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Thank You for Smoking by Christopher Buckley
This satire was published in 1996, just prior to major litigation against tobacco companies in the United States. Reading it at that time, I (an avowed non-smoker) felt great glee over the ...
(August 2009)
Traffic : Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us) by Tom Vanderbilt
-- also available in eBook format -- Why are dangerous roads safer? Is the lane next to you actually moving faster? How do all of the limos get to the Oscars right on time? Tom Vanderbilt investigates the answers ...
(June 2009)
Moment of Truth in Iraq by Michael Yon
What is the real story of the Iraqi War? Michael Yon is a former Green Beret and reporting as a journalist the amazing eyewitness stories of the Iraqi war in the “Moment ...
(January 2009)
Service Included : Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter by Phoebe Damrosch
-- also available in eBook format -- This book pulled me into the competitive and demanding world of fine dining as the author strived to work at a Thomas Keller restaurant in New York. I was impressed and amazed ...
(November 2008)
The End of Iraq : How American Incompetence Created a War Without End by Peter W. Galbraith
The Iraq war and American involvement lead us to 2 questions: What is the point of the war in Iraq? Also, why is this unknown Iraqi conflict becoming a dominating factor in ...
(March 2008)
Perfectly Legal: the Covert Campaign To Rig Our Tax System by David Cay Johnston
Tax season is here, once again. Don't let 'em fool you. America IS the Land of Opportunity... if you already happen to be mega-rich! This excellent, nonpartisan analysis of a tax system ...
(March 2007)
Shadow War : the Untold Story of How Bush Is Winning the War on Terror by Richard Miniter
September 11th has changed American life and culture forever, and reminds us of the necessary yet regrettable need to remain on the continual offensive in the war against terrorism. Richard Miniter’s Shadow ...
(February 2007)
Secrets of the Kingdom : the Inside Story of the Saudi-U.S. Connection by Gerald L. Posner
Gerald Posner, author of Why America Slept has compiled an interesting collection of insights into one of the most secretive societies on earth. This book begins with a short historical chronicle of ...
(February 2007)
MoveOn’s 50 Ways to Love Your Country by MoveOn
Do you just hate thinking about political issues because you don’t know how to change the situation? That was the premise that started MoveOn.org website and became a national example of the ...
(October 2006)
Profiles in Courage for Our Time by Caroline Kennedy (editor)
Today when you don’t hear much about a government official who does more than you expect, this may be the book to read. In 1990 the John F. Kennedy Foundation established the ...
(October 2005)
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