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American Progressivism: A Reader
Lexington Books, 2008
a must to understanding the Progressives objectives
A very good read on the progressives ideology. Boring to to read but very informative and a must so as to understand what is really going on in politics in our country. It's not the Dems or the Repubs we have to worry about but, the progressive movement and it ...
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The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Fantastic book!
Good things:
The book was in perfect condition and the price was really cheap.
Bad things:
1) I don't like being charged before I have the product in my hands.
2) It passed a month from the day I ordered until I received the book. I've already ordered other books ...
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The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr
Ken Gormley
Crown, 2010
Pricing complaints are not book reviews!
I've not finished this book yet, and bought it because of fine reviews I read elsewhere. It's good thing I took the time to read all the Amazon reviews; otherwise I wouldn't have known that the bad reviews were due to Kindle pricing, not book content. Why does Amazon ...
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The Coming Insurrection (Semiotext(e) / Intervention)
The Invisible Committee
Semiotext(e), 2009
Perfect Picture
I love this book because it shows us where the far left's head is at. These people are empty inside with no moral compass. This is what happens in a socialize world where people have the intellectual capacity for greatness but are confined by government. If you want ...
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Rules for Radicals
Saul Alinsky
Vintage, 1989
Radical War!!!!!!!!!!
One of the first reactions I had after reading Rules for Radicals was haven't I read this before? It seemed somewhat nostalgic of Sun Tzu's infamous book The Art of War. The Art of War is one of my favorite books and it captivated me that these books written centuries ...
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Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
Glenn Beck
Threshold Editions, 2009
I Loved This Book!
This book is loaded with info about our government and decisions they have made in the past that are coming to roost today. I would call it bipartisan because it tells the truth about both Republicans and Democrats. I have the audiobook and really appreciate the fact ...
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Intellectuals and Society
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2010
A gem...
Thomas Sowell is a national treasure whose insights and understanding of society's intellectual currents and trends are invaluable for anyone who wants to make sense of the potential and problems of the world.
His basic premise here, backed up by numerous facts and ...
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A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2007
Not as Simple as it seems
On reading the entire block of 60-odd reviews, I find that more than half of them, even while admiring Sowell's evenhandedness, misstate the carefulness of the book's positions. In the an attempt to pay tribute to the brilliance of this (rather dense, historical & ...
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The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)
F. A. Hayek
University Of Chicago Press, 2007
Especially relevant in today's world
This book contains the most notable works of F.A. Hayek, the famed, Nobel-prize winning economist who explained yet again why democracies are best based on free market capitalism, and that socialism tends to lead to tyranny.
Hayek demonstrates how socialist ...
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Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism (American Intellectual Culture)
Ronald J. Pestritto
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005
folly is old
The title of the book tells all: Woodrow Wilson and the Roots of Modern Liberalism. Dr Pestritto does not say that `Liberalism is a good thing'. Nor does he say that it is a bad thing. He merely states that it is, and shows how it came to be in these States, largely ...
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, ...
Crown Business, 2002
The must read for every CEO and any managing working type development
As an operation manager myself, I was asked to read this book by my CEO and is one of the thing I thank him the most, as this book taught me how to apply every piece of knowledge I had into results.
Is a very comprehensive reading framed as a discipline followed ...
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Paulo Freire
Continuum, 2000
Freire should be required reading for all educators
As a neophyte in the rather intimidating world of theory and critical pedagogy, I am both delighted and impressed by the ability Paulo Freire had to effectively communicate in a manner that was powerful yet unpretentious. His seminal work, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, is ...
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Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
David Aaronovitch
Riverhead Hardcover, 2010
An Appropriately Skeptical Introduction to Modern Conspiracy Theory
Aaronovitch examines some of the major conspiracist obsessions of the last century or so, starting with the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which was avidly promoted by Henry Ford and still enjoys a great deal of credibility in the Arab world. He takes a look at ...
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Robert's Rules of Order in Brief: The Simple Outline of the Rules Most Often Needed at a Meeting, According ...
Henry M. Robert III, William J. Evans, ...
Da Capo Press, 2004
Robert's Rules of order
This book is serving as a guide to the newly elected board members of our condo association. We would all like to say thank you as this has been very useful and a good guide for our board of directors.
Thank you.
Donna Bykowski
Treasurer
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From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time
Sean Carroll
Dutton Adult, 2010
Excelent easy reading book!
This book is excelent, despite the deep subject, it is explained in a easy manner.
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