| 1. | ![]() | Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance (Kodansha globe)
from Kodansha Amer Inc
Customer Review:
Surprisingly well written personal history...not always a page-turner, but Obama
gives real and honest insight about the very specific emotions of growing up
the way he did. As such, it really reveals the kind of man he is...and the point
view he's likely to bring to the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations...One School at a Time
from Viking Adult
Price: $16.19
Customer Review:
Everyone should read this book - its a life changer. However, even better, but for some reason being overlooked by the world, is "Leaving Microsoft to Change the World" by John Woods. I don't understand why 3 Cups is being promoted by booksellers and is being given such high profile, where John... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
from Penguin Press HC, The
Price: $17.61
Customer Review:
Have you ever wondered how banking started? How the South really lost the war? What really happened last year on Wall Street? This book explains the real reason behind nearly every historical event for the past 800 years. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Post-American World
from Simon & Schuster Audio
Price: $26.37
Customer Review:
An intelligent book that looks at trends in globalization, modernization of developing countries, and what it all means to the United States. Zakaria is clearly adept at gathering, processing, and synthesizing vast and seemingly unrelated bodies of information about a subject. I guess that is what... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
from Metropolitan Books
Price: $18.48
Customer Review:
This book truly broke my heart. I believed that the United States was the shining beacon on the hill, a light for all to see and aspire to. I learned that we are not. We have been a participant in every ugly war and battle that has stolen freedom from others that has ever occured. We have stolen... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | The Five Thousand Year Leap: Twenty-Eight Great Ideas That Are Changing the World
from Center for Constitutional
Customer Review:
The Constitution is about us and our liberties, not the government, the corporations, or the lobbyists. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
from Macmillan Audio
Customer Review:
I think it's too optimistic for today's world. I mean, geez, how long ago was this written? So far, things aren't getting better like he seemed to think they would. It's all good for India but sucks for the U.S. Except he acts like it's good for all of us. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change
from Broadway
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
This is a must read. Buy copies for your parents and for your kids. READ IT and spread the word. A | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. | ![]() | A Short History of Nearly Everything
Price: $34.99
Customer Review:
Let me start by saying that this was one of the most interesting and enjoyable books I have ever read!
The author starts by explaining the beginning of the universe and he discusses it in a very intriguing and easy to understand way. The truly "astronomical" numbers are put into interesting... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story
from W. W. Norton
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
My sister gave me this book for Christmas, saying it was one of the best books she had read in some time. I was fascinated by her description, and started the book the next day. I finished it the next morning. I found it eminently readable and fascinating. I was a history major in college, and had... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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