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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
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Summary: A shock for America?
Content: Klein's "The Shock Doctrine" weaves together the systematic oppression of South American countries, the "help" given to Poland, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the current war in Iraq. Spotting the common threads in each instance, she then holds up the ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
Manufacturer: Holt Paperbacks |
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Summary: Read it and understand
Content: Another book explaining how we as a superpower are continuing to do a disservice to our own people. We can spend Billions on other countries to insure they have high-speed internet, but fight when it comes to guarnteeing medical for our children. It is not ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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The Communist Manifesto (Penguin Classics)
by Karl Marx
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics |
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Summary: A Utopian society gone south in practice
Content: The idea of this book is simple enough: it's Marx's and Engels' concept and plan for a totally fair society where everything is shared and everyone is (supposedly) equal.
The problem is, "...absolute power corrupts absolutely," and when authoritarian ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis
by Paul Muolo
Manufacturer: Wiley |
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Summary: Well written story of the mortgage crisis
Content: Do your eyes glaze over when commentators try to describe the financial products that were at the heart of the recent real estate boom? The mortgage boom? This book described the instruments clearly--and gives the reader a great sense of what was fundamentally ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Summary: Great Book
Content: I heard about this book through my reading teacher and a student a few months ago. Out of curiosity I decided to buy the book.
I really enjoyed it. I loved how it was written in a diary format and how the author was so real and blunt about everyone and ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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