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BJonston’s List of Interesting Books He’s Read and the Lessons He Learned From Reading Them

January 21, 2010 in ListSmoker

1.  Exodus—Leon Uris:  Oh, so that’s how the modern state of Israel was born from the ashes of the Holocaust.  You can fuck with the Jews, but you can’t keep us down forever.  Also, Nazis = bad news.

2.  In The Heart of the Sea—Nathaniel Philbrick:  Don’t fuck with whales.  They might be cute and friendly-looking sea mammals but if you mess with them long enough, eventually, they WILL. FUCK.  YOU.  UP!

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