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Touch and Go: A Memoir
Studs Terkel
Tantor Media, 2007
A touch of the Reality Tree
+ The Keeper of History
+ Studs in Print
+ Mike's opinion:
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Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63
Taylor Branch
Peter Smith Pub Inc, 2006
Moving storytelling
+ Undiscovered Country
+ Amazingly Woven Detail
+ Indispensable
+ Excellent and Informative
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Skinner's Drift: A Novel
Lisa Fugard
Scribner, 2007
A tale for all of us
+ an authentic vivid picture of south africa
+ An intriguing debut novel about the struggles of identity and finding a sense of home
+ Great read
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The Good War: An Oral History of World War II
Studs Terkel
New Press, 1997
Absolute, Must-Read Oral History of World War II
+ This is the best book on WWII
+ Fascinating Look at a Bygone Era
+ Definite must read for everyone
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The Night Trilogy: Night, Dawn, Day
Elie Wiesel
Hill and Wang, 2008
A Must Read
+ The Night Trilogy
This is a must read - for everyone! A real, raw and riviting account of Ellie Wiesel's personal experience during the Holocaust. Starting when no one believed the pending danger of war... to the formation of ghettos and finally life in a concentration camp. His Nobel Peace Price Acceptance ...
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Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima (P.S.)
Stephen Walker
Harper Perennial, 2006
Witnesses to Armageddon
+ Historical Novel: One Approach
+ Great Introduction for Those Not Familiar with the Subject
+ One of the best non-fiction books I've ever read
+ Excellent!
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Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles)
Mark Kurlansky
Modern Library, 2006
Nonviolence
+ Good primer
Excellent. A must-read for anyone who is interested in having a future.
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A Changed Man: A Novel (P.S.)
Francine Prose
Harper Perennial, 2006
Brilliant
+ Exceptional character development
+ Prose pulls it off
Ms. Prose deserves a wider following. She has a scalpel for an eye and can dissect and lay open suburban and metropolitan pretense in a crisp phrase. Her dialogue is impeccable -- there is not a single word of it that rings false in this entire book. A fascinating premise, thoughtfully ...
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The Discontinuity of Small Things
Kevin Haworth
Quality Words in Print, 2005
A Quiet Passion
+ Kevin Haworth's novel is beautifully written, deeply moving. . . .
This small book does an excellent job of capturing the minor, seemingly inconvenient, events that can lead to a catastrophic history. Using several characters we see Denmark as the Nazi occupation changes lives. It's interesting how the characters' lives intersect. This book manages to be both ...
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Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves
Adam Hochschild
Mariner Books, 2006
change is possible
+ Fabulous Book about the First Activists
+ the history not taught in British schools
+ "That lump of deformity, the Slave Trade"
+ How a group of activists changed the world
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Wonderfully written and fascinating true story
+ Required Reading...
+ Incredible story and a wonderful read
+ Inspiring!
+ Job well done Greg sahib!
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Pillar of Fire : America in the King Years 1963-65 (America in the King Years)
Taylor Branch
Simon & Schuster, 1999
Impossible not to be a letdown
+ Branch's Pillar of Fire
+ The Angle of Moment
+ Branch's Trilogy
+ Keeps the Fire Aflame...Pillared Story of the Shaping of America
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At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 (America in the King Years)
Taylor Branch
Simon & Schuster, 2007
must read for all americans
+ Thank you, J. Edgar
+ Death & Transfiguration
+ Must read for students if the civil rights movement
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Birds in Fall: A Novel
Brad Kessler
Scribner, 2007
Wonderful Read!
+ Sad but amazingly beautiful
+ Bird in Fall
+ Powerful Storytelling
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Nonviolence: 25 Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea (Modern Library Chronicles)
Mark Kurlansky
Modern Library, 2006
Nonviolence
+ Good primer
Excellent. A must-read for anyone who is interested in having a future.
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