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Coloring the News: How Political Correctness Has Corrupted American Journalism 44 reviews
William McGowan
Encounter Books, 2003
Clear view from the inside
+ A Timely book
+ the best press criticism book
+ Biased like all books are biased
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Soul of a Citizen: Living With Conviction in a Cynical Time 38 reviews
Paul Rogat Loeb
St. Martin's Griffin, 1999
A must read if you believe in service to others
+ Every citizen must read
Paul is an outstanding voice in our world. Fantastic book helping bring hope to a difficult time for those of us who aspire to service. It is a challenge to keep engaged in service and Paul does provide hope. I also appreciate his newsletter and recommend it to those who appreciate his work. Great ...
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Exception to the Rulers, The: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them80 reviews
Amy Goodman, David Goodman
Hyperion, 2004
Radio Free America - On CD
+ War and an Uninformed Public
+ The Crony connections.
+ Must reading/ listening re:current events
+ Is Amy Goodman a liberal who is protecting the Neo-Con? This is a paradox indeed!
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Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream 211 reviews
Barbara Ehrenreich
Metropolitan Books, 2005
If you want to know the truth, read this book . . .
+ good book
Barbara Ehrenreich is right: there really is a crisis going on, a "hidden" crisis if you will, although I'm beginning to think this is more of a case of sheer denial.
I can't imagine why any person, knowing the odds, would choose to work in the white-collar "business," i.e. administrative ...
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The Overspent American: Why We Want What We Don't Need68 reviews
Juliet B. Schor
Harper Paperbacks, 1999
Enlightening
+ Consumption über alles...
+ Are You Upscaling?
+ A quick and interesting perusal of our dire straits
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Sexuality, Gender and Schooling: Shifting Agendas in Social Learning
Mary Jan Kehily
Routledge, 2002
This book offers educationalists new ways of understanding the significance of sexuality and gender in young people's lives and suggests ways in which this knowledge is useful in practice. Drawing on interviews with students and teachers, the author provides innovative analysis of the links between gender and sexuality and their engagement with school processes, popular culture and the world of ...
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Crisis: 40 Stories Revealing the Personal, Social, and Religious Pain and Trauma of Growing Up Gay in America 7 reviews
Mitchell Gold, Mindy Drucker
Greenleaf Book Group, LLC, 2008
Raising the Curtain on Growing Up Gay
+ Hearing the Stories, Seeing the Faces: A Review of Crisis
+ Great book! Make sure your copy is not defective.
+ Compilation of brief stories about growing up gay in America
+ Must Read Book
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Blogwars: The New Political Battleground3 reviews
David D. Perlmutter
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
The Most Comprehensive Book on Blogging to Date
+ An excellent read
Perlmutter offers an entertaining and insightful review of the history of blogging (pre-internet to its current form), and peppers his analysis with information gleaned from interviews with the most important bloggers today.
This is a particularly well-written book: inviting enough for those ...
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Hollywood's America: Social And Political Themes In Motion Pictures
Stephen P Powers, David J Rothman, ...
Westview Press, 1996
American motion pictures still dominate the world market with an impact that is difficult to measure. Their role in American culture has been a powerful one since the 1930s and is a hallmark of our culture today. Though much has been written about the film industry, there has been very little systematic attention paid to the ideology of its creative elite. How does the outlook of that elite ...
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100 People Who Are Screwing Up America (And Al Franken Is #37)909 reviews
Bernard Goldberg
HarperCollins, 2005
100 People Screwing Up America
+ Political Incorrectness
I just LOVED listening to Goldberg's choices ! ? Hearing the author read his own book helps YOU understand his choices.
Quite an INTERESTING, "uplifting", extremely INFORMATIVE piece of literature!
A MUST READ FOR EVERY LIBERAL !!!
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The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things 163 reviews
Barry Glassner
Basic Books, 2000
Many true notions
This book is great for the social and cultural notions of the last 20th and early 21st century. It speaks to an important and growing discourse of critiquing the media.
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Branded: The Buying And Selling Of Teenagers13 reviews
Alissa Quart
Basic Books, 2004
Brand This!
Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teenagers by Alissa Quart is a quick and fascinating read on the current and constructed intersections between young people, the media and popular culture, corporate agencies, and consumer culture.
What struck me most about Quart's analysis is how RELEVANT it ...
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Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than ...73 reviews
Jean M. Twenge
Free Press, 2006
I am very grateful for the book
+ Everyone needs to read this book!
I was born in 1959 and my son in 1984. The book helped me to see myself as a member of my generation. I was born and spend first 30 years of my life in Russia and would never expect to fit description of American baby boomers. Never-the-less a lot of things are pretty true for me.
The book ...
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The Romance Of Risk: Why Teenagers Do The Things They Do8 reviews
Lynn Ponton
Basic Books, 1998
Outstanding perspective on needs and motives of adolescents
+ best book on adolescents, I've read so far.
+ amazingly informative
+ An Excellent Resource - Rather Technical
+ Important read for parents
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...And Then I Became Gay: Young Men's Stories4 reviews
Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Routledge, 1997
great
+ Very nice connecting of stories
+ A good and informative book
This is probably the best book on gay issues I have ever read! I do not buy those kind of books very often, but this was definitely worth the money.
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America1081 reviews
Barbara Ehrenreich
Holt Paperbacks, 2002
Good book. Very interesting
+ A Small Peek into the world of minimum wage
Enjoying the book thus far. Really gives practical information about what it is like to try to live on minimum wage.
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Strengthening Community: Social Insurance in a Diverse America
National Academy of Social Insurance, 2003
This new volume from the National Academy of Social Insurance raises a provocative question that goes to the heart of discussion about social insurance and diversityto what extent must social insurance programs address historical, social, and economic inequities? The contributors explore issues of equity and diversity in social insurance programs in America today. Some argue that differences in ...
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My First White Friend: Confessions on Race, Love and Forgiveness10 reviews
Patricia Raybon
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1997
Excellent book for anyone needing to forgive
+ Worthwhile & Wonderful
+ Couldn't Read This Book Fast Enough!!
+ My First White Friend: Confession on Race,Love & Forgiveness
+ great understanding of race relations
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The WAR AGAINST BOYS: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men129 reviews
Christina Hoff Sommers
Simon & Schuster, 2001
Thanks Ms Sommers for caring about boys!
+ A message to Academia - and to the entertainment media
+ Read this book & start understanding the enemy
+ It tells it the way it is
+ Enjoyable diatribe
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The Heart of Social Change: How to Make a Difference in Your World (Nonviolent Communication Guides)
Marshall B. Rosenberg
Puddledancer Press, 2004
The tenets of Nonviolent Communication are applied to a variety of settings, including the classroom and the home, in these booklets on how to resolve conflict peacefully. Illustrative exercises, sample stories, and role-playing activities offer the opportunity for self-evaluation, discovery, and application. This insightful perspective on effective social change is illustrated with how-to ...
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