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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama
Three Rivers Press, 2007
Reclaiming America
I first feel the need to note that many of the negative reviews of this book are from people that have not actually read the book and never had any intention of voting for Barack Obama. Hence the reason for disliking the book and the ideology presented in the book. ...
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Naomi Klein
Picador, 2008
Wow!
Wow! And all along I thought the Bush administration was filled with inept, blundering fools. The truth is much darker and scarier. To realize that there is an actual logic/philosophy behind their actions that ties the past 8 years together was a shocking and ...
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The Post-American World
Fareed Zakaria
W. W. Norton, 2008
The Post American World
Fantastic read. The author sums up a lot of history in a few pages with insights that opened my mind to what was really happening and what is now happening. Wish all our candidates would read this book.
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What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
Scott McClellan
PublicAffairs, 2008
Campaigning replaces governing
This is an easy read with incontravertable details of life in the Bush White House. When you compare the descriptions of what went wrong with the actions of the current candidates, you will see they are in danger of making some of the same mistakes.
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The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Vincent Bugliosi
Vanguard Press, 2008
At first I thought "Yawn.. not another political book about DipSh_t"...
.. but now, after reading it -- I have come to believe it's a MUST READ for every single American citizen over the age of 16! Hopefully, for once -- this book can raise the hackles and awareness of the teaming sheeple to FINALY STAND UP! -- DO SOMETHING PEOPLE!!! ...
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The Revolution: A Manifesto
Ron Paul
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
EVERY American needs to read this book
Ron Paul knows the Constitution and tells us in "The Revolution: A Manifesto" exactly how the current government is contradicting the founding document of America. Paul goes over numerous vital examples of how the federal government is overstepping its duty and in fact ...
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The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Thomas L. Friedman
Picador, 2007
Growing technology for a shrinking world
Very interesting review of the developments of the cybernet revolution and its implications for human development.The remaining question is "What's next"? From "flat" to "point"?!
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Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the ...
Dick Morris, Eileen Mcgann
Harper, 2008
Eye Opener
Fleeced is very well written and a real eye opener for anyone who has any hesitation regarding how the American people are truly being Fleeced.
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Goodnight Bush: A Parody
Gan Golan, Erich Origen
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Goodnight Bush
I found this book to be an extremely amusing parody of the classic that I read to my children hundreds of times. It hews closely to the original in layout, color scheme and other visual elements, as well as in the simple, rhythmic language used. But the contents are ...
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
Jane Mayer
Doubleday, 2008
Well organized and researched.
One reviewer said that there is no point reading another book about the things the Bush administration has done since 9-11. Why? Is it because they cling to the hope that it is ALL lies, or do they think that if it is buried in the dung heep of history that no one will ...
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John Adams
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2008
John Admas finally gets the respect/acknowledgement he deserves
I took this book with me to Miami in April and finished it there, as I was completely captivated by John's story/life. If you enjoy history, and in particular American history, you will not be disappointed. I worry for our country, because the leadership, the values, ...
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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Jonah Goldberg
Doubleday, 2008
This book will change your opinion about fascism, FDR, and liberals.
Liberals are fascists.
They are *not* Nazis, as Goldberg repeats thought out the book. They are fascists. All Nazis are fascist. Not all fascists are Nazi. Being a fascist is not about hating Jews but its about government control on daily life.
It's a bold ...
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The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
Thurston Clarke
Henry Holt and Co., 2008
What politics should be about
One of the best campaign books I have ever read. As he did in "Ask Not," Thurston Clark brings out the back-story of a great moment in history. In this case, RFK's decision to run for president, despite his many misgivings about doing so. It chronicles his ...
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Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism
Kevin Phillips
Viking Adult, 2008
Losing Control
Kevin Phillips describes immediate problems with the economy, that is, energy shortage, dollar decline, and mushrooming debt. Few are thinking about what it will take to avoid major recession and how badly a recession will be compounded with huge debts.
The end ...
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1984 (Signet Classics)
George Orwell
New American Library, 1961
1984
This is an incredible book. I was very impressed with how well it is written and amazed that someone in the mid 40's was able to come up with such futuristic ideas and almost shocked at how much of it pertains to the realities of life. I loved every word of it and was ...
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