Which one book would you ask a repug to read.. and I'm not talking

[southernleftylady]

slamming bush books.. (Al franken types) but a real hard fact book..

[Inland]

1. Krugman's "The Great Unraveling". nt

[sweetheart]

2. "sorrows of empire" by chalmers johnson

IMO, "1" book... this one makes a comprehensive case.

[mopinko]

3. a demon haunted world- carl sagan

[morgan2]

4. "Confessions of an Economic Hitman"

by John Perkins. I would recommend everyone read that book, it really sheds light on how international "aid" works.

[G_j]

5. Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States

[IrateCitizen]

9. Yup. It lays it all out, from the "discovery" of America. (nt)

[Zen Democrat]

20. I'm going with People's History, too. Everyone should have this book.

[DawgHouse]

26. Agreed, highly recommend!

[complain jane]

6. Would I have to teach them to read first?

Or can it be a pop-up book?

[napi21]

7. "Iraq, Inc.: A Profitable Occupation"

by Pratop Chatterjee.

He was on Book TV on cspan over the weekend, and his detailed explaination of how billions in taxpayer funds are skimmed in Iraq was absolutely mindboggeling!

He explained the Cost Plus purchasing system of the DOD. Anyone who didn't find this appauling simply has no capability of thought!

[tmooses]

8. "A People's History of the United States", By Howard Zinn. And

also " Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn.

[pinto]

10. "All the Shah's Men", Stephen Kinzer. A great history of the rise and fall

of Iranian democracy and Mossadegh, the Shah story, and the UK/US oil industry in Iran.

[leftofthedial]

11. Parry's _Lost History_

trouble is, they are all irrational and don't care about facts, or truth, or reality.

[Blue Belle]

12. The Bible...

If they're going to quote scripture and cherry pick the text of this book to judge others, they should be required to read the whole thing to glean the big picture of its meaning.

As for Hard Fact Books, I'm not sure. I'd recommend "home Grown Democrat" by Garrison Keilor, but I doubt that they'd read it.

[stanwyck]

16. I wish they'd read the New Testament

for a change. We don't hear about healing the sick or aiding the poor. Just the fire and brimstone judgment of the Old Testament. So, the New Testament should be mandatory for anyone professing to be a devout conservative.

[hollowdweller]

28. The Bible esp New Testament for sure!

[kaitykaity]

13. Friendly Fascism. Written in early 1980s.

Basically predicted where we are today and
how we got here.

Excerpts here:
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Fascism/Friendly_Fascism_BGross.html

[JNelson6563]

14. The Jungle

by Upton Sinclair

[Sir Jeffrey]

15. I like this one, since it has pretty pictures...

http://www.addictedtowar.com/

[B Calm]

17. What's the matter with Kansas?

[Catma]

18. great read

everyone should read that not just the crazies

[Ron Green]

23. I also vote for "What's the Matter with Kansas?"

I just finished it yesterday. It's a good read, and it's irrefutable in its premise if you accept the fact that unfettered markets are not good for highly developed societies.

[guardian]

19. "Desert Slaughter: The Imperialist War Against Iraq"

or perhaps "Globalization and the International Working Class"

[La Coliniere]

21. All good recommendations...

I'd recommend "Perfectly Legal" by David Clay Johnston
or
"Blinded by the Right" by David Brock
or
"Who Will Tell the People" by William Grieder
They can take their pick. Each one is enlightening in its own way.

[G_j]

22. it might be fun to do a top ten n/t

[sakabatou]

24. House of Bush, House of Saud

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

25. I second that one

I'm half way through and it has the most incredible information, all backed up with sources.

I was fairly young during the Reagan/Bush 1 years and this book has helped me to connect the dots. I can't tell you how many OMG moments I've had reading this book and I'm sure my friends and family wish I would hurry up and finish it. I keep telling them, guess what I learned today. Whenever you have a book that you learn something new everytime you pick it up, it's a winner in my book!

It's not presented in a bashing kind of style either, it's written very matter of factly.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

27. Rise of the Vulcans

by James Mann.