The Last Folk Hero: A True Story of Race and Art, Power and Profit11 reviews Andrew Dietz Ellis Lane Press, 2006 Wow! + What is Art? + Wonderful,well written book! + You will not forget these characters + This has it all.             The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo11 reviews Diego Rivera, Rita Moreno Pbs Paramount, 2006 It gets the award for "Best Kahlo Documentary" + Good Documentary + Precious Little Frida. + Guerrita Frida + Extremely Concise             The Fair Tax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS1542 reviews Neal Boortz, John Linder Harper Paperbacks, 2006 Must Read + Must read + Great Idea for a great country. + I laughed so hard there were tears rolling down my face             Frontline: Country Boys13 reviews Chris Johnson, Cody Perkins PBS (Direct), 2006 I highly recommend this DVD. Sensational! + The most unforgettable documentary I've seen + Insightful documentary + Welcome to real life- the hard way... + Fathers Needed or the breakdown of the American family             Understanding Cats2 reviews Pbs (Direct), 2006 Great for the whole family + I continue to learn something new everyday. My kids (boys ages 5 and 11) love cats and have watched this movie over and over. It has interesting information for cat owners.             Frontline - The Meth Epidemic3 reviews Jessica Savitch, Will Lyman PBS (Direct), 2006 I thought it was very informative + The invasion and devastation of Methamphetamines on American society I already knew a great deal about America's meth problem, but his added so much more - particularly the pharmaceutical industry's unwillingness to fully cooperate with the DEA in help reduce the supply-side issue.             The Libertarian Reader: Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao Tzu to Milton Friedman11 reviews David Boaz Free Press, 1998 A Valuable Addition to Any Political Science Library + The Cream of Libertarianism + The Nature of Liberty + Useful, but maybe a tad overambitious + Why I'm a Libertarian             Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies / Cloud's Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns (PBS Nature)9 reviews Cloud, Ginger Kathrens Questar, 2003 Wonderful documentary + Excelent! + An Incredible, Riveting Study of Wild Horses + Beautiful             Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony10 reviews Sally Kellerman, Ronnie Gilbert PBS Home Video, 2003 One of the top 5 best video documentaries I've ever seen... + "Wheat that was sown that others harvested!";"The women that made miracles!";the true unsung heroines of woman's suffrage . + Comprehensive Women's Suffrage Film + A story lost to history + Worth every cent             God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything805 reviews Christopher Hitchens Twelve Books, Hachette Book Group, 2007 essential DISCLAIMER + logical, but superficial to some extent Staffers for an organization called Campus Crusade for Christ are responsible for allegations that I (Lucifer) and Christopher Hitchens are in cahoots; and that no one -- not even a born-again evangelical Christian -- can read either Hitchens' GOD IS NOT GREAT or Lucifer's TRUE HISTORY OF ...             Michael Tolliver Lives: A Novel137 reviews Armistead Maupin HarperCollins, 2007 Alive and Kicking! Michael Tolliver is (as the title rather clearly suggests) alive and kicking. Those who thought they would never see him again and imagined him succumbing to AIDS are in for a pleasant surprise. Michael copes perfectly well with the virus and he finds out that life still has a lot of surprises in ...             My Antonia267 reviews Willa Cather Mariner Books, 1995 Lovely to revisit this classic on audio + Beautiful writing, but the lack of plot means it's not for everyone + Enduring Story + Beautiful new edition             Ecofeminism Pb (Ethics And Action) Greta Gaard Temple University Press, 1993 Drawing on the insights of ecology, feminism, and socialism, ecofeminism's basic premise is that the ideology that authorizes oppression based on race, class, gender, sexuality, physical abilities, and species is the same ideology that sanctions the oppression of nature. In this collection of essays, feminist scholars and activists discuss the relationships among human begins, the natural ...             The Ethics of What We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter38 reviews Peter Singer, Jim Mason Rodale Books, 2007 Good book for meat eaters and vegetarians. + Objective and non-preachy + Only read if you care about yourself or the world around you + Everyone should read this + A great book on a broad range of subjects             Raising Cain: Exploring the Inner Lives of America's Boys12 reviews PBS (Direct), 2006 the lost boys + very interesting + Enlightening + Mandatory Viewing             The American Experience: The Nuremberg Trials3 reviews PBS (Direct), 2006 An adequate overview of the first trials When the producers attempt to vacuum-pack, into one hour, the entire story of the first round of the war crime trials at Nuremberg (the trials themselves lasted very nearly a year), one has to expect that a fair amount of detail will be omitted. However, this production skims the surface to such a ...             Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy16 reviews John Bowe Random House, 2007 Riveting, Gifted Reporting, Deeply Depressing, Call to Arms + Surprisingly Frank + Migrant workers etc in this expose This is a spectacular piece of work with many gifted turns of phrase. The author has done his homework, and melds economic facts and philosophical reflections in a worthy manner. The author opens with a challenge: how should a free people respond to slavery, i.e. should they knowingly buy ...             Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: The Resurgence - The Critically Acclaimed PBS Documentary by Emmy Award ...1 review Two Cats Productions, 2007 A Must For Anyone That Has Ever Made A Wise Crack about Jewish Folks I never really understood the underlying hatred that exists against Jewish Folks. It is amazing how so many can really believe that so few "control the world." There are perhaps 12 Million Jewish people in an entire world of perhaps 4 Billion Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus (sorry if I ...             Environmental Ethics Today1 review Peter S. Wenz Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 Destroying Staw Men I had high hopes for this book, and wanted to use it as the primary text in a class on environemental ethics. Unfortunately it is too biased and dated for that task, and perhaps only useful as a recommended resource to present one side of the issues. Wenz has an annoying habit of seeming to be ...             The Quilts of Gee's Bend: Masterpieces from a Lost Place24 reviews William Arnett, Alvia Wardlaw, ... Tinwood Books, 2002 exceptional + The Quilt of Gee's Bend + I love folk art of any kind + Great Book wonderful info and history