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Recommended Readinga few good books...
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| History | ||
Eight Pieces of Empire: A 20-Year Journey Through the Soviet Collapse
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A People's History of the United
States: 1492-Present Get ready for the other side of stories
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The Great Derangement: From inside understanding of the inner corrupt workings of our congress, to the pathetic flocks of 911 conspiracy theorist crazies or a morally-bankrupt Texas megachurch's Fundamentalist community, Matt deeps dig and shows us a heartbreaking view of the great unraveling of the American dream. This book is absurdly hysterical yet poignantly sad in revealing the desperation and downright pathetic craziness of both the far left and far right. |
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| Economy | ||
The Disposable American:
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United States of Wal-Mart
The company merely caters to the national religion of consumer entitlement that assumes shoppers have no common interests with workers and puts bargain prices ahead of any social consequences. |
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| Superfusion: How China and America Became One Economy and Why the World's Prosperity Depends on It by Zachary Karabell http://www.amazon.com-Link
This book is essential reading for anyone curious about the increasing economic integration and interdependence between China and America and argues that their fusion has advanced too far for either to extricate itself without severe harm. |
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Blowback: The Costs and Consequences
of American Empire Blowback - the unintended consequences of American activity
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All the Shah's Men: "A well-researched object lesson in the dismal folly of so-called nation-building. British and American readers of today should blush with shame." |
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| Resource Depletion | ||
The
Crude World:
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Ragged Edge of the World
As money and ideas from the West have seeped into places like Polynesia, the Amazon, and the Arctic, Linden has witnessed dramatic transformations. The book is a fascinating journey of discovery and will change the way you view the world. |
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The
End of Oil:
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The World in 2050: Four Forces Shaping Civilization's Northern Future
Largely in response to the impact of climate change and resource depletion; people, agriculture, and geopolitical power will migrate northward. |
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One Square Inch of Silence:
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The Statues that Walked:
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The recent economic recess\sion has led many to reconsider America's place in the world and wonder whether this is indeed the twilight of American power. Over the past two decades, China and the U.S. have become one integrated hyper-economy "Chimerica".
The author brings to life experiences in unspoiled jungles and places where encroaching civilizations have altered forever the natural landscape. Linden's diverse assignments have brought him to ragged edges of the globe, the sites where modernity, tradition and wildlands collide. 
An illuminating look at how global civilization will evolve over the next four decades.
Gordon Hempton, an acoustic ecologist and Emmy award-winning sound recordist, drives his VW bus from Seattle to Washington, D.C. to “take the sonic pulse of America.” With the assistance of writer Grossmann, Hempton interweaves his intriguing and instructive on-the-road adventures with fascinating and rarely addressed facts about sound, health, and the environment.
This is an absolutely fascinating book, engaging from beginning to end. Shattering the conventional wisdom of self-generated ecocide, this book scientifically uncovers a radically different understanding of the mystery of Easter Island and its enormous array of monumental states.