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Review:I read "Reading Lolita in Tehran" when it first came out and have purchased many copies as gifts for my friends. Ms. Nafisi is an incredible story teller with intresting observations about personal qualities of the people she comes in contact with. She describes the events that have influenced her life with such honesty and clarity that it is hard to put the book down. I strongly recommend this book to everyone as a pleasant experience in discovering a new world observed through the author's per... Read more
Review:Excellent and authentic writing about several different eras in Russia/Soviet Union. Written by a very gifted young author. The title story seems a little too worked over. The cynicism of some of the characters' is wearisome at times. Read more
Review:A collection of his new rules segment from Real Time w/ Bill Maher . 2011 provided Bill with lotsa stuff to make fun and he did just that . IN case you dont see his weekly show , this was a good way to read the best of his 2011 new rules segment . It was a fun quick read . Read more
Review:Very interesting history of the U. S. plans to survive the Cold War, and its successors. Fascinating to read about the reactions of our government to various real and imaginary threats. Well worth the time to read. Read more
Review:The book is written just the same as McCain spoke. I could hear him speaking as I read. An admittedly imperfect man, he speaks with the freedom of a terminally ill human being, reminding us that while our differences may define us, our similarities bind us. Read more
Review:A sort of autobiography by the inimitable Michael Moore, this book is a great read. Moore describes periods in his life that helped him to become the man of the people that he is today. Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life It grabbed my attention from the first page and I always had trouble putting it down. Highly recommended! Read more
Review:This book is surprising timely (rare to read something that speaks to current issues when they are happening). The beginning is quick historical summary and then into the morass of our current situation. The ending was uplifting and hopeful which in today's mass media prophesying of doom and gloom was a welcomed break. There is no quick fix, but strong willed people can effect change by being conscious beings (look at what you buy and who you elect and continue to ACT)! Thank you for the his... Read more
Review:During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two teenage boys are sent to the countryside for re-education. There they find the pretty little daughter of the local tailor and a forbidden, hidden cache of western novels, which prove very educational to the little seamstress. Read more
Review:Jared Taylor has been a pro-white activist for years and he gives us many examples of how multi-racial societies do not work, especially for whites. The main hurdle is getting the word out about racial realities when the mainstream media will not cover it. I like David Duke better because he places more responsibility on Jews for this multi-racial society which is so anti-white. I think he is closer to the truth than Taylor. I conjecture that Taylor seeks to make an alliance with the Jews to sta... Read more
Review:I definitely wouldn't consider myself progressive IN ANY WAY. Maybe a few liberal tendencies, but by-and-far I didn't vote for (either) Clinton, so I would definitely consider myself better-aligned to Shapiro's viewpoints (but definitely not abortion and his denial of human effects on the earth).
However, he builds of many great arguments through numerous examples — which ARE thought-provoking — but so many teams he resorts to typical schoolyard bullying tactics to "prove" (otherwise... Read more