Book Blogger Hop/Follow me/Friday Find

Every Friday, join the Follow Friday, hosted by ParaJunkee and Book Blogger Hop, hosted by Jennifer (Crazy-For-Books), and follow/hop to some new blogs.

Jennifer asks this week: “How many books do you have on your 'to be read shelf’?"

To be honest, I don't know. Last time I counted, it was 376. One can safely add 50 more. Having more than 400 books on my to be read shelves, ought to be nightmare of sorts. Enough to make me feel guilty when I go out to buy books. Does that stop me? No way! Someday I hope I am able to read everything on my tbr shelves, but I know I will only keep adding to it!

What about you? Do you get nightmares thinking of all those unread books?

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War by Sebastian Junger

From HarperCollins

War is a narrative about combat: the fear of dying, the trauma of killing and the love between platoon-mates who would rather perish than let each other down. Gripping, honest and intense, War explores the neurological, psychological and social elements of combat, as well as the incredible bonds that form between these small groups of men. This is not a book about Afghanistan or the “War on Terror”; it is a book about all men, in all wars. Junger set out to answer what he thought of as the “hand-grenade question”: why would a man throw himself on a hand grenade to save other men he has known for probably only a few months? The answer is elusive but profound, going to the heart of what it means not just to be a soldier, but to be human.