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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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Kaine is working for it.
by BooMan on Sun Aug 17th, 2008 at 03:45:41 PM EST
is it your view that Obama should name not just his VP but members of his cabinet to quiet concerns?

The following has some merit:

Democrats call on Obama to specify his plans

Jim Greer, the chairman of the Florida Republican Party, said, "I think Senator Obama is a motivational speaker, but at the end of the day I don't think that will translate into votes, and certainly not the image of strength that Ronald Reagan had."

He added, "Florida has not yet been locked down by either candidate, or all but won by either candidate."

In response, several Democrats said that choosing a seasoned party leader as his running mate would help Obama in the fall if he is unable to fully allay voters' uncertainty that a one-term senator is ready for the presidency.

"The one area he still needs credibility in is experience, and picking an Evan Bayh or a Joe Biden as vice president would help a lot with that," said John Breaux, a former Democratic senator from Louisiana, referring to two members of the Senate. "It wouldn't be bad if he came out early and said who his secretary of defense and secretary of state would be. That would address and stabilize the concerns about his experience."

Imho, Obama needs someone with business credentials - not foreign policy expertise.  The focus will be on the economic pain. Big Oil is already working on taking down crude oil under $90/bbl a helping hand to McCain.

My two cents on your short list:

Richardson has some personal baggage that could blow up. {Sourced: Steve Clemons}

Biden - voted for the war not looking presidental.

Bayh. Not a good fit... even with his name, it could become a weapon  -- buyh bye Obama.

Sebelius  - will keep the the Clinton angst alive

Kaine - have no idea.

VP could be a dark horse

 

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Sun Aug 17th, 2008 at 05:34:23 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Does anyone think Sam Nunn is in the running?

If so, what are his pros and cons?

by KlatooBaradaNikto (easwar7@aol.com) on Sun Aug 17th, 2008 at 08:05:10 PM EST
[ Parent ]
if Nunn is in the running, where is Al Gore?  He does not appear as a speaker no where on the DNC agenda!

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"
by idredit on Sun Aug 17th, 2008 at 08:17:51 PM EST
[ Parent ]
n/t

An untypical Negro

by blksista (gab1954@gmail.com) on Mon Aug 18th, 2008 at 09:37:16 PM EST
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