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Different Headlines: 2 Shelby’s Hit the Block, GT500/GT350, More Muslim Christmas Market Attacks Foiled; Racism At Georgetown University; Why Should Americans Die For European Tyranny?; Reversing Alzheimer’s; Cracks In The AI Bubble; Walmart Meat Out Of Temperature Range….and more.

Cars

The Electric Vehicle Collapse: Wow, That Was Quick! – It wasn’t well thought out or planned. Even the technology wasn’t great. It was a house of cards the whole time

1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible 428 CI Cobra Jet V-8, Automatic

1965 Shelby GT350 Fastback SFM5S051, 289/306 HP V-8, 4-Speed

2 awesome cars during the bad ass muscle car era

Porsche Found a Smarter Way to Keep Catalytic Converters Alive

War

Why Should Americans Die For European Tyranny? – They’re at it again. We saved them twice last Century from destroying themselves. A continent that used to lead the world is so mired in Social Justice that they are self destructing

Muslim Hate

More Islamic Terror Attacks Against Christmas Markets Foiled In Europe – The camel humpers are at it again. They try this cultural enrichment every Christmas. They hate Jews and Christians and are trying to take the world back to the 7th century

Quantum Computing

TQI’s Top Quantum Research Stories of 2025

Clinton Crime Family Organization

Timeline: The Sabotage Of The Clinton Foundation Investigation – They have something on the FBI for them to be this protected. Anyone else would be in jail for what they’ve done

Health

Reversing Alzheimer’s: The Forgotten Causes And Cures Big Pharma Buried

‘Not Safe At All’: Walmart Worker Takes A Meat Thermometer To The Sausage, Pork, Turkey. What They Discover Is Disturbing

The True nature of women

Reactions to Vanity Fair’s Image of Karoline Leavitt Demonstrates Emotional Weakness of Feminists – They hate each other and love to prove they “might” be better

Artificial Intelligence

Indian-Run Company Accused of Fraud Could Be the Pin That Pops the AI Bubble – The cracks in the AI story are getting bigger. It’s not the panacea that people want it to be.

Darwin Awards

Montana Man Dares Man To Touch A Moose. That’s One Dare He’ll Live To Regret: ‘Not Him Immediately Falling’ – for the record, it’s an elk

Epstein

Bill Clinton Breaks Silence, Deflects Epstein Photo Dump – as usual, he’s lying. He’ll probably get away with it

Climate Hoax

We Have Reached the Emily Litella Moment on Climate Change – they could never prove it by repetition, so even Gates admits it was BS

Racism At Georgetown University

Georgetown Prof Says He Works With ‘Stupid White People’ in Undercover Video – What if the professor was white and said that about blacks?

Regarding Commenting

First of all, I love the comments. Some of you guys are very interesting and funny. I write to different groups, including introverts, the intelligentsia, political individuals, car people, and others. I’m getting to know you all more closely from the stuff you write.

I even connected with one reader who knew Denny from Grouchy Old Cripple, but neither of us knew it until I started AOTW in Denny’s honor.

I wrote about Stupid Things Smart People Do a long time ago. One of them is arguing on the internet.

I’m likely to post about anything these days. A lot of posts get tumbleweeds for comments. I think I’m all clever, and then crickets.

Occasionally, I’ll be content-free in my head and post something meaningless, and it’s a barrage of comments, like What’s it like to have an extremely high IQ.

Once in a while, I get off the wall comments that are out of left field. I saw this meme and thought about it.

I can write some offensive stuff and know it. Hell, I do it on purpose sometimes. I don’t care if you disagree with me, but keep it civil when you write back. My favorite are people who outthink me and write clever stuff.

I also ask questions that are set up by WordPress and answer them as honestly as I can. I love it when people answer them also (Bocopro is a great writer)

I have it set up to approve all comments, and if it gets too out of hand, I’m not going to let it on the page. It just starts a fight I don’t want to see happen and piss off others. If it’s spicy and will start a discussion, I’ll let it go. I also am not going to let people post their blogs that have nothing to do with my post. They have their own blog, and I read it there.

All I ask is that you be civil. I know that the people on the left hate my ass by now, but I don’t care. They aren’t smart and write childish things. I brush that off and move along, which is what they should have done to begin with.

So keep up the commentary. Many of you are better writers than I am. I enjoy reading your stuff.

Different Headlines: Nvidia CEO Stuns Joe Rogan With AI Prediction, And How It Can Go Wrong; 1 of 6 Lamborghini Miura Goes to Auction; Sugar Starts Rotting Your Teeth In The First Seconds You Eat It; Media Has To Eat It On Climate Change Flaws; How China Bought Governor Hochel….and more

Obamacare

Obamacareless: 90% of Fake Applications Approved, GAO Review of ACA Finds

How WWIII Will be fought

Experts Warn of Tool China Is Using To Play ‘Long Game’ in New Cold War – they don’t need nukes.

Cars

1970 Lamborghini Miura P400, 1 of 6 produced hitting the auction block

Toyota GR GT Revealed: Twin-Turbo V-8 Muscle Meets a Lightweight Aluminum Frame

1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback – I will grab rubber in all 4 gears. A bad ass car

Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia CEO Stuns Rogan With Jaw-Dropping AI Prediction – The dark side of what AI can do

Health

Sugar Starts Corroding Your Teeth in Seconds but These Holistic Habits Can Mitigate the Damage – I didn’t know it was this bad, plus sugar in coffee is for pussies.

The Dangers of 5G: Health Risks, Privacy Threats and the Push for Resistance – maybe I’ll go back to a flip phone

5 Health and Insurance Moves Every Man Should Make This Year

creation

Anything but God?: Scientists “Seriously Asking” if Life on Earth Was “Seeded by Aliens” – Anything But God

Climate Hoax

Media doing ‘damage control’ as widely reported study on cost of climate change gets retracted – Now that the authors have retracted it, the flaws are being downplayed by the media – of course the media is lying, They rode that horse so long they actually believed it. Never trust them

“Instinctually Programmed To Lie”: CNN’s Jake Tapper Mislabels D.C. Pipe-Bomb Suspect As “White Man” – Stevie Wonder knew he was black. Jack Tapper is a liar. The press can’t help themselves from the narrative.

Terrorism

Afghan refugees killed 55 people, wounded 92 in U.S.: report – get them out of here

China

Alleged Chinese Spy Linda Sun Said Hochul was ‘Much More Obedient’ Than Cuomo – figures, Liberal White women

Pipe Bomber

FBI Pipe Bomber Breakthrough Exposes Biden Era Failures After Four Years – Biden Administration sat on it for 4 year

Education

Tiny Qatar Is Using a Trillion Dollars to Manipulate Education Across Western Society [VIDEO] – trying to tell us that Islam isn’t dangerous and other lies

What book are you reading right now?

What book are you reading right now?

The Hobbit, American gangster, and other tales of New York, and the Bible. It’s the start of the Lord of the Rings series I’ve wanted to read.

It keeps your mind sharp. I’ve noticed a pattern between people who are smarter and more interesting and those who read.

I just finished Martin Luther by Eric Metaxis.

I always have more than one book going

A Steep Price To Pay Just To Get Laid, Why Buckingham Palace Decided to Get Rid of Andrew

LONDON—In recent days, King Charles III moved decisively to shut down a slow-burning scandal that threatened to tarnish not only his reign but that of his son Prince William.

For over a decade, the former friendship between Charles’s younger brother Andrew and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein generated negative headlines, embarrassing the royal family. Andrew had long denied he abused an American teenage girl introduced to him by Epstein decades ago, but a drumbeat of fresh disclosures in recent weeks brought the scandal back to Britain’s front pages, sparking fresh public disapproval and complaints from lawmakers about the man 8th in line to the throne. 

Editors note: There is no pussy in the world worth this, even the smallest part of this. Only an ego that thought he was untouchable caused him to lose control of his dick.

After several days of negotiations, Charles and his brother finally agreed on terms Thursday afternoon, according to royal aides, and within hours the news was made public: Prince Andrew would be stripped of his royal status and relegated to simply Mr. Mountbatten Windsor. He would also lose the mansion where he lived and paid no rent. In exchange, Charles would pay for his brother to live in a far more modest house on the family’s holiday estate of Sandringham.

Despite the move, the debacle is likely to hang over the family for years to come. There has always been salacious gossip about the royal family, and misbehaving royals, but this time it felt much worse. 

“I don’t remember a scandal like this,” says Ingrid Seward, editor in chief of Majesty magazine. “It’s not going to make it go away, the more people talk about it the more people get involved,” Seward said, adding the last time the monarchy was hit with this level of turmoil was when Charles divorced his first wife, Diana. 

The demotion could, however, take the oxygen out of those who criticize the palace for being too lenient in their treatment of Andrew, royal watchers say. “I’m not sure it will completely satisfy the public disquiet but it’s at least something,” Andrew Lownie, the historian and author of “Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York,” told the BBC. 

Traditionally, the royal family has a policy of not complaining or explaining when faced with scandal. For years a mixture of protocol and family ties made the monarchy reluctant to fully swing the ax on Andrew, royal experts say. The dashing former helicopter pilot was widely considered his mother’s favorite son and courtiers said Queen Elizabeth II didn’t want to take steps to fully humiliate him. Stripping royal titles was something reserved for those who committed near treasonable offenses or no longer considered part of the extended royal clan. 

This position changed after Charles came to the throne. The monarch, who is 76 and continues to fight cancer, is expected to have a relatively short reign during which his main legacy is to bequeath a monarchy on a strong footing to his popular son Prince William, who has long urged the palace to take more decisive action against his disgraced uncle. 

It is uncertain what life now awaits Andrew. He is expected to leave his 30-room mansion on the Windsor Estate in the coming months. He has lived there with his ex wife Sarah Ferguson, but she won’t be joining him at Sandringham, leaving her to fend for herself.

The windswept rural Sandringham Estate is a far cry from Windsor, which is close to London. It remains to be seen whether Andrew, who is used to having a full staff and valet, will now be expected to cook his own meals. The palace has simply said that the king will provide for his brother from his private funds. 

Two recent events made Andrew’s position untenable. His accuser Virginia Giuffre died by suicide this year, and has posthumously published a memoir in recent weeks detailing how Andrew allegedly had sex with her on three separate occasions, including during an orgy with Epstein. The book was filled with tawdry details, such as an anecdote about how Andrew licked the arches of her feet and shared a bath with her. Secondly, the British press published emails that showed Andrew was emailing Epstein in 2011, well after the royal had claimed he had cut ties with him. 

Rest of the story

Their parents were cousins, so I’m not surprised at the behavior (or that this is all we know so far). Let’s not forget that Harry gave up a lifetime of fame and money, yachts, Castles, Servants, and the life of luxury, because his American wife felt offended. She went in looking to be offended, and Harry was stupid enough to go along with it and then trash his country. King Chuckles promotes Islam and the climate hoax. A lot of people can’t wait for William to take over. The Queen was so much better than this lot.

I believe the British word is wanker, although on this one it could be plonker.

I guess it’s really tough to be a Royal, if that is what you can call them anymore.

9/30 Headlines: Ozempic Face, Covid Face Masks Contributing To Infertility, 9 Signs NATO And US Ready For War….And The Superbowl Got Worse

Health

Japan Covid Shot Data: Every Single Time You Take Another Shot, It Gets Worse

British Health Secretary Silent as NHS Faces Backlash Over Cousin Marriage Report – The Royals did it for centuries all over Europe, but it’s the muslim’s now. King Chuckles parents were cousins

‘Ozempic Face’ Rises With Rapid Weight Loss: What You Need to Know – wrinkles or be fat, that’s your choice. You could put down the fork and the booze for a lot less

Billions of Useless, Toxic Face Coverings Are Now Polluting the Planet, Contributing to Infertility, Cancer, Hormone Disruption, and Neurological Damage

ICE And Crime

ICE Hit Chicago Streets, Residents Thank Them — Agents’ Response Goes Viral

The Zizians’ Violent Spiral: A Tranny Group Tied to Killings Across America

 • 5 New Creative Ways Traffickers Tried to Smuggle Cocaine

War

9 Signs That the United States and NATO Are Both Preparing for War

Tech

Wikipedia Co-Founder Calls for Massive Reforms to End Left-Wing Bias – It’s too far gone. Blow it up and start anew if you want it to be unbiased

Bill Gates, USDA Bioengineer New Crop-Devastating Plant Virus for Reprogramming Plant DNA

Europe

France on the Brink: Debt Spiral and Political Paralysis – you can’t keep not working for that much money and have any left. Another proof that socialism doesn’t work

Backlash Forces UK’s NHS to Withdraw Report Praising First Cousin Marriage “Benefits” – You get retards like King Chuckles when inbred

PRC School Board Shuts Down Mom Stripping To Bikini In Protest Of Gender Confused In Bathrooms

Islam

Why Trump Wants to Ban the Muslim Brotherhood – And Why America Should Care – because we don’t want to be the UK or most of Europe for that matter

Misc

YouTube agrees to $24.5M settlement with Trump over account suspension dispute – Kimmel laughed when he was banned. So did Jimmy Fallon. The others are paying up and Trump is funding his library

 • Trump Tower vs. Obama Library

 • Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: The NFL’s Latest Insult to America – I was wrong, they found someone worse than Taylor Swift

 • Running Out of Clothes to Not Wear: Feminine Signaling in the Age of Hypersexuality

Racism

Don Lemon Makes Disgustingly Racists Comments About White People and Violence

Politics

 • How a Government Agency You’ve Never Heard of Censored Everyday Americans

What books do you want to read?

What books do you want to read?

I’ve started liking History, so historical fiction not textbooks. I’m starting a series by C.J. Box about the outdoors. If it’s good, I’ll have a whole series to read.

I’m also reading Hillbilly Elegy by JD Vance

I’m finishing the last book of the Expanse so Sci-Fi has been good to me for a few months now.

The point is I always want to read. I’ve read since I was a young child. I was the only one of my siblings who did. I can escape into my own world this way and people don’t bother you when you are reading.

The Ultimate Book List

I don’t know if you are a reader like me, but love books and am always looking for another source of recommendations.

Granted, my tastes don’t always go with the crowd, but here’s the crowd’s pick for a good book list.

Introvert Time Again, My Life Up In Pictures

Seriously, just because I’m there doesn’t mean I want to do stuff like small talk. Sometimes I don’t talk just to see if they notice.

Text before knocking

Every day I get older, the more this is true.

I treat people the way they should be treated, accordingly. It’s how I can be nice to one person and an asshole to the next. It’s on you.

I don’t kid about this one. I kill people off in my autobiography a lot.

My New Favorite Introvert Book

Once you can handle being alone, the rest of life isn’t a problem and you are free from the grips of other people ruining/ruling your life.

I am the president of the being alone club.

An Introvert Hideout – The Library

The book stores in my new town are scarce and don’t offer what I was looking for. It was the standard issue current stuff, mostly by people that don’t interest me – celebtards.

I had to go downtown for the annual insurance rodeo and the Library was a block away. I figured what the hay, I’ll get a card and kill a little time and check out the selection. I figured I was in it for a biography.

To my surprise, although the parking lot was full, there was only 4 people in there, 3 of whom were employees. There were alcoves to hide out in and I realized that it will be a great place to escape to. They had workrooms for people with laptops, but I saw rooms to escape to.

The parking downtown is tight (it’s only about 4 blocks long) and the cars were people shopping, not looking at books.

Best of all, I found some John MacDonald / Travis McGee books I couldn’t get anywhere else. Occasionally in my old town, I could find them in the 2nd hand bookstore, but it was so unorganized that I don’t think they knew what they had.

It was quiet, not because it was a library, but because there was nobody there.

I realized what a goldmine that was going to be for me. I can see where I’ll be when I need some time alone.

It is an introvert heaven, books, quiet and no people.

Introvert Driving

I get to make a long drive today. This is what it’s going to look like in feeling except I’m alone. I first thought that this guy was by himself, but I’ll pretend it’s his dog, who would probably be a helluva lot more quiet.

FWIW, I’m looking to get another truck after I’m through with my current car. I’ve enjoyed them every time I’ve owned one. You get to sit up high and see everything. You are also further away from others that way.

The partner next to me today will be no one. My company is an audible book. The title is Algorithm’s to live by, by Brian Christian. It is mind blowingly complex thinking, but really helps you in life and will turn your mind internally by a mile.

I do get to see the rest of my family and dog when I get there and look forward to it. I love them, but being alone lets me re-charge my social energy.

Describing Almost Every Movie In One Picture (1000 words)

With CGI and the video game culture of limited attention span, combined with the need to shoot everything that moves, there haven’t been great movies recently.

You have to tell a story, build up tension, explore a characters mind and motivation to become emotionally involved.

I don’t need to write the cliche because anyone who reads knows it’s true. You can’t cram the development of what is going on inside of your mind into 1-2 hours of someone else’s version of the story.

Besides, in the race to become the most “woke”, most of the protagonists are cast incorrectly.

Enjoy reading. It’s better than wasting time on fake book.

How To Write If You Want To Capture Your Audience

I didn’t want to read this until I couldn’t keep my eyes from jumping ahead to find out what happened. I never expected how it would turn out.

As for me, when I write (not blogging where I write streams of thoughts usually too early and mostly unedited), trying to urge a reader to become emotionally involved with the characters and read on is what I try for.

I read on to find out who this bitch was and why. Fortunately it is short.

Excerpt:

They didn’t want to turn her on but they did. I never want to turn her on but I do. After they had turned her on for awhile they grew tired of listening to her. After listening to her for even ten seconds I’m enraged by her. Somewhere along the long road to their duck hunting camp they named her “The Bitch” and turned her off. At random points on any road I drive I want to throw “The Bitch” out the window and run over her until she’s nothing but a flat black splotch on the asphalt.

“The Bitch” has her uses. She’s helped me find my way to unknown destinations and out of places where I’m hopelessly lost. It doesn’t matter. I hate the very thought of her. She’s the worst nag since Eve made Adam slap on the fig leaf and remarked on how small it was. She’s Lilith and Delilah and the “What–ever Girl.” She’s the most passive-aggressive talker since the last speech by Barack Obama. She’s “The Bitch.”

How Do High IQ People Read Books

Note: intelligent people generally read a lot.  There are many ways to read a book.  Authors read for story arc’s, character profile and emotional connection.

Many people learn from textbooks, but for general reading, here is a good list I found on how high IQ people read:

1) Find a personal angle: You need to relate to what you’re reading

2) Get a bird’s eye view: Get the basic outline of the book by skimming through the table of contents (and the rest of the book); try finding a central theme

3) Drum up curiosity: Draft a few “curiosity questions” based on the theme; consider these questions as you read the book

4) Create your own structure: Identify key points in the book and leave space for you to take in-depth notes

5) Record key insights: Take in-depth notes based on the elements you mentioned in Step 4; think about what the “Takeaway Message” is.

6) Review your notes: Now that you have a summary you have created in your own words, it’s now time to review; try to remember the details related to the messages you recorded 10 minutes, 2 days, 1 week after finishing the book.

7) Repeat with another book.

Here is the link to this list.

Are You Intelligent, Or Just Think You Are? – The 5 Indicators That You Can’t Fake

Most people think the are smarter than they are but usually are wrong.  This has nothing to do with whether they have a high IQ or have trained extensively in an area (discussed throughout). These are indicators of whether you possess intelligence, but does not discuss whether you use it.

You can go anywhere on the Internet and find any research you want, but here are 5 indicators that show that you have potential for intelligence.

  1. You learn from mistakes
  2. You read for fun
  3. You can argue from multiple perspectives
  4. You think before you speak
  5. You don’t care what others think

I saw this at My Domaine which show 3 of them you can’t fake.

You Learn From Your Mistakes

Intelligent people are able to accept their own failures and re-purpose them into lessons for future success. In fact, a study on decision-making skills reports that critical feedback from a mistake results in better performance the second time around. So while errors and setbacks can be frustrating, highly intelligent people are able to perceive them as growth opportunities.

It could of course be argued that humans are not that intelligent to begin with as we’ve continued to make the same mistakes throughout history.

I would argue that you learn more from a mistake than success.  In giving one of my prodigy advice for life, I told him I didn’t remember every success because I expected it.  I remembered every failure as it hurt and I vowed never to do it again.  Some however never learn. They reveal narcissistic behavior which prevents them from admitting they were wrong.

You’re an Avid Reader

If someone doesn’t cite their sources but insists upon an opinion regardless of evidence, they’re likely exaggerating expertise. A simple way to check is by asking them what they do for fun. Beyond being a good way to gain knowledge about history or experiences that are different from your own, research shows that reading increases memory function, communication skills, and focus.

I am intrigued to talk with people with good vocabularies.  To a person, they are readers of books, not social media.

One of the most intelligent fellows I’ve met was an avid reader, but couldn’t put life together due to lack of common sense.  That is another subject altogether.  He was obviously intelligent, but he couldn’t make good life decisions.

I see people in the gym taking selfies (or at the party, or anywhere) to garner likes on their Instagram or Fake Book (ok Facebook, but it is edited and acts a lot like a high school reunion).  Those who are contemplating intelligent thoughts aren’t as concerned about likes or emoji’s.  They are enjoying a book.

You See Both Sides of an Issue

When someone can articulately and convincingly argue every angle of an argument, they’re genuinely smart. Travis Bradberry, author of Emotional Intelligence 2.0, reveals the issues with assumptions; if someone is thoughtful and well-informed, they’re probably not faking their intelligence to get ahead. So while they’re really passionate and well-versed on a topic from their own perspective, if they haven’t evaluated all sides of an issue, they don’t understand it (or how to respond to it effectively).

This to me is one of the biggest indicators. The less intelligent can become so fixated on being right that they fail to observe the whole issue.  You can intrinsically know what is correct by understanding which part of the subject being discussed is not correct or what part is flawed.  The logic presents itself when you view it in its entirety.

I exempt lawyers here.  Some of them may actually be intelligent, but they are trained to argue any side of an issue.  Training is not an indicator that you are intelligent other than that you can learn.

You think before you speak

Truly intelligent people have a brain that is quicker than their mouth.

If you take your time to answer people’s questions and think them through to provide a genuine answer that you’ve thought about, you’re one step ahead. 

It is also related with being overly concerned with what others think of you and the idea that you must be right.  Many times, it is best to hear everything that is to be said before you respond.  This point helps clarify celebrity behavior.  They more often than not speak before they think or hear what is being said and then not thinking out the entirety of a subject.  Combined with living in a bubble, the few that are intelligent are overshadowed by the celebtards who have to be heard.  They expose themselves by opening their mouths, most often without their brain in gear.

You don’t care what others think 

Seriously intelligent people don’t consider other people when making decisions.

They don’t think about how others will feel as a result of their own actions and do things regardless of other people’s judgement.

The net of it is look at yourself or your behavior.  If you have these traits, you are likely more intelligent.

There are lists that say more intelligent people are messy and swear more, but I’d rather look for good qualities in people.

Count of Monte Cristo – A Book Review

Of course you could just go to Wikipedia and get someone’s version of it, but I read the book and found it to be fascinating.  I read quite a bit and have 3-4 books going at all times.  Through this, I’ve learned to read fast and retain a good deal of information.  I’m constantly trying to figure out the plot before it ends, but I confess I didn’t succeed this time.

Originally, my son was assigned this book in school.  Being a typical high schooler, he didn’t work hard and complained a lot.  What got my attention was that he liked this book.  There are times (few) that I find him astute, but I recognize the potential in him and knew I was going to read it.

GOOD VS BAD

Written by Alexandre Dumas, père in 1844, the book has hero’s that are trampled upon (Edward Dantes, the protagonist) and villains who sent him to prison for a trumped up charges (Villefort, Fernand, Mercedes and random others ).  Good vs. evil always tugs at the heart strings to pull for the good guys.

After 14 years in prison, he ingeniously escapes after making friends with the Abbé Faria who was deemed mad for claiming to have millions.  Upon his dying bed, he bequeathed it all to Dantes who was unceremoniously tossed off the cliff while posing as the dead Abbe.   Fortunately he had a knife and set himself free.

Upon reaching the island of Monte Cristo, he discovered the massive fortune that did exist and changed his life.  From then on he lived like he wanted to, exploring where he wished, eating on the best and setting up the rest of the book for what is basically a revenge plot.  Dantes, who now has many aliases becomes for the most part the Count of Monte Cristo.

After learning the secrets of the above stated villans, he schemes to take them down for ruining his life, starving his father and losing his love, Mercedes (who later married Fernand the snake).

He gets his way and the villains are vanquished (or the Count helps them vanquish themselves) and revenge is exacted.

What is not fully explained is how he became so learned from a sailor and prisoner to a chemist, man of the world and just how he knows so much about who he is going make pay for his suffering.  It does describe a long period of time (appx. 24 years) to do it and how he developed his learning skills from the Abbe in prison, but it would have helped to understand some of the chemicals he used in his actions.  I do note that this doesn’t take away from the book, I just wanted more.

THE WARPED EUROPEANS

The book does expose the pontificous nature and pomp of the Europeans in that time period (not that they haven’t been for most of history).  Fortunately, it also exposes the fallible nature of this culture.  The class system is quite evident and appearance versus substance apparent.  I remind the critics of current times as they denigrate or try to convert the USA to their lifestyle and government that this is just what we wished to escaped from.  It is through this exposure to those times that history is revealed and relished.

OVERALL

The writing is excellent and builds as the book builds as it progresses, my favorite style of writing.  At the end I could hardly put it down.  I highly recommend it and it’s use of words not normally in our vocabulary anymore is brilliant.  If we could only go back to that language rather than the obnoxious rappers like a self deluded Kanye West – (especially when drunk in front of Taylor Swift and the rest of the world) and others of his league, we would be bringing up better and more learned children.  Fortunately, I listened to my son and benefited from it.  I’m grateful to have sent him to a school that teaches the classics such as this.

I don’t have a star rating, but I would give it one less than the best.  All should read it to better themselves and improve/understand good vocabulary, a good story and the struggles of man in good vs. evil.