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Desert Solitaire 119 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!
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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 ...
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Ancestral Voices 6 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
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Fourth World 5 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
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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 ...
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life 253 reviews Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...
HarperCollins, 2007
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
+ disappointed gardener + Life changing book + Inspiring
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Progressive Nation: A Travel Guide with 400+ Left Turns and Inspiring Landmarks 1 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 ...
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Earth First! - the Radical Environmental Journal 1 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 ...
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The Art of the Native American Flute 8 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
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The Fool's Progress: An Honest Novel 87 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
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Desert Dance 10 reviews R. Carlos Nakai
Celestial Harmonies, 1992
Beautiful!
+ Takes me to the desert...... + NAKAI'S PEACE JOURNEY + Very Relaxing + A Pleasant Mix
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Edward Abbey: A Life 14 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
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Another America / Otra América 9 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
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Under Fire 24 reviews Nick Nolte, Ed Harris
MGM (Video & DVD), 2001
Taking sides
+ EXCELENT SERVICE + Under Fire + Under Fire
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People of Peace 1 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 ...
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The Fight in the Fields: Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers Movement 10 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
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Health and Healing: The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine and Optimum Health 4 reviews Andrew T. Weil
Houghton Mifflin, 2004
Objective View Of Mulitple Healing Modalities
+ Outstanding + A Great Book + This book is a great book.
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Dr. Andrew Weil's Healthy Aging 1 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 ...
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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 ...
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Giving Kids the Business: The Commercialization of America's Schools 4 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 ...
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