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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 
A Wonderful Tale of a True Modern Hero
I raced home, (on foot) after work each day to devour more pages of this exceptional story. Greg Mortenson is inspiring, a driven and motivated man on a quest to save us all, one school at a time. Risking all he has, his family, his life. I love his dedication to his focus of educating students, and most of all young girls living in poverty half way around the world.
Boring Title, Great Book
When my mother gave me this book to read I was a little scared of what I might find inside. The name, \"Three Cups of Tea\" didn't sound very exciting. The cover, showing three young girls studying, didn't look very appealing. And the subtitle, \"One Man's Mission to Promote Peace One School at a Time,\" wasn't the most exciting thing in the world either. It looked like an Oprah book or a chick lit book.
Since my Mom recommended it, I read it...and thoroughly enjoyed \"Three Cups of Tea.\"
The book is...
Required reading
gripping from start to finish. An important book for readers of all ages. A lesson in choosing the really important issues and having the guts to follow the righ path.
Amazing!
I would definitely vote this book as an award winner (it gets really good after the first half -- especially towards the last third of the book). Greg Mortenson definitely needs to win the Nobel Peace Prize! A definite must-read for our times.
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document.write("Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism
by Ron Suskind
from Harper
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Superb, even if apparently published in a bit of a hurry
Yes, footnotes are not included. Also, there are perhaps a dozen typos. But these small shortcomings don't matter. This book is very well written and shows a great richness of research, contacts, thought, and experience on the part of the author. It makes the case very effectively that our future depends on our humanity and that continuing the style of our current Administration would be a disaster. Very highly recommended.
FOOTNOTES PLEASE 
THE FATAL FLAW IN THIS OTHERWISE INTRIGUING BOOK IS LACK OF DOCUMENTATION.
WHERE ARE THE COPIOUS FOOTNOTES TO BUTTRESS SUSKIND'S S");
document.write("TARTLING ASSERTIONS?
MUCH OF THE DIALOG APPEARS CONTRIVED. ALSO THE PRESENT TENSE,SCENE DRIVEN NARRATIVE DETRACTS FROM THE IMPORTANT POINTS HE IS MAKING. EVERYBODY SAYS IT READS LIKE A NOVEL OR A MOVIE SCRIPT. SORRY THAT'S NOT REAL LIFE. I BELIEVE THAT A BOOK ON A SERIOUS SUBJECT ABOUT THE DECEPTION IN THE SO-CALLED WAR ON TERROR SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN A MORE TRADITIONAL...
How Do You Spell Impeachable Offense ??
Have mercy!! What to say. Saw the author in an inteview say it's written like a movie. True enough. It's a screenplay, shouldn't be any problem getting it into film. Only thing is, maybe wh");
document.write("ere it belongs is on the committee where Rep. Kucinich's articles of impeachment are twisting in the wind. Now, about the book. It's beautifully written, incredibly finely woven, and perhaps the most intrigueing contribution Suskind has made is the least appropriate for a Hollywood film and the most urgent, other readers...
IMPEACHMENT BACK ON THE TABLE?
After the many lurid revelations of this Administration's sins, yet more are revealed here. I wish I found these imputations as \"flooring\" as everyone else. But, I for one, am still asking how Bush got away with delaying the investigation of 9/11 for o");
document.write("ver 400 days, and how in heck, he got close enough to recoup another term in office? Will this sordid, brilliantly researched and eloquently stated, dissection of yet another crime against the people of the world (not merely American citizens), finally get...
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
by Jane Mayer
from Doubleday
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
Tying loose ends
This is a devastating compilation of the varied reports of the Bush administration. The Dark Side ties together all of the unsettling news reports and books that have been published in the past 5 years to reveal a chilling tapestry of criminal behavior. This text takes the conversation far beyond politics to require the reader to contemplate exactly how long the country is willing to tolerate a criminal conspiracy in the White House.
Astonishing
This was my first kindle book and it was very hard to put down. Clear facts. Timelines. Public and private records.
Beautiful and fluid storytelling about the most horrible thing imagineable...The US sacrificing all of its most cherished values to defeat the evil of terrorism.
As a veteran, I wrote letters to the President ");
document.write("and my representatives when the Abu Gharib torture photos were released. In the Air Force we were made to memorize the Geneva Conventions...the activities described in this...
Solid documenation of one Bush policy
Of the many critical books about the administration this one is among the most solidly documented treatments of one Bush policy--definition of and handling of terrorist suspects. The most realistic Americans, those who understand that even good people do evil things, if they read this book will have to admit that under Bush & Co. leadership we joined the ranks of the most evil.
IMPORTANT READ
I HAVE READ ALMOST ALL THE BOOKS ABOUT THE BUSH LOT OVER THESE PAST 8 YEARS AND THIS ONE IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST - IT SHOULD BE READ BY EVERYONE CONCERNED ABOUT OUR COUNTRY AND THE UPCOMING ELECTION. IN FACT, IT SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, TO SAY NOTHING OF THEIR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS. A REALLY IMPORTANT BOOK
The Post-American World
by Fareed Zakaria
from W. W. Norton
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
Zakaria wisdom comes through again
Fareed Zakaria's extremely useful perspectives and insights are partly due to his origins in India, and his ");
document.write("travels in his work as a journalist having extensive conversations with leaders all over the world.
He writes clearly and doesn't seem to be trying to impress with how knowledgeable he is. All the while drawing pictures which seem to me to have more depth about how the world really works than anyone else I've read.
This book is about empires and how they have been managed over the last few...
pretty good road map
Mr. Zakaria is an unabashed free trader and glosses over the bad results the IMF and WTO and the Chicago School of Economics have had on real people. However, he is an intelligent");
document.write(" observer and has good recommendations for the future. He also has some pretty good insight into where we have gone wrong. This should definitely be read by voters getting ready to choose a president.
Oustanding in every way
Zakaria presents an intelligent, well-informed, and well documented outline of the challenges American foreign policy faces with the rise of the rest of the world. He is too wise and too sensible to take extreme positions and shows how a more balanced American approach could benefit the country and the world. This is a book that should be widely read and saluted for its good sense.
The Post American World
Excellent and thought provoking view as to how the");
document.write(" world is likely to look in the 21st century. It should be considered compulsory reading for the President of the USA.
Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution
by T. J. English
from William Morrow
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Awakening of facts
For those not aware of the relationships between The Mob and Batista, this book is an excellent account of the \"two trains on a collition\" where one of them would survive being the successful entry of the Revolution on January 1, 1959. The details of the Mob entry into Cuba gambling investements and control and the link to the corruption of Batista reflects the");
document.write(" frustrations of the mayority of the Cuban people who desired a change from the dictatorship of Batista and the elimination of Cuba's 1940's...
(4.5) \"The Little Man had gambled everything- and lost.\"
English's Havana fairly reeks with the aroma of cigars, tropical perfume and the scent of money, mob figures from American crime families finally realizing their dream post-World War II, their heyday 1952-1959. All the swaggering figures are here; Charles \"Lucky\" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Albert Anastasia, Santo Trafficante, the tough guys who made their fortunes during Prohibition, breeding plan");
document.write("s for wealth distribution based on the corruption of an island government, exploitation of union pension...
Enjoyable, informative -- but I found the writing pretty poor. 
Enjoyed the book, learned from it, buzzed through it pretty quickly. But I found some of the writing pretty poor:
\"He was like a Cheshire cat, his countenance without emotion\" -- Though Lewis Carroll's cat didn't give away much, its predominant feature is a gigantic grin.
\"there is no known photo of Lansky and Batista together, or any documents signed jointly by them. Their partnership seems to have existed on a near m");
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Enjoyable but needs perspective
This is an enjoyable and eye-opening book about the mob's presence in Havana's tourism and gambling operations that ended with the revolution. English has clearly done his homework on the mob and he has captured the characters and personalities of the mobsters; but at the same time the mob has captured English. He clearly has, to some degree, become enamored with their escapades and seems less skeptical than he should be about some of the stories they tell (for example, he expresses no d");
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
from Picador
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Disturbing 
Disturbing because this is statist drivel.
Decidedly anti-liberty, this book is really just a series of straw men - one-dimensional analogies and arguments that purport to show us why nationalization is so great. The Klein models fosters an environment for people like Pinochet - it doesn't save us f");
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Must read
All I can say about this book is \"MUST READ\". This book has been vetted and it has many reference sightings.
A Wake Up Call
This is one of those books that makes you wonder when your brain went on vacation. I've been aware of corporatization and globalization for many years, but this book really helped me connect the dots. If you thought the neocons were conspiring against you, you were right. Read this book, then get angry and get even.
Which country was the \"evil empire\"?
The Shock Doctr");
document.write("ine answers many questions I have raised in recent years. Naomi Klein creates a seamless narrative of the deliberate destruction of freedoms in countries all around the world, and lays the blame squarely on Milton Friedman and the Chicago School. Though it is entirely possible that not every instance she describes can be directly attibuted to the abuses of Friedmanism - and I would have preferred even more documentation - the pattern is clear as she sets it out.
This book is well written...
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
by Vincent Bugliosi
from Vanguard Press
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
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document.write("FONT SIZE=-1 FACE=Verdana>Great piece of work, undermined by rants
What an important topic! Bugliosi has done the research and presents FACTS. I am not a lawyer but it appears to me that he has a pretty compelling case.
UNFORTUNATELY he fills the pages with rants and emotional statements. With such an important topic, the credibility of this book is undermined by his need to mix his opinions and emotional rants with what should have been a purely factual, unbiased and professional \"Case\" document. All this does is give the establishment free ammo to dismiss him as a...
Not Impressed
I first heard of this book tonight on my drive home while listening to Dennis Miller's radio show. Bugliosi was the guest promoting his book and lambasting the MSM for ignoring him this time around. No one will touch this book for obvious reasons. Miller kept telling him to please make a point and provide one of his 'proofs' when Bugliosi continued to do nothing but rant about his hatred of Bush. It was excruciatingly uncomfortable to listen to Miller trying to keep Bugliosi on subject and answer a direct...
Wow... a tremendous work...
I have to say, WOW. As a complete and total left-wing liberal whack job, I truly appreciated this book. It absolutely confirmed every single belief I have about this President and, coincidentally, this country.
After reading many, many glowing reviews I simply had to purchase this book. I read the favorable review and it was, expectedly, FAVORABLE! I read the CRITICAL review and it was ALSO Favorable! It seems everyone agrees... Vincent Bugliosi knows everything and has written the clear,...
brilliant required reading
I read Bugliosi's book overnigh");
document.write("t, enthralled with his writing yet equally disgusted with the evidence is presents. as an expert trial lawyer, he knows how to present a compelling case - beyond a reasonable doubt. when that case is against the president of the United States for the murder of 4,000 Americans, you have to take notice. There were a few instances in which he lost some of his composure and embarked upon an anti-Bush tirade. Given his topic, this simply comes across as passion of his convictions....
The World Is");
document.write(" Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
by Thomas L. Friedman
from Picador
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Typical Business Journalism
This is pretty typical business journalism, which seems to be in the mold of the last round of \"sky is falling\" business journalism from the 1980's...when Japan was going to rule the world. I thought this book was going to be something new, but its just the same-old, same-old: US jobs are going oversees, we don't have enough engineers, republicans are ruining the country, blah, blah, blah. Also, the book is pretty sloppy: its overly long and redundant, and the \"research\" is not at all comprehensive or...
Loved it, should be mandatory reading in high schools.....
Tom Friedman just makes so much sense.....He takes complex issues and explains things in an easy way. I only wish he worked for our government and had the power of our government in addition to the power of his pen.
The Book Is Flat
Friedman is an excellent writer and analyzes the topic of globalization beautifully. Although the book is insightful and in-depth, in general it is flat. The author duplicates most of his points across the book and what could have been a 200-page books becomes much larger. I'm glad to have read this book even though it was a struggle finishing it.
The author sees the world as a level playing field where all countries, c");
document.write("ompanies and individuals need to collaborate to be competitive in a global economy....
People, read this book. There are some real answers in it.
A starry-eyed, idealistic, yet analytical, thorough, and inspiring look at the modern world and its future. I highly recommend the book. It's an easy-to-read and entertaining work of journalism full of great insights.
Night (Oprah's Book Club)
by Elie Wiesel
from Hill and Wang
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Haunting and Unforgettable
Should be required reading for . . . for everyone who can read. Puts a face, a voice, a mind, a spirit to something that is so hard to comprehend that it often can feel more like an idea than a reality. A truly moving book. Also, I would recommend the PBS documentary made about Wiesel that was produced, written and edited by David Grossbach and Rob Gardner.
I RECOMMEND IT.
This book is absolutely not anti-religion, and it does not promote any one religion, so readers need not be worried that this book is promoting religion or atheism. I RECOMMEND IT.
Inspiring
Wow, it has ben a long ti");
document.write("me since I read a book so touching. Thank you!
So sad, so much pain
Some of the scenes went on and on and on, but overall it was very heart touching, eye opening look at the truth of the situation.
The Monster of Florence
by Douglas Preston
from Grand Central Publishing
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Okay book, but drags on
This is a very interesting story, although I don't know worthy of an entire book. The beginning of the book is vey interesting, but the 2nd half of the book drags on making it hard to finished.
Unhappy listener review
The story is fascinating and as far as I can tell accurately told. I grew up Florence and am very familiar with the whole story. On the other hand I found it almost impossible to listen to the audio version because practically EVERY word in Italian was mispronounced. Given that most of the words in Italian were constantly repeated, often of well known sites and people and ultimately not that difficult to enunciate, I really do not understand why the producers did not try to avoid this problem. In addition,...
The Insanity that can be Italy
OK. So the fact that the Italian city states weren't unified into the country we know as Italy until 1861 speaks to a lack of historic organizational structure. And there have been more than sixty government changes at the Prime Minister level since World War II. These elements and more could come into play when examining the chaos that is Italy's judiciary. In Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi's non-fiction account of the \"Monster\" serial killings around Florence in the 1970s and 1980s, we see that something...
The Call of the Wild
\"The Story of Edgar Saw");
document.write("telle\".......David Wroblewski
This is a saute of Jack London, J K Rowling and O Henry and I'm only 85%
through. I may have to change my mind, but don't wait for me.If you were once a boy (or what used to be called a tom-boy) who had a dog(s) who you really loved, you will recognise through moist eyes in some situations, what the author is writing about.
You'll find some descriptive portions that suffer from identification problems, but just overlook them and keep...
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