The Early Word: New Non-Fiction for the Week of October 6, 2008

Ahem. I call this piece, "In Celebration of Autumn: New Books, in Poetry and Prose."

Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man
By Dalton Fury

In its endeavor to track down the world’s most dangerous man, the 40 members of America’s super secret counter-terrorist unit — an elite and mysterious unit known as Delta Force — worked in league with the CIA, a dozen of the British Queen’s elite commandos, and another dozen or so Army Green Berets. This team waged a modern day siege of wide-scale proportions against Osama bin Laden and his seemingly impenetrable cave sanctuary set deep inside the Spin Ghar Mountain range. Since the battle ended, various news stories and speculation have spread offering bits and pieces of information about what really happened in Tora Bora. With Kill Bin Laden: A Delta Force Commander's Account of the Hunt for the World's Most Wanted Man, Dalton Fury, the senior ranking military officer at the Battle of Tora Bora, offers the first you-are-there account of this battle and an inside look at the remarkable attributes of Delta Force and how they function.

Amarcord: Marcella Remembers
By Marcella Hazan

One arm over my shoulder
Sandals dance at my feet
Eyes that'll knock you right over
Ooo Marcella's so sweet
("Marcella" — the Beach Boys)

When I was grown to be a man
And the Devil would call my name
I'd say "now who do...
Who do you think you're fooling?"
I'm a consummated man
I can snatch a little purity
My mama loves me, she loves me
She gets down on her knees and hugs me
She loves me like a rock
She rocks me like the rock of ages
And she loves me
("Loves Me Like a Rock" — Paul Simon)

Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession
By Anne Rice

Article Author: Gordon Hauptfleisch

Gordon Hauptfleisch is a Blogcritics Books Editor, freelance writer, and book reviewer for the San Diego Union Tribune. For many years he worked in and managed bookstores and record stores. Email him and he'll stop talking in the third-person.
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