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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media 85 reviews
Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky
Pantheon, 2002
Your life could depend on reading this book.
+ Eye Opener
+ Eye Opening
+ One of Chomsky's best (and still applicable today)
+ Chomsky's pinnacle
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The Origins of Totalitarianism: Introduction by Samantha Power 20 reviews
Hannah Arendt
Schocken, 2004
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS I HAVE READ.
+ Perhaps History Can Turn Our Heads
+ Arendt's Opus Magnum
MY EDUCATION WOULD BE INCOMPLETE HAD I NOT READ THIS BOOK. EASILY 5 STARS.
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Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century18 reviews
Jonathan Glover
Yale University Press, 2001
Humanism in the 20th century
+ An immoral history
A good description of major political and moral issues and problems in the 20 century. Written prior to September 11.
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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition) 40 reviews
Simon Wiesenthal
Schocken, 1998
The Sunflower, Pain and Forgiveness, Past and Present
+ Showing Dignity during a horrific situation
+ Required Reading For All Humans
+ Is forgiveness possible when God takes a leave?
+ Great
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Survival In Auschwitz71 reviews
Primo Levi
BN Publishing, 2007
primo levi
+ Vivid Portrayal of Horror
+ "...man is bound to pursue his own ends by all possible means, while he who errs but once pays dearly."
+ Direct and Powerful
+ Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
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The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and Reportage6 reviews
George Orwell
Harvest Books, 1961
Homage to Orwell
+ A Moveable Feast
+ Amazing Introduction to Orwell. But buy the originals.
+ Correction to previous post
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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society162 reviews
Dave Grossman
Back Bay Books, 1996
An eye opening read
+ on combat
+ Must read for the military or police.
+ Good but the second book is much better
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics)5 reviews
Hannah Arendt
Penguin Classics, 2006
A Classic that Elaborates on the Genocide of Jews and Others
+ Incredible investigation of Adolf Eichmann
+ excellent!
+ Emphasis on Banality
+ Rethinking the Nature of Evil
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The Denial of Death52 reviews
Ernest Becker
Free Press, 1997
Clarifying Insight
+ A Soul Centering Work
+ Short review
+ Insightful, brilliant, clearly written, easy to digest, hard to stop thinking about
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland54 reviews
Christopher R. Browning
Harper Perennial, 1993
Not for the faint of heart, or the weak of stomach!
+ Ordinary Men is a grisly look at a German killing squad implementing the Final Solution in Poland
+ Frightfully banal
+ Excellent
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Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century18 reviews
Jonathan Glover
Yale University Press, 2001
Humanism in the 20th century
+ An immoral history
A good description of major political and moral issues and problems in the 20 century. Written prior to September 11.
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|
|
|
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The Denial of Death52 reviews
Ernest Becker
Free Press, 1997
Clarifying Insight
+ A Soul Centering Work
+ Short review
+ Insightful, brilliant, clearly written, easy to digest, hard to stop thinking about
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Survival In Auschwitz71 reviews
Primo Levi
BN Publishing, 2007
primo levi
+ Vivid Portrayal of Horror
+ "...man is bound to pursue his own ends by all possible means, while he who errs but once pays dearly."
+ Direct and Powerful
+ Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
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The Origins of Totalitarianism: Introduction by Samantha Power20 reviews
Hannah Arendt
Schocken, 2004
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS I HAVE READ.
+ Perhaps History Can Turn Our Heads
+ Arendt's Opus Magnum
MY EDUCATION WOULD BE INCOMPLETE HAD I NOT READ THIS BOOK. EASILY 5 STARS.
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The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and Reportage6 reviews
George Orwell
Harvest Books, 1961
Homage to Orwell
+ A Moveable Feast
+ Amazing Introduction to Orwell. But buy the originals.
+ Correction to previous post
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On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society162 reviews
Dave Grossman
Back Bay Books, 1996
An eye opening read
+ on combat
+ Must read for the military or police.
+ Good but the second book is much better
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media85 reviews
Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky
Pantheon, 2002
Your life could depend on reading this book.
+ Eye Opener
+ Eye Opening
+ One of Chomsky's best (and still applicable today)
+ Chomsky's pinnacle
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Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil (Penguin Classics)5 reviews
Hannah Arendt
Penguin Classics, 2006
A Classic that Elaborates on the Genocide of Jews and Others
+ Incredible investigation of Adolf Eichmann
+ excellent!
+ Emphasis on Banality
+ Rethinking the Nature of Evil
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Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland54 reviews
Christopher R. Browning
Harper Perennial, 1993
Not for the faint of heart, or the weak of stomach!
+ Ordinary Men is a grisly look at a German killing squad implementing the Final Solution in Poland
+ Frightfully banal
+ Excellent
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The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness (Newly Expanded Paperback Edition)40 reviews
Simon Wiesenthal
Schocken, 1998
The Sunflower, Pain and Forgiveness, Past and Present
+ Showing Dignity during a horrific situation
+ Required Reading For All Humans
+ Is forgiveness possible when God takes a leave?
+ Great
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