At Swim-Two-Birds (John F. Byrne Irish Literature Series)41 reviews Flann O'Brien Dalkey Archive Press, 1998 at swim-two-birds + The funniest book you will ever read... good book. read it after i read gilbert sorrentino's piece on it from "Something Said".             A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)641 reviews Howard Zinn Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 History of the U.S. book + History falls somwhere in the middle, and this is an important side of it + Everyone should read this book. A must for high school, jr. high/middle school students who want a good, solid summary understanding of U.S. history!             The Theory of the Leisure Class (Oxford World's Classics) Thorstein Veblen Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 In his scathing The Theory of the Leisure Class, Thorstein Veblen produced a landmark study of affluent American society that exposes, with brilliant ruthlessness, the habits of production and waste that link invidious business tactics and barbaric social behavior. Veblen's analysis of the evolutionary process sees greed as the overriding motive in the modern economy, and with an impartial gaze ...             The Federalist Papers (Signet Classics)36 reviews Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, ... Signet Classics, 2003 Another vote for must read + Required reading + The Federalist Papers + For all fredom lovers + Why we are who we are.             Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1075 reviews Jared Diamond W. W. Norton, 2005 A profound and lasting classic + History; It's What's for Dinner + Fascinating! + Great subject and treatment - shakey science             No Gods No Masters: An Anthology of Anarchism6 reviews AK Press, 2005 No Tolstoy - But Still GREAT! + A fascinating colelction of libertarian ideas + A terrific history of anarchism with many anarchists' writings + A rich collection of classical anarchist texts!             The Power Elite24 reviews C. Wright Mills Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 Who Rules in America? + Superb Book + Corroborates Assertions that the Elected Gov't is not the Real Gov't + Where does the power lie? American society deconstructed.             1984, Level 4, Penguin Readers (Penguin Readers: Level 4)1 review George Orwell Pearson ESL, 2003 Got ripped off Was expecting full version and had to send it back. Was charged more for shipping then what I paid for book             The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and Reportage6 reviews George Orwell Harvest Books, 1961 Homage to Orwell + A Moveable Feast + Amazing Introduction to Orwell. But buy the originals. + Correction to previous post             A Mencken Chrestomathy: His Own Selection of His Choicest Writing23 reviews H.L. Mencken Vintage, 1982 The Baltimorean Belle-Lettrist... + SUPERB....BUT THEN WHAT WOULD YOU EXPECT? IT'S MENCKEN'S OWN SELECTION. + Mencken is talented. + new h.l. mencken fan- life's full circle is timeless. + A book for pricking poo-flinging monkeys             Planet of Slums23 reviews Mike Davis Verso, 2007 All SAPed Out + Book is interesting What a tremendous work. I've got two chapters left to go, and thus far it's easily the most informative and scholarly book I've yet to read in 2008. Planet of Slums is all about how the Third World's major cities are growing at what seems like an almost exponential rate. They're turning ...             The Prize : The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power141 reviews Daniel Yergin Free Press, 1993 The Necessary Political and Economic Lubricant + A must-read for everybody + Oil and the World + Great book, still relevent even today + Definitive work on oil exploration and exploitation             Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said63 reviews Philip K. Dick Vintage, 1993 should be highly regarded + Philip K. Dick's Police State of 1988 Rings Eerily True Today + Puzzling + Phil at his drugged betters + Best if read twice             The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time40 reviews Hunter S. Thompson Simon & Schuster, 2003 The Essential Hunter Thompson + Fantastic + Good Stuff + Incredible Collection + Wow - This guy went about 500 mph at ALL TIMES.             The Third Wave26 reviews Alvin Toffler Bantam, 1984 Good book + I like Toffler but I like Xiaoping, published by 1stWorld better + The Optimistic Jew + All the Toffler Books are worth a read + The Great Overview             Infinite Jest350 reviews David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 2006 GREAT AUTHOR,GREAT BOOK + Infinite Jest + A True Classic WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BOOK..JUST STAY WITH IT & IT TAKES ONE ON A JOYRIDE RIGHT UNTIL THE VERY LAST WRITTEN WORD.             A Brief History of Neoliberalism19 reviews David Harvey Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 Another superb book from David Harvey + our goose is cooked + Good Review of Neoliberalism in the US + Neoliberalism is Libertarianism;it is directly opposed to A Smith's approach + Basic to understanding current politics             Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison38 reviews Michel Foucault Vintage, 1995 Excellent and thought-provoking. + Knowledge, power, and domination Other reviews have done a nice job of explaining the textual benefits of the book, so let me explain its practical benefit. I'll keep this short and sweet. This is an excellent text to trot out during a sociology or other social science class when you want to egomanically dominate the conversation ...             Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media85 reviews Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky Pantheon, 2002 Your life could depend on reading this book. + Eye Opener + Eye Opening + One of Chomsky's best (and still applicable today) + Chomsky's pinnacle             Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)14 reviews Thomas Pynchon Penguin Classics, 2006 The Mother of All War Novels + It Depends + Ambivalent on This One + Huh?