The Road to Disunion: Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854 (Road to Disunion Vol. 1)27 reviews William W. Freehling Oxford University Press, USA, 1991 An Excellent Examination of the Antebellum South + 4.5 Stars + Professor's Prose Style Makes "Road" a Difficult Journey Dr. Freehling, in this first of two excellent works on the long course of action that led to disunion and the dissolution of slavery in the United States shows great analysis of controversies that demonstrated division within the south, within political parties, within southerners themselves and ...             We're All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age6 reviews Scott Gant Free Press, 2007 Excellent, Well-Written, Quick Read On Ever Important Subject + We're All Journalists Now: Great subject, debatable message + The author is an attorney and constitutional scholar + Are millions of journalists better than thousands?             Exposing the Real Che Guevara: And the Useful Idiots Who Idolize Him63 reviews Humberto Fontova Sentinel HC, 2007 Che and Anderson Exposed! + Let's face the thruth + Great Book,Actually Truthful and Not Some Bias,Bubbling Book about A Murderer. If Humberto Fontova's book were not so disturbing, I would call it a page-turner. And in as much as it grips you from the first sentence, it is still difficult to read of the first-hand accounts of such brutalities which, sadly, fill this book from beginning to end. Unlike Jon Lee Anderson's ...             Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream and the Mexican War, 1846-18488 reviews Joseph Wheelan PublicAffairs, 2007 A book that was a pleasure to read + Nice Book, but Some Doubts. + Wheelen does a nice job + Very good, but where are the maps?             Hard America, Soft America: Competition vs. Coddling and the Battle for the Nation's Future25 reviews Michael Barone Three Rivers Press, 2005 solid and accurate + The boundary is not fixed + Solid but Short As someone who is nearing the end of his Hard Years (18-30), Barone's book really hit home in terms of accuracy and thoroughness. A former schoolteacher, I know all about "professional" Soft America, and the insight from Barone into the world of education (all the way through, of course, the ...             The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil64 reviews Philip Zimbardo Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008 The Yahweh effect + good + Excellent + "Men are accomplices to that which leaves them indifferent " -George Steiner + Evil and heroism             Uncouth Nation: Why Europe Dislikes America (The Public Square)27 reviews Andrei S. Markovits Princeton University Press, 2007 Superb Stab at Undead Anti-Americanism & Anti-Semitism! + Uncouth Nation: A Must-Read!! + A Story that Must be Told! If you read one book on today's anti-Americanism (its present realities and pre-Bush history) I'd say make it this one. Surveying a burgeoning literature, I have found nothing better on the topic than this wonderful, brilliantly insightful new volume. Lucidly and engagingly written by someone who ...             A War of Frontier and Empire: The Philippine-American War, 1899-190214 reviews David J. Silbey Hill and Wang, 2008 Great Book + A good short history on a forgotten subject + very interesting + Valuable and enjoyable story for understanding American identity + War of the Frontier and Empire             Retained by the People: The "Silent" Ninth Amendment and the Constitutional Rights Americans Don't Know They ...3 reviews Dan Farber Basic Books, 2007 A remarkable book; must-read! This book is all I expected it to be and more. The first review that was posted was entirely off the mark (please see my comment responding to his post and you will see why). The thing that struck me most about this book was how thoroughly the author has researched the topic at hand (the 9th ...             Mr. Lincoln Goes to War9 reviews William Marvel Mariner Books, 2007 A compelling, vividly written and very fresh account, bold re-assessment of assumptions + Marvel Writes A Extraordinary History with Controversial and Intersting Opinions: Fascinating Book for Those with an Open MInd + Very good book. A different perspective Mr. Marvel, the author of over a dozen previous books on much narrower slices of the Civil War, now launches the first of a multi-part series taking a completely fresh look based on primary sources and--most importantly--an ability to think, judge, and raise reasonable questions. Was the war and ...             Escaping the Resource Curse (Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and ... Columbia University Press, 2007 The wealth derived from natural resources can have a tremendous impact on the economics and politics of producing countries. In the last quarter century, we have seen the surprising and sobering consequences of this wealth, producing what is now known as the "resource curse." Countries with large endowments of natural resources, such as oil and gas, often do worse than their poorer neighbors. ...             The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism95 reviews Michael J. Behe Free Press, 2007 The Soul and Intelligent Design + Evidence for design + Can you see the forest? + Rescuing Science from Materialist Philosophy             Poor People13 reviews William T. Vollmann Harper Perennial, 2008 Subnormality + Poverty: The Deep Cuts + Part John McPhee, part Hunter S. Thompson + Hard to read? Hardly.             On the Hunt: How to Wake Up Washington and Win the War on Terror15 reviews Colonel David Hunt Three Rivers Press, 2008 Read this and know how the War on Terror Needs to be Fought + Colonel Hunt is unvarnished + Great book + What you should be hearing on the TV news but won't + Hunt for President!             Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground20 reviews Robert D. Kaplan Random House, 2007 A wonderful, informative and refreshing read + This book will help you understand our country's global commitments + Not as Good as Imperial Grunts + Sequel to Imperial Grunts             Civilians in the Path of War (Studies in War, Society, and the Militar) University of Nebraska Press, 2002 "War," wrote Gen. William T. Sherman, "is cruelty, and you cannot refine it." Throughout history, noncombatants have always been among the victims of war's violence. In this book, nine distinguished historians examine twenty-five hundred years of human conflicts and their varied impacts on civilian society. Each case study examines not only what military forces did to noncombatants in the area of ...             Our First Revolution: The Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers35 reviews Michael Barone Crown, 2007 Did American founders fully agree with the English history? + Good narrative, but doesn't support its title + Still an interesting book + A bit fact-heavy, but fascinating in its thesis             Foreign and Domestic: Campaign II--Battle for the Middle States14 reviews Michael Mannske Radius7 Pressworks, 2007 Foreign and Domestic Battle for the Middle States Campaign II + Once You Accept the Concept , This is Riveting + Fiction? - I wonder + A must-read for military/political thriller fans! + Political thriller fans alert!             182 Days in Iraq54 reviews Phil Kiver Word Association.com, 2006 Riveting, from the gut + don't knock it until you've lived it + Feels like I'm there! Having lost a son in this war, I am thirsty for any accounts of the "real" feedback of some one who has been there, and Phil has. I have met the author in person just recently and wanted to hear more of his story. I find it hard to put down, so much that the average American nevers hears of, ...             A Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Seize the Vatican and Kidnap Pope Pius the XII8 reviews Dan Kurzman Perseus Books Group, 2007 Well Done and Balanced View of Pius + A SPECIAL MISSION: HITLER's SECRET PLOT ON POPE + Excellent documentation with critical sympathy Kurzman has done excellent work in this very well balanced history of Pope Pius and the Nazi threat in WWII. There are no excuses made or whitewash of what the Vatican did and did not do during the war but this book aids in having a better understanding of the situation, time, and place. It also ...