What books must I buy immediately

[malaise]

and what are the best documentaries on DVD. I already ordered The Corporation and I have my copy of Sicko.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

1. "So Wrong For So Long:

How The Press, The Pundits - And The President - Failed On Iraq." It's by Greg Mitchell, who's editor of Editor & Publisher.

http://www.amazon.com/So-Wrong-Long-Pundits-President-Failed/dp/1402756577

[undeterred]

2. The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

and everything else by her.

[femmocrat]

19. My choice as well. I highly recommend it.

It's the kind of book you can't get out of your head. You will learn so much by reading it.

It should be required reading in college economic or political courses.

[Bigmack]

26. How do we ever...

pass on to others the short version of what she says in Shock?

Start telling yourself the message of the book, and you start to sound like some kind of tinfoil hat person.... even to yourself.

"A group of very dogmatic economists and their rich buddies want to destroy the country... indeed, world.. so they can become super-rich."

Sounds like you're paranoid.

In this case, reality is a lot scarier than some little ol' paranoid delusion.

[Bozita]

33. Can't remember a more important book.

[asdjrocky]

3. My favorite is always the same-

Peoples History of the United States - Howard Zinn There's not too many people around here who haven't read it yet I'm sure. But there is a great documentary companion to go along with it- Howard Zinn: Voices of a People's History of the USA

[Mojambo]

5. Absolutely essential. n/t

[Mojambo]

4. The Shock Doctrine and Confessions of an Economic Hitman

They will stun and, frankly, intimidate you.

[asdjrocky]

11. And I'm with you on those two books, of course.

I gave my daughter Peoples History when she was sixteen, and told her not to believe everything she heard in US History in high school.

[asdjrocky]

12. dupe

[eleny]

6. The Real McCain by Cliff Schecter

A smallish paperback chock filled with facts about McCain and lots of documentation of his facts. A good little manual to tab and put notes in the margin. A reference that reads easy.

I'm also liking another book called Black Men Built the Capitol. I'm too lazy to go get it to tell you the author but it's easy to find. :D

[Arctic Dave]

7. Book: Confessions of an Economic Hitman

DVD: No End in Sight

[malaise]

10. OK that's five books

Thanks all

Any other DVDs? Carlin of course and what else.

[barbtries]

8. here's my wishlist:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/registry/2GGHPDIR64KHQ/ref=wl_s_3/103-8475269-0170213?

i have a bunch of what i consider must-reads on it. i'm reading against empire by michael parenti just now, having finished armed madhouse, conservatives without conscience, worse than watergate, imperial life in the emerald city, and the end of america.

and everybody should read Catch-22 at least once in their life it's a masterpiece. :)

i know there are so many more though.

The Corporation is available freely online. http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/index.php this page has beaucoup documentaries and i've watched nearly every one particularly with regard to iraq and 911. they link to separate pages for both issues. one favorite: http://www.moviesfoundonline.com/orwell_rolls_in_his_grave.php would be a great choice for the dvd as the online version is low quality.

glad you asked :) i'll check back for more titles as well.

[malaise]

13. Thanks

I want my own copy of The Corporation.

I'll look for V is for Vendetta - I've only seen it about ten times. :D

[barbtries]

17. V for Vendetta

i need to put it on my netflix queue

that reminds me - 3 days of the condor came in the mail today. gotta check that out. another good old political movie is the parallax view.

[malaise]

23. 3 days of the condor is a great movie n/t

[YvonneCa]

32. Assault on Reason...

...by Al Gore. Should be required reading for everyone...JMHO. :7

[SecularMotion]

9. DVDs by Adam Curtis

The Power Of Nightmares

http://www.amazon.com/Power-Nightmares-Adam-Curtis/dp/B000ZI3G30/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1216164417&sr=1-2

Century Of Self

http://www.amazon.com/Century-Self-2-DVD-Set/dp/B000VA5Z9A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1216164417&sr=1-1

[Canuckistanian]

14. 'Who Killed the Electric Car' and 'Why We Fight'

Two of the most moving, infuriating and well-made documentaries I've seen besides MM's.

[malaise]

15. Thanks n/t

[daa]

16. Torture Team

Rumsfeld's Memo and the Betrayal of American Values by Philippe Sands and

Five Years of My Life: An Innocent Man in Guantanamo by Murat Kurnaz

[stevedeshazer]

18. The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder - Vincent Bugliosi

I can't recommend it enough.

[malaise]

20. Yes - just added that one

Thanks

[DearAbby]

21. "101 ways to cook Pinto Beans"...by S. Melly Pharts

Sorry, the economy is on my mind. I am looking around for survival books, myself.

[malaise]

28. You might try some of the very old cookbooks

with stuff like preserving eggs, etc. They have some great recipes as well. I'm pretty good with all kinds of beans and peas.

[DearAbby]

34. I used to do a lot of canning

when I was younger. Might be wise to haunt the farmer's markets and get some old ball jars out again.

[Solly Mack]

22. Mine. Just send me the cash now

and when I get around to writing it, I'll send you a copy.

No?

Well, darn.

:)

[malaise]

24. LOL

Finish it first :rofl:

[IDemo]

25. What a Way to Go: Life at the End of Empire

http://www.whatawaytogomovie.com/

A middle class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, Climate
Change, Mass Extinction, Population Overshoot and the demise of the
American Lifestyle.

[malaise]

29. Thanks

Will check it out

[IDemo]

31. Sorry, that's a DVD (two, actually), not a book

[stranger81]

27. for documentaries, try Incident at Oglala . . . .

Distorted Morality
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
OutFoxed
Control Room
Bush Family Fortunes
The Murder of Fred Hampton

[malaise]

30. Thanks

Will check those out.

I think I've just exhausted the budget. :D

[Indenturedebtor]

35. Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast

You could spend 3 years reading on DU to get about the same amount of info, but it's a REALLY well written book, and who has time to go looking for THAT many threads.

Seriously you need that book.

[gatorboy]

36. Highly recommend the doc "Why We Fight"

And if you have a Netflix account you can stream it!

[knitter4democracy]

37. Stocking Up's a good one for preserving food.

The Blue Ball Canning Book's a better starter, but Stocking Up is really good. Used copies are cheap, too.

[taterguy]

38. The Cheese Chronicles by Tommy Womack

Unless of course you already own it

[Javaman]

39. Here are 5 books everyone should have...

A Community Guide to Environmental Health
Jeff Conant and Pam Fadem
Paperback, 600 pages, illustrated, $28
ISBN: 978-0-942364-56-9

From toilets to toxics, from watershed management to waste management, from raising crops to rising temperatures, how we use natural resources affects our health and well-being.

Where There Is No Dentist (Paperback)
by Murray Dickson (Author)

The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook (Paperback)
by American Red Cross (Author), Kathleen A. Handal (Author) "As a lay "rescuer," your role is to identify and give first aid for a life-threatening condition until medical help arrives..."

Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook (Paperback)
by David Werner (Author), Carol Thuman (Author), Jane Maxwell (Author)

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 17th Edition (Centennial Edition) (Paperback)
by Mark H. Beers (Editor), Robert Berkow (Editor)

[stimbox]

40. Friendly Fascism by Bertram Gross

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

[laststeamtrain]

41. This is new & looks good.

"The World According to TomDispatch: America in the New Age of Empire" Edited by Tom Engelhardt.

I posted a review here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=103&topic_id=371398&mesg_id=371398

I put a hold on it at my library.

Multiple authors: Chomsky, Chalmers Johnson, etc.

Perfectly Legal by David Cay Johnston: http://www.perfectlylegalthebook.com/author.htm is a 'classic' & will feed the rage pretty good.

:hi: