Book recommendation: Under the Banner of Heaven

[Ulysses]

By Jon Krakauer, author of Into The Wild and Into Thin Air.

It's about a murder and the Mormon fundamentalist background of the perpetrators.


Among the things I learned from this book:

Some things Mormon fundamentalists like:

Lots of wives

Some things Mormon fundamentalists don't like:

Taxes


This book was described as a "bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith." Sounds perfect for readers of this forum.

Strangely, as I was reading this book at a coffeeshop, some girl walked by and handed me a flyer/pamphlet - on Scientology/Dianetics. Nice.