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Currently Inhabiting My Head 2010

  • On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society (revised edition 2009) by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman
  • Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy by Joseph E. Stiglitz
  • Friendly Fire: Losing Friends and Making Enemies in the Anti-American Century by Julia E. Sweig

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Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Books and Reviews 2008

These are the books I felt it worth mentioning that I read during the last quarter of 2008.

The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900

Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent
Review of Tar Sands

Philosophy of Science: A VSI
Review of Philosophy of Science: A VSI

The Elements of Library Research
Review of "Elements"

The Age of American Unreason

The No-Nonsense Guide to Globalization

Fundamentalism: A VSI

Pickled, Potted, and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Perserving Changed the World

Climate Solutions: A Citizen's Guide
Climate Solutions: A Citizen's Guide (pdf link)

Human Rights: A VSI

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

Social and Cultural Anthropology: A VSI


Globalization: A VSI

Democracy: A VSI

Terrorism: A Very Short Introduction
Review of Terrorism: A VSI


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Posted by Bernie at 8:59 AM
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1 comment:

LILA K. said...

Eww. Ewwww Ewwwww Ewwww.

January 13, 2009 at 11:03 PM

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