| 1. |  | The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
from Crown
Price: $16.50
Customer Review:
Reading about history has always been a favorite past time of mine, ever since grade school, especially reading about real people, you know, before they became famous and they lost touch with the "working guy/girl". I also enjoy Frank Capra movies but that's a subject for another review. So, when I... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis
from Thomas Dunne Books
Price: $16.29
Customer Review:
This book is more about his self interests and promoting his career then about healthcare. He believes that our answer for healthcare is to insert a "unbiased" politically appointed board of doctors and economists between you and your doctor. There are already standards of care and government... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | John Adams
from Simon & Schuster
Price: $13.60
Customer Review:
I cannot now imagine having NOT read this book.
It now seems impossible to me that a person can understand the beginnings of America without having read John Adams.
The research and writing are impeccable in every respect. The author has made the subject so interesting it is almost... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise
from Three Rivers Press
Price: $11.16
Customer Review:
You'll also notice that a majority of the specific proposals in the book carry a price tag, as the book takes the approach, "Let's set the sea on fire, y'all work out the details." I'm not even sure an omnipotent deity could accomplish a quarter of what the Obamanon advocates. What's that other... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present
from Perennial (HarperCollins)
Customer Review:
Every high school student should read this book as a part of American history. While there is certainly a great deal more to know about our nation's history than what is contained in Zinn's analysis, it represents a critical perspective that is not to be found elsewhere.
And for those adults... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism
from Metropolitan Books
Price: $16.32
Customer Review:
I think more American Citizens should read "LIMITS OF POWER" to be enlightened about what has happened to our Country. My own fears were confirmed when reading this book. Whether it is too late or not, we, who love our Country, must act to try and get our government back to being The Great... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
from Scribner
Price: $24.75
Customer Review:
Graceful, witty and fascinating, dense with a compelling choice of facts and narratives. It's a timely, probably classic history book. Meanwhile its parade of well-chosen anecdotes would make for quite the hilarious movie.
It's astonishing how many operatives mentioned in this book returned to... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Machiavelli: The Prince (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
from Cambridge University Press
Price: $34.00
Customer Review:
Always heard about the man and the book but it was difficult trying to follow and understand. Gave up three quarters of the way through. Did learn a little something though. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Truman
from Simon & Schuster
Price: $14.96
Customer Review:
I heard of the name of David Mccullough in the past as a writer, but was never inclined to check out his books. Just recently while perusing the news channels his name was discussed as a fascinating author so with my interest peaking, at the first opportunity I went and purchased a copy of Truman.... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
from Scribner
Price: $17.75
Customer Review:
I am only part way through the book but just had to write a comment about how great it is. Mr Iacocca is right -- we should be mad and we should stand up and take action -- immediately. Another great book that really prompts each of us to become leaders and to stop following is Seth Godin's newest... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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