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Find textbooks at Alibris!

NOTE: Overstock bests Amazon's prices and is "blue."

THE BOOKS WITH "BUZZ":
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Learn the real story behind the WMD in Iraq:

The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism
by Ron Suskind

Read Barack Obama's vision for America:

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

DaveW recommends:

I Am a Strange Loop
by Douglas Hofstadter

Need some laughs?

I Am America (and So Can You!)
by Stephen Colbert

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

Here’s a good one from
Elizabeth Gilbert:

Eat Pray Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert

"Crash" * Best Motion Picture, Academy Awards * Only $11.79 at Overstock * 2006 SAG Winner, Best Ensemble

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

From northcountry’s bookshelf:

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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Find mystery novels by Nancy Pickard ("Kansas")



Challenging Empire: How People, Governments, and the UN Defy US Power by Phyllis Bennis (interviewed on DN!)


Featured by Keith Olbermann, New (Powell's Sale): Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower by William Blum (whose other books merit serious consideration)


"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


BT's all-time best seller:

PERMACULTURE:
A Designers' Manual

$79.95 * Sale: $59.95


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


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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
Material Advantage Are Creating a Generation of
Disconnected and Unhappy Kids

by Madeline Levine


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l think fisa is indeed his biggest blunder. this is going to continue to drive the 'progressives/ and the libertarian-leaning constituencies  batshit bonkers...as witnessed by the diatribes in the progblogosphere to date. not that j-mac is an even worse choice in this regard, but barr's lurking out there, and cw that barr hurts st. john worse aside, this issue will hurt obama with the people who are virulently opposed to it. he can't afford to lose that 5%, or whatever it is, especially with 4 mos to go until the election.

unfortunately for us, and perhaps fortuitous for obama, the average voter, man on the street, doesn't give a two-penny damn about it because it's well below his/her event horizon....[based strictly on my own experience and anecdotal evidence]

regarding the other issues tho, l'm generally in agreement with your assessment, with the possible exception of the rejection of the scotus decision re: the death penalty for child rapists. even the aclu supported that decision. personally, l oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, so l'm in the minority in this country last time l looked. however, that's not the argument that's being presented, being soft on crime is...and opposition to the death penalty in no way is indicative of that, imo. in this particular circumstance, arguing against banning it does not lead me to believe he's strong on crime, just weak on the issue. is it a deal breaker, no,

fisa on the other hand may be as close to one as he can get and still maintain good relations with the progressives.

it still hasn't played itself out, and that's where all my energy and time is going until it's over. l'm too busy carping at politicians, including obama, to do much else anyway.

the revolution will not be televised...

by dada on Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 at 05:12:47 PM EST
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FISA is a straight-up huge problem.

And I hesitate to talk about it while the push is on to change his mind.  

I'd rather just try to change his mind.

But if he doesn't, it still falls into a different general category than most of this other stuff.

by BooMan on Wed Jul 2nd, 2008 at 05:37:12 PM EST
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