Books for Blair - read them fast Mr. President.

A Listmania! list by "doctor-skel"
 
A People's History of the United States: From 1492 to the Present
1.  A People's History of the United States: From 1492 to the Present by Howard Zinn
The list author says:
  "Our history is little better - but then you probably respect Furgusson's 'Empire', ha! (You really need this list man, you really do)"
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The Catastrophist
2.  The Catastrophist by Ronan Bennett
The list author says:
  "You've suggested 'America has its faults' - have you read this novel already?"
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
3.  Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres
The list author says:
  "War treads on the little people. Alot. Oh, and skip the film, Tone."
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War Plan Iraq: 10 Reasons Against War with Iraq
4.  War Plan Iraq: 10 Reasons Against War with Iraq by Milan Rai
The list author says:
  "This is my point - the war in Afghanistan and Iraq is about global power-building not global community-building. And the west'll be lucky if it goes all that well anyway, given this assesment."
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Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question
5.  Blaming the Victims: Spurious Scholarship and the Palestinian Question by Edward W. Said
The list author says:
  "Is this your vision of world justice? - is the UN able to provide it after 40 years of (US sabotaged) failure here?"
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The Trial of Henry Kissinger
6.  The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens
The list author says:
  "Carry on with Team-Bush and someone'll write an account of your jounals that reads like this."
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Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians
7.  Fateful Triangle: The United States, Israel and the Palestinians by Noam Chomsky
The list author says:
  "The cusp of the Middle-east problem as it stands today - I can't believe you've not read some Chomsky ..."
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Saddam Hussein: An American Obsession
8.  Saddam Hussein: An American Obsession by Andrew Cockburn
The list author says:
  "Yes, Sadman is bad ..."
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The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity
9.  The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity by Tariq Ali
The list author says:
  "... but Islam is clearly not. (You can start putting your ass-kissing to ethnic minorities into perspective here Tony)"
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The Meaning of Holy Quran
10.  The Meaning of Holy Quran by Abdullah Yusuf Ali
The list author says:
  "SEE! Islam is no more dangerous than Christianity (ahem!). After all, people have killed for Buddha! (PS-the penguin version is considered naff, or even insulting within the Islamic community)"
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Welcome to the Desert of the Real
11.  Welcome to the Desert of the Real by Slavoj Zizek
The list author says:
  "The 'War on Terror' is the wrong response. 'Us and them' attitudes make no sense at all."
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The Communist Manifesto: a Modern Edition
12.  The Communist Manifesto: a Modern Edition by Karl Marx
The list author says:
  "Admit it, you've lost your way, Commrade."
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The Social Contract (Classics)
13.  The Social Contract (Classics) by Jean Jacque Rousseau
The list author says:
  "Surely you've heard of the title at least?!"
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Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain
14.  Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain by George Monbiot
The list author says:
  "In New Labour's Britian look who has access to (Parlimentary) democracy"
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Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain
15.  Hard Work: Life in Low-pay Britain by Polly Toynbee
The list author says:
  "Look who doesnt."
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Against the Third Way
16.  Against the Third Way by Alex Callinicos
The list author says:
  "There IS no Third Way - just a repackaging of the old way, Profit, Profit, Profit! Now, Now, Now!"
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No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs
17.  No Logo: No Space. No Choice. No Jobs by Naomi Klein
The list author says:
  "Global consummerism is parasitic, this we know - but its also a pretty vacuous way of life for the parasites too."
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Animals Like Us (Practical ethics series)
18.  Animals Like Us (Practical ethics series) by Mark Rowlands
The list author says:
  "Is there nothing that we wont industrialize?"
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