Book Review
Zen and the Art of Funk Capitalism
"Zen and the Art of Funk Capitalism" advocates for free market capitalism in an erudite, no-nonsense fashion. Karun Philip’s philosophical economic text "Zen and the Art of Funk Capitalism" examines difficult concepts in a...
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Killing History
As an examination of twentieth-century history, this book does an excellent job of rewriting accepted myths. A nonobjective paean to liberalism, L. K. Samuels’s political history text "Killing History" is also a much-needed corrective...
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Going Home
"Going Home" is a time-bending thriller that raises questions about connections between modern politics and the political past. Dennis Frank Macek’s political novel "Going Home" blurs the lines between the past and present in order to...
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Lions and Tigers and Cong
"Lions and Tigers and Cong" is a war memoir with literary flourishes. Theodore Wild’s "Lions and Tigers and Cong" is a bracing firsthand account of the grunt’s life during America’s long war in Vietnam. In 1966, Wild was an average...
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100 Years of Middle East Conflict - Honorable Peace
Written to win over skeptics, "100 Years of Middle East Conflict - Honorable Peace" forwards a peaceful suggestion for solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Gottfried Hutter’s "100 Years of Middle East Conflict - Honorable Peace"...
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Birds Sing before Sunrise
"Birds Sing before Sunrise" is high-minded thriller that builds upon political insights using excellently placed characters. Jan Smolders’s "Birds Sing before Sunrise" is a muscular political thriller set in the controversial milieu of...
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The Phantom of Witch’s Tree
"The Phantom of Witch’s Tree" is an over-the-top work of weird western storytelling. In Mark Lunde’s easy-to-love, genre-bending western "The Phantom of Witch’s Tree", the last true town of the Wild West proves to be a place of...
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Karma Wears Versace
The excitement in this police procedural hinges on science and on the book’s great central character. Rod Palmer’s stylish and heavy-hitting detective thriller "Karma Wears Versace" features a tenacious detective who takes on a...