American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America169 reviews Chris Hedges Free Press, 2007 American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on Democracy + EXCELLENT WORK BUT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH BETTER + Dangerous Elmer Gantrys of the Electronic Age + Fantastic Book! + Well worth the read---but with an open mind..             Liquidation5 reviews Imre Kertesz Vintage, 2005 The world is a comedy to those that think + A Valuable Addition to Holocaust Literature + Bitter prose.... + El delito mayor del hombre es haber nacido + Is one allowed to live after Auschwitz?             The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt (New Directions Paperbook)3 reviews Wilhelm Genazino New Directions, 2006 "I have this sensation that people like me should be told to either disappear or else get remodeled like the old buildings." + Rambling, walking + Moving inwards from the edge Published by New Directions, noted for its publication of experimental fiction and literature from Europe, The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt begins as an existential investigation by a self-conscious 46-year-old man into who he is and why he behaves as he does. The man is seeking "inner authorization" ...             Caligula and Three Other Plays5 reviews Albert Camus Vintage, 1962 To tell the reader what he WILL find in this book! + Amazing as always + Which is more dangerous, insane people or insane societies? + What a play! + Great stage work from a master             Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam, and the Limits of Tolerence31 reviews Ian Buruma Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Important book + An Introduction to Modern Europe + Dutch tolerance? + Exceeds expectations             In Praise of Barbarians: Essays against Empire5 reviews Mike Davis Haymarket Books, 2007 You're Not Supposed to Read This Book... + Mike Davis essays and articles + Interesting Read + Passionate, unapologetic, and relentless + Often good, but often dated             The Power and the Glory (Penguin Classics)99 reviews Graham Greene Penguin Classics, 2003 A David Attenborough of the literary world. + A man on the way + Glorious human frailty + "One mustn't have human affections--or rather one must love every soul as if it were one's own child."             Confessions of an Economic Hit Man642 reviews John Perkins Plume, 2005 Universally Read + The book I had to read, but then wanted to finish + Dark You know what the funny thing is about this book? I doubt that theres very many world leaders or intellectuals who havent either read this book or had a summary of it presented to them. You can disbelieve the facts presented or disbelieve the conclusions but there is a reason this book is so ...             Stepmother (Coover, Robert)3 reviews Robert Coover McSweeney's, 2004 Coover at his best This is a fairy tale for adults, with all the elements of those tales you knew as children, but more. The book is an easy read, entertaining, and only long enough for a short afternoon or evening. The content, illustrations, and binding guarantee that it will be parked on your library shelf. It's a ...             I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody4 reviews Sinan Antoon City Lights Publishers, 2007 A Triumph + all dreams are not lost, even if they are extremely hidden + Highly recommended + Totalitarian terror             What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: An Oral History9 reviews Eric A. Johnson, Karl-Heinz Reuband, 2005 Excellent + Excellent + What Did They Know? The Gestapo served as the leading instrument of terror in Hitler's police state and its terror fell most heavily upon specifically targeted groups, including, Jews, Communists, Socialists, Homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Sinti and Roma, and out-spoken critics of the regime. As for the vast ...             W, or the Memory of a Childhood3 reviews Georges Perec Harvill Pr, 2000 A Stunner, Folks + double you With all due respect to the previous reviewer, I really don't see the use in contrasting Perec and Clancy. They're not just in different ballparks, but they play different games. Clancy's job is to tell a good story and make things simple; he does it well, and I'm a fan. Perec's job, however, is ...             W, or the Memory of a Childhood3 reviews Georges Perec Harvill Pr, 2000 A Stunner, Folks + double you With all due respect to the previous reviewer, I really don't see the use in contrasting Perec and Clancy. They're not just in different ballparks, but they play different games. Clancy's job is to tell a good story and make things simple; he does it well, and I'm a fan. Perec's job, however, is ...             What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: An Oral History9 reviews Eric A. Johnson, Karl-Heinz Reuband, 2005 Excellent + Excellent + What Did They Know? The Gestapo served as the leading instrument of terror in Hitler's police state and its terror fell most heavily upon specifically targeted groups, including, Jews, Communists, Socialists, Homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Sinti and Roma, and out-spoken critics of the regime. As for the vast ...             I'jaam: An Iraqi Rhapsody4 reviews Sinan Antoon City Lights Publishers, 2007 A Triumph + all dreams are not lost, even if they are extremely hidden + Highly recommended + Totalitarian terror             American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America169 reviews Chris Hedges Free Press, 2007 American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on Democracy + EXCELLENT WORK BUT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH BETTER + Dangerous Elmer Gantrys of the Electronic Age + Fantastic Book! + Well worth the read---but with an open mind..             Confessions of an Economic Hit Man642 reviews John Perkins Plume, 2005 Universally Read + The book I had to read, but then wanted to finish + Dark You know what the funny thing is about this book? I doubt that theres very many world leaders or intellectuals who havent either read this book or had a summary of it presented to them. You can disbelieve the facts presented or disbelieve the conclusions but there is a reason this book is so ...             The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt (New Directions Paperbook)3 reviews Wilhelm Genazino New Directions, 2006 "I have this sensation that people like me should be told to either disappear or else get remodeled like the old buildings." + Rambling, walking + Moving inwards from the edge Published by New Directions, noted for its publication of experimental fiction and literature from Europe, The Shoe Tester of Frankfurt begins as an existential investigation by a self-conscious 46-year-old man into who he is and why he behaves as he does. The man is seeking "inner authorization" ...             Liquidation5 reviews Imre Kertesz Vintage, 2005 The world is a comedy to those that think + A Valuable Addition to Holocaust Literature + Bitter prose.... + El delito mayor del hombre es haber nacido + Is one allowed to live after Auschwitz?             Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam, and the Limits of Tolerence31 reviews Ian Buruma Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Important book + An Introduction to Modern Europe + Dutch tolerance? + Exceeds expectations