books about: society

books about: society

books:

Society

The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

Thomas L. Friedman

Picador, 2007

Your Guide to Capitalism in the 21st Century
This is a fantastic survey of modern globalization- its benefits, dangers, history, major players, affects for all the world's citizens.... mostly from an economic and social standpoint. Friedman covers the "Globalization 3.0" phenomenon, which, rooted in the Internet, ...

Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness

Kent Whitaker

Howard Books, 2008

True Story
wow. i finished this book in 3 sittings. it was impossible to put it down. the unraveling of this story was absolutely an incredible process of unimaginable events. it was hard for me to understand why kent whitaker wrote this book. as i've researched into it, the ...

The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists

Neil Strauss

William Morrow, 2005

How could anyone not like this book???
It's well written, funny and highly entertaining. It's not a 'how to' manual on picking up chicks, it's the author's experience on journey going from an Average Frustrated Chump (AFC) to Pick Up Guru (PUG). Highly recommended.

Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies

Charlene Li, Josh Bernoff

Harvard Business School Press, 2008

Niet eerlijk
Het is niet helemaal eerlijk dat ik dit boek positief beoordeel: ik ken Josh, ik heb workshops van hem bijgewoond en hoor zijn enthousiasme terug in dit boek. Het is eenvoudig te lezen en buitengewoon boeiend.

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Trenton Lee Stewart

Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008

Outstanding fiction for middle readers (and their parents)
What tremendous fun this is! I read the first 100 pages aloud to my mother after she had surgery. Then the book got so compelling and engaging that I had to race through silently and leave poor Mom to fend for herself. (I gave her a copy of her own for Mother's ...

The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America

Jim Marrs

William Morrow, 2008

Well Documented and Difficult to Refute
This book is extensively sourced and footnoted, making it easy enough to verify the allegations for yourself if you are so inclined. I took a few weeks to go through this book and was able to trace many of the key assertions. Sadly, the Bush Administration has moved ...

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows

The Dial Press, 2008

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
It was a little confusing at first, but once you get started reading it you will enjoy it. I felt a side benefit was that it also taught me a history lesson. I REALLY enjoy the book.

Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)

Steve Solomon

New Society Publishers, 2006

Things I Never Knew About Gardening!
I am a gardener and I read books and magazines in addition to my hands on efforts. This book has made me think about the way I have been gardening and the complications that I have put on my efforts. This is a much more simple way to do things and I have learned so ...

The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics)

Adam Smith

Bantam Classics, 2003

wealth of nations
pretty much the base for most modern thought on capitalism, while still being surprisingly relevant though it was written over 200 years ago.

Divine Justice
David Baldacci

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Following the instant # 1 New York Times bestseller Stone Cold, Oliver Stone and the Camel Club return in David Baldacci's most surprising thriller yet . . . Known by his alias, "Oliver Stone," John Carr is the most wanted man in America . With two pulls of the trigger, the men who destroyed Stone's life and kept him in the shadows ...

Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

Immaculee Ilibagiza

Hay House, 2007

Anything is possible...
It is unbelievable that people could kill so many people in such a gruesome fashion. It is even more unbelievable that Immaculee could forgive those killers. This book is about more than just the genocide, it is about the power and absolute necessity of forgiveness. ...

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Jared Diamond

W. W. Norton, 2005

Is Western Society truly superior?
I was tempted to give Jared 5 stars based on the extent of his information and his strength of his argument. I gave him only 4 stars because, although I think he is 75% correct, I think he has ignored or denies factors that may be important. Early in his book, ...

Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives

John Palfrey, Urs Gasser

Basic Books, 2008

Excellent.
There is nothing more important than the safety of our children. There is also nothing more important than the education, creativity and innovation that has been, and can still further be, unleashed and harnessed with suitably crafted policies, and incentives, focused ...

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

Jared Diamond

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005

Warms up after the first couple chapters
Not quite as good as his best-known book, "Guns, Germs and Steel", mostly because the first 50 pages are about Montana. Who cares about Montana? I barely even know where it is. But after that it gets wicked awesome. Unfortunately you can't really skip the Montana ...

Blue Bloods 3: Revelations
Melissa De La Cruz

Hyperion Book CH, 2008

Have you ever wondered what secrets lurk behind the closed doors of New York City's wealthiest families? They're powerful, they're famous... they're undead. Schuyler Van Alen's blood legacy has just been called into question--is the young vampire in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? As ...