Review:This book is an eye-opening documentary written for lay people. If I were born today, I am not sure I would be able to achieve the success in life I have had. My parents were incredibly poor, but the education I received laid the foundation for my future success. Robert Putnam's book shows how that that type of education, including the associated extracurricular activities that were readily available, is just not there for most poor kids today. It is quite humbling to realize that I am not a... Read more

Review:I’ve read several histories of the Korean War along with many accounts of the Pacific Theater of World War II and David McCollough’s magnificent biography of Harry Truman. Each of these works dealt tangentially with the primary subject matter of this nice, narrowly focused book, namely the conflict between President Truman and the most highly decorated and beloved (with the exception of George Washington, and possibly U. S. Grant) military figure in American history, Douglas MacArthur.

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Review:Thomas Sowell continues to be the most important teacher in my life. His classes (books) are informative, inspiring and thought provoking. It would be near impossible to quantify how important they have been in my life. Read more

Review:Matthews, now known for screaming at people on CNBC, was originally the author (Way back in the late 1980s) of this timeless book about how legislation is crafted, and deals are done.
After reading this book, you will agree that legislation is like sausage: You don't want to know how it is made or what goes into it.
Hardball is a brutal insight for the naive into the power game, the relationship game, and the lobbying game. Legislation is not drafted to protect the poor and innocent. Ra... Read more

Review:Some parts of this edition of the book are unreadable. No one's done any editing, it seems. I would recommend going to the library to borrow the book instead of purchasing the Kindle edition of the book. Or buy the physical copy. This is a really bad example of what e-books can be like. It's like the same standard of quality you'd expect from a physical print version did not apply at all. Read more

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Review:This is one of those rare transformative reads. Thoroughly researched and beautifully written. Dissects the stages of racial identity development as well as those of white awakening. A must-read for every educator. Read more

Review:The daily readings in this book will help you to help yourself, have perspective, keep the proper amount of detachment, and
give the person in your life who is affected by addiction to alcohol or other substances, the dignity to live their lives.
This book along with membership in an al-anon group can give you your life back Read more

Review:This important book is a companion to his book The World Without Us which focused on how nature would recover if human beings were removed from the global picture. In "Countdown" Wiesman travels around the world, from the Mideast to the U.S., looking at how agriculture, population, climate, and other factors are interacting to form the upcoming Malthusian nightmare (our technology and contrary to what some ... Read more

Review:Appalling that quack science is allowed to shape the economies of nations! The lack of integrity in top "peer-reviewed" journals is sobering.
Great that he could find 110 "real scientists" who "on the record" said what they really think about THE HOCKEY STICK. Read more