books about: international     books:     The Butter Battle ...   Best (non-talking)...   Frank R. Baumgartner   Happy Hour   International      Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl WuDunn Knopf, 2009 A very serious book for serious situations The authors of this book, Kirstof and WuDunn are Pulitzer prize winners, who have taken many years to painstakingly research the very serious issues of human trafficking, poverty, and disenfranchisement of women worldwide. These are first-hand accounts with black and ...             Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime John Heilemann, Mark Halperin Harper, 2010 Great read, bad binding So far this book is fascinating, and very well written. But the binding broke the first time I opened the book, so I've requested a replacement from amazon.             Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan Greg Mortenson Viking Adult, 2009 DITTO to Three Cups of Tea Mortenson, the author of the wildly successful Three Cups of Tea, is a true hero and role model through his efforts to promote peace. He has helped build more than 130 schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan by focusing on education for young girls. This book should be ...             The Road (Movie Tie-in Edition 2009) (Vintage International) Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 2009 Gut wrenching. Made me physically ill. Nightmares, quesy stomach, impossible to get out of my head. This novel was absolutely devestating. CM worked hard to capture complete and total despair and lack of hope. For most the situation was so dire they'd give up and not want to see what tomorrow holds. For ...             The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Thomas L. Friedman Picador, 2007 The best test of a book Friedman is a journalist, so unsurprisingly the book is written in a journalistic style. It is highly anecdote driven, it tells personal stories and Friedman is a good storyteller. I think this underlies the popularity of the book as it makes a dry subject relatively ...             Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who ... Ron Hall, Denver Moore Thomas Nelson, 2008 Audiobook Version is Excellent, Wonderfully Narrated - Highly Recommend I recently listened to the abridged audiobook version of this story and was inspired by the lives and actions of Mr. Hall, Mr. Moore and "Ms. Debbie". I was deeply moved by the story, which was enhanced by the excellent narration. I listened to this book on my way to ...             Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto Mark R. Levin Threshold Editions, 2009 Reviewing Levin This book is tremendous and should be required reading in all secondary and undergraduate institutions in this country. If educators truly want students to become well-rounded citizens, they will place this book in the curriculum.             Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe Threshold Editions, 2009 A Great Read I got this book when it first came out and couldn't wait to dive in. I enjoy Beck's sense of humour, the ease of read, his "A.D.D. moments" he adds (more like a thought bubble to a paragraph). I found the book to be well written, and if you watch GB's show on FNC; ...             The War On Success: How the Obama Agenda Is Shattering the American Dream Tommy Newberry Regnery Press, 2010 The sleeping giant has awoke...there is a war to win...socialism must not prevail After retiring from the military a little over 10 years ago, I've put in long hours to run my three businesses. I've also been a leader in our community, organizing and doing fundraising to build our new County Library, two new Town Libraries, a Free Clinic, and a ...             A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity Bill O'Reilly Broadway Books, 2008 excellent This is a very good book. It gave me a look into Bill O'Rielly's upbringing that explained how he came to be. I don't always agree with his political views but I now understand how he got there. If there ever was a TRUE moderate it is Bill O'Rielly. He blasts both ...             The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War James Bradley Little, Brown and Company, 2009 Great and impressive book Reading this book blew my mind. James Bradley makes a cogent argument for the set up of World War II. It is highly unusual for a Caucasian to understand the depth of prejudice and racism that is present to this very day. Like other reviews, James didn't need to ...             Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009 Gourmet, healthy weeknight meals I impulsively bought this book after hearing the author on NPR. It has now replaced "Betty Crocker" as my go-to cook book for tried and tested basics. The weeknight menu plans are amazing. It's full of info and includes things like "sustainable" foods.             The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama's Historic Victory David Plouffe Viking Adult, 2009 Good book. This is a good book, and it gives political junkies insight into how to run a campaign. Each aspect of a campaign is fairly simple, but it's tough to make sure that all the parts are working harmoniously with each other. The Obama campaign made it look easy, but it ...             Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche Ethan Watters Free Press, 2010 Timely and thought provoking A fascinating look at our culture as we don't like to think about it. Globalization and our continued need to export democracy, denim and nonfat lattes - no one looks at what effect we are having on our world the way Watters does in this book. It's eye-opening and at ...             Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle Dan Senor, Saul Singer Twelve, 2009 ASTOUNDING EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE AND VERY EASY READING.....IT CERTAIN LY WOULD BE A BENEFIT FOR SOME OUR U.S.A. 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