosophy (Rene Descartes)
4. Walden (Henry David Thoreau) - Free Download

TOP 10 SF Books to read before you die

After reading Ender's Game and loving it, I decided to make my top 10 SF books to read before I die. So here is my top:

1 Frank Herbert - Dune [S1] (1965)
2 Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game [S1] (1985)
3 Isaac Asimov - Foundation [S1-3] (1951)
4 Douglas Adams - Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy [S1] (1979)
5 George Orwell - 1984 (1949)
6 Robert A Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land (1961)
7 Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451 (1954)
8 Arthur C Clarke - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
9 Isaac Asimov [C] - I, Robot (1950)
10 William Gibson - Neuromancer (1984)

My review on Ender's Game

Finally, I finished reading "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card. I will start by saying Ender's Game is one of the best science fiction books I have ever read. I cannot say enough good things about it. Great depth and characters.

I'm not sure if the book was specifically written for a youth audience, or if it got coloured as a book for teens because of the age of the protagonist. The title can be considered as a "young adult" title.

Ender's Game is a quick read. The style Orson Scott Card wrothe the book is it's straightforward, not the kind of book in which you need to spend time savouring the language or pondering character motivations. But I am not saying it's an insubstantial book. Far from that! There are some very chewy ethical issues that present themselves, but even if they don't interest you the story moves forward in a compelling way.

Ender's Game makes you think a lot about what "winning" means. Worth reading, good for both kids and adults.

Ender's Game

This week I'm going for SF. I choose Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. This is the first book in Card's superb Ender sequence, although it easily holds its own as a stand-alone. Humanity is attacked by aliens and almost wiped out. Child genius Ender Wiggin is top of the heap in the government's military genius breeding program. A race against time springs some surprises for both Ender and the invading forces.

Project Gutenberg - Free E-Books Library

I know... You will say it's not the same as having the real thing in your hand. But some people just can't afford to buy a book every week. Today website I would like to recommend is named Gutenberg Project.

About the site: Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.  

Christmas Music

December is here. Every 1st of December I start to feel Christmas pre-emotions. I will recommend you some good books to read this year, but until then, you must have a good CD for this Christmas.Reprise and the Sinatra Family bring together a rare find "The Christmas Collection", featuring the head of the clan Mr. Frank Sinatra in fine voice for this special time of the year. You can buy it here: Frank Sinatra Christmas Collection

You can also buy The Ultimate Christmas Music Collection.This book contains 89 of the most famous Christmas songs ever written. Providing the lyrics along with piano and chord arrangements for all the songs, this book is perfect for the holidays, both for your own collection or as a gift.

Get some ideas for Christmas 2010 top gifts for your child