books about: event     books:     Event      The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage) Barack Obama Vintage, 2008 Simply Brilliant! The title says it all! Barack Obama reveals his policy ideas for the nation and the sub-text makes it readily evident why he was elected president of the United States. In typical Obama fashion, his ideas are well-considered and thoughtfully crafted. Given the ...             Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency Robert Kuttner Chelsea Green Publishing, 2008 Outstanding book on multiple levels Ronald Reagan famously (and wrongly) said that government wasn't the solution to the problem; it was the problem. In fact, it is the solution to the problem. We have now suffered through thirty years of a federal government that has been intentionally impaired so ...             Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise Three Rivers Press, 2008 cometh the hour cometh the man Barack Obama's latest book, Change We Can Believe In, is indeed a sincere attempt to put forth his views and plans to renew America. The amount of thought he has put behind his seven arousing speeches speaks volume of the quality of a leader passionately engaged in ...             Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the ... Dick Morris, Eileen Mcgann Harper, 2008 Dick Morris Speaks the Truth I have been a liberal most of my life, but this book, has been very convincing, a lot of it is true, and it explains why so many Democrats in recent years have been changing their positions to Republicans. You could consider me a progressive Republican, I believe in ...             The Shack William P. Young Windblown Media, 2008 The Shack I cannnot say enough about the book. It was so inspiring. As I read the book I had a pad and pencil to write down some inspiring thoughts from the book.             Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That's Bringing Common Sense Back to America Mike Huckabee Sentinel HC, 2008 Common sense gem Refreshing common sense read, in a time when old fashioned common sense is sorely needed. Governor Huckabee has proven himself to be a person who walks his talk, rather than tell others how to live while doing the opposite of what he recommends. I also like the fact ...             The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism Andrew Bacevich Metropolitan Books, 2008 Finally, someone who can think critically! First of all, this is a must read book for any historian, political scientist, or public servant. After having lived nine years in Germany and England myself, I arrived back in the U.S. in 2004 to "shock and awe" at how pedantic and manipulative the politcal process ...             Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--and How It Can Renew America Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 30% recycled content Haven't read more than the synopsis yet, but are we to believe Friedman's call for a "green revolution" when it's published on 70% new paper, and only 30% recycled material? That's a revolution? When Friedman apologizes for his part in cheerleading for the waste ...             The Post-American World Fareed Zakaria W. W. Norton, 2008 Very good book. Only someone who think outside the box can write book like this. I strongly recomend that book.             Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis Tom Daschle Thomas Dunne Books, 2008 A refreshing needed discourse on a critical subject A thoughtful considerate book on an important subject that goes beyond the typical tired paranoid delusions by the right that health care with some government regulation and coordination will lead to socialism. The book simply puts forth the pressing need to discuss ...             The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy--If We Let It Happen Arthur B. Laffer, Stephen Moore, ... Threshold Editions, 2008 Absolutely essential that every U. S. citizen understand these principles As we stand on the edge of socialism, the ideologues are unconcerned. The leftist is comfortable with the direction we're headed, and the capitalist despises the turn. But the great majority of us simply want to know what works. Socialism, capitalism, etc., etc., - ...             The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008 Bob Woodward Simon & Schuster, 2008 Like watching the movie "Groundhogs Day", only without the jokes By Cameron Castle: I just finished "The War Within: A Secret Whitehouse History 2006 to 2008." by Bob Woodward. It should have been titled, "Letting The Fox In The Henhouse." Woodward's first two surprisingly positive books about President Bush allowed him ...             The Failure Factory: How Unelected Bureaucrats, Liberal Democrats, and Big Government Republicans Are ... Bill Gertz Crown Forum, 2008 Disturbing, yet highly informative This book makes me sick to my stomach and extremely fearful for our national security. Slimeballs from each party have infiltrated our security and military administration and are working to defeat our country from the inside. It's a hard subject to stomach but more ...             The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court Jeffrey Toobin Anchor, 2008 An Intimate Look Inside the Most Exclusive Enclave in America As only Jeffrey Toobin can do, he paints a deep and rich picture of the inner sanctum of the Supreme Court.             Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto Ted Nugent Regnery Publishing, 2008 Ted White and Blue The Nugent Manofesto If only our ELECTED OFFICIALS thought this way, our country would not be in shape it is in today. CPuck          products you might be interested in search for books bureaucrats, exceptionalism, health-care, post-american, republicans, transformative      toavi.com    web we recommend The Shack randomly chosen book: I Would Lick It For Hours: Two Lumps-Year One