bonhoeffer, certainly, made an appeal to it. his probably greatest book, most influential book is a little book called "the cost of discipleship," which is nothing but his interpretation of jesus and the sermon on the mount. it's a very famous line in there, you know, jesus says you follow me, you're high risk. and bonhoeffer said, when jesus christ calls a person, he calls him or her to die. so he was that devoted to what's this. but he -- what's there. but he also enjoyed the life that jesus also enjoyed. >> bonhoeffer could have died either way. >> with what's that? >> bonhoeffer could have died either way, nonviolently resisting hitler. he did die probably trying to resist hitler. >> yeah. well, it took him l a year and a half to get to him, but, yes, he knew he was doomed. again, if you're trying to shoot the head man, you're doomed. they had all the power, and they got him. so there's nothing, there's no other alternative for him. he could only live by his witness. thank you. >> another question. sir, thank you. >> as one

i'm grateful for me friend for writing a book about bonhoeffer. this would not come up on a conservative reading list necessarily, but i knew close to nothing about the lutheran pastor killed by nazis until i read it, and now i recommend it to everyone. it's nourishment and inspiration. don't buy a self-help book, this is how you self-help, you read good books about good people. you take in good influences, don't just read books you know you'll agree with either. one of the favorites i read in the last month because i read a lot of books is juan williams books. i was interested in the sections i didn't agree with like what's keeping him from being conservative. read books that chang you and give you -- challenge you and gives you something to give to others in one way or another. i hope you were not looking for ten minutes of lists, but i know you will have lists, and i can e-mail you lists. goldberg who has been staring at my this whole time wrote a great one years ago on national review, and i put a link up to it on our corner blog just yesterda