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Senator Edward M. Kennedy tells his extraordinary personal story:

True Compass: A Memoir
by Edward M. Kennedy.

Read Barack Obama's vision for America:

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama

Boran2 and maryb2004 recommend:

The Big Over Easy: A Nursery Crime
by Jasper Fforde

Must-have information for all presidents-and citizens-of the twenty-first century?

Physics for Future Presidents: The Science behind the Headlines
Richard A. Muller

rae recommends:

Dark Ages America: The Final Phase of Empire
by Morris Berman.

On BooMan’s shelf:

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
by Doris Kearns Goodwin

This looks interesting:

Adventure Divas
by Holly Morris

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Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

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Recommended by Indianadem and ejmw:
The Conscience of a Liberal
by Paul Wellstone

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The New Golden Age:
The Coming Revolution Against
Political Corruption and Economic Chaos
by Ravi Batra

A novel about contractors in Iraq from the woman that runs The Spy That Billed Me:

Outsourced: A Novel
from RJ Hillhouse.


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"Explosive" State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration
by James Risen


The book the CIA doesn't want you to read: Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander
Larry Johnson's review


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PERMACULTURE:
A Designers' Manual

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Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women's History (Third Edition)


The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor And Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!


The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
by Timothy Egan


Green Press Initiative
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Journalistas: 100 Years of the Best Writing and Reporting by Women Journalists by Eleanor Mills * NYT review


Bury Me Standing: the Gypsies & Their Journey


1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus



Brokeback Mountain
by Annie Proulx
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Imperial Ambitions: Conversations on the Post-9/11 World by Noam Chomsky (Power & Terror: Post 9-11 Talks)


The Price of Privilege:

How Parental Pressure and
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by Madeline Levine


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Anybody in Philly (or New York, etc.) can easily take the train.
by Joyful Alternative on Sat Jul 19th, 2008 at 09:56:35 PM EST
It's a nice thought, but...the train from Philly to Pittsburgh is almost 8 hours.  Southwest has 7 flights a day, for almost the same cost.

I'm an Amtrak fan myself, but even I would fly no question.

I don't think many people will be coming on the train.

by rae on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 01:27:39 AM EST
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Hmm. I just looked it up. I know Philly-Harrisburg is 2 hours and couldn't believe Philly-Pittsburgh is almost 8 hours, but that's what the schedule says.

The train doesn't seem to make more stops on the western end than on the eastern end. I know it's farther but not 3 times farther. Maybe the tracks aren't as good and it's slower farther west? I know traveling south, somewhere past DC, things get bumpy because Amtrak is "borrowing" freight rails. Anyway, my apologies for doubting you.

I hate flying. Airports are in the middle of nowhere, so once you arrive, you then have to get downtown. And I always get pulled aside for a special inspection of my artificial knee, as if it's loaded with explosives. Plus too many people, too close together. I flew around toward the end of June and have had the flu or something all July so far. Which is why I'm up coughing and typing at this hour.

by Joyful Alternative on Sun Jul 20th, 2008 at 03:57:27 AM EST
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The train trip is 7.5 hrs because the train takes a 1 hour layover in Harrisburg.  It also travels rather slowly thru the Philly and Pittsburgh suburbs due to congestion.  Driving will take you around 5.5 hours, plus turnpike tolls. I made the trip often when I was dating my wife, and the train is definatly the way to go.  No annoying hangups at the airport either, and I suggest paying the extra 20 bucks for business class.

Sure, the Southwest flight only takes 35 minutes, but you then have to get to the airport in Philly at least an hour and a half before departure to jump through the security hoops, and Philly is notorious for delays.  Toss in the need to get from PIA to downtown, and that 7.5 hour relaxing train trip (complete with AC power for your laptop and a club car) doesn't seem that bad.  The train station in Pittsburgh is also just two blocks from the convention center and hotel, while the airport is 14 miles out.  

Ol'Froth

by Ol Froth (frothsloth@comcast.net) on Mon Jul 21st, 2008 at 03:28:46 PM EST
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