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I have to do a book review, I need a book
« on: August 29, 2006, 05:25:20 pm »
...topic has to be related to US government.

Anyone know of anything good?  I've thought about doing Common Sense because I've never read that & it is a big part of early American history.

Thoughts/suggestions?

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Re: I have to do a book review, I need a book
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2006, 05:33:40 pm »
Do the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand.  It's a negative utopia novel that isn't entirely far from what may happen here.  :)

If you have to do fiction, you could also look into this book.....  :D
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Re: I have to do a book review, I need a book
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2006, 05:38:19 pm »
Do the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand.  It's a negative utopia novel that isn't entirely far from what may happen here.  :)

sorry, has to be nonfiction, forgot to add that

uhm, a negative utopia, that might be somewhat hard getting my professor to sign off on
Is this it?...
http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/mcnally/anthem/


EDIT:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451163532/103-2613041-2852659?v=glance&n=283155
I'm told that is a good book.
Its about the special team Ross Perot put together to rescue 2 of his corporate employees from an Iranian prison.
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Re: I have to do a book review, I need a book
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2006, 05:54:13 pm »
Do the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand.  It's a negative utopia novel that isn't entirely far from what may happen here.  :)

sorry, has to be nonfiction, forgot to add that

uhm, a negative utopia, that might be somewhat hard getting my professor to sign off on
Is this it?...
http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/mcnally/anthem/
Yeah, that's it, but a novella is of course fiction, so your prof might not sign off on it.

Did you look at my other link?  :D
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Re: I have to do a book review, I need a book
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2006, 07:58:59 pm »
Do America (The Book) by Jon Stewart.

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Re: I have to do a book review, I need a book
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2006, 11:42:11 pm »
Do the novella Anthem by Ayn Rand.  It's a negative utopia novel that isn't entirely far from what may happen here.  :)

sorry, has to be nonfiction, forgot to add that

uhm, a negative utopia, that might be somewhat hard getting my professor to sign off on
Is this it?...
http://www3.nbnet.nb.ca/mcnally/anthem/
Yeah, that's it, but a novella is of course fiction, so your prof might not sign off on it.

Did you look at my other link?  :D
I didnt even look at it because you said "If you have to do fiction..."

Clinton, hmm, brownie points there probably.
However I wouldn't say that is government, sure he was in government, but it isnt about government...that might be an iffy one.

rabbit, Do America would be hilarious

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Re: I have to do a book review, I need a book
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2006, 12:07:50 am »
Men in Black looks pretty interesting
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0895260506/103-2613041-2852659?v=glance&n=283155

On Liberty - by John Stuart Mill, which is about, what else, Liberty. Looks at the rights of the individual and individual freedom. If you are what today would be considered a "conservative" you might want to stay away from this.
http://www.amazon.com/On-Liberty-Penguin/dp/0140432078/sr=1-1/qid=1156910835/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-2613041-2852659?ie=UTF8&s=books



Those are soundin nifty so far.
Yay for people with suggestions that've read stuff before.

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Re: I have to do a book review, I need a book
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2006, 11:00:24 am »
rabbit, Do America would be hilarious
America (The Book), not Beevis and Butthead Do America.