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37 reviews
Evelyn Waugh

Back Bay Books, 1999

Deliciously scathing
In this his first novel, Evelyn Waugh lampoons the English education system, sporting events, theological study, the landed gentry, and prison reform, to name just some of the targets of his razor-sharp satirical barbs. Paul Pennyfeather, a third-year divinity student at Scone College, is kicked out after a prank is pulled on him leaving him indecently exposed; he then gets a job as a teacher in ...

The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape

49 reviews
James Howard Kunstler

Free Press, 1994

Superb Diagnosis of the dysfunctional American land use situation
Fantastic book about modern American society. One of the best. Specifically addresses what's wrong with our living spaces, and how our ideas of Americanism lead to the zoning codes that define housing development. Well told in Kunstler's sharp and descriptive style of American prose. This is the diagnosis and the companion book, Home From Nowhere, is the cure. People who want to take ...

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Modern Library Classics)

65 reviews
Edward Gibbon

Modern Library, 2003

The Book
First one thing: do not, on any account, get the abridged version. If I could take one book to a desert island, it would be this one. That's because it is extremely long, and every word of it is worth it. Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire remains as relevant as ever. And this is in spite of its hugely ambitious scope, treating of the history of the Roman and Byzantine empires (both ...

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, all six volumes, with active table of contents, version ...

2 reviews

B&R Samizdat Express, 2008

Great value for dollar, and TOC and line break problems appear to have been fixed
This is an enormous amount of content and value for just 99 cents. Regarding this Kindle edition: I have purchased a number of inexpensive books on the Kindle, and as I have posted elsewhere, I feel that getting great works at cheap prices is one of the great things the Kindle enables. This Kindle version of Gibbon is fine - the table of contents are active, the formatting looks good to me at ...

Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil

184 reviews
Michael C. Ruppert

New Society Publishers, 2004

The Occams Razor for 9-11 and our times.
This book is the best explanation yet for why the executive level of government committed the 9-11 false flag operation. Being an engineer, the physics of 9-11 is what got me asking questions. But for most peope this will not be compelling for they lack physics training. So this book is a outstanding in the sense that it proves 9-11 was an inside job with everything other than physics. So ...

Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires

39 reviews
Selwyn Raab

St. Martin's Griffin, 2006

Interesting and Accurate
I've read about half the book and I enjoy it very much. It's the best book I've read on this topic from a complete historical and objective perspective.

A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It

4 reviews
Paul C. Light

Harvard University Press, 2008

Why public service matters
This is a very important book. Public service is nothing short of a life and death matter for any country. Unfortunately, there is little attention in official Washington to finding ways to make the civil service better. Paul Light is an exception. He used to run a program at a major Washington think tank dealing with this subject. Many people might be shocked to know that when ...

Peak Everything: Waking Up to the Century of Declines (New Society Publishers)

16 reviews
Richard Heinberg

New Society Publishers, 2007

Thinking Straight in a Media of Hearsay and Misinformation
Heinberg explains how fossil fuels, primarily oil, permeate every aspect of our modern culture - from agriculture to cities and a long-term perspective. In the age of almost 7 billion people demanding more and more of limited resources, the media, politicians and governments tend to only report short-term perspectives and ignore Heinberg's Five Axioms of Sustainability to the extent that these ...

The Greatest Story Ever Sold: The Decline and Fall of Truth in Bush's America

144 reviews
Frank Rich

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

thank God for frank's honesty
what a truth-teller!!! if you want a refreshingly honest and accurate critique of the horrors of w's presidency, be sure to have this in your library...frankie's essays are delightfully biting...

How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture

45 reviews
Francis A. Schaeffer

Crossway Books, 2005

Thoughtful review of worldviews
This is a very thoughtful and penetrating book about different worldviews, especially modernism or post-modernism and Christianity. Helpful for helping those influenced by current Western culture.

A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It

Make or Break: How Manufacturers Can Leap from Decline to Revitalization (Future of Business Series)

2 reviews
Kaj Grichnik, Conrad Winkler

McGraw-Hill, 2008

The future of manufacturing? There's "bad news" but also "good news"
This is one of the volumes in "The Future of Business from Booz & Company" series in which the firm's senior-level executives explain especially significant developments and emerging trends within major sectors of the global marketplace. (Booz & Company is the new name for the commercial side of Booz Allen Hamilton.) In this instance, Kaj Grichnik and Conrad Winkler with Jeffrey Rothfeder focus ...

No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations

3 reviews
David S. Wilcove

Island Press, 2007

Like National Geographic, only better
If you've ever wished that your favorite nature article in National Geographic would go on for longer, No Way Home is the book for you. David Wilcove, one of the most respected conservation biologists in North America, vividly describes wildlife migrations from oceans to the skies and from dense Neotropical forests to open African grasslands. His facts are unimpeachable and his stories are ...

The Decline of African American Theology: From Biblical Faith to Cultural Captivity

6 reviews
Thabiti M. Anyabwile

IVP Academic, 2007

High Praise!
In this volume, Anyabwile explores various theological voices of African Americans from several historical periods. The author gives thoughtful consideration to how the African American Slaves, former slaves and contemporary African American writers have understood God, the Bible, and expressed those concerns in relation to their American experience. He traces the progressive state of each ...

The Rising Sun: The Decline and Fall of the Japanese Empire, 1936-1945 (Modern Library War)

31 reviews
John Toland

Modern Library, 2003

Excellent
Many people have given excellent reviews, so I will not repeat myself here. It's not a book written from a victor's perspective, thus some might have found that apologetic. Though I think the book was softer in Japanese side, I don't think it's seriously biased. Many books about second world war were written with great emotions, hatred ... the rape of Nanking just popped up in head. So, I ...

CivilWarLand in Bad Decline

46 reviews
George Saunders

Riverhead Trade, 1997

A GREAT COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES
Ignore the haters. This is a fine book of short stories by a very talented author. Some stories are laugh out loud funny, some will touch your heart, all of them are worth your time. Don't miss out on reading them. As I write this, I realize that this probably is my favorite collection of short stories that I've read as of late.

Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States

3 reviews
Albert O. Hirschman

Harvard University Press, 2007

Bridging the Gap between Economic and Political Theory
I read this book in the 1970's when I studied Political Science in Jerusalem. The Author bridges the gap between Economic and Political Theory. He shows from his real experiences that not always a monopoly is bad for the Public. A situation where you have too many choices is worse than having a few choices. As People who have experienced Multi-Party Systems like Weimar Republic in Germany and ...

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

2 reviews
Edward Gibbon

Phoenix Press, 2005

An amazing work
I gave this book 5 stars because of the incredible content. The book is well written and fairly easy to read, though it is very long. I can't imagine reading the entire volume set written by Gibbons. The only problem I have with this book is that the author does drone on a bit.

Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations

21 reviews
Christopher Lasch

W. W. Norton & Company, 1991

Superbly Written and Incisive Critique
Christopher Lasch is intellect, you sense it as you read a flowing description of well-structured prose. He develops arguments, marshals facts, and presents his critique of so much that is debilitating modern society - American - and through ill-thought out emulation, British and other Western societies. Human society is usually mired in mediocrity with flashes of brilliance, but to actively ...

The Great Risk Shift: The New Economic Insecurity and the Decline of the American Dream

11 reviews
Jacob S. Hacker

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Rising Inequality and Anxiety in America
This past fall I heard Jacob Hacker speak about his work in The Great Risk Shift, and I just finally got around to reading the book. What I like about Hacker is that he not only critically examines complex political and societal issues, but he beautifully transforms his conceptions into practical solutions. He doesn't just ask, "What can we do?" He shows us how it can be done. There are ...

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