Category Archives: Book Spotlight
Book Spotlight- “The End of Loyalty” by Rick Wartzman
“The End of Loyalty” The rise and fall of good jobs in America By Rick Wartzman In the current era of intense global competition, advancing technology, weakness in organized labor and a worshiping of shareholder value, the idea of … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “Compass & Gyroscope” by Kai N. Lee
Book Spotlight “Compass & Gyroscope” by Kai N. Lee Synopsis Using the Columbia River Basin in the Pacific Northwest as a case study, Kai Lee describes the concept and practice of “adaptive management,” as he examines the successes and … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “The Water Knife” by Paolo Bacigalupi
“The Water Knife” by Paolo Bacigalupi (from the publisher) “In the near future, the Colorado River has dwindled to a trickle. Detective, assassin, and spy, Angel Velasquez “cuts” water for the Southern Nevada Water Authority, … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “It Can Happen Here” by Alexander Laban Hinton
“It Can Happen Here- White Power and the Rising Threat of Genocide in the US” by Alexander Laban Hinton (From the Amazon review) “A renowned expert on genocide argues that there is a real risk of violent atrocities happening in … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “The Open Society and Its Enemies” by Karl Popper
“The Open Society and Its Enemies” by Karl Popper (from the publisher) One of the most important books of the twentieth century, The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of liberal democracy … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation”
“Kings, Conquerors, Psychopaths: From Alexander to Hitler to the Corporation” by Joseph N. Abraham (from the publisher) “Conquest is murder & theft. Conquerors are vicious criminals. Vicious criminals become kings. Kings designed civilization. We are the products of civilization. Right … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language”
“An Illustrated Book of Loaded Language” by Ali Almossawi and Alejandro Giraldo (from the publisher)- Tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the city’s streets on Friday. The actual count was 250,000. Why tens of thousands, then, and not a quarter … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- “American Theocracy” by Kevin Phillips
With our Feature article on Theocracy this month, there was really only one book that could take the Spotlight… “American Theocracy” by Kevin Phillips (from the publisher)- “From America’s premier political analyst, an explosive examination of the axis … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- The Life Changing Science of Detecting BS
“The Life Changing Science of Detecting Bullshit” by John V. Petrocelli Expanding upon his viral TEDx Talk, psychology professor and social scientist John V. Petrocelli reveals the critical thinking habits you can develop to recognize and … Continue reading
Book Spotlight- The Trump-Tell-All Final Parade of Shame
A wave of Trump horrifying Trump anecdotes hit the airwaves this month. It’s not that he did anything new, it’s that at least six new political tell-all books are about to hit the shelves. Trump himself has been a pathetic, … Continue reading