What if commonly held scientific beliefs are really nothing but 
inaccurate propaganda- fed by powerful funding corporations? 
What if the political arena is fed the same rhetoric, 
supported by an ill informed mass media? What if good natured & 
famous celebrities spew inaccurate information to their herds of
followers? What if ulterior motives shaped by financial gain are
ultimately the turnkey of knowledge fed to the general masses? 
Fiction? Non-fiction? Science fiction? Crichton's 'State of Fear'
challenges our comfort levels and rings our alarm bells.

Conroy takes the reader through his last year playing basketball
as point guard and captain of the Citadel Bulldogs, presenting 
all of the conflict and love that have been at the core of his 
novels. He recreates his senior year at the famous military 
college and tells the story of his heart-breaking childhood and 
the events that conspired to rescue his spirit.

The book’s premise is that you should never pass up the opportunity 
of having a drink in a bar that shares your name. McCarthy goes back 
to rural Ireland, to rediscover his Irishness. He is a serious writer 
struggling to make himself heard above the many excellent jokes and 
this is what makes McCarthy's book so distinctive. McCarthy has such 
a genuine feeling for Ireland, Irishness and Irish history that he 
can only temper his writing with side-splitting humor.

For all of you who've piloted 
or even ridden in helicopter, and those
who have spent time on the high seas 
take a look at "The Last Run" by
Todd Lewan.

Nonfiction about Alaskan fishermen 
lost at sea in 1997 in 70 ft waves
and 80 knot winds, and the Coast Guard's 
efforts to rescue them.  It is
along the lines of "A Perfect Storm"

I thought it was spellbinding.

Steve