I really don't have a clue what to do in the fiction section - some of the titles sound intriguing and there is some good cover art, but I don't know the authors and I just don't know where to start. So on to the NONFICTION section:
Isn't that depressing?
BRAINLESS - The Lies & Lunacy of Ann Coulter - "Senator Joe McCarthy was a misunderstood hero" & "Intelligent design is real science" & "not only should women lose the right to vote but women's liberation has lesd to exhibitionism, promiscuity, sex toys & adultery" - says Coulter, who never appears to date let alone procreate.
AMERICAN FASCISTS - The Christian Right & The War on America - The author didn't believe his professor who predicted 30 years ago that the Christian right would be on the march - Pat Robertson & the televangelists invading the US government in order to create a global Christian empire.
WHAT ORWELL DIDN'T KNOW - Propaganda & the New Face of American Politics - Half a century after Orwell's death, we have the spinmeisters coming up with murky jargon and emotionally manipulative slogans like "War on Terror," infotainment and pseudoscience instead of real news.
Not all depressing ..
ONCE UPON A QUINCEANERA - Coming of Age in America - The world of teenage Latinas and cultural ritual, examined as a charming tradition but by someone with feminist sensibilities.
PLANET INDIA - How the fastest-growing Democracy is affecting America & the world - All the facts about India - 4th largest economy, most populous by 2034, larger middle class than the US already, after China and before US for foreign investment, and with twice the college graduates of China.
THE SHORT BUS - A Journey Beyond Normal - Everyday lives of extraordinary people, like Kerouac or Steinbeck only with learning disabilities and the tyranny of normalcy.
THE YELLOW HOUSE - Van Gogh, Gauguin & Nine Turbulent Years in Arles - Deliciously dysfunctional. I have read Van Gogh's letters to his brother and will be anxiously awaiting the sacrifice of the ear!
I will be using my many free Starbuck's coupons and trying to figure out my new completely intimidating cell phone! - Slugbug - HAPPY 2009! (I am listening to "Stepping Razor" by Sublime & Peter Tosh)
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