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<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 9314751" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>Having needed to give my brain a break after having read so much classical non-fiction, I recently polished off Ben Thompson's <em>Badass: The Birth of a Legend</em>.</p><p></p><p>This is the second book of the "Badass trilogy," which are themselves book compilations of entries from Thompson's website, <a href="http://www.badassoftheweek.com" target="_blank">www.badassoftheweek.com</a>. While the first book (simply titled <em>Badass</em>) was about people who actually existed, <em>Badass: The Birth of a Legend</em> goes in the opposite direction, focusing on individuals whose existence ranges from "they were most likely mythical," such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diomedes" target="_blank">Diomedes</a>, to "if you think this person was real, seek professional help," such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletor" target="_blank">Skeletor</a>. All written in Thompson's characteristic hyperbole, which is where the real fun of each entry comes from.</p><p></p><p>And while most of these entries are for individuals whom I already knew about, there were several that I'd never heard of before. For instance, I wasn't aware of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skuld_(princess)" target="_blank">Princess Skuld</a>, an actual half-drow necromancer from a centuries-old Norse saga. Likewise, I hadn't known about the purported all-female Russian-hating mercenary sniper squadron known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Tights" target="_blank">White Tights</a>, but I'm so glad I do now!</p><p></p><p>Fortunately for me, I bought all three <em>Badass</em> books as a set, so the next time I need to kick back and relax, I'll be ready to check out <em>Badass: Ultimate Deathmatch</em>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 9314751, member: 8461"] Having needed to give my brain a break after having read so much classical non-fiction, I recently polished off Ben Thompson's [I]Badass: The Birth of a Legend[/I]. This is the second book of the "Badass trilogy," which are themselves book compilations of entries from Thompson's website, [URL='http://www.badassoftheweek.com']www.badassoftheweek.com[/URL]. While the first book (simply titled [I]Badass[/I]) was about people who actually existed, [I]Badass: The Birth of a Legend[/I] goes in the opposite direction, focusing on individuals whose existence ranges from "they were most likely mythical," such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diomedes']Diomedes[/URL], to "if you think this person was real, seek professional help," such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeletor']Skeletor[/URL]. All written in Thompson's characteristic hyperbole, which is where the real fun of each entry comes from. And while most of these entries are for individuals whom I already knew about, there were several that I'd never heard of before. For instance, I wasn't aware of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skuld_(princess)']Princess Skuld[/URL], an actual half-drow necromancer from a centuries-old Norse saga. Likewise, I hadn't known about the purported all-female Russian-hating mercenary sniper squadron known as the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Tights']White Tights[/URL], but I'm so glad I do now! Fortunately for me, I bought all three [I]Badass[/I] books as a set, so the next time I need to kick back and relax, I'll be ready to check out [I]Badass: Ultimate Deathmatch[/I]. [/QUOTE]
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