Confessions of an Economic Hitman (Unabridged)636 reviews John Perkins audible.com Very thought provoking. + I loved it + very important book I enjoyed the way the author tied details of modern history to the events of his life. Very thought provoking. I think it is striking the way the individuals who critique it for a lack of statistics provide none of their own.             World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability89 reviews Amy Chua Anchor, 2004 A View of the World from the Dark Side + Why is the world on fire? -- The primary answer may be . . . . . + Market-dominant Minorities breed instability + The Unsacred Fire of Liberty + Excellent Book!             The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It42 reviews Paul Collier Oxford University Press, 2007 Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty + Thought Provoking + Will stimulate your thinking + Bottom Billion- They can be helped!             The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption59 reviews John Perkins Dutton Adult, 2007 Sad but true, and time for us to act + This book will change your view of the USA in the world! + What the empire has done, and what we can do to heal the world. + Worldly wakeup call of history in the making!             A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World)36 reviews Gregory Clark Princeton University Press, 2007 Clarks two big, but different, questions + Thought Provoking An ambitious and provocative new book by University of California at Davis economic historian Gregory Clark, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World attempts to explain two huge questions: 1. Why did one part of the human race finally break out of the "Malthusian trap"--in ...             The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century1159 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006 Read it or weep! + Not the easiest read, but an eye-opener + one of the best for human philosophy, value system we live. + The world will get rounder soon enough             Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism23 reviews Ha-Joon Chang Bloomsbury Press, 2007 A qui profite? (who profits?) + Confirms Naomi Klein + Very different perspective of free trade The author rightfully points out that (firms in) underdeveloped countries can not compete successfully with the big international companies. Dropping their defenses (allowing free trade) usually ruins them. All this is proved very well in the book and is also competently discussed in most other ...             Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1072 reviews Jared Diamond W. W. Norton, 2005 Is Western Society truly superior? + Great subject and treatment - shakey science + Exactly the answers I wanted in twice the length I needed + The Environmental Basis of History             The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism285 reviews Naomi Klein Metropolitan Books, 2007 Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt + Essential Reading + Truth may hurt you + nice             Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed399 reviews Jared Diamond Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Warms up after the first couple chapters + Good overview of the relationship between the environment & politics + Critical topic, excellent scholarship, yet very accessible Not quite as good as his best-known book, "Guns, Germs and Steel", mostly because the first 50 pages are about Montana. Who cares about Montana? I barely even know where it is. But after that it gets wicked awesome. Unfortunately you can't really skip the Montana parts - too many concepts are ...             World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability89 reviews Amy Chua Anchor, 2004 A View of the World from the Dark Side + Why is the world on fire? -- The primary answer may be . . . . . + Market-dominant Minorities breed instability + The Unsacred Fire of Liberty + Excellent Book!             Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism23 reviews Ha-Joon Chang Bloomsbury Press, 2007 A qui profite? (who profits?) + Confirms Naomi Klein + Very different perspective of free trade The author rightfully points out that (firms in) underdeveloped countries can not compete successfully with the big international companies. Dropping their defenses (allowing free trade) usually ruins them. All this is proved very well in the book and is also competently discussed in most other ...             The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century1159 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006 Read it or weep! + Not the easiest read, but an eye-opener + one of the best for human philosophy, value system we live. + The world will get rounder soon enough             Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed399 reviews Jared Diamond Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005 Warms up after the first couple chapters + Good overview of the relationship between the environment & politics + Critical topic, excellent scholarship, yet very accessible Not quite as good as his best-known book, "Guns, Germs and Steel", mostly because the first 50 pages are about Montana. Who cares about Montana? I barely even know where it is. But after that it gets wicked awesome. Unfortunately you can't really skip the Montana parts - too many concepts are ...             The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It42 reviews Paul Collier Oxford University Press, 2007 Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty + Thought Provoking + Will stimulate your thinking + Bottom Billion- They can be helped!             Confessions of an Economic Hitman (Unabridged)636 reviews John Perkins audible.com Very thought provoking. + I loved it + very important book I enjoyed the way the author tied details of modern history to the events of his life. Very thought provoking. I think it is striking the way the individuals who critique it for a lack of statistics provide none of their own.             A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World (Princeton Economic History of the Western World)36 reviews Gregory Clark Princeton University Press, 2007 Clarks two big, but different, questions + Thought Provoking An ambitious and provocative new book by University of California at Davis economic historian Gregory Clark, A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World attempts to explain two huge questions: 1. Why did one part of the human race finally break out of the "Malthusian trap"--in ...             The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism285 reviews Naomi Klein Metropolitan Books, 2007 Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt + Essential Reading + Truth may hurt you + nice             The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption59 reviews John Perkins Dutton Adult, 2007 Sad but true, and time for us to act + This book will change your view of the USA in the world! + What the empire has done, and what we can do to heal the world. + Worldly wakeup call of history in the making!             Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1072 reviews Jared Diamond W. W. Norton, 2005 Is Western Society truly superior? + Great subject and treatment - shakey science + Exactly the answers I wanted in twice the length I needed + The Environmental Basis of History