21st Century Books


The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Best Price: $8.63 This is one of those books that makes you wonder when your brain went on vacation. I've been...	The Monster of Florence Best Price: $13.48 If you're interested in detective novels, foreign intrigue and the differences between American...	The Return of History and the End of Dreams Best Price: $11.43 One of Kaplan's pals is Parag Khanna, who has written a book titled The Second World, which is...	Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East Best Price: $11.90 If you really want to know what the Arab people dream off, then this book is for you. This book...	A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery Best Price: $15.79 Every page of this book is fascinating, and scary. Perhaps the end is the worst of all. ...



Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America's Schools Best Price: $21.75 This book should be be considered "must read" materials for parents with children...	The Spirit of Democracy: The Struggle to Build Free Societies Throughout the World Best Price: $16.09 Freedom House, which tracks democratic trends and elections around the globe, noted that 2007...	Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century Best Price: $7.90 I give this book 5 stars, not because I agree with everything its author says but because it's...	The World According to Tomdispatch: America and the Age of Empire Best Price: $12.40 Sick of the mind-numbing propaganda and endless trivial brainwashing of TV and the rest of the...	Debunking 9/11 Debunking: An Answer to Popular Mechanics and Other Defenders of the Official Conspiracy Theory Best Price: $12.63 No doubt it is a hard read. It is voluminous, meticulous, and if you cannot remember what was...



The Republican War on Science Best Price: $1.99 This book may ignite a rage to storm the very gates of heaven. (Except that if you like it you...	Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman Best Price: $5.50 This book was so good that I read it in just 2 days. It was so good that I was unable to put it...	Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA's Key Field Commander Best Price: $7.99 From the first pages of his redacted recollections, Gary Bernsten takes us on a whirlwind tour...	Twentieth-century World Best Price: $59.89 Had to pick this book up for a History class, and the book certainly does what it says it will....	The Twentieth-Century World and Beyond: An International History since 1900 Best Price: $51.53 The Twentieth Century World opens with a prologue that examines international relations at the...

2009 Standard Catalog Of World Coins 2001-Date (Standard Catalog) Best Price: $21.00 With every passing year the edition of a separate 21st century coin catalog becomes more...	A Government Ill Executed: The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It Best Price: $29.08 I purchased this book for class. I don't regret buying it. It was very informative. I would...	Debunking 9/11 Myths: Why Conspiracy Theories Can't Stand Up to the Facts Best Price: $7.00 Most of the conspriacy 9/11 books are like the same no substance reporting done by the networks...	The Spycraft Manual: The Insider's Guide to Espionage Techniques Best Price: $12.25 There are so many typos in this book, I started underlining them in case they turned into a...	Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam, and the Limits of Tolerence Best Price: $2.96 This book, by a Dutch ex-patriot, does a good job of pretending to be fair-minded and...

Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone, The: The Emerging 21st- Century Power Best Price: $16.83 The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone, The: The Emerging 21st- Century Power, Shashi...	After 9/11: America's War on Terror (2001- ) Best Price: $11.53 Having made The 9/11 Commission Report understandable for everyone, the award-winning,...	Thinking Beyond the Unthinkable: Harnessing Doom from the Cold War to the Age of Terror Best Price: $17.63 A top strategic analyst explains what the Cold War can teach us about the War on Terror ...	Empire of Lies: The Truth About China in the Twenty-First Century Best Price: $11.56 Economic conservatives and neoliberal "spinners" from James Fallows and Reed Hundt...	What Every Person Should Know About War Best Price: $4.31 Here we are in Fort America in 2008 with the Iraq War in it's seventh year, the War on Terra...

The Rage and The Pride Best Price: $4.96 Fallaci here is not telling the world anything that it does not know...she is just reminding...	Rome 1960: The Olympics that Changed the World Best Price: $14.95 The strong response of Amazon reviewers is definitely justified and cheers are in order for both...	Charm Offensive: How China's Soft Power Is Transforming the World (A New Republic Book) Best Price: $10.55 I thought this was a good study of something that needs to be discussed more, particularly in...	The World Transformed: 1945 to the Present: A Documentary Reader Best Price: $19.00	In a Time of War: The Proud and Perilous Journey of West Point's Class of 2002 Best Price: $18.15 The dramatic story of West Point’s class of 2002, the first in a generation to...

To Be a U.S. Naval Aviator (To Be A) Best Price: $14.43 This is a well-done, picture book that takes you from the commissioning process (Academy, ROTC,...	Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities Best Price: $5.78 John Berger's latest indignation,'Hold Everything Dear' alerted me to Solnit's volume. The books...	State of Denial: Bush at War, Part III Best Price: $1.25 Without a doubt this book should be required reading for every American. In clear and precise...	A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 Best Price: $10.84 I sent this book to my husband in Afghanistan he is reading this book now and is enjoying it...	Lords of the Land: The War for Israel's Settlements in the Occupied Territories, 1967-2007 Best Price: $15.04 (This review is of the Hebrew edition of the book). This is a very well written and extremely...

Knowing the Enemy: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror Best Price: $10.20 Clear and concise summary of Jihadism in the Middle East. Backed up with many references. Helps...	Our Purpose: The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture 2007 Best Price: $6.43 You may be well aware of global warming and the environmental problems facing our beleaguered...	Blood of the Earth: The Battle for the World's Vanishing Oil Resources Best Price: $1.94 BLOOD OF THE EARTH: THE BATTLE FOR THE WORLD'S VANISHING OIL RESOURCES provides both a...	Mastering Modern World History, 4th Ed. (Palgrave Master Series) Best Price: $19.30 Can I recommend this book too many times?. I don't think so. In my opinion, Lowe's book is a...	The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America Best Price: $19.79 Scary truth, and truth does hurt, but also frees us. Where's the Wiesenthal center's nazi...

Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America Best Price: $0.01 There was almost too much in this book for me to soak up. Part of me wonders whether I should...	Cobra II: The Inside Story of the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq Best Price: $2.97 Although some may say this book is "too detailed" or "too boring to read", I...	Hemingway's Hurricane Best Price: $6.80 The hurricane that hit the Florida Keys in 1935 is still listed as the most intense hurricane to...	Cosmopolitanism: Ethics in a World of Strangers (Issues of Our Time Series) Best Price: $10.41 I have to say I find Appiah's cosmopolitanism to be incredibly appealing. Call me a globalized...	The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban Best Price: $5.01 "The Punishment of Virtue" gives the reader great insight into the political...

When the Birds Stopped Singing: Life in Ramallah Under Siege Best Price: $7.32 This book should be read by all of the Western world to gain a perspective on the ordinary...	Murder in Amsterdam: The Death of Theo van Gogh and the Limits of Tolerance Best Price: $1.64 Buruma looks at the issues of religious tolerance through the lens of the Theo van Gogh murder...	Corrections in the 21st Century Best Price: $39.95 The book arrived very promptly, and although it was used it was in almost perfect condition. ...	Blood Brothers: Among the Soldiers of Ward 57 Best Price: $4.88 Have some kleenex handy. A very well written book. My husband loved it, too.	Lebanon: A House Divided Best Price: $7.04 This is the third book i read from Sandra Mackey (the Saudis and The Iranians are the other...

The Polygamists: A History of Colorado City, Arizona Best Price: $16.88 I found this book very enlightening. I learned a lot about a group of people I knew little...	Fixed Ideas: America Since 9.11 Best Price: $2.20 As anyone looks back on the quagmire in Iraq, and increasingly so in Afghanistan, this book...	Torture and Truth: America, Abu Ghraib, and the War on Terror Best Price: $3.42 This book offers a chilling rendition of the events that occured at Abu Gharib. It fairly...	The World is Flat on Playaway: Ready-To-Go Digital Audiobooks Best Price: $31.49 I loved the ready to go digital audiobook. No need to worry about downloading anything. You...	Political Hypocrisy: The Mask of Power, from Hobbes to Orwell and Beyond Best Price: $18.00 Runciman (Univ. of Cambridge) argues hypocrisy is "inevitable" (p. 1) in liberal...

Century of Difference: How America Changed in the Last One Hundred Years Best Price: $28.20 In every generation, Americans have worried about the solidarity of the nation. Since the days...	The Penguin State of the World Atlas: Eighth Edition (State of the World Atlas) Best Price: $13.60 Now in it?s eighth edition, the widely praised Penguin State of the World Atlas remains a...	Everyday Life in Central Asia: Past and Present Best Price: $20.21 Zanca and Sahadeo have done an excellent job of collecting a series of essays that illuminate...

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