Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War
Sam R Watkins

“My pen is unable to describe the scene of carnage and death that ensued in the next two hours. … The sun beaming down on our uncovered heads, the thermometer being one hundred and ten degrees in the shade, and a solid line of blazing fire right from the muzzles of the Yankee guns being poured right into our very faces, singeing our hair and clothes, the hot blood of our dead and wounded spurting on us, the blinding smoke and stifling atmosphere filling our eyes and mouths, and the awful concussion causing the blood to gush out of our noses and ears, and above all, the roar of battle, made it a perfect pandemonium. Afterward I heard a soldier express himself by saying that he thought ‘Hell had broke loose in Georgia, sure enough.’”

“My pen is unable to describe…” amazing.

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Chariots of the Gods
Erich Von Daniken

you can pick up just about any of von daniken’s texts and find the same message: chariots of the gods, in search of ancient gods, gods from outer space, gold of the gods, etc. for the purposes of the work.group, however, it is not necessary to shatter all human myths; we are interested in those related to interpretation of technology and artifacts.

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guns, germs, and steel
jared diamond

this is the standard by which i judge all histories. as i carefully select the texts that i have time to read in the remainder of my life, i attempt to make sure that they will enlighten me on their subject to the extent that this tome does on everything – that is to say, why this world exists as it does. no other non-fiction has made me weep with such pleasure; i hope this book is true.

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