books about: 20th-century     books:     Great Recordings o...   JSB CANTATAS  &P...   Walt   Diary of a Wimpy K...   20th-century      Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture) Ronald J. Pestritto Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005 folly is old The title of the book tells all: Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism. Dr Pestritto does not say that `Liberalism is a good thing'. Nor does he say that it is a bad thing. He merely states that it is, and shows how it came to be in these States, largely ...             American Progressivism: A Reader Lexington Books, 2008 In Their Own Words You've got to wonder how many people would continue to call themselves "Progressives" if they knew what the core beliefs of that movement were REALLY all about. Pestritto and Atto have cobbled together excerpts from some of the leading political and intellectual ...             When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead Wendy Lamb Books, 2009 Sweet homage to a classic Frankly, I hadn't ever heard about "When You Reach Me" until one day I opened the New York Times and read about this book winning the Newbery Award for children's literature. The article introduced the book, and the author, Rebecca Stead, to me, and piqued my ...             Strength in What Remains Tracy Kidder Random House, 2009 Unbelievably Good Deo's life story is simply incredible. If this story was fiction, after reading it everyone would declare it to be too unrealistic; that this kind of stuff just doesn't happen in real life. Amazing story of escape, perseverance, and giving back.             The Last Train from Hiroshima: The Survivors Look Back (John MacRae Books) Charles Pellegrino Henry Holt and Co., 2010 Amazon is intentionally blocking this title from sale I heard the author interviewed the other night; this seems like a fascinating book, it's on my Wish List and I'll be buying it. But I won't buy it from Amazon. Read on, please. According to John Bachelor and other radio hosts who have interviewed the author of ...             The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Erik Larson Vintage, 2004 the devil in the White City Fantastic novel. Keeps you in suspense until the very end. I would strongly recommend the book (and have done so many times already).             Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning Jonah Goldberg Doubleday, 2008 I'm shocked at some of the negative reviews here I wish it were possible to ensure that posters of these reviews did in fact read the book, and be tested to ensure that they understood what they read. If you disagree with his premise that is fine, but, you must do so by refuting the actual arguments in the book. ...             Just Kids Patti Smith Ecco, 2010 The Power of the Dream A privileged, thoughtful and truthful view into the art scene in NYC in the early 1970s and the emergence of the vision of two intertwined artists, Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith. The book takes its climactic moment as Ms. Smith is being scolded by a French women ...             I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay John Lanchester Simon & Schuster, 2010 A lesson of humillity for bankers and economists This book makes understandable in a lay language what is going on in our financial system. Most economist should learn to write about this topic with this level of clarity. It should be read in schools (mostly in overrated MBA programs that contributed to creat the big ...             Lit: A Memoir Mary Karr Harper, 2009 I don't know if I can I don't know if I can review this book fairly. I loved it and was disappointed by it... found it frustratingly difficult to read and riveting... it made me angry and sad and happy and it was one of those books that exhausts you even as it fills you with energy. Tim ...             Daring Young Men: The Heroism and Triumph of The Berlin Airlift-June 1948-May 1949 Richard Reeves Simon & Schuster, 2010 New View of An Old Topic This is an excellent book. As Tom Brokaw suggests on the dust cover, it is highly readable. It is also important history that has been covered in quite a few other books, but, remarkably, there seem to be many people who are unfamiliar with that history or prone to ...             The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway Scribner, 2006 Are we still a lost generation? I have had very little experience with Hemingway prior to picking up this book. For some reason I had it in my head that his writing would be haughty, inaccessible and laborious to read. I was pleasantly surprised that none of my preconceptions were true. The ...             On Writing Stephen King Pocket, 2002 Candid, invaluable advice; strange organization I found the advice given to be excellent, honest, and very useful. It probably saved me from making a lot of mistakes in writing and publishing. King's language is clear and explicit. I like that. If he thought something was hogwash, he said so. No beating around ...             Devotion: A Memoir Dani Shapiro Harper, 2010 Most self-discovery books by white, privileged women are shallow as glass; this one digs into real issues When we meet Elizabeth Gilbert on the first page of Eat, Pray, Love, it's three in the morning, and she's on the bathroom floor of her country house, sobbing. And not for any obvious reason. Career, marriage, health --- she's got it all. When we meet Dani Shapiro ...             Churchill Paul Johnson Viking Adult, 2009 Fine addition to a very crowded market Sir Winston Churchill's has to be one of the most well-documented and written-about lives ever lived -- due in no small measure to his own efforts, of course, but new books about the man seem to come out almost monthly, and have been doing so for decades. 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