Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left3 reviews Thomas Cushman, Simon Cottee, ... NYU Press, 2008 Well balanced and researched + Essential reading for the admirer and critic of Christopher Hitchens This book is refreshingly frank and important. It brings together most of the key writing from the 'battle' which has been raging between Hitchens and his critics from the left since September 11th. The juxtaposition in views is prescient - oftentimes squaring off some of the greatest polemicists ...             The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith225 reviews Irshad Manji St. Martin's Griffin, 2005 Haha... + Finally - something to fill the gaps. Oddly enough, I'm not surprised at the obscene amount of negative feedback on here. It's almost exactly what I expected. I particularly enjoyed one reader's saying that "She's just the tool of Zionists and Christian fundamentalists in an attempt to discredit Islam!" LOL. I enjoyed this book ...             Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books356 reviews Azar Nafisi Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 purchase only + A delightful surprise + Breathe It In The delivery time was excellent. I gave this as a gift, so I can't comment on the product.             A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq37 reviews Christopher Hitchens Plume, 2003 Of course it's about oil In the town where I live, I once encountered a senior- aged woman standing next to some Marines who were recruiting. She wore a crude mask likely meant to be George Bush or some political figure and had a sign reading something like "US Out of Iraq". Her mission in this vigil seemed to be to ...             Infidel254 reviews Ayaan Hirsi Ali Free Press, 2007 Harlequin Saves + A must read!!!!! + Honest, Life-changing + A story that stays with you + A wonderful read and profoundly moving experience.             A Matter of Principle: Humanitarian Arguments for War in Iraq4 reviews University of California Press, 2005 an important corrective + This book blew my mind + A powerful and important book + Voices of the Decent Left             Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq, Updated Edition4 reviews Kanan Makiya University of California Press, 1998 A Great Read + A Chilling Look Inside An Evil Regime During this time of transition in Iraq where many believe that going in there was a mistake, this book will remind you as to why we did what we did. The book goes in depth about the brutality of the former Saddam hussein regeime. It goes into such detail about the torture, genocide and other ...             Terror and Liberalism58 reviews Paul Berman W. W. Norton & Company, 2004 Balanced, Informative, insightful + Interesting viewpoint. + Liberalism is a conservative solution to Terror The negative reviewers of this book fail to judge the book on its merits.             Love, Poverty, and War : Journeys and Essays20 reviews Christopher Hitchens Nation Books, 2004 A literary and political treat + 3 course feast + An emotional mixture from the master of truculency + A Brillaint Writer! + Ready for contrarian views?             The Fall-Out: How a guilty liberal lost his innocence Andrew Anthony Jonathan Cape, 2007 From one of the country’s finest journalists, this a major book about broken dreams, darkened illusions and big questions that no longer match their received answers. This is a controversial and humane reality check — an invitation to wake up and smell the cordite             The Second Plane: September 11: Terror and Boredom6 reviews Martin Amis Knopf, 2008 Hey Islamists: prepare to know fear. + September 11 Consciousness Mr. Amis expresses the bile that many of us feel for these deformed, ugly, self-proclaimed 'religious' 'men.' The Islamists don't design planes, don't administer flight training, don't create or offer much of anything. They fail to evangelize as other religious people do in the civilized world - ...             What's Left?10 reviews Nick Cohen Fourth Estate, 2007 What's Left?...Not Much + Truth Can Be Redeeming + A superb book Before 9/11 leftist British journalist Nick Cohen's most pressing concern was attacking the Labor government of Tony Blair. Indeed since the Blair government was elected, Cohen had been denouncing it for being corrupt and altogether too cozy with big business. In Cohen's own words, "attacking ...             Power and the Idealists: Or, the Passion of Joschka Fischer and Its Aftermath5 reviews Paul Berman W. W. Norton, 2007 An interesting book about the idealism of the Left + Who were the generation of '68? + The Maturation of a Generation of Naive Idealists. + Excellent intellectual history; par for course for Berman             The Second Plane: September 11: Terror and Boredom6 reviews Martin Amis Knopf, 2008 Hey Islamists: prepare to know fear. + September 11 Consciousness Mr. Amis expresses the bile that many of us feel for these deformed, ugly, self-proclaimed 'religious' 'men.' The Islamists don't design planes, don't administer flight training, don't create or offer much of anything. They fail to evangelize as other religious people do in the civilized world - ...             Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq, Updated Edition4 reviews Kanan Makiya University of California Press, 1998 A Great Read + A Chilling Look Inside An Evil Regime During this time of transition in Iraq where many believe that going in there was a mistake, this book will remind you as to why we did what we did. The book goes in depth about the brutality of the former Saddam hussein regeime. It goes into such detail about the torture, genocide and other ...             A Long Short War: The Postponed Liberation of Iraq37 reviews Christopher Hitchens Plume, 2003 Of course it's about oil In the town where I live, I once encountered a senior- aged woman standing next to some Marines who were recruiting. She wore a crude mask likely meant to be George Bush or some political figure and had a sign reading something like "US Out of Iraq". Her mission in this vigil seemed to be to ...             Power and the Idealists: Or, the Passion of Joschka Fischer and Its Aftermath5 reviews Paul Berman W. W. Norton, 2007 An interesting book about the idealism of the Left + Who were the generation of '68? + The Maturation of a Generation of Naive Idealists. + Excellent intellectual history; par for course for Berman             Love, Poverty, and War : Journeys and Essays20 reviews Christopher Hitchens Nation Books, 2004 A literary and political treat + 3 course feast + An emotional mixture from the master of truculency + A Brillaint Writer! + Ready for contrarian views?             Christopher Hitchens and His Critics: Terror, Iraq, and the Left3 reviews Thomas Cushman, Simon Cottee, ... NYU Press, 2008 Well balanced and researched + Essential reading for the admirer and critic of Christopher Hitchens This book is refreshingly frank and important. It brings together most of the key writing from the 'battle' which has been raging between Hitchens and his critics from the left since September 11th. The juxtaposition in views is prescient - oftentimes squaring off some of the greatest polemicists ...             What's Left?10 reviews Nick Cohen Fourth Estate, 2007 What's Left?...Not Much + Truth Can Be Redeeming + A superb book Before 9/11 leftist British journalist Nick Cohen's most pressing concern was attacking the Labor government of Tony Blair. Indeed since the Blair government was elected, Cohen had been denouncing it for being corrupt and altogether too cozy with big business. In Cohen's own words, "attacking ...