I have a $50 gift certificate from Barnes and Noble...

[BigBen]

...what should I buy? I'm pretty much set on Franken's "Lies" and Carviles's "Had Enough". Give me some ideas people!:dem:

[7th_Sephiroth]

1. spread the wealth

with Dragonball#4

[VelmaD]

2. One of Will Pitt's books

I particularly enjoyed "The Greatest Sedition is Silence".

Anythign by Molly Ivins or Jim hightower would be a good read too.

[Nikia]

3. I wish that I got that gift

I got $50 gift certificates to two restaurants and Sears. I probably did get $50 worth of books, which I'll read. I probably could easily spend a $500 gift certificate at Barnes&Noble. The latest book that I bought there was "The Sense of Being Stared at and Other Aspects of the Extended Mind." It was a rather interesting book about the author's scientific evidence and theory of ESP. I thought that it was a cool book and have lent it to two other people. Some people aren't open to or interested in such things though. Buy the two books that you say that you want. I'm not sure of their current prices. How much money or any will you have left from your gift card if you buy those two?

[Devlzown]

4. Have you read any of Russ Kick's books?

They're the ones published by the Disinformation Company. I recently bought "You Are Being Lied To" and "Everything You Know Is Wrong." Both of these are very informative and he's come out with some others, too.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

5. Check out Noam Chomsky's new book.

"Hegemony Or Survival".

[nickgutierrez]

13. Agreed.

[Wulfian]

6. DA VINCI Code!!!!!!!!!!

Best book EEEEEEEEEVER!

[Hogarth]

7. Any book by Joseph Campbell

Years and years ago, magic happened. It was Christmastime and I was repairing a garage door for a professor of sociology. He had a beard like Santa and, as I worked on the door (believe it or not) we began discussing Jung.

He told me that if I was interested in Jung, I should pursue Joseph Campbell's writings.

I did, and I wasn't disappointed.

[corporatewhore]

12. loved hero w/ athousand faces and of course power of myth

[Hogarth]

14. We have that and all the others ...

... and we have the six-tape set of his discussions with Bill Moyers. Maybe I'll just plug that in today during this dark and rainy holiday season.

[Booberdawg]

8. If you want liberal political reading, here's my whole list

Big Lies: The Right-Wing Propaganda Machine and How It Distorts the Truth Joe Conason

Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America Molly Ivins

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About Corporate Cons, Globalization and High-Finance Fraudsters Greg Palast

What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News Eric Alterman

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right Al Franken

Thieves in High Places: They've Stolen Our Country--And Its Time to Take It Back Jim Hightower

Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative By: David Brock

The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations on a National Disorder
By: Mark Crispin Miller

The Clinton Wars
By: Sidney Blumenthal

Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!
By: Michael Moore

Dude, Where's My Country?
By: Michael Moore

We're Right, They're Wrong: A Handbook for Spirited Progressives James Carville

Shrub : The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush
By: Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose



The Radical Center: The Future of American Politics
By: Ted Halstead, Michael Lind

The Greatest Sedition Is Silence: Four Years in America
By: William Rivers Pitt

The Lies of George W. Bush: Mastering the Politics of Deception
By: David Corn

It's Still the Economy, Stupid : George W. Bush, The GOP's CEO
By: Paul Begala

The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century
By: Paul Krugman

Buck Up, Suck Up . . . and Come Back When You Foul Up : 12 Winning Secrets from the War Room
By: James Carville , Paul Begala

The HUNTING of the PRESIDENT – The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton
By: Joe Conason & Gene Lyons

[JaySherman]

9. What four or five do you recommend most?

Outside of Stupid White Men and Franken's book, which I've already read. I've got some amazon gift certs too.

[Booberdawg]

10. Oh I was afraid someone would ask that.

If I had to round out the list to 5 picks, without the 2 you have already read, I'd say:


The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About Corporate Cons, Globalization and High-Finance Fraudsters Greg Palast

What Liberal Media? The Truth About Bias and the News Eric Alterman

The Clinton Wars
By: Sidney Blumenthal

The Greatest Sedition Is Silence: Four Years in America
By: William Rivers Pitt

The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century
By: Paul Krugman

[FloridaJudy]

16. Cool list

Thanks!

[Bundbuster]

11. I have a $25 gift certificate from Target...

Given to me by a librul!

Is it worth going in there for $25?

[Bridget Burke]

15. Yes.

The corporation that owns Target contributes to the community & I believe working conditions are far better than WalMart's. Target stores tend to be clean & pleasant.

You will have no problem finding something (or some things) you like for $25.