books about: empire     books:     Empire      Empire Falls Richard Russo Vintage, 2002 A New Classic I loved this book. It is a new classic that kids will be reading in school over the coming years. I loved the humor that so intricately interlaced itself with the mysterious, tragic plot. One of the best books I have ever read!             A People's History of American Empire Howard Zinn, Mike Konopacki, ... Metropolitan Books, 2008 How long has this been going on? It takes a while to get through the book, because you can't take too much at one sitting. Make sure you've got your meds. We killed the Indians, but you know that, and dominated the Chinese of the canneries and the railroads, and enslaved the blacks, and shot the ...             Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World Patrick J. Buchanan Crown, 2008 Singularly Thought-Provoking In this book, Pat Buchanan has gone beyond his to-be-expected scintillating cultural commentary and has proven himself to be a top-flight historian. Agree with him or not, Mr. Buchanan's revisionist analysis of World War II is highly intelligent and erudite. He ...             The Second World: Empires and Influence in the New Global Order Parag Khanna Random House, 2008 Tried & true maybe? I watched an interview with the author of this book on PBS with Charlie Rose. He was knowledgeable and interesting so I bought the book. Most of what he writes about is still in the proving stage, time will tell how correct he is.             Genghis: Birth of an Empire Conn Iggulden Dell, 2008 ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY FABULOUS BOOK! This is one of the most fun, most adventurous, exciting books I have ever read! It is so wonderful for me to find miraculous books, since I read so much and I tend to think, Well, this is the last great book..... But then this came along. I bought it because of the ...             The Enchantress of Florence: A Novel Salman Rushdie Random House, 2008 A treasure -- one of Rushdie's two best works Rushdie has often been torn between two opposing interests. On the one hand, he often has a moral that he wants to impart. Midnight's Children was about the dissolution and insanity of India; Shalimar the Clown was an overwrought, heartbroken thing about Kashmir; The ...             The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the ... John Perkins Plume, 2008 Read this book! I just finished reading this book. I've been researching this subject for a few years, but more importantly, have been experiencing the effects in my life of the systems he describes. The changin times are barrelling upon us. As a former world traveller, I can attest ...             The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American ... Matt Taibbi Spiegel & Grau, 2008 Highly Recommended Super quick read because this book is well-written, well-edited, insightful, thought-provoking, and funny. Taibbi juxtaposes the 9/11 Truth Movement with Jim Hagee's San Antonio Texas-based evangelical politico-religious cult (organized into cells like al-Qa'ida ...             Gandhi & Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age Arthur Herman Bantam, 2008 A TALE OF TWO GIANTS Writing a dual biography of two political giants is not an easy task.One is reminded about the outstanding joint biography written many years ago by Lord Bullock on Hitler and Stalin. In this book,two themes run concurrently:the British Empire's fin-de-siecle and the ...             The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire: Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Birth of the Pax Americana Peter Clarke Bloomsbury Press, 2008 Big changes seen from close up This book is a splendid achievement. In it, Peter Clarke, former Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, examines the last thousand days of the British Empire (1944-1947) in its personal as well as in its economic dimensions. Demonstrating a comprehensive grasp of the ...             Orientalism Edward W. Said Vintage, 1979 Intelligent and Poignant This book is a great overview and as noted by many others, a true work of literary genius. Colonial subjects, such as Said himself, have a hard time placing themselves in the mess of Colonialism and the supposed Post-Colonial era we live in and this book aids in that ...             Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil Michael C. Ruppert New Society Publishers, 2004 The Occams Razor for 9-11 and our times. This book is the best explanation yet for why the executive level of government committed the 9-11 false flag operation. Being an engineer, the physics of 9-11 is what got me asking questions. But for most peope this will not be compelling for they lack physics ...             Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project) Chalmers Johnson Holt Paperbacks, 2008 An Exacting Conscience If you are not familiar with Chalmers Johnson, maybe it is time you were. He has been a sharp critic and scholar of United States politics and history for most of his life and he takes the bush administration to task over their many errors and misjudgments over the ...             Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure Michael Chabon Del Rey, 2007 Wonderful Homage to Classic Adventure This book should come with a big warning wrapper: "Michael Chabon's latest book is unlike his previous work, it is an homage to classic adventure writing -- your results may vary." That's because it's a book whose enjoyment depends heavily on the reader's expectations, ...             Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire Matt Taibbi Grove Press, Black Cat, 2007 The doctor is in. As a longtime fan of Hunter S. Thompson's political reporting and social commentary I was first exposed to Matt Taibbi when i learned that he had inherited the very same job that the good Dr. HST held at the Foriegn Affairs Desk at Rolling Stone magazine. Pretty bold ...          products you might be interested in search for books derangement, dispatches, enchantress, orientalism, terrifying, unnecessary we recommend A New Classic randomly chosen book: The Art of René Lalique