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Parecon: Life After Capitalism
Michael Albert
Verso, 2004
best solution offered
+ An excellent contribution to left political economic thought
this book is well written, well researched and well thought out.
the argument against capitalism, market socialism and centrally planned economies is firmly established by this book.
this is a bible for anyone who wants to democratize the economy
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The Twentieth Century: A People's History
Howard Zinn
Harper Perennial, 2003
Quite a Read! An Important Minority Report on the History of the U.S.
+ American history from an interesting point of view...
+ Zinn's Opus
+ Too much of a good thing
+ A Must Read
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Candide: Or, Optimism (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Francois Voltaire
Penguin Classics, 2005
A fun adventure story
+ Voltaire's Magnum Opus
+ Entertaining
+ "O che sciagura d'essere senza coglioni!"
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Beyond Beef: The Rise and Fall of the Cattle Culture (Plume)
Jeremy Rifkin
Plume, 1993
Great book
+ It sealed the deal on being a vegetarian
+ As timely as ever regarding out of control corn and animal fat
There's not much to add to what's already been said. I just want to echo the praise... It's a formidable book - scholarly and persuasive; it's a fascinating history. It's also a very easy book to read, one you won't regret reading: it's eye-opening.
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Days of War, Nights of Love : Crimethink For Beginners
Crimethink Workers Collective, Nadia C., ...
CrimethInk, 2001
thought provoking
+ Days of War, Nights of Love : Crimethink For Beginners
+ one of the better books i've read
i read this book about a year ago and my life has seriously changed because of my reading it...just as the book suggests in the beginning...i did not buy into everything that was put out in the book...some of the stuff in this book is pretty out there imo...i for one like showers, deoderant, ...
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1984
George Orwell
Signet Classics, 1950
The abolition of ideas, through the destruction of words to express them.
+ Amazing
+ A very disturbing book
+ What It Means to Be Human
+ the hobo philosopher
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The Martian Chronicles
Ray Bradbury
William Morrow, 1997
A great indroduction to Bradbury's work.
+ Youthful Perspective
+ Classic Bradbury
+ Masterpiece
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Profit Over People. Neoliberalismus und globale Weltordnung.
Noam Chomsky
Europa Verlag München, 2000
As always, Chomsky is way ahead of the curve
_There is more concentrated political and economic truth in this one slim volume then in any other book that I've ever read. Nowhere is the war against the working class exposed more clearly and accurately. "Free Trade" is the nemesis of true democracy and of the common man. Such a policy only ...
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
Jon Stewart, The Writers of The Daily Show
Grand Central Publishing, 2004
I couldn't stop laughing
+ Reminds me of why I used to like the Daily Show
+ You will not regret it.
+ No Problems
+ Great book for a good laugh
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I Am America (And So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
Read it ... Enough said !
+ I Am America!
+ Colbert-rific
He is Stephan Colbert .... and no other current TV show comedian is. This guy is extremely funny and his book had the kind of subtle and in your face humor that will keep any reader laughing out loud.
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Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail
Hunter S. Thompson
Grand Central Publishing, 1985
I'm Fearful After Reading This...
+ Views from the Edge
+ A Political Junkie's Textbook
+ Gonzo at its best
+ A Master Work in Political Campaign
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The Areas of My Expertise
John Hodgman
Riverhead Trade, 2006
I can't read this in public
+ Captures both the patois of hobology and the romanticized nuance of facial hair
+ Makes-a-me-laugh
+ Any book with 700 hobo names...
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Thurber Country : A Collection of Pieces About Males and Females, Mainly of Our Own Species
James Thurber
Simon & Schuster, 2003
LET US NOT LOOSE THIS MAN'S WORK!
Alas, James Thurber grows dimmer and dimmer in reader's and public's eyes as time goes buy. This is truly a shame as Thurber is probably one of the funniest of our or social commentators of this past century. I recently took an informal survey of high school seniors (about two hundred as a matter ...
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Recipes for Disaster: An Anarchist Cookbook
Crimethinc
CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective, 2005
very interesting
+ interesting
+ Pretty darn awesome
+ Work related
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No More Bull!: The Mad Cowboy Targets America's Worst Enemy: Our Diet
Howard F. Lyman, Glen Merzer, ...
Scribner, 2005
another good one from howard.
+ Informative and interesting!
+ Great read. Funny and interesting.
+ Fooled Myself
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