books about: current     books:       Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History26 reviews Andrew P. Napolitano Thomas Nelson, 2010 A great history lesson by the judge. This book should be required reading of anyone interested in American History, and especially by those who believe in the US Constitution.             The Coming Insurrection (Semiotext(e) / Intervention)30 reviews The Invisible Committee Semiotext(e), 2009 Perfect, but too early The call to action that is the final one-third of the book comes too early for American society. We are still too caught up in our consumerism and have not yet begun to suffer to the degree needed to develop the class consciousness necessary for a general insurrection to develop. However, after reading each of the seven circle chapters closely and considering the accurate descriptions of the ...             Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime553 reviews John Heilemann, Mark Halperin Harper, 2010 Exciting Reading You've heard it on the news, you've seen it on television but did you really know what went on behind the scenes. Game Change leads you through all the exciting stories that were behind the stories and the principal characters of the last election. I enjoyed reading the real life drama behind the decisions that came to be the election of a president of the United States.             The 48 Laws of Power403 reviews Robert Greene Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000 Simply a must read So many people misunderstand this book. Some view it as an antiethical abomination, others as some bag of tricks to cheat with. In reality it's simply an explanation of the tools of power. What they are, how to use them (using historical examples and modern applications), and what the consequences are. Greene also explains the exceptions to, and consequences of violating the Laws of Power. ...             The 5000 Year Leap: A Miracle That Changed the World372 reviews W. Cleon Skousen National Center for Constitutional Studies, 1981 Required Reading This book covers twenty-eight principles that the United States was founded upon. Every American who has the privilege of voting should be required to read this book. The author suggests that the unique form of government established in the United States is the reason our country has prospered so wonderfully since the government was formed. A great introductory book which will cause me to further ...             No Apology: The Case for American Greatness24 reviews Mitt Romney St. Martin's Press, 2010 Substance not Platitudes During the 2008 presidential primaries, I always felt Romney's proven management and turnaround expertise were exactly what we needed in a US president. Unfortunately, in most of the debates and speeches, Romney seemed intent on reciting platitudes and positioning himself as an ultra social conservative. It was almost as if one of his advisors told him he was too smart for the general public, ...             The Five Thousand Year Leap: 30 Year Anniversary Edition with Glenn Beck Foreword109 reviews W. Cleon Skousen American Documents, 2009 Those smart founding fathers If the founding fathers were so smart, how there are still 40+M Americans without health insurance? And also why does US have the highest poverty-, and infancy death rate of the developed world?             Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda Sean Hannity Harper Paperbacks, 2010 Barack Obama and his radical team of self-professed socialists, fringe activists, and others are trying to remake the American way of life. They have used their new Democratic majority to launch an alarming assault on our capitalist system?while abandoning the war on terror, undermining our national security, and weakening our position in the eyes of our enemies. The "candidate of change" is threatening to change our country irreparably, and for ...             No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller34 reviews Harry Markopolos Wiley, 2010 Harry Markopolos owes me some sleep. Truth is stranger than fiction. This story is so interesting and well written. He treats the reader like a baby and explains in baby steps how he uncovered the Madoff fraud. If I can understand it, why couldn't the well educated SEC workers? The most basic point that he presented was that the volume of certain securities traded were too low to accomodate Madoff's claims. It would be little work ...             American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies that the Government Tells Us23 reviews Jesse Ventura, Dick Russell Skyhorse Publishing, 2010 Excellent Excellent research, everything said, is documented. This man wrote nothing from " the top of his head " he did painstaking homework, before he sat down to actually write this book. I mentioned his name and book to a friend who remarked:" This guy has no credibilty at all..." I told her I begged to differ. This man has show more courage and brains, than just about anyone I can think of. ^ 5 ...             The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition (The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek)60 reviews F. A. Hayek University Of Chicago Press, 2007 Unbelievable Insight into Today's Political Reality If you have read Atlas Shrugged and were amazed at how much has come true, then you should read this book to realize how much of what is happening today has happened before, and where it will lead us. Hayek hits so many points as to the hows and whys of a progressive movement, and why they cannot seem to see the errors of their ways. And it applies precisely to what we are experiencing ...             Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death9 reviews Jim Frederick Harmony, 2010 An honest, truthful depiction of what B Company went through My son was in B Company during this deployment to Iraq. From what he wrote to me while he was there, I could tell this book was an accurate collection of what was going on with 1/502nd and especially with the soldiers of B Company. How the commanders were more worried about picking up cigarette butts and whether the men were clean shaven and properly dressed than they were about them getting a ...             Stones into Schools: Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan194 reviews Greg Mortenson Viking Adult, 2009 The Best Hope for Peace in Afghanistan I didn't think that Three Cups of Tea could be bettered--both in writing and in content. But Stones into Schools is even more incredible. Starting with the work in Pakistan after the terrible earthquake, in this book Greg (and his dirty dozen) have more than doubled the number of schools built by the people with the aid of the Central Asia Institute. And schools for women have been built right ...             Rules for Radicals120 reviews Saul Alinsky Vintage, 1989 Saul D. Alinsky = Radicalism "Light" Written in the 1970s, the first time I read "Rules for Radicals" was over 30 years ago. At the time I thought some of his `tactics' were taken from a script of Animal House, and genuinely laughed at his sophomoric attempt to be a "radical" ... such as eating beans and farting in a concert ... how funny! Over three decades later, I read that Hillary Clinton had actually written a paper on ...             2010: Take Back America: A Battle Plan Dick Morris, Eileen Mcgann Harper, 2010 Casting your vote in the november 2010 election may be the single most important thing you do all year. Because these elections Will be the critical turning point for america?s future. They?re our chance to take back america. We stand at the crossroads of ideals and policies: freedom versus socialism; sovereignty versus international subservience; economic liberty versus debt slavery; quality medical care versus government-sponsored ...             The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It52 reviews Joshua Cooper Ramo Little, Brown and Company, 2009 The Sandpile theory - Rebellion - Manipulation of the Environment Complex manipulation attempts to control the environment as a means to an end rather than individual characters. Ramos advocates being the "Rebel". The Rebel disrupts, imbalances, and forces new innovation, at the edge of chaos. High disequilibrium is the objective necessary to create change of sorts. Earthquakes, financial meltdowns, subprime panics shakeup the global institution structures ...             Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government495 reviews Glenn Beck, Kevin Balfe Threshold Editions, 2009 Arguing with Idiots I've developed an appreciation for Glenn Beck's view of government, his respect for the role of our founding fathers, and his challenge to citizens to become responsibly involved. Consequently, I sought this book. I haven't been disappointed.             Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Out-of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine1114 reviews Glenn Beck Threshold Editions, 2009 Uncommon Sense The title says it all. The first half is written by the author with the second half written by Thomas Payne. We have heard that common sense isn't so common and this book outlines why. Straight and to the point Glenn points to all the ways we went wrong and what we need to do to fix it.             Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto2127 reviews Mark R. Levin Threshold Editions, 2009 Common Sense This book is a must read. My favorite chapter is the one on the Environmentalists and global warming. He systematically and calmly picks the movement apart using remarkable, refutable logic and reason and backs everything he says up with footnote after footnote. This book is pure excellence from cover to cover.             This Time is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly44 reviews Carmen M. Reinhart, Kenneth Rogoff Princeton University Press, 2009 EXCELLENT It's a wonderful work , mixture of statistics, commom sense and analysis, in which the authors explain basic principles that , when not taken into account, wherever the reasons, have helped created repeatedly , time after time, the most terribly nightmares in financial markets.. 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