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Fleeced: How Barack Obama, Media Mockery of Terrorist Threats, Liberals Who Want to Kill Talk Radio, the ...

Dick Morris, Eileen Mcgann

Harper, 2008

Fleeced
Dick Morris pointed out a lot of problems that needed to changed in this country. My take is John McCain is the one that can get a lot of these changes done.

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

Naomi Klein

Picador, 2008

Essential Reading
Considering the global political climate and the way policy decisions are created these days (witness the latest "crisis" of the economic variety in the US, for one), this book ought to be required reading for pretty much anyone who can or will at some point cast a ...

ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine: A Food Lover's Road Map to Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and ...

John La Puma, Rebecca Powell Marx

Crown, 2008

funny and informative
This book has completely changed how I choose food--and I thought I already knew a lot about healthy eating. Now I know how to maximize nutrition even in the foods I already eat (like melon and broccoli) by how I cook and store them. I have seen a real difference in my ...

The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems

Van Jones

HarperOne, 2008

van-j: the blueprint
just got my copy this morning, and i can't put it down. this book provides one of the most important blueprints for creating economic development opportunities in urban centers and saving our dear planet.

The Ayatollah Begs to Differ: The Paradox of Modern Iran

Hooman Majd

Doubleday, 2008

Beyond Ideas of Wrongdoing and Rightdoing
In the preface, writer Hooman Majd is described in oxymoron as the only person in the life of this particular friend as 100 percent American and 100 percent Iranian. In quoting a Sufi poet Sanai, Majd notes: "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,/there is a ...

The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy

David M. Smick

Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

A Must-Read For All U.S. Voters and Candidates
The impact of so-called free trade agreements have been a Pandora's Box for many in the United States who have had to suffer through off-shoring and trade imbalance. Smick argues persuasively that the influx of capital from globalization has fueled a level of growth ...

The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression

Amity Shlaes

Harper Perennial, 2008

Every American Should Read This Book
Amity Shlaes has written a timely and provocative book. As our presidential election nears, one can hear Republicans and Democrats alike arguing for more government action, more government-sponsored bailouts, more government intrusion into the market. As one ...

Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism

Kevin Phillips

Viking Adult, 2008

We must act quickly
A well researched view of how the United States has come to be a seriously indebted, precariously troubled economy which could lead to the end of our role as the world's dominant nation. Everyone should read this book to understand our present situation and what the ...

The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means

George Soros

PublicAffairs, 2008

Soros at his best
Don't buy this book if you're looking for an in depth analysis of the credit burst. There are many other books out there with depth. Buy this book if you love (or curios about) what one, if not the GREATEST MIND IN THE MARKETS, thinks currently (well, with a bit of ...

Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America

Paul Tough

Houghton Mifflin, 2008

"Let us put our minds together...
... and see what life we can make for our children", a quote by Sitting Bull, embraces the philosophy and vision of outstanding educator, reformer, and leader Geoffrey Canada, creator of the Harlem Children's Zone. Part biography, part call to action, "Whatever it ...

The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism

Ron Suskind

Harper, 2008

The Personal Effects of the War on Terror
Loved this book. It really tells the personal side of the "War on Terror". It shows how it affects people from the President to trial lawyers trying to defend an "enemy combatant" at Guantanamo Bay. It also shows the differences culturally and communication wise ...

The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy--If We Let It Happen
Arthur B. Laffer, Stephen Moore, ...

Threshold Editions, 2008

Arthur Laffer -- the father of supply-side economics and a member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board -- joins economist Stephen Moore of The Wall Street Journal editorial board and investment advisor Peter J. Tanous to send Americans an urgent message: We risk losing the exceptional standard of living that has made us the envy ...

Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution

T. J. English

William Morrow, 2008

An unexpected gem.
I picked this book up in a situation where very little was available to me. It looked interesting, but wasn't something I'd have picked out from a larger selection. I'm really happy my selection was limited. It's great when a good author with solid research skills ...

Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions

John Kotter, Holger Rathgeber, ...

St. Martin's Press, 2006

Great book
I have read John Kotter's previous work on leading change so I was curious as to whether his concepts could be effectively conveyed in fable form. To my delight, I discovered that Kotter put his own findings about the power of stories to work to create an engaging ...

I.O.U.S.A.: One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt.

Addison Wiggin, Kate Incontrera

Wiley, 2008

Perfect Education about the Current State of Affairs
What a great read. I think what I like about this book is the format and the perfect level of detail. If you are looking for a scholarly analysis of our debt situation, keep looking. But if you are "ordinary" like me, this should keep you intrigued. I like the way ...