Posted on November 25, 2008 by bookupdate
The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope
By Jonathan Alter
Jonathan Alter’s bestselling and critically acclaimed account of how FDR lifted the country from despair and paralysis and transformed the presidency for all time.
The most interesting book on FDR I’ve ever read. I learned a lot more about the state of our [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by bookupdate
Do the Right Thing: Inside the Movement That’s Bringing Common Sense Back to America
By Mike Huckabee
When Governor Mike Huckabee entered the Republican presidential race, he was the ultimate dark horse, with almost no money, no consultants, and no name recognition beyond Arkansas. The so-called experts were highly amused by this former small state governor [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by bookupdate
The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Vintage)
By Lewis Hyde
By now a modern classic, The Gift is a brilliantly orchestrated defense of the value of creativity and of its importance in a culture increasingly governed by money and overrun with commodities. Widely available again after twenty-five years, this book is even [...]
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