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

Kevin Phillips

Viking Adult, 2008

Why isn't this guy President?
Good book. I was surprised at how right on he is. We are even studying this book as a companion to our Bible Study (who would have thought).

What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception

Scott McClellan

PublicAffairs, 2008

He Seems Sincere
I got interested in this book when I saw Scott McClellan on "Meet the Press" one morning. It was either Tim Russert's last or next-to-last show before he died suddenly. I didn't know what to expect from Mr. McClellan, so I watched. I was amazed to see a guy that ...

Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters

Richard A. Clarke

Ecco, 2008

Riveting work!
I'm not one to read political books, but after seeing Richard on an interview, I felt I had to read this book. And I was in for a shock. Not since THE SHINING have I ever read a more horrifying book. The monsters in this book are REAL and you can see how evil people ...

Africa Doesn't Matter: How the West Has Failed the Poorest Continent and What We Can Do About It

Giles Bolton

Arcade Publishing, 2008

Great reading, amazingly clear insight
A great book on the subject. As I read the book (almost finished) I'm amazed at how clearly he exposes the issues surrounding Africa, development (or lack of), trade, corruption, aid, etc. I've always wondered why was Africa so poor and with such an apparent lack ...

God: The Failed Hypothesis. How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist

Victor J. Stenger

Prometheus Books, 2008

Relief
Believers will not be swayed by this book of rational arguments, of course, because they are not interested in separating history from mythology when it comes to their beliefs. Their faith is blind faith and most will defend it to the death, usually someone else'. So ...

Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

Noam Chomsky

Holt Paperbacks, 2007

The virus of popular democracy was once again destroyed.
Noam Chomsky writes about the first 9/11 which took place on Tuesday September 11th 1973 in Chile when the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by the military forces of Augusto Pinochet. The coup had full backing of he US government and ...

Evil Genes: Why Rome Fell, Hitler Rose, Enron Failed, and My Sister Stole My Mother's Boyfriend

Barbara Oakley

Prometheus Books, 2008

a must read
I'm a psychologist who works with narcissists, so I wasn't sure I'd learn much from this book. In fact, it put so much in perspective. This book is especially a must-read for understanding that tyranny will only be stopped in this world if we recognize evil folks. ...

God's Generals: Why They Succeeded and Why Some Failed

Roberts Liardon

Whitaker House, 2003

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
A balanced, thoughtful, entertaining and useful look at some of God's major powerplayers over the past 100 years or so. Concerning the likes of Kuhlman, Wigglesworth and Branham, most writers either choose to vilify them or worship them. Author Roberts Liardon ...

Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for ...

James C. Scott

Yale University Press, 1999

Hayek meets Heidegger
Brad DeLong's featured review is basically correct - Scott is treading ground remarkably similar to Hayek's. But I don't think that Scott is ignorant of Hayek. Rather, Scott is attempting to explore the same territory, but without coming to the same political ...

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

Roger Lowenstein

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2001

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
An excellent read & indeed very relevant in today's' times when we see fiascos in the financial markets repeated almost every day. I expect another book from Roger Lowenstein soon on Bear Stearns, Lehman, Merrill Lynch & the state of financial markets (today). God ...

Artillery of Heaven: American Missionaries and the Failed Conversion of the Middle East (The United States in ...
Ussama Makdisi

Cornell University Press, 2008

The complex relationship between America and the Arab world goes back further than most Americans or Arabs realize. In Artillery of Heaven, Ussama Makdisi presents a foundational American encounter with the Arab world that occurred in the nineteenth century, shortly after the arrival of the first American Protestant missionaries in the Middle ...

Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed: A Judicial Indictment Of War On Drugs

James Gray

Temple University Press, 2001

A Refreshing Observation on the War On Drugs
Judge Gray offers an impressive argument against Drug Prohibition. As a conservative Republican judge and prosecutor with decades of experience in law enforcement, he is very qualified to present this striking case against our current policy. As he says throughout the ...

Arthritis, What Exercises Work: Breakthrough Relief For The Rest Of Your Life, Even After Drugs & Surgery ...

Dava Sobel, Arthur C. Klein

St. Martin's Griffin, 1995

This Book Does Work
After checking ARTHRITIS: WHAT EXERCISES WORK out of the library for the third time in a year, I broke down and bought it. It's terrific. The exercises are tied to specific joints, ranging from the small, fingers and toes, on to shoulders, hips, knees, etc. Some ...

Failed God: Fractured Myth in a Fragile World
John A. Phd Rush

Frog Books, 2008

On a 2001 trip to the cathedrals of Europe, anthropologist John Rush and his wife entered St. Mark?s Basilica in Venice and encountered a mosaic depicting Jesus surrounded by mushrooms with an Amanita muscaria cap in his hand. Examining the space with new eyes, they discovered images of mushrooms and mind-altering plants all over the Basilica. ...

Stupid Wars: A Citizen's Guide to Botched Putsches, Failed Coups, Inane Invasions, and Ridiculous Revolutions

Ed Strosser, Michael Prince

Collins, 2008

Simple but brilliant premise
The premise of "Stupid Wars" is simple, but brilliant: For ages, scribes, historians and military leaders have documented glorious successes on the battlefield. Yet what of the unmitigated disasters? What of the coups that were attempted by the likes of the Three ...