You cannot save the rest of the world, but you can destroy your own civilization or turn it into a water starved, food scant and quality of life nightmare. Your children will thank you in 2050 and the world will thank you for leading the way for huma
“Well Yank, you must be dead from the neck up!” I answered, “Yes, but it’s a great adventure.” He responded, “Do you know what the Nullabor Plains means?” I said, “No.” He said, “It means treeless for 2,000 kms and 40 degrees C. every day. You’
“A worthy younger sibling to Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother is lively, precocious, and most importantly, a little scary.” --Brian K. Vaughan, author of the graphic novel Y: The Last Man on Little Brother
Bestselling author Nassim Nicholas Taleb continues his exploration of randomness in his fascinating new book, The Black Swan, in which he examines the influence of highly improbable and unpredictable events that have massive impact. (ECONOMY)
Some years ago when I worked at the libertarian Cato Institute, we used to label any new hire who had not yet read "Atlas Shrugged" a "virgin." Being conversant in Ayn Rand's classic novel about the economic carnage caused by
The agreement, pending approval by a judge this year, also paved the way for both sides to make profits from digital versions of books. (Now you know the 'why'!)
Ever meet up with someone who drove you crazy? You wanted to wring their neck? You couldn't get away from him or her? Well Joe is such a man and this is his story of religion, embarrassment and skulduggery!
America faces daunting challenges with the end of the age of oil. We must move today on how we might reconfigure our civilization to deal with limited energy to grow our food and transportation to our mega cities. This book enlightens, sobers and in
Why would anyone walk across America coast to coast on their hands? While I usually write about serious issues, this astounding man inspired me and he will inspire you. Meet the only man to ever walk across America on his hands and why!
Are you ready for what's coming? Do you think we'll survive it better than a bunch of rats? Will we be just another Rome? How about another China? Hold onto your hats for Kunstler's "The Long Emergency"!
Hang on to your hats folks! Without our cheap energy mistress called oil, we're facing sobering realities. With our water supplies dwindling, we face food challenges. With our cities bursting with gridlock traffic and sheer people overload, wha
The family of Michael Crichton, the million-selling author of such historic and prehistoric science fantasies as "Jurassic Park," "Timeline" and "The Andromeda Strain," says the author has died in Los Angeles. Crichton d
We all complain about politics, but have you ever wondered what makes a person pick up a gun and start violently resisting the government? That was one of the questions I wanted to answer when I started writing The Army of the Republic.
Stuart Archer Cohen’s controversial new novel, The Army of the Republic, (St. Martin’s Press) is set in a near-future United States where economic collapse and a one-party “democracy” has spawned a violent backlash.
A Review of The Army of the Republic by Karen Kwiatkowski - "Cohen has captured an America, literarily and artistically, that parallels what the Ron Paul revolution captured politically just this year."
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Author Sherry Jones had her book contract canceled by Random House over fears that extremist Muslims would engage in violence over the contents. The book details the life of the prophet Muhammad's child bride, Aisha.
The Iraq War provides the power elites to fabricate lies, declare wars and kill young soldiers without a sense of honor, responsibility or personal integrity.
Wars are a principal means for the state to increase its power. Unscrupulous political leaders actively seek war to increase their own power. But how do they manage to enlist their population behind their murderous crusades?
Free download of a PDF book: "Jefferson Mack - Secret Freedom Fighter - Fighting Tyranny without Terrorizing the Innocent." A manual for the one man urban guerrilla. People should fear their governments. Governments should fear their people
Getting lost in the media furor over McClellan's memoir is the new autobiography of retired Lt. Gen Ricardo S. Sanchez, the onetime commander of US troops in Iraq, who is scathing in his assessment that the Bush administration