Capital: Volume 1: A Critique of Political Economy (Penguin Classics)38 reviews Karl Marx Penguin Classics, 1992 please read the book before reviewing it! + A good solid anti-capitalist who thought he was also a scientist + Essential + Doors of Perception + Fascinating, Intelligent, and Obsolete.             The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama Canongate Books, 2008             The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)9 reviews F. A. Hayek University Of Chicago Press, 2007 As revelant today as in 1944 + Great service + Too bad we aren't taking this advice + Why Good Intentions Do Not Mean Good Outcomes + "All that is gold does not glitter"             The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Readers)2 reviews Duke University Press, 2003 A True Picture of Cuban History + Cuban Documentary History... I have always been interested in Cuba, but I have tended to focus on the Health System there and have learned very little about Cuba before Castro and the revolution. This book gives an overall picture of Cuba as it developed through the years from all different perspectives, both positive and ...             China and the Legacy of Deng Xiaoping: From Communist Revolution to Capitalist Evolution2 reviews Michael E. Marti Potomac Books, 2002 Excellent detailed look at Chinese politics + Detailed look at Chinese politics Everyone knows that Deng Xiaoping dramatically altered China's political and economic landscape. Few, however, realize to what great lengths he stretched himself to do so. Dr. Michael Marti gives a detailed inside look at the factional wrangling that dominated Chinese political affairs in the early ...             Stalin: A Biography16 reviews Robert Service Belknap Press, 2006 Stalin is Still A Mystery Service has written a well-researched history of Stalin's life here. It is very thorough and complete and yet it is still quite readable. Unfortunately though, Stalin still remains the cipher that he always has been. No new insight into his lust for power emerges from the six hundred plus pages of ...             Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire38 reviews David Remnick Vintage, 1994 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. A Classic on the Unraveling of USSR + Useful insights + Fascinating tour of the times leading up to and after the fall of the Soviet Union + Great Book             Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World28 reviews Margaret Macmillan Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008 Interesting view of history + Only Nixon can go to China + A look into China, Nixon and Mao, through the eyes of the West + Only a 4 star because.........             Mao Zedong's China (Dictatorships) Kathlyn Gay Twenty-First Century Books (CT), 2007             Mao Zedong: A Life (A Penguin Life)23 reviews Jonathan D. Spence Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Good introduction to Mao's life + Elegant, concise overview of Mao + Perfect intoduction for the curious As leader of China for over a quarter of a century, Mao Zedong is one of the dominant figures of modern history, one whose shadow continues to fall on his country today. In this book, Jonathan Spence offers a short introduction to the Chinese leader's life and times, one that seeks to explain how ...             The Art of War by Mao Tse-Tung - Special Edition2 reviews Mao Tse-tung El Paso Norte Press, 2005 A Master at Work + Excellent strategy book surrounded by propaganda Whether you want to start a revolution or prevent one, everyone who has an interest in political power has a valid reason to read these important essays by the 20th century's most successful revolutionary. Mao Tse-tung understood and used the keys to power as effectively as they have ever been ...             Rules for Radicals40 reviews Saul Alinsky Vintage, 1989 If you want to understand Democrats - and Obama + how to effect change + Prompt and in great condition. If you want to understand Barack Obama - and Democrats in general - READ THIS BOOK. In September of 2008, Democrat were repeating the same phrase in the media: "Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a Governor" This was intended to imply, to voters, that Obama, a former ...             The Private Life of Chairman Mao83 reviews Li Zhi-Sui Random House, 1996 Genuine portrait of Mao + A Fascinating Account + Maos biography + bourgeois meets brute + In Medias Res             Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung27 reviews Mao Tse-Tung www.bnpublishing.com, 2008 The most re(a)d book of the past century? + Interesting insight into the man and the world in his time + Review of the Little Red Book - Quotations from Chairman Mao Well, maybe not the most read (although still read very much), but probably the most red. Puns aside, this book is a very important read for us today. I think the best way to show this is to make the kind of list that Mao likes to. 1. It contains the central doctrine of a superpower. 2. It is ...             Black Theology and Black Power7 reviews James H. Cone Orbis Books, 1997 Culmination of meaning James Cone put forth Black Theology and Black Power as an explanation of the change required for black men to survive in this society. Cone defines black power as, "complete emancipation of black people by whatever means black people deem necessary." This emancipation call means, "black people no ...             Obama: From Promise to Power24 reviews David Mendell Amistad, 2008 Objective, Fair, and Useful + More Objectivity Than Elsewhere + An excellent report + Objective observations; not vitriol or sycophantic praise             Black Theology USA and South Africa: Politics, Culture, and Liberation (Bishop Henry McNeal Turner Studies in ... Dwight N. Hopkins Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1989             Hu Jintao (Modern World Leaders) Daniel K. Davis Chelsea House Publications, 2007             The Communist Manifesto (Penguin Classics)252 reviews Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels Penguin Classics, 2002 Please actually read Marx... + A Utopian society gone south in practice ...and PLEASE read beyond the Manifesto! Ignore the anti-Marx ideologues who do not actually read him, and give him a shot. Forget, for a minute, all preconceived notions of communism, and take his writings as though they are fresh and brand new. Only then should you proceed on to reading criticism ...             A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win48 reviews Shelby Steele Free Press, 2007 Utterly fascinating + Reveals a great deal about who Hussein Obama really is In this fascinating book, African-American columnist and thinker Shelby Steele looks at presidential candidate Barack Obama. Analyzing Obama's family life and life experiences, Dr. Steele attempts to place him within the framework of modern African-American culture, particularly in light of the ...