Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It14 reviews
Elizabeth Royte

Bloomsbury USA, 2008

Excellent research and writing on this priority subject

+ Important Reading that Raises Important Questions
+ My impressions of Bottlemania

Bottlemania: how water went on sale and why we bought it By Elizabeth Royte (Published by Bloomsbury USA, New York - First edition 2008) What is our future if water, life's most vital necessity, becomes a commodity - to be sold for profit - rather than a shared commons? In this fast-moving, ...
  
  











  



  
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know128 reviews
Meg Meeker

Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2006

A must read for fathers with daughters

+ Every father should read this, embrace this, breathe this
+ Strong Book
+ Great Book
+ Great book for a new parent
  
  











  



  
The Suicide of Reason: Radical Islam's Threat to the West23 reviews
Lee Harris

Basic Books, 2008

"Believe what I believe or die!"

An important book changes your view of your world. Harris' "The Suicide of Reason" succeeds in doing this and points out serious threats to the survival of Western Civilization from the inside and the outside. Harris shows that the most important message that America's leaders have failed to ...
  
  











  



  
The Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War and the Fate of Non-Muslims41 reviews
Andrew G Bostom

Prometheus Books, 2005

Exposes the Mother of PC: the religion of "peace"

+ Militant Islam Revealed
+ Jiahd through the years

"Execution of a Moroccan Jewess" is a recreation of the actual public execution, in Tangier in the 1830s, of 17-year-old Sol Hachuel, who was falsely accused of converting to, and then renouncing, Islam. In an introductory note on the painting and on the heartbreaking tale, Bostom asserts that ...
  
  











  



  
The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain16 reviews
George Lakoff

Viking Adult, 2008

Useful - But Only If You Use It

+ Framed again
+ Abstract but good

Few people know enough about neuroscience to agree or disagree with Lakoff's description of its discoveries, but nearly everyone can use what this book teaches as a recipe for dealing with people who, to us, seem irrational in their political choices. I think it is very likely that Lakoff has ...
  
  











  



  
Who Are You and What Do You Want?7 reviews
Mick Ukleja, Robert Lorber

Meredith Books, 2008

This Book May Have Saved My Company

+ This book is a must-read if you want to live your best life
+ Answer the questions!
+ Changes Your Life
+ Who you are and What do you want
  
  











  



  
Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons14 reviews

Regnery, 2008

An excellent guide to raising happly boys who become healthy and productive men

+ Helpful insights on raising sons
+ Great Book, Lots of Common Sense Topics
+ Helping boys grow into good, strong men
+ a must read
  
  











  



  
48 Liberal Lies About American History: (That You Probably Learned in School)16 reviews
Larry Schweikart

Sentinel HC, 2008

Easy Read -- Excellent Discussion Points on Biases In Education

+ Don't Judge it by its Cover
+ Very good updating of American History

Author Larry Schweikart has done the American public a valuable service in exposing the liberal biases in American textbooks that have helped move the public markedly to the left in the last five decades. He has done this in a very readable fashion -- actually this book is almost fun to read if ...
  
  











  



  
A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East8 reviews
Kenneth Pollack

Random House, 2008

Excellent Presentation of Grand Strategy

+ Finding the Oasis In the Desert
+ "Tar Baby": America in the Middle East
+ A Path Out of the Desert
+ Steering the Right Course
  
  











  



  
Sinatra: The Life35 reviews
Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan

Vintage, 2006

Reading Material for More Than Just Sinatra Fans...

+ Sinatra: All about MUSIC, MOLLS, MOB and MEMORIES. He did it his way and he didn't care what anyone else thought about it!

All my life I had heard of the name Frank Sinatra, but never knew who he was. I decided to purchase this book to find put who the true Sinatra was. This book gives you all sides of him (good and bad) and addresses all of the "mafia" talk that surrounds him. This is a good read not only because it ...
  
  











  



  
Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies: And Other Pricing Puzzles9 reviews
Richard B. McKenzie

Springer, 2008

Should be read by every adult who spends money

+ Excellent
+ Informative and interesting
+ WOW!!
  
  











  



  
One Man's America: The Pleasures and Provocations of Our Singular Nation10 reviews
George Will

Crown Forum, 2008

Another Great Collection of Writings from Will

+ Not What You Might Imagine
+ enjoyable

This is the eighth collection of George Will's columns and other writings. The book is a great series of reflections on American life from 2002 to 2008. "One Man's America" is a treasure trove of columns on historical figures, politics, history, the culture, sports (especially Will's beloved ...
  
  











  



  
The Father Factor: How Your Father's Legacy Impacts Your Career8 reviews
Stephan B. Poulter

Prometheus Books, 2006

father factor review

+ excellent book!
+ Professional Help for a Steal
+ Our dads are affecting our careers...still
+ A father is key to understanding choices and roadblocks in a career
  
  











  



  
The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror122 reviews
Natan Sharansky; Ron Dermer

Balfour Books, 2006

Maybe it's time to build more and higher walls?

+ In Praise of Freedom
+ Misguided
+ An excellent case for the freedom agenda
+ An eloquently written book on the need for democracy
  
  











  



  
Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy10 reviews
Natan Sharansky

PublicAffairs, 2008

This should be required reading for every American

+ If the bad guys fight for their identity, shouldn't we fight for ours?
+ First review
+ A Fascinating Read
+ Timely publication
  
  











  



  
A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East8 reviews
Kenneth Pollack

Random House, 2008

Excellent Presentation of Grand Strategy

+ Finding the Oasis In the Desert
+ "Tar Baby": America in the Middle East
+ A Path Out of the Desert
+ Steering the Right Course
  
  











  



  
48 Liberal Lies About American History: (That You Probably Learned in School)16 reviews
Larry Schweikart

Sentinel HC, 2008

Easy Read -- Excellent Discussion Points on Biases In Education

+ Don't Judge it by its Cover
+ Very good updating of American History

Author Larry Schweikart has done the American public a valuable service in exposing the liberal biases in American textbooks that have helped move the public markedly to the left in the last five decades. He has done this in a very readable fashion -- actually this book is almost fun to read if ...
  
  











  



  
Sinatra: The Life35 reviews
Anthony Summers, Robbyn Swan

Vintage, 2006

Reading Material for More Than Just Sinatra Fans...

+ Sinatra: All about MUSIC, MOLLS, MOB and MEMORIES. He did it his way and he didn't care what anyone else thought about it!

All my life I had heard of the name Frank Sinatra, but never knew who he was. I decided to purchase this book to find put who the true Sinatra was. This book gives you all sides of him (good and bad) and addresses all of the "mafia" talk that surrounds him. This is a good read not only because it ...
  
  











  



  
Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons14 reviews

Regnery, 2008

An excellent guide to raising happly boys who become healthy and productive men

+ Helpful insights on raising sons
+ Great Book, Lots of Common Sense Topics
+ Helping boys grow into good, strong men
+ a must read
  
  











  



  
The Political Mind: Why You Can't Understand 21st-Century American Politics with an 18th-Century Brain16 reviews
George Lakoff

Viking Adult, 2008

Useful - But Only If You Use It

+ Framed again
+ Abstract but good

Few people know enough about neuroscience to agree or disagree with Lakoff's description of its discoveries, but nearly everyone can use what this book teaches as a recipe for dealing with people who, to us, seem irrational in their political choices. I think it is very likely that Lakoff has ...