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Miranda: The Story of Americas Right to Remain Silent
Gary L. Stuart
University of Arizona Press, 2008
One of the most significant Supreme Court cases in U.S. history has its roots in Arizona and is closely tied to the state’s leading legal figures. Miranda has become a household word; now Gary Stuart tells the inside story of this famous case, and with it the legal history of the accused’s right to counsel and silence. Ernesto Miranda was an uneducated Hispanic man arrested in 1963 in ...
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Dr. Andrew Weil's Guide to Eating Well
Dr. Andrew Weil
Acacia, 2007
Good but extremely basic
Dr. Weil has a very sensible and holistic approach to eating which is well explained in this program. I like his emphasis on debunking fad diets and on making eating pleasurable and socially integrative. He covers all the basic concepts related to healthy eating competently and clearly. I ...
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People of Peace
R. Carlos Nakai
Canyon Records, 2005
True People of Peace
Can't agree with Diliberto's review here.
The pulse of this music is as the heartbeat and, so these musicians are the great interpreters of life. In this CD RCNQ makes Peoples of the world come together to honor the world music and all of the World's Nations as well as a deep feeling of total ...
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Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century
Randy Shaw
University of California Press, 2009
Cesar Chavez is the most prominent Latino in United States history books, and much has been written about Chavez and the United Farm Worker's heyday in the 1960s and '70s. But left untold has been their ongoing impact on 21st century social justice movements. Beyond the Fields unearths this legacy, and describes how Chavez and the UFW's imprint can be found in the modern reshaping of the ...
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The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic (American Empire Project)
Chalmers Johnson
Metropolitan Books, 2004
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
+ Breaks through the deliberate obfuscation of our government and media.
+ Frightening
+ Informative about global surveillance network
+ American imperialism/militarism
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Desert Dance
R. Carlos Nakai
Celestial Harmonies, 1992
Beautiful!
+ Takes me to the desert......
+ NAKAI'S PEACE JOURNEY
+ Very Relaxing
+ A Pleasant Mix
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Bringing Down the Great Wall: Writings on Science, Culture, and Democracy in China
Fang Lizhi, James H. Williams
W. W. Norton & Company, 1992
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Another America / Otra América
Barbara Kingsolver, Rebecca Cartes
Seal Press, 1998
Oh my God, what a book
+ Kingsolver's Most Beautiful Writing
+ Another America
+ View from the west
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Under Fire
Nick Nolte, Ed Harris
MGM (Video & DVD), 2001
Under Fire
+ Good Acting, Realistic Plot
+ EXCELENT SERVICE
+ Under Fire
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Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Aging
Andrew Weil
Acacia, 2006
Aging Gracefully
Dr. Andrew Weil presents the topic of healthy aging in a beautiful garden setting that looks like a Garden of Eden. The topic of aging has almost become like a tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Should you taste of the fruit of youth from medical knowledge and put yourself in opposition to ...
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Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Kathleen Krull
Harcourt Children's Books, 2003
Si Se Puede
+ Harvesting Hope
+ A beautiful children's book with an illustrated personal story and a larger message
+ The story of a lesser known American Hero
+ Beautiful, educational, brought tears to my eyes!
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School Commercialism: From Democratic Ideal to Market Commodity
Alex Molnar
Routledge, 2005
Pizza Hut's Book It! program rewards students with pizza for meeting their reading goals. Toys "R" Us paid a Kansas school five dollars for each student who took its toy survey. Cisco Systems donated internet access to a California elementary school, asking in return for the school choir to sing the company's praises while wearing Cisco t-shirts. Kids today face a barrage of corporate messages in ...
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Hayduke Lives!: A Novel
Edward Abbey
Back Bay Books, 1991
Edward Abbey's Legacy...Great Literature and a Greater Appreciation for the American Southwest...And the Glen Canyon Dam
+ A must for monkeywrenchers
+ Hayduke versus Goliath
+ Edward and G O L I A T H
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Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Left Turns and Inspiring Landmarks
Jerome Pohlen
Chicago Review Press, 2008
Travelling through progressive America.
This book has been so needed. So often, as we travel the U.S., the only radio options we have are right-wing blowhards like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. The corporatist and militarist control over our media Orwell Rolls in His Grave misleads people into thinking that America is a right-wing ...
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Epitaph For A Desert Anarchist: The Life And Legacy Of Edward Abbey
James Bishop
Touchstone, 1995
A superb, well-researched analysis of Edward Abbey.
+ Epitaph to a Great Writer
+ Another treasure of the Southwest is found ... J. Bishop!
"We shook hands once, but I never knew him personally, and I have mixed feelings about that. I would have liked to argue with him over cheap cigars and good tequila by a blazing river campfire under a sky full of stars. But then, this would have been a different book, more of a personal memoir." ...
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