September 3, 2008
The Audacity of Hope
Dreams from My Father
August 13, 2008
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
July 14, 2008
Sun of Suns
June 16, 2008
The Disunited States of America
An alternate history novel about an America in which the union didn't happen and states are independent. [Read more]
June 10, 2008
Farthing
A murder mystery set in an alternate history where Britain made peace with Nazi Germany and the US never entered the war, this is a good, fun novel. [Read more]
May 17, 2008
Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan's Military Economy
April 6, 2008
Old Man's War
This first novel by John Scalzi is a gripping story of a 75 year old who joins the colonial army to help humans colonize space. [Read more]
January 20, 2008
Charlie Wilson's War
The movie is fun to watch, but it's the book that's a must read. [Read more]
December 5, 2007
Speaking in God's Name: Islamic Law, Authority and Women
September 21, 2007
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children is an enjoyable, though not great, book. [Read more]
July 9, 2007
When Victims Become Killers: Colonialism, Nativism, and the Genocide in Rwanda
This is an academic book looking in detail at the history of Rwanda and its neighbors and how that led to the 1994 genocide. Despite being difficult to read due to dry writing, I recommend it highly. [Read more]
June 21, 2007
god Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
Christopher Hitchens is a good polemicist and it shows in his book. This is not a book presenting research or theological discussion, but it does present forceful arguments against religion and the religious. [Read more]
June 17, 2007
Spin
This is a book about the apocalypse, love, father-son conflict, ecology and the stars going out. Definitely one of the best science fiction novels written in recent times. [Read more]
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