books about: tyranny     books:       The Weight of a Mustard Seed: The Intimate Story of an Iraqi General and His Family During Thirty Years of ...48 reviews Wendell Steavenson Harper, 2009 The Slow Sad Destruction of a People - One Man's Life as an Analogy Impressive writing by someone who was able to sneak around, bravely I might add, throughout the violent streets, alleys and neighborhoods of occupied Iraq. For some, as I see in other reviews, the back and forth caused a little difficulty. But for me, after patiently reading through the first couple of chapters caught the tenor of the book. We really take off when she is interviewing and ...             United in Hate: The Left's Romance with Tyranny and Terror36 reviews Jamie Glazov WND Books, 2009 The twin evils we face One of the great unresolved questions of recent history is why so many members of the Western left have become so besotted with and apologetic for ruthless totalitarian regimes. Whether the Soviet Union, Cuba, or Islamist Iran, there have always been Western leftists who have idolised these brutal regimes and preferred them to their own countries in the free and prosperous West. Others have ...             The Soul of Battle: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, How Three Great Liberators Vanquished Tyranny59 reviews Victor Davis Hanson Anchor, 2001 The Importance of Moral Conviction in War This book explores three immensely effective generals: General William Tecumseh Sherman, General George Patton and the lesser-known Epaminondas of Thebes. General Sherman planned and led the infamous "march to the sea" during the U.S. Civil War. This campaign annihilated everything in its path, including the city of Atlanta. However, this march did shatter the spirit of the Confederates and was ...             Rules for Radicals106 reviews Saul Alinsky Vintage, 1989 Absolute MUST READ The book itself can be difficult to read & follow at times. But this is an absolute read to gain insight into the ultra lib's playbook. Very, very informative. Democrats would do well to read this book so we can ALL understand what the current party leadership is doing.             The Tyranny of Dead Ideas: Letting Go of the Old Ways of Thinking to Unleash a New Prosperity23 reviews Matt Miller Times Books, 2009 Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influence... When I took up this book it was because of the title which intrigued me. On the face of it, I assumed it would be one of the usual diatribes against market ideas which have particularly come to prominence in the aftermath of the financial crisis which currently grips the world. As I got into it though I found a thoughtful book which challenges a number of basic assumprtions which lie at the heart ...             Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto2097 reviews Mark R. Levin Threshold Editions, 2009 The Constitution or Tyranny I have been a police officer for over 20 years and I have some working familiarity with Constitutional Law. I need to. Treating citizens in accordance with the Constitution is a job requirement. I love the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, but never so much as when I started to read Liberty and Tyranny. While I knew the "Tyranny" part in theory, I had not realized that I was ...             Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto Unabridged on CD [420 Minutes]1 review Mark (Author) R Levin Schuster, 2009 A MUST READ OR LISTEN Whether or not you agree with Mark, Mark Levin does an awesome job of simplifying a complex subject. He points out things without making theory and opinion. He makes his assessments then provides facts and proof of his perspective. GREAT JOB PERIOD             Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing ...1 review James W. Loewen Teachers College Press, 2009 Must read for all new teachers Loewen proves again why traditional tesxtbook publishers hate him so much. His insights into the problems of teaching history are spot on. Reliance on a textbook is relying on a very limited and deficient weapon. The key is that a real teacher of history needs to be constantly reading, articles, books, editorials, et al, to provide their students with a true history education. History is the ...             Liberty versus the Tyranny of Socialism: Controversial Essays17 reviews Walter E. Williams Hoover Inst Pr, 2008 Dr. Walter Williams Great Book Government Allocation of resources enhances the potential for human conflict, while market allocation reduces it. I'm afraid most Americans view such liberty-oriented solution with hostility. They beleive they have a right to enlist the brute forces of government to impose their preferences on others.             The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year Journey to Your Inbox7 reviews John Freeman Scribner, 2009 "We need to slow down." John Freeman's "The Tyranny of E-Mail" is a wakeup call that may be too late. In 2007 alone, "thirty-five trillion messages shot back and forth between the world's 1 billion PCs." Email is omnipresent. "We check it on the subway, we check it in the bath. We check it before bed and upon waking up." "Electronic erosion" is the replacement of tangible mail with email. Increasingly, customers ...             Freedom from Tyranny of the Urgent5 reviews Charles E. Hummel InterVarsity Press, 1997 Extraordinary Book that will Enrich the Life of the Believer Hummel's "Freedom from Tyranny..." is a wonderful amplification of his booklet "Tyranny of the Urgent." Like its predecessor, the book encourages you to examine your life and realign your priorities by seeking to live a holy life. This book is a beautiful balance of illustrative vignettes, Scripture, and Hummel's thoughts. The book is very encouraging, uplifting, and peace-inducing. I've ...             Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer6 reviews P. J. O'Rourke Grove Press, 2003 I laughed out loud! This book is insightful, witty, and hilarious. O'Rourke certainly has a biased point of view and glosses over any argument that would say he's wrong (while insulting his opponents, often personally and unfairly), but he makes a strong case for war, capitalism, and freedom. Some of his comments during the 1991 Gulf War regarding the differences between Sunni and Shiite Muslims seem out of date ...             The Tyranny of Oil: The World's Most Powerful Industry--and What We Must Do to Stop It14 reviews Antonia Juhasz Harper Paperbacks, 2009 First Check: 2 Secrets of Tyranny Juhasz has written the sequel to The History of the Standard Oil Company: Briefer Version, revealing the depth to which Big Oil has corrupted America's political process and rightly supports Separation of Oil and State (SOS). But in spite of two areas it falls short: (1) She's very sympathetic to OPEC, and (2) quite unsympathetic to climate-change environmentalists. Juhasz reports on how ...             Tyranny of the Urgent (5 Pack)5 reviews Charles E. Hummel InterVarsity Press, 1999 An Intro. to Distinguishing the Important & the Urgent This classic little booklet from Charles Hummel was one of the earliest resources (first published in 1967) to first introduce the distinction between the important and the urgent that later time and/or life management books such MacKenzie's "The Time Trap" and Covey's "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" incorporated. But Hummel introduced it in a Christian and Biblical context where God's ...             The Tyranny of the Night: Book One of the Instrumentalities of the Night47 reviews Glen Cook Tor Fantasy, 2006 Classic Cook, in a new setting Glen Cook tends to thrust readers right into the middle of his stories, letting readers gradually figure things out over the course of the first book of a series. By the second and following volumes, the setting has been firmly established and the stories proceed more smoothly. This is true of A Shadow of All Night Falling (which sets up the Dread Empire sequence) and The Black Company (which ...             The Tyranny of Good Intentions: How Prosecutors and Law Enforcement Are Trampling the Constitution in the ...28 reviews Paul Craig Roberts, Lawrence M. Stratton Three Rivers Press, 2008 Must-read for law students and law enforcement This book should be a must-read for every first-year law student as well as for those in law enforcement at all levels. Roberts and Stratton make the case for how law enforcement and the courts trample the rights of citizens and endanger the public safety, not to mention destroying our founding document, the Constitution of the U.S. Be prepared to get angry at the unfairness dealt to ordinary, ...             The Tyranny of Liberalism: Understanding and Overcoming Administered Freedom, Inquisitorial Tolerance, and ...5 reviews James Kalb Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2008 An outstanding, thoughtful, and clear defense of liberty I had the honor of listening to and meeting the author of "Tyranny of Liberalism," James Kalb, at a recent ISI conference held at Yale University. Kalb shared the stage with several other prominent thinkers - some were entertaining, all were intelligent, but there was something about the quite intensity of his mind that I found engaging. I purchased the book, ran home, and read it cover to cover. ...             Between Two Worlds: Escape from Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam28 reviews Zainab Salbi, Laurie Becklund Gotham, 2006 Excellent Story and Storytelling I would highly recommend this book. Zainab gives the reader a deep look into the emotional roller coaster she and her mother went through under Saddam Hussein, along with an excellent revelation of how Saddam was able to control and rule his people. It is horrific, compelling and a must read. I cannot stop thinking about the book, it was so good!             Hitler: A Study in Tyranny17 reviews Alan Bullock Harper Perennial, 1991 How does a homicidal tyrant come to power and rule? This was the best profile of Hitler when I read it forty years ago (it's only rival was Shirer's `Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'). Bullock skillfully explores Hitler's public and personal world in three sections (Party Leader, Chancellor, and War-Lord). Some of his surprising habits (non-smoker, vegetarian, and teetotaler) stand in contrast with the criminal war he launched and the innocents ...             Grand Illusion: The Myth of Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny9 reviews Theresa Amato New Press, 2009 civic defense manual Even or especially if you are not an enthusiastic member of a third party, this book is a must-read for protecting your right to vote. For it brilliantly explains the shocking and crass ways any part of our election process can be twisted and perverted. It can't happen here? 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