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The Supernatural Ways of Royalty: Discovering Your Rights and Privileges of Being a Son or Daughter of God 44 reviews
Bill Johnson, Kris Vallotton
Destiny Image Publishers, 2006
Best read in 20 years If you are in the kingdom you have to read this
Kris Vallotton and Bill Johnson have shared something here that has the potential to cause a shift amongst Christians that will catapult us into a whole new realm of living as sons and daughters of the God who created everything. I feel that I have cheated myself out of an inheritance over the past twenty years that i have been a Christian as have most believers i have spoken to. The devil will ...
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White Male Privilege: A Study of Racism in America 40 Years After the Voting Rights Act 4 reviews
Mark Rosenkranz
Law Dog Books, 2007
Introspective As Well As Thought Provoking
What strikes me about this book is the fact that the author seems to genuinely care about the responses he gets from his interviewees. I know I'm doing some reading between the lines, but I believe it's because the author himself has spent a good amount of time reflecting on his own predjudices and experiences, and I commend him for doing so. I hope those who read his book will be inspired to do ...
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At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA 75 reviews
George Tenet
HarperCollins, 2007
A Reality Check: Tenet Tells His Story and its definately worth listening to
So much is made of Tenet, the "Slam Dunk", and his reluctancy to execute operation plans against UBL.
Tenet takes you into the inner circle and gives you his version of Washington politics on several topics. From the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, the War in Afghanistan and Iraq, and his battle against Al Qaeda.
For anyone interested in a real perspective, you will enjoy this book ...
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The People on Privilege Hill
Jane Gardam
Europa Editions, 2008
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How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else 96 reviews
Michael Gates Gill
Gotham, 2007
Great humbling story
This book was fantastic. Michael Gates Gill (Mike) loses his job as a big wig advertising executive to someone half his age. He is sitting in his local Starbucks drinking a latte trying to figure out what to do next and a woman working for Starbucks asks him if he wants a job. His entire life changes after that moment. He takes the job, struggles with his "stumbling down the ladder" mind-set, ...
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The Price of Privilege: How Parental Pressure and Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of ...35 reviews
Madeline Levine
HarperCollins, 2006
excellent
this is a fabulous book. the love of money over people and the disregard for substantive values are destroying our society. this book sheds a great deal of light on the ways that we are hurting our children and ourselves. it is extremely well-written and intelligent. you won't be disappointed.
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Privilege, Power, and Difference14 reviews
Allan G Johnson
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005
Great insights
This is a great book that will ennable you to see aspects of our culture that are so interwoven in our everyday experience that we're not even aware of them. It helped me see what we take for granted and understand what we can all do to make changes in our society so that it will become a place where people are truly equal. We all need to read this book and become more aware so things can ...
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Executive Privilege: A Novel4 reviews
Phillip Margolin
Harper, 2008
His Best One Yet!
Get ready to lose some sleep. I was not able to put this book down, and stayed up until 4 a.m. to finish it! The same thing happened to my mom, who was listening to it on the audio CD version.
I believe this is Mr. Margolin's best effort to date.
The book was fast paced, great characters, and a very credible, entertaining plot. If you like books that cover the U.S. from the West Coast to ...
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Luxury Brand Management: A World of Privilege2 reviews
Michel Chevalier, Gerald Mazzalovo
Wiley, 2008
a must read....
A must read for managers, researchers and anyone dealing with luxury brands. Well written and worth the investment
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Classmates, The: Privilege, Chaos, and the End of an Era2 reviews
Geoffrey Douglas
Hyperion, 2008
John and Arthur
Douglas, Geoffrey. "Classmates", Hyperion, 2008.
John and Arthur
Amos Lassen
It is the fall of 1957 and John and Arthur, two fifteen year old boys, are at an exclusive New England boarding school. This is the setting of Geoffrey Douglas' new book, "Classmates". John came from a wealthy family and his future was filled with promise. Arthur was a scholarship student from a Pennsylvania ...
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The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege 19 reviews
Robert Jensen
City Lights Publishers, 2005
Very Good Exploration of Racism
The author does a very good job of bringing to the attention of the reader one of the major sources of racism: white privilege. While it is understandably rejected by those who benefit from racist practices and beliefs, the book does provoke people (who are open about the issue) to reconsider their involvement in such privilege.
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The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century12 reviews
Harold Schechter
Ballantine Books, 2007
Sometimes you CAN Judge A Book By Its Cover
I have never heard of author Harold Schechter much less read one of his books. I picked up this book because I like to read about New York and saw an impressive photo of the Flatiron building on the cover. I guess I was judging a book by its cover. Once I started reading I had difficulty putting it down. It's a cliche to say so, but this is a real page turner. The murder case involving the ...
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Executive Privilege LP: A Novel4 reviews
Phillip Margolin
HarperLuxe, 2008
His Best One Yet!
Get ready to lose some sleep. I was not able to put this book down, and stayed up until 4 a.m. to finish it! The same thing happened to my mom, who was listening to it on the audio CD version.
I believe this is Mr. Margolin's best effort to date.
The book was fast paced, great characters, and a very credible, entertaining plot. If you like books that cover the U.S. from the West Coast to ...
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Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race (Teaching/Learning ...1 review
Frances E. Kendall
Routledge, 2006
Understanding White Privilege: Creating Pathways to Authentic Relationships Across Race
Frances wrote a very thought provoking book. I was ready for someone to start yelling about racism and how White people are racist. However, she was thoughtful and through. She not only looked at the historic prospective, but the problems of today. In addition, she gave solutions and not just problems.
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The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story of Longing for Acceptance and Friendship20 reviews
Dave Pelzer
Amazon Remainders Account, 2004
Read every Dave Pelzer book
Read every Dave Pelzer book he writes. He is an exceptional human being. There should be more people like him without having to go through the abuse he endured.
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Official Privilege6 reviews
P. T. Deutermann
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1996
GREAT MURDER MYSTERY FULL OF NAVY COVER UP
This book kept me on the edge of my seat right until the very end with a very suprising twist. Full of Navy acronyms, military and civilian both will find very entertaining. The detailed descriptions of Washington DC were amusing and gave me a feel for the what the city and surronding area is really like. I have enjoyed many of Peter Deutermann's books and this one is surely one of the ...
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Persecution, Privilege, & Power3 reviews
Mark Green
BookSurge Publishing, 2008
The best collection of essays ever compiled! GREAT BOOK!
QUESTION: Is there really a powerful Jewish lobby?
ANSWER: An Israeli politician proposed joining the USA as the 51st state. "Are you mad?" his colleagues retorted, "if we were another state, we would have two senators and a few congressmen. Now we have at least 80 senators and hundreds of congressmen!
The best collection of essays ever compiled! GREAT BOOK!
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The Women of Windsor: Their Power, Privilege, and Passions6 reviews
Catherine Whitney
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
Windsor "Lite" Indeed
Having said that, and speaking as an Anglophile, I still found the book hard to put down. It doesn't purport to be an in-depth history of any of these women and the only revelation that was new to me was the fact that Princess Margaret could indeed have married Peter Townsend after all by merely giving up her place in the royal line of succession. I did note with dismay, however, that the author ...
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White Privilege: Essential Readings on the Other Side of Racism 11 reviews
Paula S. Rothenberg
Worth Publishers, 2004
Excellent book!
This book is highly readable and the analysis is very good. The only reason people would be reacting so negatively is if they have an investment in perpetuating racism. If you do not, then you will appreciate this book and its contribution to helping us understand the dynamics of privilege and how we can unconsciously fuel racism. The first step to changing something is understanding it. ...
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The Privilege of Being a Woman11 reviews
Alice Von Hildebrand
Veritas Press of Ave Maria College, 2002
"REAL WOMAN" Defined
In a recent E-mail exchange with a 43-year-old, female friend of mine living on the East Coast, I asked her to give me her definitions of the terms "Real Man" and "Real Woman." She replied with a beautiful little one-sentence definition of a "Real Man", but then followed that up with this: "A real woman? That's easy: a girl who rides a motorcycle in a skirt..." I can't even begin to describe ...
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