books: nonfiction - top sellers     books:     Graduation Gifts F...   Brewing   God Bless America:...   Gomorrah   Wicked (2003 Origi...    Outliers: The Story of Success Malcolm Gladwell Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Interesting and insightful This was a very good audiobook. If you liked other books by Malcomb Gladwell, you will enjoy this one as well. The book points out that there are so many things that we could do differently in order to allow true talent to rise to the top. The sad fact is that we are ...             The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot Crown, 2010 Revolting abuse of a dying woman's body You know you are dealing with evil money hungry Drs. when the Nazis twin experiments sound in line with the theft of this patient's cells. I disagree with the other reviewers as Lacks was no victim but a fierce mother and brave patient who not only had to find and ...             People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present Howard Zinn Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 Beyond the Usual Left/Right bifurcation When thinking about Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States, I am reminded of E.H. Carr's seminal work "What is History?" whereby he stated: "The belief in a hard core of historical facts existing objectively and independently of the interpretation of ...             A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror Larry Schweikart, Michael Allen Sentinel Trade, 2007 Great Book Great book and it should be required reading if you call yourself an American, but I am sure the loons on the left will start bashing this great book.             Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime John Heilemann, Mark Halperin Harper, 2010 Bogus 1-star reviews If Amazon had not (wisely) put the short headliner reviews in the editorial review section I might have passed on this book. I am not a conspiracy theory guy but I have to believe some of the bad customer reviews were created at the request of some of the principles in ...             The Coming Insurrection (Semiotext(e) / Intervention) The Invisible Committee Semiotext(e), 2009 Perfect Picture I love this book because it shows us where the far left's head is at. These people are empty inside with no moral compass. This is what happens in a socialize world where people have the intellectual capacity for greatness but are confined by government. If you want ...             The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals Michael Pollan Penguin, 2007 Must Read (before you eat) An essential book to inform and humanize us about our place in the food chain and the choices we have in the marketplace (perhaps the best way to vote). Pollard weaves a strand of his own story, affectionate and self-effacing, as he single-handedly bushwhacks the ways ...             The Politician: An Insider's Account of John Edwards's Pursuit of the Presidency and the Scandal That Brought ... Andrew Young Thomas Dunne Books, 2010 Thank God John Edwards was not elected President! I have to admit that I was captivated by John Edwards during the 2008 election. He struck me as refreshingly clean cut, a devoted family man and someone who really cared about the poor and less fortunate in our society. I shudder to think about what kind of disaster he ...             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin Books, 2007 Three Cups of Tea The author writes in the third person which I found a little hard getting used to. However, once I did, I found the book to be every interesting. In reading about what the author did to help the children of Pakistan and Afghanistan, one can't help wondering what the ...             On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System Henry M. Paulson Business Plus, 2010 Enlightening This book is a very interesting and well written account of an economy in collapse and the people in both public and private positions nearest to the center of the unfolding debacle, and their efforts to stop the collapse. At dead center was Secretary Paulson, and his ...             Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda Sean Hannity Harper Paperbacks, 2010 Barack Obama and his radical team of self-professed socialists, fringe activists, and others are trying to remake the American way of life. They have used their new Democratic majority to launch an alarming assault on our capitalist system?while abandoning the war on terror, undermining our national security, and weakening our position in the eyes ...             So Long, Insecurity: You've Been a Bad Friend to Us Beth Moore Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2010 Once again, Beth Moore has inspired me Review by Jill Williamson I love Beth Moore. I've never met her, but I've done several of her Bible studies and had the privilege of attending one of her conferences. The woman inspires me. Why? Because she's real. She's suffered through life, just like the rest of ...             Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan Greg Mortenson Viking Adult, 2009 Gripping Sequel This is a gripping and inspirational sequel to "Three Cups of Tea," Greg Mortenson's story which describes building schools in Afghanistan.Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time The author acknowledges two writers, Mike Bryan ...             Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Christopher McDougall Knopf, 2009 Great story I am not a "runner" by any sense, but what got me interested in this book was vibram fivefingers. I kind of thought when I got this book it would be a book about minimalist running. While that content is certainly in the story, it is more a story about the joy of ...             Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System---and ... Andrew Ross Sorkin Viking Adult, 2009 Too Big to Fail This was an enjoyable read and I was left with wanting more pages to read. As someone who lived the crisis, albeit outside of New York, it puts into context what we all thought at the time. People were trying to do anything and everything to keep the system from ...          products you might be interested in search for books afghanistan, conservative, insurrection, intervention, superathletes, washington      toavi.com    web we recommend Excellent Articulation of What has Happened in America randomly chosen book: Chicken Tractor: The Permaculture Guide to Happy Hens and Healthy Soil