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Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Douglas A. Blackmon
Doubleday, 2008
BLACK AMERICAN HOLOCAUST
I have always maintained that the enslavement of millions of Blacks by the white man during almost 400 years has been the most horrible Holocaust ever perpetrated by mankind.Here comes Douglas Blackmon and -in a most shocking,stunning and powerful book-justifies my ...
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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
Morris hits the nail on the head
In watching Alan Combes of Hannity & Combes try to defend those Morris and his wife have brought out into daylight, it was almost commical. You can't defend the actions of the people who Morris is uncovering. A wonderful read.
Bob Collins, author of the award ...
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Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History
Ted Sorensen
Harper, 2008
History at its finest.
This important book written so beautifully by Ted Sorensen should serve as a "how-to" lesson for anyone who cares about public service. The lesson seems simple.If you do not have a passion for the wellbeing of our citizens pick another profession. I was deeply moved in ...
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The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
Thurston Clarke
Henry Holt and Co., 2008
The timeless question....."What if?"
What if Robert F. Kennedy had lived to become President of the United States? It's a question that has lingered in the minds of millions of us for forty years and Thurston Clarke's terrific new book, "The Last Campaign", ends with those thoughts. By the time the reader ...
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What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
Scott McClellan
PublicAffairs, 2008
The last chapter is the best, worth the price of the book
Okay, we all bought this book to find out if someone who's been on the inside of the big opaque white box would confirm what we all suspected, or give us someone to tar and feather if we're prone to unquestioning partisan loyalties. Although there is some 3-star ...
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The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Vincent Bugliosi
Vanguard Press, 2008
BUY THIS BOOK!!!!!
This book finally speaks truth to power. Bugliosi is a brilliant legal mind, but more importantly, a brilliantly accessible writer. He presents a straightforward case for the murders Bush has committed, (and spends a good deal of his time desccribing American ...
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The Revolution: A Manifesto
Ron Paul
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
Excellent Intro to Austrian Economics
This is a wonderful introduction to some of the core principles of Austrian economics. For those who want to go deeper in the study of Austrian economics I recommend Human Action: A Treatise on Economics.
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The Post-American World
Fareed Zakaria
W. W. Norton, 2008
Zakaria gets it right
Fareed Zakaria gets it right when he describes how America is going to have to adopt a new attitude about its place in the world. He gives a balanced and objective view of how the US will have a different role to play in coming decades as China, India, and Brazil ...
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama
Three Rivers Press, 2007
Good Book
I liked his candor about his hope. You can do anything you want and we have to keep hope alive!
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Goodnight Bush: A Parody
Gan Golan, Erich Origen
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
I found my Father's Day gift
I think the Founding Fathers would be comforted by this bedtime reading, and I know my own father will be.
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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning
Jonah Goldberg
Doubleday, 2008
A History Lesson and a Warning for the Future
I have always been interested in history and remember reading many articles and books about FDR and the Depression. The opposition to the New Deal was usually painted as "those rich guys just don't want to share." Packing the Supreme Court I knew about, but not the ...
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A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America
Jim Webb
Broadway, 2008
An excellent book by a very knowledgeable man
Jim Webb has very impressive credentials for writing this book. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and subsequently served as a platoon leader in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War in which he was wounded twice and decorated for valor with the Navy Cross, ...
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Dark Horse: A Political Thriller
Ralph Reed
Howard Books, 2008
Fiction and Faith In An Impressive Political Plot
Ralph Reed is one of my favorite people in the Washington Beltline and Christian community. This book storyline impressively blends faith and fiction in a political context. Members and followers of the major political parties will find intelligent and stimulating new ...
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The Whole Truth
David Baldacci
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
One of his best!
This book was great from beginning to end! When you finish, you'll wish you didn't read it so fast.
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Infidel
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Free Press, 2008
A Great Eye Opener
[..]. This book is a real eye opener. I reveals much about the cultures and lives of people living in the Middle East, as well as parts of Africa such as Somalia, and the Netherlands. I really enjoyed reading this book as it was a great eye opener.
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