2001-2008 dispatches definitive terrifying

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The Exile: Sex, Drugs, and Libel in the New Russia

28 reviews
Mark Ames, Matt Taibbi

Grove Press, 2000

Outstanding Work
This book is a must read for anyone that desires understaning of russian societal mores. Mark Ames particularly does an absolutely wonderful job with his gloomy delivery explaining Moscow sex, drug and media scene throughout the 90s. I must warn you, this is not your typical narrative about what has transpired but an actual account of first hand experiences that he went through. It is not by ...

Spanking the Donkey: Dispatches from the Dumb Season

28 reviews
Matt Taibbi

Three Rivers Press, 2006

The most astute observations ever to emerge from a gorilla suit.
There's little I can offer that hasn't been said in other reviews here. But I want to add my voice to those championing Taibbi. Readers not paying attention might mistake his writing for sophomoric rant, but it's actually eloquent. Having read his book I read the "news" differently, running everything through new and improved filters. If I ran the world, Spanking the Donkey would be ...

Smells Like Dead Elephants: Dispatches from a Rotting Empire

6 reviews
Matt Taibbi

Grove Press, Black Cat, 2007

Do not let this one get by you. BUY IT!
This book is a masterful creation of reality, snark, wit and intellect. Matt shines the light of truth on just how far gone our government is. You can find him on the show Real Time With Bill Maher often. That is how I found out about him and his book. It's so refreshing and disheartening to read this book. You never get the real story from TV news on just how incredibly broken every part of ...

Spanking the Donkey
Matt/ Rees, David (ILT) Taibbi

Random House Inc, 2006

Get Your War On: The Definitive Account of the War on Terror, 2001-2008
David Rees

Soft Skull Press, 2008

Since October 9, 2001, when David Rees posted eight comic strips on his website and called it Get Your War On , tens of millions of people have been entertained and horrified by his clip-arty office workers and their vociferous and profane commentary on the so-called War on Terror. From the first few days of Operation Enduring Freedom to the overhyped pseudo-success of the ?surge??years of fear, bewilderment, violence, and death?Rees has ...

The Great Derangement
Matt Taibbi

Bantam Dell Pub Group, 2008

50 Reasons Not to Vote for Bush

3 reviews
Robert Sterling, Greg Palast, ...

Feral House, 2004

PASS THIS BOOK AROUND!
I picked up this book in my bookstore, and I opened to a short essay by Mark Crispin Miller. Reason #24: Bush is a Psychopathic Killer. Ouch. It sounds like a joke, but when you see the evidence. Bush, as an example, is famous for tripping over words, but on closer examination he seems to do so only when he is masquarading as the "Compassionate Conservative." But when he speaks of revenge or ...

The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American ...

40 reviews
Matt Taibbi

Spiegel & Grau, 2008

Amazing!!
This book is amazing! I've learned so much government and history, and have laughed along the way. Seriously, I read this book on the train and I laugh out loud and people look at me strangely. But honestly, I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in politics and government, or just current events in general.