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What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception
Scott McClellan
PublicAffairs, 2008
Intensely Reasonable
+ A Great Overview of the Permanent Campaign
+ Who really ran this country
+ Scott Bashes DC, Not Bush.
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The Assault on Reason
Al Gore
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Excellent condition
+ Spot-on Analysis, Sometimes Cumbersome Prose
+ A Reminder of What True Democracy is Based Upon
+ Al Gore at his best
+ a well written book on the state of american democracy
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
Jon Stewart
Allen Lane, 2005
I couldn't stop laughing
+ Good stuff from Jon Stewart and The Daily Show!
+ Reminds me of why I used to like the Daily Show
+ You will not regret it.
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What Orwell Didn't Know: Propaganda and the New Face of American Politics
PublicAffairs, 2007
Riveting Must Read for all - especially now
+ ALL THINGS ORWELL ARE MORE RELEVANT TODAY THAN EVER BEFORE
+ Against the corporate control of public consciousness
+ Great book!
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An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It
Al Gore
Rodale Books, 2006
This is a book that every American should read!
Although i was well aware of global warming, the scientific evidence and the real statistics of the global warming from this book definitely raised my awareness even more. I mainly bought this book because i am very interested from saving the earth from the global warming. This book is informative ...
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Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World
Bill Clinton
Knopf, 2007
Great Book
+ Inspiring
+ Giving? - Yes. Changing the world? Not quite.
+ Giving it a Chance
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The Real McCain: Why Conservatives Don't Trust Him and Why Independents Shouldn't
Cliff Schecter
PoliPoint Press, 2008
One And McSame
+ STRAIGHT TALK ON McCAIN: find out who is this chameleon liar the moment you are voting for him, and the day after
+ McCain 4.0
+ Well researched and documented, preaching to the converted
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The Constitution of the United States of America, with the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments; The ...
Thomas Jefferson, Second Continental Congress, ...
Wilder Publications, 2008
Very handy reference
+ Required Reading for American Voters
Read it, know it, live it. If things keep going they they have with people not caring about the Constitution, we won't have. You know the adage, ignore it and it will go away, it's very true for the constitution. The 2008 RNC is a standout example of this where the police were not only suppressing ...
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Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition
The Onion
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
The GREATEST book ever written
+ A comic tour de force
+ Funny AND educational
Occasionally, a book comes along of such great importance that to not buy it--even if it means letting your kids go hungry for a couple nights--would be a crime. In fact, it should be a crime, and I advise you to write your local legislator. Such a book is Our Dumb World, the Atlas of the Planet ...
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The Truth (with jokes)
Al Franken
Dutton Adult, 2005
Painfully Funny, and (at times) Just Painful
+ wonderful!
+ An Extremely Important Book!
+ I'm Livid: It's True!
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Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters
Richard A. Clarke
Ecco, 2008
Riveting work!
+ Devestating look at our broken system
+ An eye-opener from someone on the inside
+ Great Book!
+ Clarke again tells you things you ought to know
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Why We're Liberals: A Political Handbook for Post-Bush America
Eric Alterman
Viking Adult, 2008
An exceptional effort.
+ Eye opening
+ Exactly Why Are They Liberals ?
In this well-researched and expertly-written book, Eric Alterman succeeds in disproving and discrediting most of the usual right-wing slanders against liberal/progressive individuals and their approach to goverance. In the end, he also gives reason to hope that, in the near future, the liberal ...
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The Worst Person In the World: And 202 Strong Contenders
Keith Olbermann
Wiley, 2007
declamatory oratory!!!
+ A favorite segment on Keith's Countdown on MSNBC
i'm late in reviewing this book so it's likely of not much use now. it's the sort of book that's hot then not. but that's marketing today. the book is really good still! keith olbermann has a distinct style which you like or hate. we like. i bought this book for a friend who has enjoyed it and has ...
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Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right
Al Franken
Dutton Adult, 2003
From someone who ACTUALLY read the book...
+ funny stuff
+ The limits to political satire
+ Did anyone ever thought politicians don't lie?
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Living History
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Amazon Remainders Account, 2004
Very good book!
+ What would her life have been like if she hadn't met Bill Clinton?
+ Influential woman of US politics
A very real, open look into the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton. She dares to be vulnerable in many areas of the book, while maintaining the class and dignity she is known for by her fans. A great read...I couldn't put it down.
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