Customer Review: Surprisingly well written personal history...not always a page-turner, but Obama
gives real and honest insight about the very specific emotions of growing up
the way he did. As such, it really reveals the kind of man he is...and the point
view he's likely to bring to the... more info
Customer Review: This well written story is a very inspiring read for all of us who care about social justice. Here is a man unskilled for the challenges he takes on and who without any financial resources follows up on his word and starts to improve the world. The example of Mortenson takes excuses away from... more info
Customer Review: The downfall of this book is it is not a financial history of the world but an abbreviated antedotal review of the most recent bubbles mixed in with previous bubbles that have no relation to a historical review of world financial history. The first sentence epitomizes what you will read, a... more info
Customer Review: "Post-American World", the title in itself incites curiosity. From the cover it seems that the author is writing about American downfall, that it has reached its apogee and we are now witnessing its decline. I, on the other hand, found this book to be one of optimism and what America still has a lot... more info
Customer Review: Written by one of the original pro-American, pro-capitalist, pro-freedom patriots, The 5000 Year Leap will read like alien literature to today's gov't school graduate. The American Constitution is treated with the respect and in-depth analysis it deserves and which is no longer allowed to be taught... more info
Customer Review: A transparent attempt to justify the new colonialism. In the 16th century it was the great nations of Europe, in the 21st it is the multinational corporation. It is still exploitation of the haves by the have-nots, just a lot of new lipstick on the same old pig!
Customer Review: Let me start by saying that this was one of the most interesting and enjoyable books I have ever read!
The author starts by explaining the beginning of the universe and he discusses it in a very intriguing and easy to understand way. The truly "astronomical" numbers are put into interesting... more info
Customer Review: My sister gave me this book for Christmas, saying it was one of the best books she had read in some time. I was fascinated by her description, and started the book the next day. I finished it the next morning. I found it eminently readable and fascinating. I was a history major in college, and had... more info
