On my weekly outing to Barnes and Noble last Sunday, I found few titles I think might be worth looking at. (Even Barnes and Noble will peddle Marx... ANYTHING... for a buck! Ha!Ha!)
They are in REVERSE alphabetical order because these days I don't have to wear a watch or do most anything else in lockstep any more! I can get up at noon if I like, and I don't have to take small children to the babysitter's while I work (ugh!). I look forward to hearing your "take" on any of them. Best, Hajja Romi/Blue Ahmed Rashid. Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia. http://www.amazon.com/Descent-into-Chaos-Disaster-Afghanistan/dp/014311557X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328058404&sr=1-1 Peter Maass (for some reason, this author's name rings bells for me, but I can't remember why). Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil. http://www.amazon.com/Crude-World-Violent-Twilight-Vintage/dp/1400075459/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1328058314&sr=1-1 Aaron L. Friedburg. A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia. http://www.amazon.com/Contest-Supremacy-America-Struggle-Mastery/dp/0393068285/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328057908&sr=8-1 Last night I saw a very interesting interview by Charlie Rose on PBS. He talked to David Barboza, the Shanghai correspondent for the New York Times, and it was a fascinating glimpse into post-Mao, post-Communist China. You can catch the interview at http://www.charlierose.com/ I'm not sure that Chinese capitalism is an improvement over the People's Revolution. You will have to watch the program and decide for yourself. Andrew Feinstein. The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade. ISBN 978-0-374-20838-7 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Andrew+Feinstein.++The+Shadow+World%3A++Inside+the+Global+Arms+Trade.&x=19&y=18 Steve Crenshaw & John Jackson. Small Acts of Resistance: How Courage, Tenacity and Ingenuity Can Change the World. http://www.amazon.com/Small-Acts-Resistance-Tenacity-Ingenuity/dp/1402768079/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327956780&sr=1-1-fkmr0 Alan Axelrod. A Savage Empire: Trappers, Traders, Tribes and the Wars that Made America. ISBN 978-0-312-57656-1 The jacket blurb says, "The story of the role of the beaver trade in the founding of America." http://www.amazon.com/Savage-Empire-Trappers-Traders-America/dp/0312576560/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327956634&sr=8-1 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
