Night

Never shall I forget that night,
the first night in the camp
which has turned my life into one long night,
seven times cursed and seven times sealed.

Never shall I forget that smoke.
Never shall I forget the little faces of the children
whose bodies I saw turned into wreaths of smoke
beneath a silent blue sky.

Never shall I forget those flames
which consumed my faith for ever.
Never shall I forget that nocturnal silence
which deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live.

Never shall I forget those moments
which murdered my God and my soul
and turned my dreams into dust.

Never shall I forget these things,
even if I am condemned to live
as long as God Himself.

Never.

Elie Wiesel

BOOKS

Never let school interfere with your education. Here is the list of books I have read since receiving an institutionalized education:

2004
History:
Parallel Myths
The Way of Alexander the Great
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Dude Where's My Country
The Best War Ever
Against All Enemies
Slaughter House Five
Utes: The Mountain People
A People's History of the U.S.
The Legacy of Conquest
History of the American West
Nation of Nations
America: A Concise History

Fiction:
The Runaway Jury
The Summons
King of Torts
Bleachers
Dragons of Autumn Twilight
LOTR and Philosophy

2005
History:
The Good Old Days
Drawn with the Sword
What They Fought For
The Way of King Arthur
Legends, Lies, Myths of Amer. History
Don’t Know Much About History
A History of Knowledge
Alexander the Great
The Way of the Crusades
Malcolm X Speaks

Fiction:
The Last Juror
The Partner
A Time to Kill
The Da Vinci Code
The Fellowship of the Ring

Comparative Religion:
When Religion is Evil
The Power of Myth
Meditations

2006
History:
Alexander the Great, Journey to the End of the Earth
A Short History of Progress
The Cold War, A New History
Against Empire
The Movement and the Sixties

Fiction:
The Two Towers
Inca Gold
Interview with the Vampire
The Vampire Lestat
The Children of Men

Comparative Religion:
Rituals for Life

2007
History:
A Power Governments Cannot Suppress
The Culture Struggle
Superpatriotism
Night
Don't Know Much About History
Don't Know Much About the Universe
Peace Mom
Orginal Zinn
Johnny Got His Gun
Peoples and Empires
Don't know Much About Geography
Passionate Declarations

Fiction:
Animal Farm
The Firm
Angels and Demons
Playing for Pizza


2008
History:
Folly of Empire
A People's History of American Empire
The Post-American World


Fiction:

Animal Farm

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
- George Orwell