| 1. |  | The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
from Vintage Canada
Customer Review:
A great composite history of neoliberal political economy and the ways it has been instituted worldwide. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
from Simon & Schuster
Customer Review:
Published over ten years ago and this book is still more relevant than ever. Whether or not you agree with Huntington, you cannot dispute that this is an excellent read. Those who agree that the West is at war with Islam will find much to like within these pages as Huntington offers much empirical... more info | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Lexus And The Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization
from Simon & Schuster Audio
Price: $17.75
Customer Review:
Thomas Friedman is basically the prophet of completely unregulated markets and completely unregulated capital free flows. Little more has to be said. Friedman was/is chief spokesperson for the architects of the current financial debacle hitting the US. | 3.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
from Harper Perennial
Customer Review:
This is a wonderful book. The book follows Peter Hessler through his two years teaching English in a small teaching college in a small town in China. It's interesting to read as Peter gets more and more comfortable with the environment and language. In fact, one of the things that's so special about... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Failure Factory: How Unelected Bureaucrats, Liberal Democrats, and Big Government Republicans Are Undermining America's Security and Leading Us to War
from Crown Forum
Price: $17.79
Customer Review:
Unfortunately, Bill Gertz is not the household name he deserves to be. In the media it seems, only the propensity to lie and hew to a left-wing line brings widespread fame and fortune. Think Dan Rather, for example.
Instead, a conservative interested in the truth like Bill Gertz has to be... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Shake Hands with the Devil : The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
from Random House of Canada, Limited
Customer Review:
What can I say about this book... It is not an easy read and it is important to realize that it is written from the point of view of the General Dallaire, the Force Commander for the operation. The writing is simple and straightforward and it essentially covers Dallaire's life and career first with... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
from Owl Books (NY)
Customer Review:
I must admit that I nearly set down this book of Chalmers Johnson on reading the prologue. There, Johnson offers praise for committed communist and "old China hand" John Stewart Service. Having previously read M. Stanton Evan's very important "Blacklisted by History", I was familiar enough with... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India
from Anchor
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
This is an excellent book which gives a birds-eye view of India in motion. It strikes close to the right balance between gloom at the myriad problems besetting India and the great enthusiasm and energy with which Indians are at work readying their country for greatness. It is written by a westerner,... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | World Politics: Trend and Transformation
from Wadsworth Publishing Company
Customer Review:
I'm in the middle of reading this book for a test I have in two days and I cannot help but be completely distracted by Kegley's obvious bias against the Bush administration. It's one thing to write a book about your views about Iraq and the mistakes Bush made, however this is a TEXTBOOK; textbooks... more info | 2.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror (Vintage)
from Vintage
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
It is very disappointing to see yet again a book with such a thin veneer of even-handedness getting many rave reviews (I have to wonder who these reviewers are...). This is yet another of the thousands of one sided, anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian books written by so called 'experts' that have so... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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