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Benoit Chauvin benoitguya5f31 — Starship Troopers is, in my opinion, one of the three best military sci-fi novels ever written. It shares that distinction with Ender's Game and Old Man's war. It's also a good primer on, in the books own words, "moral philosophy". Though it's main story is about Johny Rico's time in the Mobile Infantry and their fight against the pseudo-arachnids (the bugs) most of the novel is the musings of Johny on morals, primarily through his remembrances of his "History and Moral Philosophy" teacher in high school. The basis of morality according to Heinlein (through his characters) is spelled out in the middle of Chapter 12: "Morals - all correct moral rules derive from the instinct to survive; moral behavior is survival behavior above the individual level - as in a father who dies to save his children." What Starship Troopers is trying to get across to teens, and really anyone who reads the book, is that morality, and by extension any society that claims to be moral, is based on self sacrifice for the group. At it's heart is self sacrifice for family, then self sacrifice for clan, then self sacrifice for city, then nation or ethnicity, then humanity. This is what allows society. This is why Survivor "tribes" fail to thrive. Without putting others ahead of self there is no morality or society. There is only a group of people each trying to get ahead, and those groups are always self-destructive. Starship Troopers has taken a lot of flack over the years for encouraging military enlistment. But Heinlein isn't trying to get youth to enlist, or at least not only, he is trying to teach people that the drive behind enlistment, self sacrifice for the good of society, is the cornerstone of a moral society. Each chapter heading has a quote which gives you a clue as to the content of that chapter, however the final chapter instead uses quotes to remind you what the point of the whole novel was, in case you missed it. From chapter 13: Am I my brother's keeper? -- Genesis IV:9 How think ye? If a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? -- Matthew XII:12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? -- Matthew XII:12 In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful . . . whoso saveth the life of one, it shall be as if he had saved the life of all mankind. -- The Koran, Surah V, 32

Jojo Lee a7241671139791 — Good story, but couldn't really get into the diary format.

наталия алембаева ap425e6ef — This book was just excellent especially if you’ve gone through countless dull and boring baby name books that just present lists with a blurb on the origin of a name or get into some long winded explanation about not only origin but also tracing it back to days of yore droning on like a tedious dictionary about when it first appeared and all the Joe Blow Shmoes who were named it (most of whom you’ve never even heard of anyway) and more blah blah blah –thankfully you won’t find any of that here! If you’re an avid reader or lover of general culture, this is a book you’ll no doubt appreciate if the stork is coming your way. It makes for an even better gift to receive because it’s fresh and odds are the person hasn’t received anything like it already. It has a more personal touch to it I think. The majority of names are taken from English literature (primarily the UK and US) but there are some smatterings from all over the globe which I really liked. It’s divided in two parts, boys and girls, making it very easy to flip through. There are a few pages of intro by the author that were fun to read too. Craker has three main levels of names: common (ie makes the top 20 year in and year out pretty much), less common (likely makes the top 50 for those parents looking for a bit of spice) and very adventurous (for the oh so brave!) so there’s a little bit for everyone. She gives a few pros and cons for some names which I thought were helpful. For example some names look and sound great but maybe they’re too “original” for the school playground, though that could be what some parents are looking for too. The names are presented in a reader friendly, humorous and informative way indicating the character, book and author and why the author thought they should be included.. She also gave a few chart summaries with her own personal faves. Sure there are names missing but she’d have to write a 900 pager to include just about everything. I was generally pleased with her selection and it was an enjoyable quick read that never got stale. So if you’re looking for a little something to give expectant parents, or wanting to pick up something cute and original for yourself, this book should certainly get people thinking and talking about what to name baby :)