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OK, I have a card that will allow me to get 20% off of any purchase I make at a local bookstore until this Friday. Any suggestions? Also tell me why I should buy it.
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The Wal-Mart Effect by Charles Fishman How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works -- and How It's Transforming the American Economy
Fairly unbiased. I think you'd have a difficult time using this book to argue that Wal-Mart is the devil or that Wal-Mart is an angel, but it makes a strong case for not ignoring Wal-Mart.
I figure I owe you at LEAST one good favor, so if you promise to send it back when you're done, I'll send you my copy. So, I guess this doesn't help you decide what to buy.
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what are your general interest areas? nonfiction or fiction?
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Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 7:19 pm Posts: 39068 Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA Gender: Male
kiddo wrote:
what are your general interest areas? nonfiction or fiction?
I assumed he was looking for non-fiction, or else he would have posted this in Arts and Entertainment.
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I don't read a lot of books anymore, but this one was quite enlightening:
A very interesting look at a state that has gone from being a hotbed of radical leftism to the reddest of teh red states. The outline for success of the GOP in the past 25 years, and the effect that GOP policy has had on the people who most support the party.
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Collapse by Jared Diamond
I read it over the summer and enjoyed it immensely, I've recommended it to quite a few people. It uses anthropological evidence to compare great societies of the past with present civilizations to argue that a few common factors contribute to their material declines. Mostly it amounts to patterns of environmental damage, overconsumption, mismanagement of resources, and inability to change values that no longer have any use. Unfortunately, he argues, we have been ignoring a lot of these concerns and they result in various environmental catastrophe and destruction that greatly affects the human population. A few of the cultures that Diamond writes about include the Mayans, the Vikings of Greenland, the Anasazi of New Mexico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Rwanda, China, and Australia. The amount of information is incredibly thorough and supports his thesis for greater environmental awareness. He also cites a lot of business and governmental concerns so it's a fairly moderate argument. Great book, totally changed my world-view.
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LittleWing sometime in July 2007 wrote:
Unfortunately, it's so elementary, and the big time investors behind the drive in the stock market aren't so stupid. This isn't the false economy of 2000.
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glorified_version wrote:
Collapse by Jared Diamond
I read it over the summer and enjoyed it immensely, I've recommended it to quite a few people. It uses anthropological evidence to compare great societies of the past with present civilizations to argue that a few common factors contribute to their material declines. Mostly it amounts to patterns of environmental damage, overconsumption, mismanagement of resources, and inability to change values that no longer have any use. Unfortunately, he argues, we have been ignoring a lot of these concerns and they result in various environmental catastrophe and destruction that greatly affects the human population. A few of the cultures that Diamond writes about include the Mayans, the Vikings of Greenland, the Anasazi of New Mexico, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Rwanda, China, and Australia. The amount of information is incredibly thorough and supports his thesis for greater environmental awareness. He also cites a lot of business and governmental concerns so it's a fairly moderate argument. Great book, totally changed my world-view.
I've heard very good things about this one too. Thanks for the reminder.
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punkdavid wrote:
I don't read a lot of books anymore, but this one was quite enlightening:
A very interesting look at a state that has gone from being a hotbed of radical leftism to the reddest of the red states. The outline for success of the GOP in the past 25 years, and the effect that GOP policy has had on the people who most support the party.
I really enjoyed this book. It breaks down complicated economic ideas and gives really simple examples and explanations for them.
I'd also recommend this:
Though I'm sure it wouldn't get a good reception at this forum. It is of course a fiction book but it brings forth a some good points about global warming and the science behind it.
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damn i should read this/
The Kansas one sounds quite intriguing, though. Maybe I'll Amazon it someday.
