We, The Infected

In a dusty German bookshop, the noted historian Joel F. Harrington stumbled upon a remarkable document: the journal of a sixteenth-century executioner. The journal gave an account of the 394 people Meister Frantz Schmidt executed, and the hundreds more he tortured, flogged, or disfigured for more than forty-five years in the city of Nuremberg. But the portrait of Schmidt that gradually emerged was not that of a monster. Could a man who practiced such cruelty also be insightful, compassionate―even progressive?

In The Faithful Executioner, Harrington teases out the hidden meanings and drama of Schmidt's journal. Deemed an official outcast, Meister Frantz sought to prove himself worthy of honor and free his children from the stigma of his profession. Harrington uncovers details of Schmidt's life and work: the shocking, but often familiar, crimes of the day; the medical practice that he felt was his true calling; and his lifelong struggle to reconcile his craft with his religious faith.

a_contemplative_life wrote:

In a dusty German bookshop, the noted historian Joel F. Harrington stumbled upon a remarkable document: the journal of a sixteenth-century executioner. The journal gave an account of the 394 people Meister Frantz Schmidt executed, and the hundreds more he tortured, flogged, or disfigured for more than forty-five years in the city of Nuremberg. But the portrait of Schmidt that gradually emerged was not that of a monster. Could a man who practiced such cruelty also be insightful, compassionate―even progressive?

In The Faithful Executioner, Harrington teases out the hidden meanings and drama of Schmidt's journal. Deemed an official outcast, Meister Frantz sought to prove himself worthy of honor and free his children from the stigma of his profession. Harrington uncovers details of Schmidt's life and work: the shocking, but often familiar, crimes of the day; the medical practice that he felt was his true calling; and his lifelong struggle to reconcile his craft with his religious faith.

• C++-Standardbibliothek / Rainer Grimm
• The Boost C++ Libraries / Boris Schäling
• Effective Modern C++ / Scott Meyers

• Getting Started with Erlang / Ericsson AB

gkmoberg1 wrote:This'll spice up your day. Here are my recent reads

• C++-Standardbibliothek / Rainer Grimm
• The Boost C++ Libraries / Boris Schäling
• Effective Modern C++ / Scott Meyers

Clearly, I know how to have a good time. C++ macht Spaß!

Next up:

• Getting Started with Erlang / Ericsson AB

PeteMork wrote:

Jameron wrote:...Currently listening to the audiobook "The Boy on the Bridge", which is a prequel (I believe) to "The Girl With All the Gifts". So far it has a similar feel to the previous book, which is good if you liked the first book (which I did).

Sounds interesting. Must look into it...

EEA wrote:All Quiet of the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque.