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What Would Jefferson Do?: A Return to Democracy
Thom Hartmann
Three Rivers Press, 2005
The ideology of Jefferson was right for then and right for now.
+ What would jefferson do?
+ Jefferson Explained
+ Democracy
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The Other Side of War: Women's Stories of Survival and Hope
Zainab Salbi
National Geographic, 2006
Beautifully inspiring
+ The Other Side of War, not just a women's issue
+ Wow!
+ Restoring Faith in Humanity
+ The Other Side of War- Captivating, Encouraging and REAL
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Survival Pending Revolution: The History of the Black Panther Party
Paul Alkebulan
University Alabama Press, 2007
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Dirty Little Secrets : The Persistence of Corruption in American Politics
Larry Sabato
Crown, 1996
Underappreciated book now very timely!
+ SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS
I first read this book a couple years ago and was very impressed with the thoroughness of the authors' research. They make some very forceful points but they provide all the evidence needed to back them up. The chapter on Voter Fraud in particular is now quite timely. They point out that voter ...
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A Son of Thunder: Patrick Henry and the American Republic
Henry Mayer
Grove Press, 2001
Give me liberty, or give me death. The man behind the words
+ Best book on Henry and the House of Burgesses
+ Many people think..........
+ Patrick Henry, the forgotten patriot
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Many Minds, One Heart: SNCC's Dream for a New America
Wesley C. Hogan
The University of North Carolina Press, 2007
How did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee break open the caste system in the American South between 1960 and 1965? In this innovative study, Wesley Hogan explores what SNCC accomplished and, more important, how it fostered significant social change in such a short time. She offers new insights into the internal dynamics of SNCC as well as the workings of the larger civil rights and ...
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Up From Slavery: The Autobiography Of Booker T. Washington: Aun Autobiography
Booker T. Washington
Citadel, 2001
The Force That Wins
+ a classic
+ a positive message for all
+ Required reading
+ Relentlessly positive message, too perfect to believe?
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Fortunate Son: The Healing of a Vietnam Vet
Lewis B. Puller Jr.
Grove Press, 2000
A Timeless and Sadly Timely Pulitzer Prize-Winner
+ No good deed, goes unpunished.
+ A Riveting Look at a Fascinating Life
+ VIETNAM - A LESSON IN FUTILITY
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Straight Talk from the Heartland: Tough Talk, Common Sense, and Hope from a Former Conservative
Ed Schultz
William Morrow, 2004
Big Eddie's book is still spot-on in 2007
+ Ed Tells It Like It Is
+ Amazing
+ Must Buy!!
+ Former right-winger doing good
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Gesundheit!: Bringing Good Health to You, the Medical System, and Society through Physician Service, ...
Patch Adams
Healing Arts Press, 1998
The World's Doctor
+ "Good Health" to You
+ Good for anyone in medicine, healing, etc
+ He Is The Real Deal
+ This laughing doctor is no joke!
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
the writers of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart, 2004
I couldn't stop laughing
+ Reminds me of why I used to like the Daily Show
+ You will not regret it.
+ No Problems
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Cooking With Peta: Great Vegan Recipes for a Compassionate Kitchen
Book Publishing Company (TN), 1997
200+ Pages of Tasty Vegan Recipes
+ My Go-To Cookbook
+ Yum!
+ Avoid Lakehurst, New Jersey If You Try To Stick With This Diet!
+ Awsome!
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The Tyranny of Good Intentions: How Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Are Trampling the Constitution in the ...
Paul Craig Roberts, Lawrence M. Stratton
Three Rivers Press, 2008
Tyranny
+ Solid
+ Excellent overview of how the Constitution is being subverted by bureaucrats and legislators
The United States Constitution was written to give us, the citizens, our rights to freedom, and to tell the government how they were not to infringe on those rights. Mr.Roberts and Mr.Stratton lay out how power hungry government employees, yes our employees, from the local to federal level, have ...
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Inside the Gender Jihad: Women's Reform in Islam
Amina Wadud
Oneworld Publications, 2006
In this engaging study, Dr Amina Wadud, an Afro-American Muslim herself, introduces the feminist movement in Islam and delves into its challenges, its textual foundations in the Qur'an and its achievements. Beginning with her own place in the effort for greater justice for women in Islam, Wadud goes on tackle a number of pertinent issues, including the state of Muslim women's studies as a ...
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Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
William McDonough, Michael Braungart
North Point Press, 2002
excellent, even oustanding
+ Seeing ourselves as all being part of the great cradle to cradle cycle is an important step forward.
+ PERFECT!
+ Remake the Way You Think
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