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The Sociopath Next Door
Martha Stout
Broadway, 2006
i see the light
great book-married one i got out alive but not unscathed. I would advise many people to read however I worry that those that are will read and continue to use our goodness against us .Remember to believe a person's actions not their words if they are inconsistent more ...
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Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS
Johann Voss
The Aberjona Press, 2002
I know how it was
This book is the memoir of a young German who in 1943 at the age of seventeen volunteered for the "Waffen-SS" (the military SS which was distinct from the political SS that ran the concentration camps) and subsequently served in the SS Mountain Infantry Regiment 11. He ...
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The Conscience of a Liberal
Paul Krugman
W. W. Norton, 2007
Finally some good news!
I pretty much read only non-fiction, which is usually very informative but highly depressing. Krugman somehow manages to cover the modern American political state of affairs without depressing me. In fact this book is very hopeful in specific ways and overall quite ...
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Knowing Right from Wrong: A Christian Guide to Conscience
Thomas D. Williams
FaithWords, 2008
Williams does it again!
This is the clearest account of moral conscience I have ever read. The funny thing is, that with all the examples, analogies and vignettes, it reads more like a mystery story than a textbook. I have long been a fan of Father Williams' writing, but this one takes the ...
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The Good Thief
Hannah Tinti
The Dial Press, 2008
Enchanting
If you are a sucker for off-beat but believable characters (like me), you will enjoy this cross between Huck Finn and Oliver Twist. Hannah Tinti has peopled her debut novel with some wonderful folks who stop just short of caricature and made them come to life with ...
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Conscience of a Conservative
Barry Goldwater
Bnpublishing.com, 2007
Good ideas are eternal
I had always been curious about this book and the "radical" fellow who authored it. Upon finally reading "The Conscience of a Conservative", I realized how very little today's conservatives have in common with Goldwater's conservatism, and how much I (a Libertarian) ...
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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
Robert D. Hare
The Guilford Press, 1999
Highly readable intro to psychopaths by world's leading expert
It is not often that top level scientists can write a popular introduction to the field and successfully combine insights drawn from decades of clinical experience blended with anecdotal mini-histories that make the concepts come alive. The renowned researcher Dr. ...
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Amazing Grace: Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation, The
Jonathan Kozol
Harper Perennial, 1996
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Jonathan Kozol has dedicated his work on bringing light to the inequalities that exist within our nation. These inequalities are best seen, unfortunately but not unexpectedly, along racial lines. "Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation" ...
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Between Here and April
Deborah Copaken Kogan
Algonquin Books, 2008
A haunting story that will stay with you a long time
I devoured Between Here and April in one day. It was just that good: I couldn't put it down. Having read some of the reviews for the book, I wasn't sure I'd enjoy it. I'm so glad I gave this book a chance.
The protagonist, Lizzie, is a character that many women can ...
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Conservatives Without Conscience
John W. Dean
Viking Adult, 2006
No Kid Glove Treatment for Authoritarian Conservatives
Former Watergate figure John Dean wrote a compelling critique of the conservative movement in the United States in his book "Conservatives Without Conscience". The author starts out explaining why the book was necessary and how it had been his hope to refrain from ...
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My Traitor's Heart: A South African Exile Returns to Face His Country, His Tribe, and His Conscience
Rian Malan
Grove Press, 2000
An incredibly rich and horrifying mosaic
How does one explain the intricacies of Apartheid-era South Africa, from the political turmoil to the constant tribal warring? Primitive thought? Anger spurred by poverty and hunger? Ancient beliefs conflicting with modernity? Racism? There is no one simple answer, and ...
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JLA: Crisis of Conscience (Identity Crisis) (Countdown to Infinite Crisis)
Geoff Johns, Allan Heinberg
DC Comics, 2006
the end of the league
This story immediately Identity Crisis (a great story and you have to read before this volume) and is part of the preparation for INfinite Crisis. Basically, the League crossed the line, messing with the minds of villians. This is the after math of Ident Crisis and is ...
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The Sociopath Next Door
Ph.D. Martha Stout
Broadway Books, 2005
Read this book!
We are accustomed to think of sociopaths as violent criminals like Hannibal Lechter or Ted Bundy.
Martha Stout in this book reveals how a shocking 4 percent of the population have the same chief symptom, namely a complete lack of conscience. The difference is that ...
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High Risk: Children Without A Conscience
Ken Magid
Bantam, 1989
It was as if a weight was lifted off us!
Thank you so much for putting into easy to understand words so that regular people will know what 'unattached' and 'unbonded' mean. We were dealing with many of those issues with a child we became guardians of. We knew something wasn't right but did not know what. We ...
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How Could You Do That?!: The Abdication of Character, Courage, and Conscience
Laura C. Schlessinger
Harper Paperbacks, 1997
Classic Dr. Laura
She's witty, entertaining, and so full of good advice. And this book is right there. Even though it's almost a decade old, it sounds like the same old Dr. Laura. Don't shack up. Have some character. Do the right thing. I guess these are the types of things that should ...
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