MY FATHER THE PORNOGRAPHER by Chris Offutt

The majority of Americans grow up in cities and suburbs and are afraid of the woods. Horror movies exploit this fear: the person alone in the forest, the sounds of unknown nocturnal animals, the sheer panic of being lost at night.

Chapter Fourteen, p. 99

STALIN: TRIUMPH & TRAGEDY by Dmitri Volkogonov

in the modern world, conflict is almost bound to end in stalemate. This shown in Korea, in Vietnam and in Afghanistan.

"Icy Winds", p. 541