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Disturbing the Peace: The Story of Father Roy Bourgeois and the Movement to Close the School of Americas
James Hodge, Linda Cooper
Orbis Books, 2004
American School for Murder
Disturbing the Peace is a compelling story of a cleric who has dedicated his life to waging what some might call a quixotic battle against the highest military and political forces of the United States. These same forces look away from the evil they have wrought in ...
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The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11
David Ray Griffin
Interlink Books, 2004
September 11, 2001 Day of Deceit
The collapse of the twin towers didn't look right to me, but so much was happening that I had to let it go. There was the antrax attacks that was "military grade" thought to come from Ft. Dietrick. There was a killer in my neighborhood called the DC sniper. Oh yeah, ...
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Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Plum Island Germ Laboratory
Michael C. Carroll
William Morrow, 2004
The U.S. Government exposed...again.
I don't know about most American's, but I for one am fed up with the insane amount of government corruption. Every day there is something new discovered, or admitted by the government that shows how the principle that one's government should benefit them and protect ...
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Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us
Robert D. Hare
The Guilford Press, 1999
Unmasking The Psychopath
This book is extremely helpful and useful, especially if you've had an encounter with a psychopath but were not aware of it at the time. The neighbor who lives behind me is clearly a psychopath and this book helped me to deal with her bizarre antics and most unusual ...
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Disturbing the Peace
Richard Yates
Delta, 1984
The Saga of the Downward Spiral
This novel, by one of my favorite late 20th century writers, is a compellingly realistic story of the downward spiral of an alcoholic. It's power comes from the exacting insights into the mundane existence of the characters trying to survive and thrive in modern ...
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Disturbing the Peace: A Conversation with Karel Huizdala
Vaclav Havel
Vintage, 1991
Human-Centric Self-Governance--Take Back the Power
Edit of 17 Apr 08 to add links.
This book should be read as an adjunct to the author's other major book along these lines on power to the powerless.
The most gripping and troubling conclusion that I drew from this book is that the United States of America is ...
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Disturbing The Universe (Sloan Foundation Science Serie)
Freeman J. Dyson
Basic Books, 2001
More Truthful than Science
I was first introduced to Freeman Dyson as a colleague and sometimes other half of Richard Feynman. I regret that during our brief meetings I never got to know him for being more than a physicist. Therefore, when I started reading this book I was expecting something ...
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Lab 257: The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory
Michael C. Carroll
Harper Paperbacks, 2005
Riveting
I only recently found this book. The title intriqued me because I have my own suspicions about our government's germ experimentations. I am very ill and disabled with chronic lyme disease. I couldn't put Lab 257 down once I started it. I was completely riveted. ...
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Islam Unveiled: Disturbing Questions About the World's Fastest-Growing Faith
Robert Spencer
Encounter Books, 2003
Tired of being in the Dark?
If you're tired of just not getting what it is that motivates Muslims to kill, this is the book for you. It gets right to the heart of the matter in the first few disturbing chapters. No idle speculation--chapter & verse from the Koran and current and historical ...
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The Man Who Saved Britain: A Personal Journey into the Disturbing World of James Bond
Simon Winder
Picador, 2007
Hilarious History/Popculture Study
Simon Winder gives us Bond in context. The book covers the history of post-War Britain and highlights the disillusionment of the average Brit regarding the end of the glorious "British Empire". In the midst of these sentiments, Ian Fleming produced the novels that gave ...
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Struwwelpeter and Other Disturbing Tales for Human Beings
Bob Staake, Monte Beauchamp
Fantagraphics Books, 2006
I was raised on Struwwelpeter!!!!
As a child of German immigrants, I was raised on the Struwwelpeter book (in German of course) and found this and had to have it in English. It may be harsh in some eyes, but this is a book we must remember was read to children to teach them how to listen to their ...
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Inquieta Compania / Disturbing Company
Carlos Fuentes
Punto de Lectura, 2005
Como siempre..
Carlos Fuentes pone su sello muy peculiar de juntar la ficcion con la realidad en estas maravillosas narraciones
no se porque, pero siento que para su personaje del vampiro se ha de haber inspirado en algun conocido politico
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Disturbing Pleasures: Learning Popular Culture
Henry A. Giroux
Routledge, 1994
popular culture from an objective perspective at last!
Giroux puts the world of popular culture under the microscope from an educator's perspective and successfully deconstructs such entities as Disney and the Edison project. It is a must read for educators or anyone disenchanted with the state of pop-culture in america ...
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Disturbing Behavior: 53 Alarming Trends Of Teens and How to Spot Them
Lee Vukich, Steve Vandegriff
AMG Publishers, 2005
There is something going on among our teenagers and it's alarming! Their behavior is becoming more troubling than most of us are willing to admit. This book looks at 53 disturbing behaviors that teens are involved in. Could the list be longer
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Disturbing the Nest: Family Change and Decline in Modern Societies (Social Institutions and Social Change ...
David Popenoe
Aldine Transaction, 1988
Disturbing the Nest assesses the future of the family as an institution through an historical and comparative analysis of the nature, causes, and social implications of family change in advanced western societies such as the United States, New Zealand, and Switzerland.
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