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| Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, May 2005, 256pp. • Amazing—Still #48 on Amazon after 2 years. What does Roe v. Wade have to do with the drop in violent crime in the 1990's? Why is a Chicago drug gang like McDonald's. Find out in the new edition. • 8466625127 Amazon |
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| God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything Christopher Hitchens, • #4 on Amazon! Hitchens stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded: Vonnegut on third, ... Hitchens knocks 'em all in with one swing of the bat. He cuts through the BS of religion and "faith" better than anybody. Ok, he's too extreme, but he has a point; just look at the Middle East. Amazon |
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| An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming , • Al Gore's Classic. New paper edition only $10.88. Global warming at it's most dramatic. 192 pages of great pictures and simple explanations. 50 years from now, this will be remembered. Amazon |
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| Infidel , • #88 on Amazon. Born into a Muslim family of desert nomads in Somalia, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, became a member of the Dutch Parliament. After 9/11 she collaborated on a film about domestic violence against Muslim women. The director, Theo van Gogh, was then assassinated by Muslims. A riveting tale informed by a genuine understanding of the religion. Amazon |
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