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A landmark book that will significantly alter our understanding of ...

A landmark book that will significantly alter our understanding of modern capitalism. By bringing Slavery into that narrative, Beckert has enlarged our view of capitalism and created a much more nuanced picture of capitalism that we have had before.

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The book chronicles the functioning and challenges of the ad hoc Underground Railroad system, and puts it in the context of the overall Abolition movement as well as documenting how the support for fugitive (ex) slaves became another hotpoint between the North and South.

Like another reviewer, I wish more detail were spent on individuals participating in the struggle, as opposed to often tersely documenting the roles of so many. For instance, why would a wealthy silk merchant become such an ardent abolitionist? Other characters getting passing reference, more for their particular role in a committee or like, but seeming fascinating -- fugitives who became leaders of the committees; a Black pastor of a mostly white congregation, etc.. I'm sure many of these are hard to find information about; but I thought to really explain the railroad, it would help to understand the lives of individuals who participated in it, and understanding a few would help to understand the...

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Like Looking In A Mirror, But Failing To See The Image
From the title of this book, it would be easy to imagine that it was another science writer creating a book about climate change and attributing our future to that singular event. On the contrary, Elizabeth Kolbert has shown, through a number of examples, how we are destroying our environment and possible ourselves in the process.

Kolbert begins by going through the past five extinctions and explaining what is known of them and how they came about, as well as what organisms were present during each of them that eventually were wiped out. She then travels around the world to look at a number of ways in which we humans are causing the death and destruction of our current environment. That ranges from acidification of the oceans from excessive carbon dioxide levels to clear cutting of forests and to our unwitting transfer of invasive species around the globe on a regular and frequent basis.

This book is a wakeup call for all humans. In one way or another, we are all...

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BOOK REVIEW: 'God's Bankers': Exhaustive Look at Money and Power in Vatican City
"You can't run the Church on Hail Marys" --- Archbishop Paul Marcinkus, (1922-2006) former head of the Vatican Bank

Cicero, IL-born Paul Marcinkus, a central figure in Gerald Posner's "God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican" (Simon & Schuster, 752 pages, photographic inserts, notes, bibliography, index, $32.00) practiced what he preached at one of the world's most opaque financial institution, the Istituto per le Opere di Religione (IOR), also known as the Vatican Bank, from 1971 to 1989.

The 6-foot 3 inch Lithuanian American also doubled as a bodyguard/interpreter for several popes. He certainly stood out among the mostly diminutive denizens of one of the world's smallest countries. Despite having no financial experience he managed to hang on to his job, writes Posner, who spent nine years researching and writing this book. The exhaustive research -- including several details revealed for the first time -- shows, as does the gripping...

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Great Overview of Entire History Course

I recently took an AP US History course and bought this book on previous experience with the AP World History book (which I got a five in).

This book is really handy because it internalizes the major eras of all the periods covered by the AP Exam. I found it particularly useful for the essay questions on the AP Test. However, I would discourage anyone from using this book if they are learning things from scratch without taking a history course. It's much better to take an accompanying US History course as this book tends to be more broad than others. Also, the "important" terms are bolded and indexed, making it extremely easy to search for specific terms in a period.

EDIT: 10/9/2011
I got a 5 in the AP US History exam too.

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Absolutely brilliant!

An absolutely brilliant book! Superbly written, engaging, simple explanations of complex concepts - often reads like a good novel. I learned so much reading this book - more than I ever learned in geography and history at school! The ability of the author to summarise the entire history of humankind is amazing. I liked the fact, too, that he had opinions that he argued for. This is a stunning book and a must-read for anyone interested in humanity, how we got where we are, and where we are headed. Can't recommend it highly enough.

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Husband, Father, Hero and Friend

Chris and Taya were our next door neighbors for most of the time the events in this book were taking place. While Chris has sanitized many of the events he was involved with, the book offers a seldom seen look into the trials and pains that American Forces, especially or SEALS endure along with their family and friends. There are no politics in this book, just a saga of the human side of war and conflict. For me it was a must read and for Chris, I'm sure it was way of purging nightmares and letting the public see that the men who protect us are just as human as we are.

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