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Required Reading
I discovered a POWERFUL book about a month ago. It's called "Without Remorse"- by Tom Clancy
It is extremely empowering. It's a an ex Navy Seal who falls in love with a young prostitute. She had been terribly mistreated by her pimp...tortured, RAPED. Well, he fell in love with her and then she got tortured and RAPED againand then they MURDERED her. Being the ex navy seal that he was, he was highly skilled of course. Something FLIPPED a switch in his mind and. well, he decided to redeem her. So he found all the people that had anything to do with her murder and he killed them. They were into drugs, the whole lot of them. He systematically ELIMINATED each and every one until they were all dead.
After all that was taken care of he married a nurse who had cared for her at one time.
I found the book HIGHLY motivating and as a co-dependent active in Al Anon I think it should be REQUIRED READING.
It is extremely empowering. It's a an ex Navy Seal who falls in love with a young prostitute. She had been terribly mistreated by her pimp...tortured, RAPED. Well, he fell in love with her and then she got tortured and RAPED againand then they MURDERED her. Being the ex navy seal that he was, he was highly skilled of course. Something FLIPPED a switch in his mind and. well, he decided to redeem her. So he found all the people that had anything to do with her murder and he killed them. They were into drugs, the whole lot of them. He systematically ELIMINATED each and every one until they were all dead.
After all that was taken care of he married a nurse who had cared for her at one time.
I found the book HIGHLY motivating and as a co-dependent active in Al Anon I think it should be REQUIRED READING.
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I finished "Without Remorse" about 2 weeks ago, I agree it was excellent.
It really appealed to me since I know many of the places mentioned in the book - Baltimore and locations on Chesapeake Bay (there was some artistic license taken with some of the Bay islands).
This work was published in 1993 which says something about both of our reading habits........maybe we both frequent the used book section at church bazaars? I am pretty sure that is where my copy came from....50 cents or so -- cheap at twice the price!
Jim
It really appealed to me since I know many of the places mentioned in the book - Baltimore and locations on Chesapeake Bay (there was some artistic license taken with some of the Bay islands).
This work was published in 1993 which says something about both of our reading habits........maybe we both frequent the used book section at church bazaars? I am pretty sure that is where my copy came from....50 cents or so -- cheap at twice the price!
Jim
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Originally Posted by teatreeoil007 
I discovered a POWERFUL book about a month ago. It's called "Without Remorse"- by Tom Clancy
It is extremely empowering. It's a an ex Navy Seal who falls in love with a young prostitute. She had been terribly mistreated by her pimp...tortured, RAPED. Well, he fell in love with her and then she got tortured and RAPED againand then they MURDERED her. Being the ex navy seal that he was, he was highly skilled of course. Something FLIPPED a switch in his mind and. well, he decided to redeem her. So he found all the people that had anything to do with her murder and he killed them. They were into drugs, the whole lot of them. He systematically ELIMINATED each and every one until they were all dead.
After all that was taken care of he married a nurse who had cared for her at one time.
I found the book HIGHLY motivating and as a co-dependent active in Al Anon I think it should be REQUIRED READING.
It is extremely empowering. It's a an ex Navy Seal who falls in love with a young prostitute. She had been terribly mistreated by her pimp...tortured, RAPED. Well, he fell in love with her and then she got tortured and RAPED againand then they MURDERED her. Being the ex navy seal that he was, he was highly skilled of course. Something FLIPPED a switch in his mind and. well, he decided to redeem her. So he found all the people that had anything to do with her murder and he killed them. They were into drugs, the whole lot of them. He systematically ELIMINATED each and every one until they were all dead.
After all that was taken care of he married a nurse who had cared for her at one time.
I found the book HIGHLY motivating and as a co-dependent active in Al Anon I think it should be REQUIRED READING.
As to your initial question, i.e. the "evil eye"...never been on the receiving end of that one. Perhaps because I was too busy to notice it because I was dealing with all the other destructive stuff my AXGF was doing at the time.
We only put up with stuff because we choose to, for whatever reasons. What do you think will happen if you choose not to put up with the evil eye?
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Is this a book review or a question about "evil eye?" Yes, I have received that look several times. It is quite upsetting, as each time I was visiting the person when they were sick . . . not sure what inspires it. Can you say more about your own experiences?
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Originally Posted by zoso77
Ah, yes...Mr. Clark...and Pamela Madden...read it back in '94 and it's my favorite Clancy novel.
As to your initial question, i.e. the "evil eye"...never been on the receiving end of that one. Perhaps because I was too busy to notice it because I was dealing with all the other destructive stuff my AXGF was doing at the time.
We only put up with stuff because we choose to, for whatever reasons. What do you think will happen if you choose not to put up with the evil eye?
As to your initial question, i.e. the "evil eye"...never been on the receiving end of that one. Perhaps because I was too busy to notice it because I was dealing with all the other destructive stuff my AXGF was doing at the time.
We only put up with stuff because we choose to, for whatever reasons. What do you think will happen if you choose not to put up with the evil eye?
'94 was an awesome year! I remember it well...
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Clear And Present Danger
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I finished "Without Remorse" about 2 weeks ago, I agree it was excellent.
It really appealed to me since I know many of the places mentioned in the book - Baltimore and locations on Chesapeake Bay (there was some artistic license taken with some of the Bay islands).
This work was published in 1993 which says something about both of our reading habits........maybe we both frequent the used book section at church bazaars? I am pretty sure that is where my copy came from....50 cents or so -- cheap at twice the price! It helps with insomnia...
Jim
It really appealed to me since I know many of the places mentioned in the book - Baltimore and locations on Chesapeake Bay (there was some artistic license taken with some of the Bay islands).
This work was published in 1993 which says something about both of our reading habits........maybe we both frequent the used book section at church bazaars? I am pretty sure that is where my copy came from....50 cents or so -- cheap at twice the price! It helps with insomnia...
Jim
I read Clear and Present Danger over the summer [even though it was written years ago] and now am working on Patriot Games. I was fascinated by Clear And Present Danger, the characters, the PLOT, the technical stuff, etc. But I especially liked Mr. Clark.- I would describe him as a brilliant chameleon! I am an avid reader.
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