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Money & Power: The Secret History
Steven S. Sadleir
Self Awareness Institute
668 N. Coast Hwy. #417
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
9781461005544 $12.95 www.SelfAwareness.com

Economist and former international banker Steven S. Sadleir presents
Money & Power: The Secret History, a straight-talk guide to the
economic forces that dominate the modern world. Chapters discuss the
creation and control of money, who controls the Federal Reserve, the
gritty truth behind America's national debt and bailout, oil politics,
and much more. Written in plain terms accessible to readers of all
backgrounds, Money & Power is not only a guide, but a sharp warning
against the rich-get-richer and poor-get-poorer monetary and economic
policies that are currently eroding America's middle class. "The
middle class is being squeezed into servitude through debt, and
economic policies that don't serve them. The primary reason for this
injustice is because the average person is uninformed and unaware of
how their lives are affected by these economic forces and the people
who are invisible to most of us." A sobering and straightforward
warning against the increased concentration of money and power in the
hands of a few, who in turn relentlessly press for governmental
deregulation so that they can accumulate an even greater share of the
collective wealth, Money & Power: The Secret History is highly
recommended.

Back Door Channels
Leon H. Charney
Barricade Books
185 Bridge Plaza North #309, Fort Lee, NJ 07024
1569804521, $19.95, www.barricadebooks.com

Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace provides a fine survey of
alternative methods for official government, from diplomatic entities
to convert intelligence agents. It covers the interplay between these
channels and those not in government, discussing behind-the-scenes
influences on the peace process between Egypt and Israel. Any
political studies collection needs this!

Red Army
Aaron Klein and Brenda J. Elliott
Broadside Books
10 E. 53rd St., New York NY 10022-5299
9780062069245, $26.99, www.broadsidebooks.net

RED ARMY: THE RADICAL NETWORK THAT MUST BE DEFEATED TO SAVE AMERICA
provides a fine original investigative piece that maintains a group of
radical socialists have seized political power, shaped Obama's
presidential agenda, and threaten our country's democracy. It comes
from investigative reporters who expose the people, groups and
relationships in this network and analyze how they influence Obama and
their long term plans for the nation. Conservatives may find this
supports many of their beliefs.

Ten Letters
Eli Saslow
Doubleday
c/o Random House Group
1745 Broadway, New York NY 10019
9780385534307, $25.95, www.randomhouse.com

TEN LETTERS: THE STORIES AMERICANS TELL THEIR PRESIDENTS examines the
struggles of ordinary Americans as told through ten letters who have
corresponded with the President about their situations. The author
discovered these writings and traveled across the country to interview
their creators, choosing letters to which President Obama responded.
His presentation provides a powerful survey of political and social
issues as they affect ordinary Americans and makes this a fine
addition to any general or political studies lending library.

Debunking Glenn Beck
Karl Rogers
Praeger Publishers
c/o ABC-CLIO
PO Box 1911
Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1911
9781440800290 $48.00 www.abc-clio.com

Debunking Glenn Beck: How to Save America from Media Pundits and
Propagandists is not just a hard counter to pro-corporate political
pundit Glenn Beckand his so-called "conservative libertarianism" -
rather, Debunking Glenn Beck considers Beck to be only a symptom of
the problem, no matter how thoroughly his arguments are deconstructed
or countered. The true social ill, claims author and progressive
professor of philosophy Karl Rogers, lies in the immense and
increasing power that wealthy mega-corporations have - both over
politicians (through unlimited corporate contributions to their
campaigns) and the media. Rogers stresses that this fundamental flaw
wearing away American democracy springs from a disastrous Supreme
Court decision to allow unlimited corporate funding of politicians,
and only a Supreme Court reversal or a constitutional amendment can
correct matters. Therefore, a grassroots movement to demand a
Constitutional amendment declaring that corporations are not and can
never be people is absolutely critical! Debunking Glenn Beck is a
thoroughly accessible, forward-thinking, and highly recommended
critical treatise. "No matter how the facts show that laissez-faire
capitalism has resulted in a global economic crisis and a government
that serves corporate interests rather than the citizenry, media
pundits and propagandists continue to assert that unrestrained
capitalism is the only way to get out of the crisis that government
has supposedly caused... Their circularity of logic and denial of
facts are quite astounding, as they argue for further deregulation to
solve the problems caused by deregulation."

Ronald Reagan In Quotations
David B. Frost
McFarland & Company
PO Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640
9780786465811, $45.00, www.mcfarlandpub.com

Ronald Reagan has become an icon of the Republican Party.
Knowledgeably compiled and deftly edited by David B. Frost, "Ronald
Reagan In Quotations" is a 231-page compendium of quotations taken
from Regan's speeches and writings during his two-term presidency and
arranged in the format of a topical dictionary complete with source
notations. Arranged alphabetically by subject ranging from Abortion to
Welfare, "Ronald Reagan In Quotations" is enhanced with the inclusion
of an informative Introduction and a comprehensive Index, making it a
highly recommended addition to school, community, and academic library
collections, as well as the personal reading list for anyone who
admired his accomplishments by one of the more popular American
presidents of the 20th Century.

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