Gun Digest & Insider Books Reviewed for Christmas:

I look forward each year to the next GUN DIGEST release .. well these books are collectible and generally the content is worthwhile reading.

I've had this/next year's 2019 73rd edition now for a couple of months - and I can report that the nice shiny 'paper-back' cover hasn't fallen off yet ..

The cover images are of fancy Kimber 1911 clones. - Shame about that eh.

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Fortunately, - many writers are well worth reading .. try Rory Miller & his Chiron Training Volumes (from his Blog) - plus his book 'TRAINING FOR SUDDEN VIOLENCE'. 

Mr Miller's writing is of itself entertaining - being rich with tales from his working days - confrontations & down-&-dirty conflict when employed in law enforcement, Corrections Maximum Security and L.E. instruction. - However I think that you may learn how to FIGHT-WIN or how to avoid the dancing (as much as you can from reading) - rather than just 'self defense' or any sporting martial art. He's telling you about the way to dominate by using power with long experience.

The e-books are priced OK - but I'd hesitate to complain about their cost even to an unarmed Rory - from a safe distance - The man resolves problems issues.

- If you'd like to learn about the "Monkey Dance" or the "educational Beat Down" .. get reading and learning about prison yard dominance & gang tribal custom. -You wont regret it.

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Now .. here's another contrast .. a book from someone likely convinced that 'bad offenders' are themselves victims needing to be understood. The reviewer is a long service  cop - as is Greg Ellefritz who posted about both - but this books quitter writer has a p.c. viewpoint of life .. at least he recognizes his own rookie status.

Link:  http://www.activeresponsetraining.net/eyes-pried-open?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ActiveResponseTraining+%28Active+Response+Training%29

- Read John Hearne's review .. but not the book.

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Still looking at "interpersonal relationships"  - I just returned from the supermarket run and was brewing a needed pot of coffee .. when I heard a radio talker "stressing the importance of PHILANTHROPY in getting funding for projects".

Hmm - as I understand the current realities of life - we permit business corporates & individuals to minimize their "tax burden" so that they can further enrich their lifestyle - thereby under-funding the process of democratic government - Then we need to hold-out the begging bowl to the wealthy asking them to trickle-down some spare, (tax-deductible) cash towards us grateful peasants.

Merry Retail Rapture ..

It's called 'Democracy'.

Marty K.
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