Desert Solitaire119 reviews
Edward Abbey

Ballantine Books, 1985

One of the great man in nature books

+ Must reading
+ Fantastic Book
+ A classic...
+ Rough, tough, smart and a damn excellent read!
  
  











  



  
Cesar Chavez and the Common Sense of Nonviolence
Jose-Antonio Orosco

University of New Mexico Press, 2008

Cesar Chavez has long been heralded for his personal practice of nonviolent resistance in struggles against social, racial, and labor injustices. However, the works of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. have long overshadowed Chavez's contributions to the theory of nonviolence. José-Antonio Orosco seeks to elevate Chavez as an original thinker, providing an analysis of what Chavez called "the ...
  
  











  



  
Ancestral Voices6 reviews
R. Carlos Nakai & William Eaton

Canyon Records, 1993

Melodies that you carry with you

+ Best of Nakia
+ Great for classroom use!
+ THE ESSENCE OF DREAMS
+ love this CD
  
  











  



  
Fourth World5 reviews
R. Carlos Nakai

Canyon Records, 2002

words can never fully describe Music and that's why I generally can't review Music...

+ Joy (Poem)
+ Nakai is a gift
+ Bold, ambitious attempt that hits some marks, misses others
+ Music to Contemplate By
  
  











  



  
School Commercialism: From Democratic Ideal to Market Commodity
Alex Molnar

Routledge, 2005

Pizza Hut's Book It! program rewards students with pizza for meeting their reading goals. Toys "R" Us paid a Kansas school five dollars for each student who took its toy survey. Cisco Systems donated internet access to a California elementary school, asking in return for the school choir to sing the company's praises while wearing Cisco t-shirts. Kids today face a barrage of corporate messages in ...
  
  











  



  
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life253 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

HarperCollins, 2007

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

+ disappointed gardener
+ Life changing book
+ Inspiring
  
  











  



  
Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Left Turns and Inspiring Landmarks1 review
Jerome Pohlen

Chicago Review Press, 2008

Travelling through progressive America.

This book has been so needed. So often, as we travel the U.S., the only radio options we have are right-wing blowhards like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. The corporatist and militarist control over our media Orwell Rolls in His Grave misleads people into thinking that America is a right-wing ...
  
  











  



  
Earth First! - the Radical Environmental Journal1 review

Earth First

ALF and ELF are back and stronger than ever!!

This magazine is a god-send for those who are sick and tired of the Bush administartion and the government in general when it comes to dealing with animals and the earth. Earth First! has a new, fresh design, and is better than ever. The articles are intersting and they speak to those who care ...
  
  











  



  
The Art of the Native American Flute8 reviews
R. Carlos Nakai, James Demars, ...

Canyon Records, 1997

For Beginners or Advanced players

+ great introduction
+ Carlos Nakai flute book
+ A wonderful resource for any Native Americn Flute enthusiast
  
  











  



  
The Fool's Progress: An Honest Novel87 reviews
Edward Abbey

Holt Paperbacks, 1998

Honestly good!

+ One Man's Life: A Journey Out; A Journey Back
+ Pilgrim in progress, sometimes fooled
+ Letting it all Hang Out
+ Funniest book written in English
  
  











  



  
Desert Dance10 reviews
R. Carlos Nakai

Celestial Harmonies, 1992

Beautiful!

+ Takes me to the desert......
+ NAKAI'S PEACE JOURNEY
+ Very Relaxing
+ A Pleasant Mix
  
  











  



  
Edward Abbey: A Life14 reviews
James M. Cahalan

University of Arizona Press, 2001

Terrific book on Abbey's life and writing!

+ Meet the real Cactus Ed: Alcoholic Ed
+ Leave it to Abbey
+ A very interesting book about a great writer
+ A biography that reads like a novel
  
  











  



  
Another America / Otra América9 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver, Rebecca Cartes

Seal Press, 1998

Oh my God, what a book

+ Kingsolver's Most Beautiful Writing
+ Another America
+ View from the west
  
  











  



  
Under Fire24 reviews
Nick Nolte, Ed Harris

MGM (Video & DVD), 2001

Taking sides

+ EXCELENT SERVICE
+ Under Fire
+ Under Fire
  
  











  



  
People of Peace1 review
R. Carlos Nakai

Canyon Records, 2005

True People of Peace

Can't agree with Diliberto's review here. The pulse of this music is as the heartbeat and, so these musicians are the great interpreters of life. In this CD RCNQ makes Peoples of the world come together to honor the world music and all of the World's Nations as well as a deep feeling of total ...
  
  











  



  
The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement10 reviews
Susan Ferriss, Ricardo Sandoval, ...

Harvest/HBJ Book, 1998

Cesar Chavez Merits a National Holiday !

+ A Great Read for the Aspiring Activist
+ read and learn
+ a must read book
+ A great historical review of the "other" civil rights movement
  
  











  



  
Health and Healing: The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health4 reviews
Andrew T. Weil

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

Objective View Of Mulitple Healing Modalities

+ Outstanding
+ A Great Book
+ This book is a great book.
  
  











  



  
Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Aging1 review
Andrew Weil

Acacia, 2006

Aging Gracefully

Dr. Andrew Weil presents the topic of healthy aging in a beautiful garden setting that looks like a Garden of Eden. The topic of aging has almost become like a tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Should you taste of the fruit of youth from medical knowledge and put yourself in opposition to ...
  
  











  



  
The Gospel of Cesar Chavez: My Faith in Action (Celebrating Faith)1 review
Mario T. Garcia

Sheed & Ward, 2007

The faith and spirituality of Cesar Chevez

Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (9/07) In his introduction to "The Gospel of Cesar Chavez" Mario T. Garcia profiles the events in the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez. His intent in this manuscript was to produce a book of the spiritual reflections of Chavez which would inspire the ...
  
  











  



  
Giving Kids the Business: The Commercialization of America's Schools4 reviews
Alex Molnar

Westview Press, 2001

One of the most important books about education

+ Should Be Required Reading For Every Board Of Education!

Molnar's Giving Kids the Business is one of the most important books written about the frightening influence of for-profit corporations on the American education system. The section "And Now a Word From Our Sponsors" is a sensational argument loaded with pithy insights and biting sarcasm. A must ...