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| 1.The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by: Amity Shlaes May 27, 2008 |
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| Gave this as a gift and haven't read myself, but the reader says it is well worth reading. |
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| 2.The Post-American World by: Fareed Zakaria May 05, 2008 |
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| An intelligent book that looks at trends in globalization, modernization of developing countries, and what it all means to the United States. Zakaria is clearly adept at gathering, processing, and synthesizing vast and seemingly unrelated bodies of information about a subject. I guess that is what makes him such a talented reporter.
At any rate, if you're interested in the significance of China's and India's growth, the ramifications of the communications boom, or how rising and current ... Read More: |
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| 3.The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century by: Thomas L. Friedman July 24, 2007 |
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| A transparent attempt to justify the new colonialism. In the 16th century it was the great nations of Europe, in the 21st it is the multinational corporation. It is still exploitation of the haves by the have-nots, just a lot of new lipstick on the same old pig! |
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| 4.The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by: Annette Gordon-Reed September 17, 2008 |
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| This is an incredibly rich and detailed history of one African-American family, the Hemingses of Monticello. Ten years ago DNA analysis confirmed a two hundred year old rumor, that Sally Hemings, a slave belonging to Thomas Jefferson, had in all likelihood been his mistress and borne children by him. In the years since the original DNA results were released more research has confirmed yet another old rumor, that Sally Hemings was actually the half-sister of Jefferson's own wife.
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| 5.The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story by: Diane Ackerman September 08, 2008 |
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| My sister gave me this book for Christmas, saying it was one of the best books she had read in some time. I was fascinated by her description, and started the book the next day. I finished it the next morning. I found it eminently readable and fascinating. I was a history major in college, and had no problem with what one reviewer, at least, thought of as "precious turns of phrase." In fact, I hadn't even noticed them. I would have, as I have a tendency to start rereading a paragraph when I am confused. I find (and this ... Read More: |
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| 6.The Elements of Style (4th Edition) by: William Strunk, E. B. White September 03, 1999 |
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| If everyone read this book before afflicting us with their writing, the world would be a better place.
Definitive. |
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| 7.The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by: Erik Larson February 10, 2004 |
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| This book is an exciting and compelling account of of the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair. Although it reads like a mystery novel, it is actual history. Two parallel stories run through the book, the account of the planning and success of the fair as well as the activities of a sinister serial killer who preyed upon visitors to the fair. The author is especially adept at bringing out the interesting side stories that intersect with the account of the fair. Highly recommended--especially for fans of history and mysteries. |
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| 8.A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.) by: Howard Zinn August 02, 2005 |
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| Every high school student should read this book as a part of American history. While there is certainly a great deal more to know about our nation's history than what is contained in Zinn's analysis, it represents a critical perspective that is not to be found elsewhere.
And for those adults that never read it in school, try to find time to work through it. You're guaranteed to learn something important about how our country was founded and built that you didn't know before. Having said that, this is a VERY dense ... Read More: |
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| 9.Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by: Jared Diamond July 11, 2005 |
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| With over 1,000 reviews on Amazon it is quite unlikely you will read anything different in my review than all the other five star reviews. I must say that Jared Diamond has written an extraordinary book. The question he tackles with GGS is, "Why and how did wealth and power develop in some areas and not in others."
Diamond concludes that wealth and power can be contributed to several factors: an East/West axis, domesticable plants and animals, this results in food surpluses and thus sedentary lifestyles which allow for specialization. Also, ... Read More: |
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| 10.The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter) by: Scott Kelby September 10, 2008 |
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| This book is worth the money. Kelby outlines how to do the things I want to do in LR2 step by step.
So far all the books I've read by Kelby are fantastic. I own his "The Digital Photography Book" Both 1 and 2. They are must have books if you are serious about getting great digital photos. Thanks for another great title Scott! |
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