Holy tons of newspaper articles
929555
This is an interesting book, but the flaws are not to be overlooked.  What it does do well is to give the not-so-foreign-affairs-minded person a swift overview of the types of globally occurring unrest that we see in the newspapers today.  I have a feeling that many people do not know much about Bosnia, Sudan, and Somalia except that violent things are happening there.  The historical background and religious settings are just not part of our grade school education.  So when James Haught discusses 28 different countries (in various degrees of depth), he hits on many major and visible conflicts.
However, I was pretty unsatisfied with the form of the book.  In the introduction, Haught states that his major sources are the New York Times and the Associated Press.  Indeed, almost the entirety of the book reads like newspaper articles patched together, often disparately.  As such, it is just a series of events one after the other, related to religiously motivated violence.  There is scant analysis, and the theme seems to be:  Most conflict today is caused by religion... Here are tons of articles, see what I mean?  I may be accused of academic snobbishness, but I feel that a book about fundamentalism and its horrors should be a little more analytical and more careful with its use of evidence.  The section on Kuwait is more about hypocrisy and abuse of power than fundamentalist oppression or conflict.  The chapter on the United States consists of various articles mainly about reverends and evangelists who did scandalous things, hardly on the same level as the events he talks about in other countries.  I would even say such stories are misleading, where Haught's basic thesis is concerned.
On the other hand, HOLY HATRED is very quick to read (pictures take up many pages, and the print is large) so if you want to feel more confident reading the International section of the New York Times, go ahead and pick it up.  But pick up some other books on the same topic while you're at it.
3814869
This collection of 59 essay and daily columns is well worth your time.  In these pages we hear from some of the legendary writers like Grantland Rice, Ring Lardner, Red Smith, Tom Boswell, Heywoud Broun, Roger Angell, etc.  Readers see the craftsmanship of Sal Maglie, the heroics of Babe Ruth, Ted Williams in his last game, Dick Butkus dominating the gridiron, and the brashness of Muhammad Ali.  There are the victories of Joe Louis, Red Grange, and the 1951 New York Giants.  There is also heartbreak as the Dodgers desert Brooklyn (Dick Young), six climbers perish on Mount Everest (Jon Krakauer), and Tony Conigliaro suffers unable to communicate (Mike Lupica).  Most of the contributors are sportswriters, but we also hear from journalists and authors Mike Royko, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson, John Updike, Jimmy Breslin, etc.  Some of these pieces are brief daily columns, others are multi-page efforts.  But all are worthy efforts.  Another great writer (David Halberstam) edited this book, and if its not really the best sports writing of the last Century, it sure is in the ballpark.
4553904
Greg Bishop's compilation of his Excluded Middle magazines is one of the best compilations of weird stuff available. This giant book, packed with material, reminds me of Kenn Thomas's Steamshovel Press Reader, or the strange earthmysteries compilation Far-Out Adventures. Anyway, Bishop is to be commended for his ground-breaking magazine and this compilation of articles.
4495937
The editor is meticulous in listing his sources (thus giving us even more tales to look up) and there are a lot of 'new'  tales for us Fairy Tale fanatics.
2239414
The articles are very long, but the content is great. N.Y. mag is being quoted in the televised media more every day, and then I feel I have missed something that I need to read when I don't subscribe.  Good stuff!
879495
Great book, this book filled in many of the missing pieces from when I remember seeing these headlines in the newspaper.
2428780
Buying the Sunday New York Times on Kindle for just a buck
is a great treat.  Each Sunday the Times has at least five
unforgettable articles, spanning subjects that renew ones
interest in subjects perhaps not thought of for years.
It's still one of the world's great newspapers, and it's
also good not to have tons of paper to dispose of after
reading.
948292
This 125 year old lay run magazine features some of the best journalism around on arts, culture, literature and "The Church (Roamn catholic)" with spiritual writings plus news of the institutional church and its joys , sorrows and humiliations.  Wonderful to look forward to each week and I miss it when they take time off  during the summer.  I find myself buying and reading so many of the books they review in literature politics, history.  Also up todate analysis of important information.
656813
If you are interested in the history of Magic: the Gathering at all, then you should purchase Deckade ASAP.  Deckade is essentially 10 years, and many hundreds of pages, of articles about Magic from the mind of Mike Flores.

The entries here span the range from tournament report to deck tech, from set review to talk of high-level strategy.  Mike's sharp wit, surrounding cast of characters, love of the game, and evolution as a strategist comes through on every page.  There are countless awesome articles compiled here.  Some of my personal favorites include Investment, Who Comes in Ninth?, The True History of PT Junk, Return of the King, Magic: the Intangibles, and of course the classic Who's the Beatdown?

I own the physical Deckade and have read it many times.  I frequently pull it out just to re-read and article or two, and then find myself reading tournament reports late into the night.  The content is fantastic, and I  would give the physical copy of Decade 5 stars - but I give the Kindle version only 3.  There are two major shortcomings: the price and a missing table of contents.

Personally I have no problem paying $25 for a book like this, but I know that for a lot of people that's very steep.  I've never even paid more than $10 for any one book on my Kindle, so this is a pretty big step up.  As for the missing table of contents, this is just completely inexcusable - and makes the book much, MUCH more difficult to enjoy.  I want to be able to skip around and find my favorite articles easily, not be forced to slug it out with the Kindle's search function and my own memory.

Hopefully there's some way for them to fix the table of contents issue, and I'll gladly revise this review!
2376389
It's great to be able to get the newspaper directly every morning but I really miss having the pictures and graphs particularly with all the economic issues in Ireland at the moment. It's also a little expensive considering you are really just getting a massive block of text. My advice to the IT would be to look at Time magazine as an example - at least they have the main pictures at the top of the article - why not do this?

3/5
687386
Lots and lots of photos,  and  some  super  nuggets  of  this  and  that.
669734
This ia a large colorful book of articles telling what happened in different years of the 20th Century. My 10 year old loves it. We will go through it by reading a few articles each week to work our way through the 20th Century. I think I learn something everytime I open the book!
156884
I bought this book to read one article, but I got hooked.  As I read article after article, I found that I couldn't put the book down.  The book shares unique stories about everyday people who found information about their own past in surprising and wonderful ways.  Now, I find myself telling friends about the fascinating articles that were in this book.
1208899
When traveling, I always read USA TODAY.  It beats the local news with the news and is written well.  I also like some of the filmed articles.
3522548
I think somebody just printed a bunch of articles and digitalized manuscripts off the internet and made it into a book.
1563424
Honestly I have not had time to read this yet, but I will...it is history to  learn. I am preparing several years of many magazines to donate to my local high school. I found the cover article had been removed from this issue.  Because of its significance (the decision of the Supreme Court), I ordered this new complete copy and copied the article for my donation.and for myself. I cannot say enough about Newsweek magazine as a fascinating record of the events of the last decade, and before. Sorry to see the print issues end.
3484746
This was a great compilation from a wide range of authoritative writers and timely subjects.