Sebastian Junger's Book Recommendations

"The book that I have given to others most often as a gift."

"I’m going to give Sapiens over and over again to everyone I know."

"@40PercentGerman my error it was 'our political nature' by avi tuschman one of the most amazing books I've ever read"

"Chayes' thesis here is both radical and incredibly obvious: Corruption is the common denominator among societies where radical Islam is ascendant. ISIS, the Taliban, Somalia's al-Shabab, and Nigeria's Boko Haram all gained footholds, we're told, because they promised to eradicate the corruption of despotic regimes. If this is so, corruption should be our target, too."

"@bill_muras @MarkHertling @gtconway3d Whitaker's book is almost unknown and one of the most brilliant pieces of political reporting Ive ever read. My father fled Spain in 1936 and lived a lot of what Whitaker reported on. I quoted him in this piece about the rise of fascism in Spain:"

"How does a society survive the complete collapse of its economic and ethical systems? Lear, a philosopher and historian, explains how the radical vision of Chief Plenty Coups saved his fellow Crow from physical and spiritual annihilation in the 1870s. This is one of the most profound and exciting books I have ever read."

"A former professor living on a Tennessee River houseboat ekes out a livelihood selling his catch, then drinks away his profits with Knoxville's misfits and miscreants. McCarthy's prose is ancient and exact and mythic, and his portrait of America's underbelly in the 1950s is shocking in its depiction of human degradation."

"This book recounts how the Comanche, through extraordinary fighting and survival skills, succeeded longer than any other Native American group in blocking white society's intrusion on their land. Central to the story is Quanah Parker, a mixed-race war leader whose white mother was captured by the Comanche as a teenager."

"hey everyone, this is a pretty incredible book by an amazing young writer about her search for a relative who was shot down in Vietnam and never found. I highly recommend it..."