Books of 1996
Lies My Teacher Told Me (1/96)
by James Loewen
-- the author discusses blatant historical lies and some other
debatable historical facts as he argues that history is being
revised and misrepresented for various purposes.
Schindler's List (2/96)
by Thomas Kenneally
-- the story of Oskar Schindler, a black marketeer and war profiteer
who saved a group of Jews. Better than the movie.
Atlas Shrugged (3/96)
by Ayn Rand
-- a classic; the story of the producers vs the takers, of those who
obtain by producing vs those who get by the force of law.
The Whitechapel Horrors (9/96)
by Edward Hanna
-- a book that mixes the fictional Sherlock Holmes w/ real facts of
the Jack the Ripper mystery; disappointing.
PC Roadkill (9/96)
by Michael Hyman
-- humorous or inside stories from some of Sillicon Valley's top
companies like Borland.
The Execution of Mayor Yin (10/96)
by Chen Jo-Hsi
-- various short stories of life in China during the Cultural
Revolution that show the level of excess and absurdities of a
Communist society.
The Dilbert Principle (10/96)
by Scott Adams
-- spoofs by the leading humorist of the hi-tech industry.
Downsize This! (10/96)
by Michael Moore
-- comments and humor from a funny but sharp leftist.
Why The Allies Won (11/96)
by Richard Overy
-- Author expounds on why the Allies won WW2.
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