Review:We have had a number of family and friends passing away lately and I was looking for some philosophical book on the meaning of life and death. We are not religious so didn't want the god line since it doesn't apply. This has too much of god in it and I come away understanding that only when you are terminally ill do you "get" it. So not what I was looking for but lots of interesting anecdotes and if you are a believer might be a good book for you. I did pick up a Buddist book on life and death s... Read more

Review:The death rituals of another culture can be mysterious, odd, or downright strange to us but that doesn't mean they aren't beautiful or moving. We are all bound by death and grief - it is interesting to see how many different ways love, remembrance, and memorial can be expressed. Read more

Review:much of the arguments are based on questionable foundations, but it is be useful to spark thoughts as to why they are questionable and therefore what would be better. whether their points are acceptable or not, any idea which aids in further examination of the world is a good thing. Read more

Review:By examining the rise of prison systems in Western culture, Foucault demonstrates the ways modern nation-states exert their power to dominate their citizens. This is a great book for anyone interested in power formations as well as continental theory. Read more

Review:A well written and onverwhelmingly sad book! The first chapter about pro-wrestling was hilarious and I enjoyed it very much. The rest of the is probably just as true, although it was rehashing some ideas I've heard before Hedges dark vision of our country hit me hard. Twice I felt so sick to my stomach that I threw the book across the room. The biggest kicker was the final chapter were Hedges, instead of grasping at solutions, says there is no hope except maybe for love. LOVE!?!?! God dammit! Read more

Review:Racistly funny, regardless of actual race, but it's apparently not PC of a person to actually admit that. If you have a sense of humor and can laugh at the truth then this book will be funny. If you're easily offended, just walk away before your feelings are hurt. Read more

Review:A fascinating, well written analysis of the reasons for the success of certain minorities in the US, full of intriguing details, for instance about various individual members of these minorities. Even if reality is more complex than three factors, I believe that the ones of the triple package are indeed of crucial importance. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it ... a book that made me reflect about the reasons for my own success and the success or failure of people I know. Interesting to compare wit... Read more

Review:Well researched and well written look at what small town life has become like in the early 21st century. The book is about the changes in rural America that leads to a drug epidemic; a "war on drugs" does not fix this problem. Read more

Review:started offas an informative though horifying acount of abuse tht may be going on. soon became mostly accounts of his sexual lifesyle as n adult..and not much about the abuse that may be happening....in the end he seems like a possible fantasist and i am not very interested in shamanism... However..i respecr the author as a strong and good person with a personal purpose ofgiving hope to the world. Read more

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