Friar Yid

Playing Devil's Advocate since 2006.

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Books I read in 2012:

Judaica

  • Stern: The Man and his Gang
  • The Kosher Pig

History

  • George, Nicholas and Wilhelm

Fiction

  • Talking to the Enemy


Books I read in 2011:

Judaica
  • Sacred Trash
  • The Jews of Khazaria
  • Godwrestling
  • As a Driven Leaf
  • Political Assassinations by Jews
  • Solomon Maimon: an Autobiography

Religion
  • Standing with Israel

History
  • Starvation Heights
  • Forgotten Fatherland
  • The Bloody White Baron
  • The Last Stand
  • Her Majesty's Spymaster
  • Monk Eastman
  • The Plot to Seize the White House
Military
  • WAR
Crime
  • Jersey Sting
Fiction
  • Shutter Island
  • The Beardless Warriors
  • The Sea Wolf
  • Jepthe's Daughter
  • The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
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2 comments:

yosh said...

why do u bring a plagerizer NR and a hater of rabbi's for ?

11:35 PM
Friar Yid said...

Hi Yosh,

I'd be better able to answer your question if I knew what you were talking about.

Cheers,

FY

7:05 AM

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