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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
Naomi Klein
Metropolitan Books, 2007
Essential Reading
+ The Dark Side of Unrestricted Capitalism
+ Eye opening
+ More relevant than most Americans will ever know
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On Liberty
John Stuart Mill
Penguin Classics, 1982
The great defender of individual liberty
+ A Keen Analysis of Liberal Thought
+ A classic of current relevance
+ Amazing
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Identity Cards - Nothing to hide nothing to fear...? ( Spawater Chronicles II ) Government control-freak ...
Barry Tighe
Can Write Will Write, 2007
our friends are at it again
When Spawater is selected as the guinea pig for universal government ID cards, our friends are thrown into a tizzy. One is even selected to run the database, threatening his friendship with the others. Meanwhile, nefarious "architects" from out-of-town are trying to steal the town's ancient Roman ...
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CCTV and Policing: Public Area Surveillance and Police Practices in Britain (Clarendon Studies in Criminology)
Benjamin J. Goold
Oxford University Press, USA, 2004
Fantastic
This book is a great introduction to the debate around the use and effectiveness of CCTV. It presents reasoned views based on emprical evidence that challenge some of the assumptions about CCTV use in the United Kingdom. It is well-written, accessible for both experts and lay reader alike. Its ...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
Plume, 2003
So Possible it's scary
+ Still Relative Today
+ Forget WE, The Iron Heel and every other dystopian novel. Read this book!
+ Cherish your thoughts
+ This Book Deserves More Stars Than Are In The Sky
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Imagine: A Celebration of John Lennon
John Lennon
Studio, 1995
Lesson in Peace and Understanding. Like living with Lennon.
+ All You Need Is...
+ A worthy documentary
+ Dream is over
+ You'll fall in love with John Lennon
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Secrets of a Back Alley ID Man: Fake ID Construction Techniques of the Underground
Charrett Charrett, Sheldon Charrett
Paladin Press, 2001
It's about time
+ Practical Guide
+ Excellent book, but not quite modern enough
+ Informative, Interesting Tome Delivers The Goods
+ A Good Resource
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Middle East (Politically Incorrect Guides)
Martin Sieff
Regnery Publishing, 2008
Required reading
+ A most insightful work (as far as it goes)
+ A blunt and necessary read for any realist
+ strong dose of historical realism
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Ever Closer Union: An Introduction To European Integration
Desmond Dinan
Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2005
Good start for beginners, a little dry.
+ a good guidance to understand EU integration
I knew virtually nothing about the Europena Union before reading this book, so I don't know how valuable it would be for an experienced EU scholar. However, for someone like myself it covers all the basics (what istitutions are involved?) and a good history from conception to today. The reading ...
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Acquiring New ID: How To Easily Use The Latest Technology To Drop Out, Start Over, And Get On With Your Life
Ragnar Benson
Paladin Press, 1996
excellent
+ Excellent book, easy reading and informative
a good boo
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The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell: Uncertain Paths to Freedom: Russia and China, 1919-1922 (Collected ...
Bertrand Russell
Routledge, 2000
The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell: Volume 15 assembles Russell's writings on his experiences of visiting and reflecting on Russia and China.
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Billions of Entrepreneurs: How China and Are Reshaping Their Futures--and Yours
Tarun Khanna
Harvard Business School Press, 2008
Solid Introduction to China and India for Those Who Want to Do Business There
+ India and China: Alike and Different
+ highly recommend
+ A Broad Overview of India and China
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Youth Market: Chickens or Television - Which Comes First? (Spawater Chronicles I) Stop the cruelty
Barry Tighe
Can Write Will Write, 2007
wow ...this guy knows how 2 write!
+ Social comment with biting humor
When I read the first few pages of this book, I came to an analogy. I, of course, had an Alison moment (read the book to find out what this means!) and it took a couple of tries to figure out what on earth he was talking about. When I did I laughed so hard I almost cried. Frequently throughout this ...
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The Revolution Betrayed
Leon Trotsky
Synergy International of the Americas, Ltd, 2007
Revolutions revisited
+ The Revolution Next Time
+ Worthwhile for the insights for people with open minds, and revolutionaries too
+ Trotsky and E.H. Carr
+ A revolutionary retrospective
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Vanish: Disappearance Through Id Acquisition
Johnny Yount
Paladin Press, 1986
Don't waste your money
The reason the prisons are so full, is because the police and FBI are smarter than guys who write books like this. I showed this to a police officer friend and he said that in office training school, they find guys like this. And I also personally know, from mentioning this particular subject to ...
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