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Other Interesting Books
 Dave
Lindorff & Barbara Olshansky. The Case for Impeachment: The
Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from
Office. 224 pages. Thomas Dunne Books, May 2006.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
 John
Perkins. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. The author
says that he was bribed $500,000 not to write this book, but
after 9/11 he decided to defect and tell his story. As an
employee of the Boston consulting firm Charles T. Main, he
served as a facilitator of World Bank-funded environmental
destruction in South America and Indonesia for the benefit of
American corporations such as Halliburton and Bechtel. 264
pages. Berrett-Koehler Publishers 2004.
US |
UK |
FR |
DE |
CA |
 Gary
Larsen. The Complete Far Side: 1980-1994. Huge: 2 volumes
in slipcase. 1250 pages. Andrews McMeel Publishing, October
2003. Very high quality production of the life work of most
biologists' favorite cartoonist.
US |
UK |
DE |
FR |
CA |
 Anthony
Jay & Jonathan Lynn. The Complete Yes Minister. Recounts
the episodes of the hilarious TV series as the Minister's diary,
with realistic facsimiles of the "official" documents, most of
which do not appear on-screen. 185 pages. BBC 1989.
US |
UK || DVD:
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 Anthony
Jay & Jonathan Lynn. The Complete Yes Prime Minister.
Successor to the above, written in the same style. 488 pages.
BBC 1989.
US |
UK || DVD:
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 Bill
James. The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.
Essential reference for serious baseball fans. 998 pages. Simon
& Schuster 2001.
US |
UK |
CA |
 Fuchsia
Dunlop. Land of Plenty: A Treasury of Authentic Sichuan
Cooking. To my knowledge, this is the best book on Chinese
food published in English. The author speaks, reads and writes
Mandarin and was the first foreign student enrolled at the
Sichuan Institute of Higher Cuisine in Chengdu. 395 pages.
Michael Joseph 2001, Norton & Penguin 2003.
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UK - Hardcover |
UK - Paperback |
| William Proctor. The Gospel According
to the New York Times: How the world's most powerful
news organization shapes your mind and values. Written
and edited by professional liars, The New York Times routinely
spikes or distorts vital information. 308 pages. 2000.
US |
UK |
| Alex Kerr. Dogs and Demons: Tales from the
dark side of Japan. "In 1994, Japan produced 91.6 million
tons of concrete (30 times as much as the U.S.), much of it used
to build structures that serve no purpose." 320 pages. Hill &
Wang 2001.
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UK |
FR |
DE |
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| I.M. Turner. The Ecology of Trees in the
Tropical Rain Forest. 312 pages. Cambridge University Press
2001.
US |
UK |
| Keith Thomas. Religion and the Decline of
Magic: Studies in popular beliefs in 16th & 17th Century England.
736 pages. Oxford University Press & Penguin Books. 1997 (1971).
US |
UK |
| E.O. Wilson. Sociobiology: The New
Synthesis. 25th Anniversary Edition. 720 pages. Harvard
University Press. 2000.
US |
UK |
| John Alcock. The Triumph of Sociobiology.
256 pages. Oxford University Press 2001.
US |
UK |
| Alan Rabinowitz.
Beyond the Last Village: A Journey of Discovery in Asia's
Forbidden Wilderness. A mammologist in remote areas of north
Burma. Maps, photos. 336 pages.
Island Press & Aurum Press 2001.
US |
UK |
| Heather E. Heying. Antipode: Seasons with
the extraordinary wildlife & culture of Madagascar. The
author studied a poison frog (Mantella
laevigata) on Nosy Mangabe. 288 pages. St. Martin's
Press 2002.
US |
UK |
| Jakob Nielsen. Designing Web Usability: The
Practice of Simplicity. Virtually every website could be
improved by following the suggestions in this book by the
foremost web usability expert. (His
website.) 432 pages. New Riders 1999.
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