The World Is Flat1169 reviews Thomas Friedman Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 2007 Approachable for all readers, essential for understanding our flat world. This book should be on everyones "must read" list + A Book That Will Prepare You For The New World + Friedman is a True Patriot! I found the first section (263 pages) difficult to plow through - I come from a software / engineering background and found the techie speak in the first section dry. Understandably this book was written for a broad audience, and this section was a prerequisite for the remainder of the book as it ...             Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back14 reviews Amy Goodman, David Goodman Hyperion, 2007 Engrossing & Forceful! + Static + Everyone should read this + Amy Goodman-Static Great book!             The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist46 reviews Richard P. Feynman Basic Books, 2005 Its title says it all and it is indeed one of the greates books I have ever read + If you know that you are not sure . . . + Enlighted thoughts of an intelligent man Mr. Feynman wrote in this book how the basic things in life, such as its meaning if any are. His writting style is even simpler than Einstein's while his ideas are just as profound. The book is very thin and it is an easy read, so you learn a lot by reading very few pages and this is really ...             The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism316 reviews Naomi Klein Picador, 2008 Get this book now! + Naomi Klein-Shock Doctrine + A real eye opener + Very Informative             Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky86 reviews Noam Chomsky, Peter Mitchell New Press, 2002 read it for yourself + GET ONE THING THROUGH YOUR CLOSED-MINDED - ANTI-CHOMSKY HEADS; HE HAS "NO," AGENDA & TELLS "IT LIKE IT IS," VERDAD...! + Best Chomsky book I have read + Fascinating collection of interviews + Excellent understand without actually understanding             The Looming Tower287 reviews Knopf, 2006 This book will get under your skin + A plot cooked up by cavemen with computers + Good intro to the topic + An Excellent Primer on Al-Qaeda's Birth and Growth + The Looming Tower             Chomsky For Beginners16 reviews David Cogswell For Beginners, 2007 A True 'Beginners' Book + Nice visual introduction to Chomsky + from the back cover of the book: I have been meaning to write a review for this book for a very long time... For me, this is the quintessential beginner's book on Chomsky... As both my husband and I are avid political activists, we have been occasionally frustrated, and quite often saddened, by the fact that so many people we meet ...             A Young People's History of the United States, Vol. 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American War8 reviews Howard Zinn Seven Stories Press, 2007 A true history of the "people." + A people's history of the US since WW II. For so many groups of people who never got a chance to see themselves in history textbooks, Zinn's A Young People's History is a gem. Far from being "leftist" or "radical," his book tells this nation that it is ok to confront the less-than-humane paths America has taken on its quest for world ...             Middle East Illusions: Including Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood14 reviews Noam Chomsky Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004 Complaint + a comment on citizen keen's panicked rant + Useful study of Middle East quagmire I have not read this book. I have read other books and articles by Noam Chomsky and listened to some of his speeches. While I sympathize with many of his views--I do not necessarily subscribe to all of them. My reason for writing this review is that I discovered what I consider an unethical ...             The Commanding Heights : The Battle for the World Economy47 reviews Daniel Yergin, Joseph Stanislaw Free Press, 2002 Landmark Book on Globalization and Economic & Trade Policy + The Commanding Heights : The Battle for the World Economy + Global Economics + Capitalism won. Socialism lost.             Arabs & Israel for Beginners (Writers and Readers Series)73 reviews Ron David Writers & Readers Publishing, 1993 A history that needs to be told without fear + A true pleasure to read! Accurate and Informative + Loved for its truth, hated for its reality + The best book ever covering the Middle-Eastern conflict.             What We Say Goes: Conversations on U.S. Power in a Changing World20 reviews Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian Metropolitan Books, 2007 As well-informed as ever + Fine critique of US (and therefore British) foreign policy + fresh air + Please read this book, American!             Introducing Chomsky (Beginners)7 reviews John C. Maher, Judy Groves, ... Totem Books, 1997 Interesting social part but liguistics part too complicated Introducing Chomsky is divided into two sections: a) First 122 pages: concerned with his theories of linguistics. Utterly fails to make it understandable for begginers. I found myself drowning in a subject I didn't particularly want to read about anyway (I bought this for the second section, which ...             Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance (American Empire Project)273 reviews Noam Chomsky Holt Paperbacks, 2004 A Must Read + Silenced by Seriousness + An unconventional, controversial view of U.S. foreign policy + CHOMSKY IS OUR WATCHDOG WITH ONE EYE CLOSED             The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill325 reviews Ron Suskind Simon & Schuster, 2004 The First Blow to the Bush Administration + a decent companion to Bob Rubin's book + The Truth comes out. After years of rough news for the George W. Bush administration it may seem hard to think back to what was the first shot across its bow. That shot came from it first treasury secretary, Paul O'Neill. Yes, Ron Suskind's article about John Diullio came first, but Diullio caved to White House ...             John Adams778 reviews David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2008 Fascinating and in depth... + Illuminating + We were fortunate to have him + Magnificent biography + Absolutely Amazing             Howard Zinn - You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train16 reviews Matt Damon, Howard Zinn FIRST RUN FEATURES, 2005 A revolution in kindness. + An Elder Radical Statesman + Truly one of our nation's greatest patriots + The Original "Question Authority" Man             The Middle East60 reviews Bernard Lewis Scribner, 1997 the first book to read for a broad history of the region + A Good Introduction to a Complex History Bernard Lewis is among the top historians of the Middle East. This book is testament not only to the depth and breadth of his knowledge, but also to his craft in writing history. _The Middle East_ is an excellent introduction to the broad themes, conflicts and personalities of the region since ...             Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy8 reviews Shlomo Ben-Ami Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 Complex Insights + A SUPERB ASSESSMENT + Excerpt from the London Review of Books, By Tony Judt + Shlomo's masterpiece             War Crimes & Imperial Fantasies2 reviews Noam Chomsky Important Records, 2004 A must for all americans + heartbreaking, but not surprising War Crimes & Imperial Fantasies is a must listen for all americans who are concerned about the direction of our foreign policy. For me it was shocking to discover that much of what I had learned in school and from our media was a blatant lie. I would also recommend that you follow this with ...