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By content description,rave reviews for "The Destiny of Freedom".

The Destiny of Freedom
A Manual for the American Citizen
Authors: Daniel Leacox & Donald Seyfried

"Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of the day."
- Thomas Jefferson


We are a collection of individuals who have come together from many parts of the world over several generations. Even though we express our differences, and form into many lesser communities, there is a definable common goal we share as citizens of this land. It can be described as being part of a nation that promotes and protects the freedom of each individual to achieve their own purposes.

Freedom is the great enabler. Even though it is wildly popular at the citizen level, there are counter forces to the freedom goal. The word "freedom" itself is used by some to sell slavery for the many. The Destiny of Freedom is a handbook that will help revitalize the freedom idea, clarify the intentions of those who would deny freedom and then provide suggestions on how to guarantee our common goal for future generations.

 

Recommended by Leonard , 5/7/2002.

"DUDE, WHERE'S MY COUNTRY?"

By Michael Moore. http://www.michaelmoore.com/ Fresh on the heels of his #1 New York Times bestseller, Stupid White Men, Michael Moore returns with a bold but hilarious act of sedition as he seeks to overthrow the "Thief in Chief" and effect the kind of grass roots change that will shake the very foundations of our country. In case anyone in Washington hasn't noticed, Americans are fed up with the status quo. In this, the first shot fired over the bow of the 2004 Presidential election, Michael Moore aims to unseat the man who slithered into the White House on tracks built by the bloody hands of Enron and greased with the oil of his daddy. As if an unelected, semi-literate president weren't problem enough, America's Democrats have managed to take the liberty out of "liberal," signing on with the G.O.P. for dirty corporate money and the ill-gotten gains of globalization. The "left" is just as satisfied as the right to stand idly by as the chasm between the haves and the have-nots grows wider and wider. Thank god for Michael Moore because DUDE, WHERE'S MY COUNTRY? tells us precisely what went wrong, and, more importantly, how to fix things. In a voice that is fearless, funny, and furious, Moore takes readers to the edge of righteous laughter and divine revenge. Tapping into the collective and widespread discontent of everyday Americans, DUDE, WHERE'S MY COUNTRY? provides an incisive look at Republicans, Democrats, and the robber barons of corporate America as it maps out what regular citizens can do to storm the halls of power and reclaim their stolen country. Recommended by MSN NicknameZu1982, 3/20/2004.

"HEROES"

By John Pilger. http://www.users.bigpond.com/nlevine/thearchive.html Reprinted in 2001, John Pilger describes Heroes as his '...favourite and most painfully written (and re-written) book...' The first book in a three part trilogy (Distant Voices and Hidden Agendas were its successors) Heroes in Pilger's own words is '...meant as an antidote to [the] view from above' in which people from Vietnam to Nicaragua and from Texas to Cambodia have their lifes and political aspirations reflected in their rich diversity. His work as a journalist and broadcaster has allowed him to bear witness to conflict in Vietnam, Camobdia, Central America, South Africa and Palestine, while his characterisations of racial divisions and poverty in Australia, Britain and the United States has laid bare the meritocratic myth so vaunted by Western liberal democrarcies. Pilger's recounting of his own family background gives the reader a clue as to his later perspectives. Both parents were socialists which '...even in its most tepid form, was the great unspeakable in Australia.'Later his first job as a journalist on the Sydney Daily Telegraph was the beginning of a career in the media which often found him at odds with the industry he worked for. The media, believed by many to be an accurate window on the world is in fact, according to Pilger, guilty of corrupting our language and turning meaning on its head. Cambodian children with worthless banknotes which poured into the streets of Phnom Penh from the destroyed national bank, blown up by Pol P's retreating army in 1979. Thus in commenting on global economic apartheid and the phrases used to describe it: 'A positive, hopeful word like 'reform' has lost its dictionary meaning. It now means regression, even destruction.' Wealth creation. actually means the taking of wealth by the few.' Heroes is divided into twelve sections charting Pilger's travels and reporting across the world. His characterisation of the Vietnam War is emblamatic of the rest of the book in charting the impact of colonialism: Recommended by MSN NicknameZu1982, 3/20/2004.

Gone With The Wind

By Margaret Mitchell.
 
 
 
 
 
Saw the movie and think you know the story? You don't. Read the book.
Recommended by MSN NicknameJackieGoreham, 4/20/2002.

Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

By Ayn Rand.
Capitalism:
At a sales conference at Random House, preceding the publication of Atlas Shrugged, one of the book salesmen asked me whether I could present the essence of my philosophy while standing on one foot. I did as follows:
 
     1. Metaphysics: Objective Reality
     2. Epistemology: Reason
     3. Ethics: Self-interest
     4. Politics: Capitalism
 
-Ayn Rand 
Recommended by MSN NicknameJackieGoreham, 4/20/2002.

The Stand

By Stephen King.
The Stand:
Stephen King's epic novel of apocalypse and its aftermath, considered by many to be his masterpiece.
Recommended by MSN NicknameJackieGoreham, 4/20/2002.

Atlas Shrugged

By Ayn Rand.
This novel was published in 1957. Its theme is: the role of the mind in man’s existence — and, as corollary, the demonstration of a new moral philosophy: the morality of rational self-interest.
—Ayn Rand, “Atlas Shrugged,” For the New Intellectual
Recommended by MSN NicknameJackieGoreham, 4/20/2002.

The Wealth of Nations

By Adam Smith.
Written in 1776, this book is still a landmark in the evolution of market-based economies.
Recommended by MSN Nicknamedonsutherland1, 4/6/2002.

The Prince

By Niccolo Machiavelli.
A great book on medieval diplomacy and leadership
Recommended by MSN Nicknamedonsutherland1, 4/11/2002.

Family Matters

By Rohinton Mistry.

"Family Matters is both an affirmation of the importance of families, and the story of the messy tangles they create. Against a backdrop of economic difficulties and religious divides, a Bombay Parsi family struggle to resolve their own conflicts and halt the unravelling of their mutual affections.....

Born in Bombay in 1952, he is now based in Canada".

'Rohinton Mistry writes with exquisite clarity. He uses language to dignify life.' The Guardian

Thought provoking page-turner about atonement.  Another great book.

 

Recommended by MSN Nicknameelvira27, 4/22/2002.

Statecraft

By Baroness Margaret Thatcher.
Another fantastic novel from the Iron Lady.Share the former Prime Minister's views on september 11th 2001,how governments should declare wars onurban terrorism,the superior Chinese,and men in the Middle East who dressed oddly and do not go to Church.Britain in Europe and the Atlantic Alliance.What does the former Prime Minister think about PM Tony Blair in Downing Street today?The Iron Lady is under doctors' orders to refrain from public speeches.We expect to review more novels in Good Books.Highly recommended for aspiring Prime Ministers.
 
Thank you
Recommended by Heng , 4/14/2002.

The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism Where allof Life is a Paid-for Experience

By Jeremy Rifkin.
Rifkin speculates as usual, but is thought provoking read! Interesting.
Recommended by MSN Nicknameelvira27, 4/22/2002.

Weaving The Web

By Tim Berners-Lee.
A great book on the history of the world wide web.The book begins with a short introduction to the author,his works in CERN and how he moved on to tinker with the www My favourite passage in the book has to be the chapter on the invention of the wooden mouse block! If the mountain does not come to Muhammed,then the Prophet has to go to the mountain.
 
The book makes pleasant reading.
 
Thank you
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Recommended by MSN NicknameHeng_GB, 4/23/2002.

Democracy in America

By Alexis de Tocqueville.
One of the most comprehensive political studies on the United States.
Recommended by MSN Nicknamedonsutherland1, 5/2/2002.

1421 The Year China Discovered The World

By Gavin Menzies Bantam Books.
On 8 March 1421 the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China.The ships,some nearly  five hundred feet long,were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals.Their orders were ' to proceed all the way to the end of the earth.'
 
The Year China Discovered The World.
 
Thank you.
Recommended by MSN NicknameHeng-UK, 4/8/2004.

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