Review:This text was so easy to understand and could probably be given to High-school students, or even younger. Nothing is too complex for the average reader. You will actually find yourself shaking your head yes as most of this is simple common sense. But what really makes this book valuable is how all these simple ideas are taken to illustrate the answers to common economic questions we have all had, that we all see in the news, and politics every day. A lot of societies problems could be alleviated... Read more

Review:The book, The Storm Before the Storm, by Mike Duncan was published in 2017. The impressively well-researched, concise, and scholarly work relates to the stone-throwing, sword-wielding history of Rome during the time period roughly four to seven generations before the birth of Jesus Christ. A stark sense of foreboding begins to dawn on you when you read between the lines. You find the inference "raising an army in Rome was not difficult" has far-reaching implications. In addition, the author ... Read more

Review:An excellent, thoughtful tour of Texas' great recent past and troubling current political climate. Also filled with very interesting historical tributes, tid bits and trivia. Should be required reading in every Texas high school senior government class. Read more

Review:Hitch was a miracle of intelligence in his anti-religious and outspoken views on political people and events. Unfortuately, this book is merely a recital his early years, his rise in the journalistic world, and other biographical details. These are comparatively uninteresting since they do not tell us how the man became the voice of the oppoisition of religous bigotry, an apostle of secularism. I miss his voice raised in countless debates as he laid waste to his opponents; arguments. Neither... Read more

Review:Christopher Hitchens is dead, Hillary is retiring, and we have seen the arrival of two presidents who are certainly Clinton's intellectual inferiors. While they may be moral in matters of the bedroom, their politics seem almost as smarmy as the Clintons'. This year's field of Republican candidates does not seem as tainted by scandal as Clinton, but they are likewise untainted by much promise of talent.

Read this for historical interest, and the beauty of Hitchens' writing. Read more

Review:The author has great, accessible prose, and that is her primary strength (that and good publicist and production team behind her). So the book is engaging and easy for the average reader to take and interest.

The history side of it all is fuzzier. As other reviewers have stated, this is a standard civil war history with a little bit more of Britain thrown in. No serious Civil War historian or enthusiast is going to find much new here, let alone big revelations, as it relies heavily on ... Read more

Review:Mrs. Chua pounds home the point that "Market Dominant Minorities" are a significant factor, often the dominant players, in developing countries. The situation differs from continent to continent. Ethnic Chinese dominate many Southeast Asian economies, basically everything from Burma eastward. Overseas Indians and a few local tribes are the entrepreneurs of East Africa and Lebanese share West Africa with the locals. Former colonials, of course, retain important roles in South Africa, Zimbabwe... Read more

Review:One of the most important books of this century! Narcissism is a ubiquitous disease in the American culture which Dr. Peck describes in depth. This book has helped me to understand the insidious nature of narcissism, the damage it wreaks to those possessed by it and to those who encounter it and how it destroys relationships. There is a religious undertone which talks about "evil" but which does not interfere with the message, whatever your religious persuasion. Because of its painful subject m... Read more

Review:This is an interesting read .. Definetly a departure from normal le Carre writing. It is a bit arcane and rambling. However as a reader and owner of all of his novels, I needed to read this book. You can read a chapter here and there. I have not finished it although I've had it for several weeks. It will be several more til it's done. Still a good addition to my library. Read more

Review:I hesitated before buying this book because, after all, how much can be written about a specific subject? I was wrong. The author set out to present the subject in a different light, much more personal than the usual spy stories. He was totally successful in my estimation. There are many interesting details about all the main characters that I had not read before. In sum, he author makes Philby even more of a villain than I thought. Read more