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"A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and what might follow. In My Time of Dying is part medical drama, part searing autobiography, and part rational inquiry into the ultimate unknowable mystery."

"Here is a talk I recently gave at the Santa Fe Institute for the Study of Complex Systems, which has been convening physicists and mathematicians - and writers! - since the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. My talk was on how rules work in human society - particularly rules that help survival in critical situations like combat. My talk is rooted in my experience as a war reporter and ranges from the ancient Scythians to the War On Terror; from the invention of agriculture to our deeply-rooted romanticizing of nomadic cultures. Enjoy! —Sebastian Junger"

"This Academy Award-nominated feature-length documentary chronicles the deployment of a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley. The movie focuses on a remote 15-man outpost, "Restrepo," named after a platoon medic who was killed in action. It was considered one of the most dangerous postings in the U.S. military. This is an entirely experiential film: the cameras never leave the valley; there are no interviews with generals or diplomats. The only goal is to make viewers feel as if they have just been through a 90-minute deployment. This is war, full stop. The conclusions are up to you."

"KORENGAL picks up where RESTREPO left off; the same men, the same valley, the same commanders, but a very different look at the experience of war. KORENGAL explains how war works, what it feels like and what it does to the young men who fight it. As one soldier cheers when he kills an enemy fighter, another looks into the camera and asks if God will ever forgive him for all of the killing he has done. As one soldier grieves the loss of his friend in combat, another explains why he misses the war now that his deployment has ended, and admits he would go back to the front line in a heartbeat. Every bit as intense and affecting as RESTREPO, KORENGAL goes a step further in bringing the war into people's living rooms back home."