| 1. |  | Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
from PublicAffairs
Customer Review:
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R9DQ0HQRQAFU Mitch Hiatt's review was made as part of a critical review assignment for the Fall 2008 Economics of Entrepreneurship seminar at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, taught by Art... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making, Revised Edition
from W. W. Norton
Price: $27.89
Customer Review:
Very stimulating reading and very applicable in many kinds of negotiations & meetings, not just "policy making" as in government. Her thesis is the "most books" assume policy should be rational and analyze when it is not. She argues that policy is INTRINSICALLY a paradoxical, conflicting process... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Dark Alliance : The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion
from Seven Stories Press
Customer Review:
Ollie North was the greatest man this nation ever made! Don't believe these conspiracy theories! Gary Webb shamed himself with his 100% unsourced crackpot speculations so much that he committed suicide, by two shots *TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD.* | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War on the American Dream and How to Fight Back
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $6.90
Customer Review:
During the Presidential-election campaigns, I watched a lot of Lou Dobbs. I was solidly for Barack Obama, but I was interested in the points to be made by those who opposed him. Dobbs, of course, tells us that he is a political "Independent," which is fine, but does that really give us anything to... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The Case Against the Fed
from Ludwig Von Mises Institute
Price: $9.95
Customer Review:
This is an excellent source of information on the federal Reserve. If you are interested in this subject, this book is a MUST. Very easy to follow and understand. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Social Contract (Great Books in Philosophy)
from Prometheus Books
Price: $12.98
Customer Review:
When the Social Contract was published in 1762, Rousseau became a wanted man in France and Switzerland, but in 1794 after the French revolution, his remains were buried in Paris as an international hero.
In 1814, religious fundamentalists stole the remains of Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement, 3rd Edition
from Jossey-Bass
Price: $36.03
Customer Review:
The book was good and in good condition. Only thing which I did not like was that it was delivered late when I required it urgently. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and Culture, 3)
from University of California Press
Price: $16.95
Customer Review:
I purchased this book for a course I am taking in food policy and find it a very readable companion to the course. I think it provides a firm grounding in the underlying structures that shape our food landscape, namely the powerful influence of industry over government. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Sleeping with the Devil: How Washington Sold Our Soul for Saudi Crude
from Three Rivers Press
Price: $11.16
Customer Review:
I could hardly put this book down. It was fascinating. This is one of the books that allows you to see into areas you had no idea existed and to see relationships and a rationale for world events. It offers insights into the historical relationships of Saudi Arabia and world leaders in business and... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Gender, Race, and Class in Media: A Text-Reader
from Sage Publications, Inc
Price: $62.95
Customer Review:
First, let me say that the premise of each article was great for a 400- or 500-level college course and prompted many heated discussions.
But, along the lines of the other reviewer... how are we to take it seriously when we come across dozens of grammatical errors, missing words (the most... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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