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Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy by Matt Stoller - Book Review

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ISBN: 9781501182891
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Published: Simon & Schuster - October 6th, 2020

With Big Tech and big banks dominating our economy and threatening democracy, we live in an age of monopoly. But how did we get here? Written in clear and engaging prose, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about business, politics, and power in the 21st century. ~ Reviewed by Ramsay Eyre


Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson III by Robert A. Caro - Book Review

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$25.00
ISBN: 9780394720951
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Published: Vintage - April 25th, 2003

This is the best biography--and quite possibly the best book--I've ever read. Caro is not only a master historian, but a brilliant storyteller, whose narrative weaves in enough depth and breadth of Johnson's world to make you feel as if you were right there. Downright brilliant. ~ Reviewed by Ramsay Eyre


The Secret History by Procopius - Book Review

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By Procopius, G. A. Williamson (Translated by), Peter Sarris (Translated by), Peter Sarris (Introduction by), Peter Sarris (Notes by)
$16.00
ISBN: 9780140455281
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Published: Penguin Classics - December 18th, 2007

For fans of titles like "Fire and Fury" and "The Mueller Report," this is a sensational tell-all tale of a ruler whose egotism and corruption know no bounds, written by a close adviser in secret for fear of it being discovered. Sound familiar? Very juicy. ~ Reviewed by Ramsay Eyre


Women's War: Fighting and Surviving the American Civil War by Stephanie McCurry - Book Review

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$26.95
ISBN: 9780674987975
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Published: Belknap Press - April 15th, 2019

This is a story that needed to be told. A major new work of Civil War history, this volume does not only challenge conventional assumptions about women in the Civil War, but dispels the notion that a "woman's role" is limited to the sidelines in any war. This ought to be required reading for any history buff! ~ Reviewed by Ramsay Eyre


The World Pushes Back: Poems by Garret Keizer - Book Review

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ISBN: 9781680031843
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Published: Texas Review Press - March 26th, 2019

Even if you don't read much poetry, this is a collection of gorgeously lyrical, subtly political, and occasionally humorous poems that you will surely enjoy. Touching on subjects ranging from history to religion to the art of poetry itself, this book by a Vermont author has something to pique anyone's interest. ~ Reviewed by Ramsay Eyre


Reflections: Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writings by Walter Benjamin - Book Review

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ISBN: 9781328470225
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Published: Mariner Books Classics - January 15th, 2019

Walter Benjamin was one of the most brilliant and enigmatic thinkers of the twentieth century. His meditations on everything--art, technology, history, literature, violence, the nature of existence itself--might just help you see the world in a new way. ~ Reviewed by Ramsay Eyre


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