Politics & Social Sciences
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A Colony in a Nation
In a Christian Science Monitor book review Nick Romeo, notes: The title comes from a phrase that Richard Nixon used in a 1968 speech at the Republican National Convention. “Black Americans,” he said, “do not want more government programs which perpetuate dependency. They don’t want to be a colony in a nation.” Hayes argues that… Continue reading
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The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon
This book is a nice overview of how Brazil is handling the indigenous population of the Amazon. In 1996 in the state of Rondonia, in the Northwest of Brazil sharing a border with Bolivia, the Brazilian government’s Indigenous Affairs Department (FUNAI) found a single male living alone in the forest. For ten years they attempted… Continue reading
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One of Us: The Story of Anders Breivik and the Massacre in Norway
One of Us presents a detailed account of Anders Breivik life and how he came to massacre 79 people. From his sad childhood until his total break with reality Anders Breivik devised a terrible plot against his country because he opposed the immigration happening in Norway. What struck me most about this story was how… Continue reading
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