Review:Well articulated, excellently reasons, nuanced, clear, non-partisan. It is the best book I’ve read on Foreign Policy in a very long time. It is as much a book as a very long very well researched article. Hard to put down. Read more

Review:Maybe once or twice in a generation, along comes a book of stunningly clear vision and earth-shaking gravity. This is such a book. YES, MUST READ. I am buying copies for anyone who is vaguely interested in how we got to the mess we're in. Read more

Review:Al Franken does not waste time. He starts by lambasting conservative authors and politicians, and he delivers a pretty brutal crush at the end. This is not a book conservatives will like in any sense.
Franken's best chapters detail America's involvement in Aghganistan, starting in the 1980's with the Aghgan resistance to the Soviet invasion. He tells the story of Aghganistan's collapse, albeit breifly, and how that collapse was neglected (Project Neglect). He then tells the story of how Clint... Read more

Review:The author does an excellent job explaining the cultural history of Appalachian pioneers and coal-mining communities, which is critical for understanding how people's vulnerabilities collided with their circumstances to create this truly sad story. The story is well-crafted and the characters jump off the page. It was hard to put this book down, and harder still to shake the tragic ending. I can't wait for the movie! Read more

Review:I was saddened by the distorted viewpoint this book gives about women religious. There ARE ways to do good in the world without breaking with the Magisterium of the Church.

Where were the stories about Saint Teresa of Calcutta, Saint Benedicta, (Edith Stein), and SO many others?

This was centered only on the most radical, the most removed from the Church, other than the story of Sister Dianna, Sister Joanna...the tortured nun, and the nun who helps women of human trafficking.
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Review:An absolutely terrific book, and anyone who wants to understand the mess in the Middle East should fully absorb it. First-rate scholarship and writing. Do not read the review--read the book.

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Review:While I cannot say that anybody reading this should have more kids just out of the guilt this book might give you, it is an important message about the sad effects of low birthrates. Mark Steyn has a quick wit and funny tone that is clearly not politically correct (good for him). Anybody who enjoys a good laugh or is concerned about terrorism should read this. Read more

Review:Looking around America today, it's hard to understand what it was like to be homosexual just a few decades ago. Not to say that it's easy today, but once upon a time, one's very existence was a crime. Cleve Jones grew up in that environment, bullied and tormented even before he knew why. He escaped to San Francisco, where he discovered a world that revolved around people like himself. Driven by the emergence of a man named Harvey Milk, Jones entered the political and social fray, becoming one of... Read more

Review:What a wonderful historical storyteller! Scott Miller has "nailed" the historical non-fiction to create a compelling, edge of your seat real life suspense/drama. If you've ever desired to journey back in time to the gilded age and capture the "feel" of the era and discover what was really going on, this is the book. No glossing over of details either. There are times the finite details are appropriately shared. Your are truly "in the seat" of President McKinley, the anarchists (including Czolgo... Read more

Review:This book provides an in-depth view into the intricacies and challenges of complex tort litigation. It is also a classic David and Goliath story, but this time Goliath wins. It does drag somewhat at times. Read more