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Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters
by Richard A. Clarke
The Inside Scoop on What Went Wrong While Clarke's message will be nothing new to anyone who's paying attention, the fact that someone with so much experience and insider knowledge can come out so strongly against the way our military and intelligence are currently handled is a heartening sign (and make this a worthy read). |
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Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power
by John Harwood and Gerald Seib
They've Got the Power John Harwood and Gerald Seib have had a privileged behind-the-scenes glimpse into Washington's power plays and who has had the most influence in recent years, and in this book they allow the rest of us outside the Washington inner circle to see how it all works. |
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The Coming China Wars: Where They Will Be Fought and How They Can Be Won (Revised and Expanded Edition)
by Peter Navarro
The New Superpower In Town In a book that is both awareness-raising and alarmist, Navarro paints a truly frightening picture of the economic and environmental havoc China's powerful and growing economy has created throughout the world. |
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Untapped: The Scramble for Africa's Oil
by Ghazvinian, John
Can Africa Break the Curse of Oil? In Untapped, writer and reporter John Ghazvinian presents his fairly comprehensive exploration of the past, present, and future of oil in Africa and all of its implications. |
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Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream, The
by Obama, Barack
Reclaiming the American Dream The "rock star" of the Democratic Party shares his thoughts on reclaiming the American Dream with great eloquence and insight. |
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Prince of the Marshes and Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq, The
by Stewart, Rory
A Voice of Reason in a Land of Chaos If an award for “Most Thankless Job” existed, Rory Stewart would be a leading candidate. |
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Central Liberal Truth, The: How Politics Can Change a Culture and Save it from Itself
by Harrison, Lawrence E.
A Bold, Un-PC Overview of World Progress "...the luckiest of geographic circumstances and the best of laws cannot maintain a constitution in despite of mores, whereas the latter can turn even the most unfavorable of circumstances and the worst laws to advantage." |
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Custom Maid War for New World Disorder
by de Krassel, Peter G.
The Folly of Modern Warfare Krassel's approach in this book is to go through the major wars of our generation, from the Vietnam and Korean wars to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, each of which he cites as a tremendous waste of American resources and lives (this is not, however, all about bashing America; there is plenty of blame to go around the world). |
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The Far Enemy: Why Jihad Went Global
by Gerges, Fawaz A.
Fateful Changes and an Uncertain Future Gerges basically tears apart the notion that jihadis are unified in their vision and all seek the destruction of the U.S.; most of them believe it is more important to focus on the “near enemy” |
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Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative
by Brock, David
Outting the Right Wing Conspiracy How can a socially progressive gay journalist allow himself to be seduced into right wing muckraking? David Brock offers a self critical analysis. |
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