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Sorry for the German title but as far as I know this book is only available in German therefore it does not make sense to translate the title.
This book is a guide for complete unhappiness. The author explains in several chapters different approaches which can and will lead to unhappiness. At the beginning it is somewhat strange to read, because till now I have only read books which told me what to do to accomplish something which I wanted. But who wants to be unhappy?
Anyway I think it is a great book and it is fun to read even though sometimes it is exhausting to catch all the statements the other way around.

I read the book Into the Wild. It is the true story of Christopher McCandless who died in the wilderness of Alaska in summer 1992. After graduating in 1990 he decided to leave the society to live alone and in poverty. He drove, walked, and hitchhiked for nearly two years through the USA.
The book gives an insight of the living and thinking of McCandless. It is not always thrilling but I liked reading it especially because it made me think about my own life!

After I finished the book I watched the movie adaption. Of course the movie does not give us such a deep insight into his weltanschauung and beliefs as the book. Even though I think it is a very good movie. Watching this movie was for me like getting a summary of what I read. Maybe it is a little bit lengthy for people who did not read the book. But I would recommend it anyway
One thing I do not understand is why “they” have to change parts from the book. The topless girl is never mentioned in the book and neither is the river patrol. But at least it does not falsify the story line.

Both the book and the film have something in common: The end is very touching!

This is the title of the book I just read. It is an autobiography from H. Norman Schwarzkopf the leader of the the Gulf War with the famous Operation Desert Storm in Iraq (1991).

I was surprised what interesting story this man has to tell. A nice piece of information for Swiss people: he went to school in Geneva. I liked the parts where he wrote about leadership, honesty, loyalty and the welfare of his soldiers. In this book he tells his side of the view, especially the differences between Vietnam and the gulf ware. The USA army did several failures in Vietnam and Schwarzkopf tried to do it better. What he finally accomplished.

Another exciting part of the book shows how he managed to pull the strings between the coalition (USA, Great Britain, France, eastern troops) and the politics.