books about: society     books:     Society      The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Thomas L. Friedman Picador, 2007 The Idea of a Flat World When I first started reading this book I did not know what to expect. "The World is Flat"? Once I got into it I realized what Friedman was saying. I really enjoyed reading this book. I really liked how Friedman referred to the globalization as "leveling the playing ...             Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Jared Diamond W. W. Norton, 2005 Excellent Explanation for Eurasian Historical Hegemony Diamond's final analysis proves a good point. Many dominant countries today are not only in Europe and East Asia, but are also ones that have been largely repopulated by the descendants of those peoples, like the U.S., Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Taiwan, ...             Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies Charlene Li, Josh Bernoff Harvard Business School Press, 2008 This book rocks and is a must-read Have you seen Jurassic Park? If so, you might remember Dr. Malcolm's (Jeff Goldblum) diatribe about the dangers of doing something just because you can: "I'll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you're using here: it didn't require any discipline to ...             Stone Cold David Baldacci Grand Central Publishing, 2007 A Rip-roaring Thriller Fete of Death "Stone Cold" is a fast-paced conspiracy thriller starring the shadowy CIA hit man Oliver Stone, not to be confused with the eponymous conspiracy-minded movie director of "JFK." Men involved in Stone's unsavory and violent past are being picked off by a ...             The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists Neil Strauss William Morrow, 2005 Don't be yourself, be your best self. After watching a few episodes of the reality TV show The Pickup Artist, I decided to buy this book. I bought this one instead of Mystery's Method because Strauss wrote Jenna Jameson's autobiography which is in my mind excellent credentials. Still, my expectations were ...             Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series) Steve Solomon New Society Publishers, 2006 Just what I needed! Only a few pages into this book I realized I needed to read it before continuing with my gardening plans. I am thrilled to have the good solid advice. For me, I treasured the relearning of the things my father taught me so many years ago. Digging the garden, ...             Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Jared Diamond Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Great book I read Guns, Germs, and Steel and was so impressed that I bought Collapse. Although it is slightly less engrossing (perhaps because it is about a less uplifting topic), it is still an amazing book.             The Mysterious Benedict Society Trenton Lee Stewart Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008 Stories for Children Magazine 5 Star Review When I first started reading the first few chapters I wasn't sure I was going to like the book. I felt it had a bit of a slow start and it took sometime for me to bond with the main character, Reynie Muldoon. After sticking to my rule, which is to read the first 100 ...             The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (Mysterious Benedict Society) Trenton Lee Stewart Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008 Reading this book is not a Perilous Decision! For lovers of the first Mysterious Benedict Society novel, here comes another installment of mystery, puzzles and teamwork for your enjoyment. I love the way Trenton Lee Stewart mentions things that others would leave out, like the varying strengths of children. ...             Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust Immaculee Ilibagiza Hay House, 2007 Inspiration: Cover to Cover! This book was recommended by my doctor who is an avid reader. I was afraid to read it at first. I thought it might really make me sad because it is about the Rwandan Holocaust. It was totally amazing! The story is true and is one of the most inspiring I have ever ...             The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't ... Mark Bauerlein Tarcher, 2008 The Dumbest Generation If ever there is an explanation for the incredible rise of Barak Obama, it is the message of The Dumbest Generation. This is an excellent treatise on why the 18-29 generation is getting dumbed down in spite of technology. When American Idol draws 30 million viewers ...             On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society Dave Grossman Back Bay Books, 1996 Must read for the military or police. This book, as many have stated, is great for understanding the psychology of someone returning from the battlefield. But for those who have yet to enter the battlefield, or will shortly find themselves returning, I suggest they read On Combat. That book deals much more ...             Animal Farm George Orwell 1st World Library - Literary Society, 2004 Required Reading My son had to read this book for school, but discovered that he liked this assignment.             The Age of American Unreason Susan Jacoby Pantheon, 2008 History of the United States, Volume II Susan Jacoby has written a masterpiece in interpretation of modern U.S. history. I lived through many of the decades she has so eloquently and succinctly unravelled and had no idea what was actually going on until reading this piece. It is the best, most lucid, most ...             Brave New World and Brave New World Revisited Aldous Huxley Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 Mood controlling pills and uniformity As I watch the commercials for Zoloft and other psychiatric drugs that are frequently encouraged to the general public today thanks to advertising, I can't help but smell the essence of the stew descibed by Huxley in this wonderful book simmering in our own modern ...          products you might be interested in search for books discovering, groundswell, jeopardizes, psychological, technologies, twenty-first      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told ...