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Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky 86 reviews
Noam Chomsky, Peter Mitchell
New Press, 2002
read it for yourself
+ GET ONE THING THROUGH YOUR CLOSED-MINDED - ANTI-CHOMSKY HEADS; HE HAS "NO," AGENDA & TELLS "IT LIKE IT IS," VERDAD...!
+ Best Chomsky book I have read
+ Fascinating collection of interviews
+ Excellent understand without actually understanding
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The Middle East 58 reviews
Bernard Lewis
Scribner, 1997
A Good Introduction to a Complex History
I cannot agree with the statements of some that this is "dull" or "booring". I am not aware that a serious reader expects non-fiction, history books to be exciting! I think that says more about the reader than the author and this book.
Professor Lewis has done and excellent job of providing ...
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What We Say Goes: Conversations on U.S. Power in a Changing World19 reviews
Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian
Metropolitan Books, 2007
Fine critique of US (and therefore British) foreign policy
+ fresh air
+ Please read this book, American!
+ Excellent, if imperfect, critique of American power
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Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror484 reviews
Richard Clarke
Free Press, 2004
An Integral Part Of Our History.
+ Against all enemies
+ Informative. But a bit "I came, I saw, I conquered"
People can say what they want about Scott McClellan, but there is no comparison as to the character differences between these individuals. Whereas Scott had no courage to do what he is now doing, Dick Clarke, here, had all the gull to infight with some of these individuals and let his discontent be ...
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Arabs & Israel for Beginners (Writers and Readers Series)72 reviews
Ron David
Writers & Readers Publishing, 1993
A history that needs to be told without fear
+ Loved for its truth, hated for its reality
+ The best book ever covering the Middle-Eastern conflict.
I purchased this book after skimming through it at a book store (yes, I paid full priced, yikes!). I have an interest in Middle Eastern studies and after the latest bombardment of Lebanon by Israel I made a vow to find out exactly WHAT is this all about. I absolutely loved this book. I wish I could ...
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Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, New and Revised Edition 48 reviews
Norman Finkelstein
W. W. Norton & Company, 2003
Israel-Palestine Conflict
+ An important book
+ Excellent
+ Remarkable and even handed
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The Prize : The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power140 reviews
Daniel Yergin
Free Press, 1993
Great book, still relevent even today
+ A must-read for everybody
+ Oil and the World
+ Definitive work on oil exploration and exploitation
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Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy98 reviews
Noam Chomsky
Holt Paperbacks, 2007
The virus of popular democracy was once again destroyed.
+ Who tells the truth?
+ American foreign policy is the pits
Noam Chomsky writes about the first 9/11 which took place on Tuesday September 11th 1973 in Chile when the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by the military forces of Augusto Pinochet. The coup had full backing of he US government and an estimated 3200 people ...
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A Young People's History of the United States, Vol. 1: Columbus to the Spanish-American War4 reviews
Howard Zinn
Seven Stories Press, 2007
Great Work and Much Needed
+ A true history of the "people."
+ A Nice Primer
As with all of Mr. Zinn's works, this series is clearly written and thorough. Mr. Zinn's writing is very readable, it is always reminiscent of his own pace and phrasing as he speaks. I had been hoping for something like this for a long time. I have given away quite a few copies of The People's ...
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Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy8 reviews
Shlomo Ben-Ami
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
Complex Insights
+ A SUPERB ASSESSMENT
+ Excerpt from the London Review of Books, By Tony Judt
+ Shlomo's masterpiece
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism288 reviews
Naomi Klein
Picador, 2008
Essential Reading
+ Eye opening
+ More relevant than most Americans will ever know
Considering the global political climate and the way policy decisions are created these days (witness the latest "crisis" of the economic variety in the US, for one), this book ought to be required reading for pretty much anyone who can or will at some point cast a vote, think about joining the ...
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Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media78 reviews
William F. Buckley, Noam Chomsky
Zeitgeist Films, 2002
The movie that has become a movement.
+ talk about "must see"
+ If Only Everyone in America Would See This Film
This is more than a film, "Manufacturing Consent" has long been a tool of peace workers who wanted to inform others of the shameful U.S. policies toward countries like East Timor. This film's segment regarding the U.S. support of Indonesia's invasion of East Timor was used to raise awareness and ...
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Introducing Chomsky (Beginners) 7 reviews
John C. Maher, Judy Groves, ...
Totem Books, 1997
Interesting social part but liguistics part too complicated
Introducing Chomsky is divided into two sections: a) First 122 pages: concerned with his theories of linguistics. Utterly fails to make it understandable for begginers. I found myself drowning in a subject I didn't particularly want to read about anyway (I bought this for the second section, which ...
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Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid694 reviews
Jimmy Carter
Simon & Schuster, 2006
An HONEST reflection of reality
+ About time
+ The Facts, Not -Islamization How it works
+ A Must Read!
+ another recommendation
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The Looming Tower284 reviews
Knopf, 2006
The Looming Tower
+ Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to Insanity
+ The Definitive Account of The Genesis of Al Qaeda
+ The Looming Tower .......and The Wall.
+ A Monumental, but Flawed Work
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Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World (American Empire Project)25 reviews
Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian
Metropolitan Books, 2005
the hobo philosopher
+ Good intro
+ Good intro for new readers of Chomsky
+ Delighted to get an update from one of the most articulate and perspicacious political writers of our time.
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Middle East Illusions: Including Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood14 reviews
Noam Chomsky
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004
Complaint
+ a comment on citizen keen's panicked rant
+ Useful study of Middle East quagmire
I have not read this book. I have read other books and articles by Noam Chomsky and listened to some of his speeches. While I sympathize with many of his views--I do not necessarily subscribe to all of them.
My reason for writing this review is that I discovered what I consider an unethical ...
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House of Bush, House of Saud: The Secret Relationship Between the World's Two Most Powerful Dynasties118 reviews
Craig Unger
Scribner, 2004
Excellent
+ The National MALIGNENCY Revealed
+ THE TREASON OF THE RICH
Craig Unger has connected a lot of the dots! I think this should be required reading. It is depressing to read about all the crap that is going with our government and know that there is nothing that can be done about it. Left feeling outraged and helpless. At times it felt like a thriller and ...
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War Crimes & Imperial Fantasies 2 reviews
Noam Chomsky
Important Records, 2004
A must for all americans
+ heartbreaking, but not surprising
War Crimes & Imperial Fantasies is a must listen for all americans who are concerned about the direction of our foreign policy. For me it was shocking to discover that much of what I had learned in school and from our media was a blatant lie. I would also recommend that you follow this with ...
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