Great story about music, American history and racial tensions.


I recommend it wholeheartedly

I read this one a few weeks ago

Perhaps certain things regarding the way the story unfolds are a bit "naive" (for the lack of a better word) in my opinion, but nevertheless I found it quite interesting and it made me want to learn more about certain parts of the world.

I'm reading about two of the most despicable characters to ever serve in government.

Two exceptionally important stories take up the bulk of Kinzer's book, and both are told with considerable insight and disciplined prose.The first is the tale of the "secret world war" of American violence and political subversion in the early half of the Cold War, and this is the story Kinzer most clearly wishes to tell. The second, closely related, is an instiutional saga of the consequences that arose from the shared power of two brothers who simultaneously ran the CIA and the state department—the covert and public faces of American foreign policy. —Chris Bray

http://www.amazon.com/The...+world+war

damosuzuki said:

I finished Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow two weeks ago.

After that, I plowed through four fairly light-weightl books. It may seem like a lot to go through in two weeks, but these were really very fluffy, almost National Enquirer level political reads, easy to digest in a few evenings or an afternoon.

Game Change (2008 US election summary)

Riding the Orange Wave (Cdn politics, written by NDP campaign mgr)

Double Down (2012 US election summary)

Rebel to Realist (very brief e-book biography of Cdn Prime Minister Stephen Harper)

I just started Zealot, the Life & Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan last night.

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I quite enjoyed Game Change and I still need to read The New Jim Crow.

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About the making of Rockefeller Center. It's so interesting - the history of New York and the evolution of modern architecture combined with the power players of early 20th century NYC.

babynoz said:

I'm reading about two of the most despicable characters to ever serve in government.

The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War Hardcover

by Stephen Kinzer (Author)

Two exceptionally important stories take up the bulk of Kinzer's book, and both are told with considerable insight and disciplined prose.The first is the tale of the "secret world war" of American violence and political subversion in the early half of the Cold War, and this is the story Kinzer most clearly wishes to tell. The second, closely related, is an instiutional saga of the consequences that arose from the shared power of two brothers who simultaneously ran the CIA and the state department—the covert and public faces of American foreign policy. —Chris Bray

http://www.amazon.com/The...+world+war

you recommend it?

'Female Chauvinist Pigs - Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture'

by Ariel Levy (lesbian feminist)

Highly recommended.

I am not ashamed to say but i am currently reading Young Adult novels.

Currently,

Wild Boy By Rob LLoyd Jones

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AborshaClinique said:

I am not ashamed to say but i am currently reading Young Adult novels.

Currently,

Wild Boy By Rob LLoyd Jones

Why would you be? They're worthwhile, quick and entertaining reads! Within the last year, I read the entire Anne of Green Gables series, myself. It was wonderful - and I was sorry when I was finished.

Some classics in that genre...

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier (alternate title: Escape from Warsaw)

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

Genesia said:

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

dJJ said:

babynoz said:

I'm reading about two of the most despicable characters to ever serve in government.

The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War Hardcover

by Stephen Kinzer (Author)

Two exceptionally important stories take up the bulk of Kinzer's book, and both are told with considerable insight and disciplined prose.The first is the tale of the "secret world war" of American violence and political subversion in the early half of the Cold War, and this is the story Kinzer most clearly wishes to tell. The second, closely related, is an instiutional saga of the consequences that arose from the shared power of two brothers who simultaneously ran the CIA and the state department—the covert and public faces of American foreign policy. —Chris Bray

http://www.amazon.com/The...+world+war

you recommend it?

They should teach this stuff in government class in high school.

XxAxX said:

Deadflow3r said:

I am also FINALLY reading the Harry Potter books. I am on the second one.

I was in my late 30's when the books came out. i would have loved them when I was a child.

aren't they fun? the books get a little darker as the series develops but you have hours of good fun ahead of you. the movies also rock.

These are also great for commuter trains and subways. I don't feel like I really need to concentrate all that hard.

Deadflow3r said:

XxAxX said:

aren't they fun? the books get a little darker as the series develops but you have hours of good fun ahead of you. the movies also rock.

These are also great for commuter trains and subways. I don't feel like I really need to concentrate all that hard.

agree. in fact, i should re-watch the movies and re-read the books. i love j.k.rowling's streamlined style of writing. it's soothing and straightforward. mostly, i love that j.k. gave an entire generation of girls the character 'hermione', a brave and capable female role model. kind of like buffy the vampire slayer, or zena. anything that helps increase a female tweenager's self esteem and provide guidelines for self-confident, assertive and healthy exchanges gets my vote these days. dang, listen to me preach! i am now officially an Old Fart