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The Complete C.S. Lewis Signature Classics
C. S. Lewis
HarperOne, 2007
For the casual reader and the avid fan alike
This is a beautiful book, and from my experience, you will not find it in stores for less than $60. It was delivered on time, in perfect condition, and cost a lot less (including shipping), than it was in stores. This makes a beautiful gift or addition to a personal ...
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The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
Andrew Bacevich
Metropolitan Books, 2008
Paying the price for a distorted idea of "freedom"
When I read books like this one about America's descent into empire, the threshold question for me is always, to what extent does the author blame George W. Bush (or related bugaboos like Cheney, Rumsfeld, John Yoo, the Weekly Standard, etc.) for the state of the ...
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What Would Audrey Do?
Pamela Keogh
Gotham, 2008
Not just for fans of Audrey's style
Are you looking for wisdom gleaned from the life and style of Audrey Hepburn? If so, then this book is for you.
This utterly charming book is a clever blend of biography and commentary that is meant to show us how we can emulate one of the all-time style icons ...
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Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War
Mark Bowden
Signet, 2001
Bowden Demonstrates Masterful Writing
Bowden has written a masterful account of the Black Hawk Down tragedy which became a famous Tony Scott movie. The scene is grim: Mogadishu under the warlords with an inept, incompetent United Nations force presuming that it will separate the warring factions and ...
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The Journey is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon
Dan Eldon
Chronicle Books, 1997
Truly Profound
I bought this book upon it's release in 1997. I can remember allowing the contents of this memoir to captivate me for hours on end. I lent my copy to a friend shortly thereafter and subsequently forgot about it. I recently ordered a replacement and I must say, this ...
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The Arab Center: The Promise of Moderation
Marwan Muasher
Yale University Press, 2008
The reference to read on modern Middle East politics
A reference of authority on Middle East Politics, terrorism, and hope through modernization.
This book is by far the best of what has been written about Modern Middle East Politics and current affairs. It takes the reader through a journey of the most important ...
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Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-2001
Benny Morris
Vintage, 2001
An Excellent, Detailed History
An excellent, detailed history. After reading this book of 700 pages, I have compared it to Dershowitz, Finkelstein, Neumann and others, and have perceived this detailed account to be rather objective in this revisionist history in both sides of the issues where the ...
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History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, A (5th Edition)
Ian J. Bickerton, Carla L. Klausner
Prentice Hall, 2006
Good background for starting discussions on the conflict
"History of the Arab-Israeli" conflict appears to be a balanced primer into the Arab-Israeli conflict. One strength of the book are the relevant documents presented at the end of each chapter. The book concentrates more on breadth than depth, but each chapter also ...
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The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace
Aaron David Miller
Bantam, 2008
Essential reading for anyone interested in Arab-Israeli issues
Aaron Miller brings a truly unique insight into one of the world's most intractable yet fascinating conflicts: the search for Arab-Israeli peace. Not only does he provide a first-hand account of U.S. involvement in the region going back 20 years, he does so in an ...
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Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid
Jimmy Carter
Simon & Schuster, 2006
The Truth
It's great to see someone with the status that Jimmy Carter holds, still care to make what is wrong with the world right. A majority of this country did not re-elect President Carter for a second presidential term,(Your loss) but years later he is still making an ...
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Greenspan's Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global Economy
Ravi Batra
Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
Probably the best way to understand today's economic problems
This is probably the best book I have read on economics. The authors really simplifies macroeconomics in laymen's terms. I would recommend this to everyone who want to understand why american economy is so weak and will continue to be so unless fundamental changes ...
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Stupid White Men: ...And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!
Michael Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2004
RIght - Right -Right
He was 100% right on everything. Time is the true judge and it show Michael 100% right about Bush. He picked his buddy to run government. How many have resigned, been indicted, be convicted? Remember FEMA and Katrina?
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Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II-Updated Through 2003
William Blum
Common Courage Press, 2003
The Best Reference Out
The book does a great job showing the irony in the double-standards the US has used in its foreign policy since WWII, as State department officials confessed to (shown in the last chapter). This also makes for a more entertaining read than most other books on the ...
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Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Pictures
Pavilion, 2007
A Beautiful Book
This is a gorgeous book. The pictures are huge and clear with lots of bio tidbits and quotes around the pictures. Definitely worth it for any Audrey fan.
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From Beirut to Jerusalem
Thomas L. Friedman
Anchor, 1990
From Beirut to Jerusalem Review
The book was in very good condition and arrived promptly. I'm so pleased I may order additional copies.
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