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.Three Cups Of Tea
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by: Greg Mortenson

January 30, 2007
After reading this book, I felt like I had to tell everyone about it! This is an incredible story that will make you want to take action and make the world a better place. Greg Mortenson deserves to be recognized so that the war on terrorism can be fought peacefully-by teachers armed with pencils and books!
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.The War Within: A Secret White House History 2006-2008
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by: Bob Woodward

September 08, 2008

Unless this is your introduction to Bob Woodward's four books about how we got into Iraq and why it didn't turn out so well, you won't be surprised to learn that President George W. Bush knows of no price too high for the United States to pay in order to make him look good in his decision to invade Iraq in 2003. His approach to improving matters in Iraq is to wait for someone to propose spending more money and more lives, and then jump on the suggestion. Meanwhile, he and his true believers revel in the thought he will be ultimately considered as being another Abraham Lincoln for bringing democracy to the Middle East. That's the long and short of this book.

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.Contact Charlie: The Canadian Army, The Taliban and the Battle that Saved Afghanistan
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by: Chris Wattie

October 10, 2008

Unless this is your introduction to Bob Woodward's four books about how we got into Iraq and why it didn't turn out so well, you won't be surprised to learn that President George W. Bush knows of no price too high for the United States to pay in order to make him look good in his decision to invade Iraq in 2003. His approach to improving matters in Iraq is to wait for someone to propose spending more money and more lives, and then jump on the suggestion. Meanwhile, he and his true believers revel in the thought he will be ultimately considered as being another Abraham Lincoln for bringing democracy to the Middle East. That's the long and short of this book.

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.The Art of War
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by: Sun Tzu

November 13, 2002
Even though this book was written over 2000 years ago, many of these tactics (many of whom I find are common sense) still apply today.

Unfortunately, I found the book was at times confusing to read and wondered a bit. This is really written like an instructional book, something I did not expect and most likely the reason why I didn't like the reading. This is a good book to read but paying $7.50 for it (I paid $3) is not worth it and you could find other books out there that contain much more information.

Kevin

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.Shock Troops Canadians Fighting The Great War 1917-18
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by: Tim Cook

September 30, 2008
Even though this book was written over 2000 years ago, many of these tactics (many of whom I find are common sense) still apply today.

Unfortunately, I found the book was at times confusing to read and wondered a bit. This is really written like an instructional book, something I did not expect and most likely the reason why I didn't like the reading. This is a good book to read but paying $7.50 for it (I paid $3) is not worth it and you could find other books out there that contain much more information.

Kevin

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.Guns Germs And Steel
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by: Jared Diamond

April 01, 1999
A very informative, in-depth look at how environmental and geographical factors have affected world history. Despite the sometimes dull and methodical vocabulary used, Diamond succeeds in delivering insightful theories about world-wide phenomena most of us wouldn't have otherwise put any thought to. I learned a lot from this book; Diamond's confident and knowledgeable tone throughout is refreshing to readers who crave the satisfaction of learning something new.

My sole complaint is that I was unfamiliar with many of the terms used (for example, the names of some ancient countries, continents, or time periods), requiring some extra research on my part.
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.The Forever War
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by: Dexter Filkins

September 16, 2008
A very informative, in-depth look at how environmental and geographical factors have affected world history. Despite the sometimes dull and methodical vocabulary used, Diamond succeeds in delivering insightful theories about world-wide phenomena most of us wouldn't have otherwise put any thought to. I learned a lot from this book; Diamond's confident and knowledgeable tone throughout is refreshing to readers who crave the satisfaction of learning something new.

My sole complaint is that I was unfamiliar with many of the terms used (for example, the names of some ancient countries, continents, or time periods), requiring some extra research on my part.
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.The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom
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by: Simon Winchester

May 06, 2008
everything this man writes is excellent. This book is no exception. You will have hours of genuine entertainment ahead of you. I only wish I had not read it so that I could start it again.
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.Extraordinary Canadians Lester B Pearson
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by: Andrew Cohen

September 16, 2008
everything this man writes is excellent. This book is no exception. You will have hours of genuine entertainment ahead of you. I only wish I had not read it so that I could start it again.
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.A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present
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by: Howard Zinn

July 21, 2005
This is among the worse history book I have ever read on the History of the United States.Just pinpointed the cruelty of White People inflicting on natives and color people like myself IS NOT THE WAY TO PROPERLY LEARN HISTORY.
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