Excellent and extremely important book!
927509
Excellent and extremely important book! If you want to know the actual limits of evolution by mutation and natural selection, it's in here (and it ain't pretty for the Darwinist). What many "Village Atheists" don't know is that there has now been long-term studies of mutation rates in quickly-reproducing creatures like E. Coli, HIV, and Malaria. The rate of positive to negative mutations is so piddlingly small that Darwinism has become a theory without a mechanism.

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1995754
Very important book by Mr. Taibbi.  You know how there are some things in life that having the knowledge of is certain to be painful, but you nonetheless need to know?  This is what this book was for me in my perception before I even began reading it, but the scope of information here goes far beyond even the things I was already (partly) aware of.  Accordingly, this truly is one of those books that every American needs to read, needs to have knowledge of.  It's truly a very important book that tells of a widening chasm in America.  That chasm represents a lot of monumentally-sized turmoil and horrible injustices here in our country, the likes of which goes far beyond that of most developed countries.  Most of these injustices are hidden from the public at large.  It's so shameful and un-American-like (compared to the ideals our Founders and most of the citizens of the times espoused) that words are barely adequate to describe its breadth.  Written by an honest journalist, "Divide" is a page turner that's filled with information on every page, in every paragraph.  Thank goodness we have some journalists with his principles around still.  They're VIPs in our country, more so that many of the very wealthy who're abusing the system (with the aid of governmental bodies that are, at best, shameful displays of lax enforcement due to many bad reasons, and at worst almost traitorous Americans who're letting their own country wallow in this perverse, unholy alliance of unsympathetic, uncaring states of mind).  These people know who they are.  Mr. Taibbi pulls no punches in this hard-hitting, and ultimately heartbreaking, text.
4440011
excellent presentation of a very important subject for our time
3799969
This is a very readable book that puts everything into perspective.  It also shows how important our foreign policy is not only to us but to the world.  There are times blundering by our government leads us and millions of others down a road that will last for decades. This is a very important book for all of us to read.  We have been told America is weak, but the problem is that we are powerful beyond our understanding.  This book will further understanding that jingoism should be set aside and careful thought by those who really know a subject in depth should lead.  It also made me a big fan of the king of Jordan.
1345657
This book deals with a very important issue that a lot of companies are talking about right now, particularly in HR circles. I've ordered 200 copies for my organization. It gives very informed and practical management advice on how companies should respond to abusive behavior in the workplace and it also calculates the high costs of the problem. It also helps individuals deal with surviving jerks or fighting their inner-jerk. It's an important book and I've been waiting for something like this for a long time. I think it will endure as a classic. Bravo Professor Sutton!
1946895
This is a terrific and timely book. It has a huge amount of really interesting info on both countries and the author analyses the complexities clearly. Definitely worth reading!
2458767
This is a very important book, for many reasons. Roxane Gay brings to light many aspects of American culture in this book that are ..well...awful. Her personal experience brings a sharp focus on how America treats people who are overweight and obese, how America treats women, black women, young black women and how we allow terrible things to happen to good people. And then we blame them for that. This is not an easy read. However, it is a very IMPORTANT and VITAL read. Colleges should require this for reading for all students. High school seniors should read this book. Roxane Gay has the courage and the voice to give words to her experience in a way that helps build empathy and understanding. I hope to see Roxane Gay writing for many years to come. And coming to visit Columbus, Ohio sometime soon too.
3774402
You owe it to yourself and your loved ones to read this book!  It is well written, insightful, and THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION you will obtain for your continued good health in your lifetime. We are the victims of fiduciary misconduct; being fed food products that are not only, PROBABLY harmful...but TOTALLY UNTESTED. The agencies tasked with our safety have continually lied to us and misrepresented the dangers ... to consumers and to our government. There are dangers that, as a medical professional, I know that the author misses; but what he does know is more than enough to frighten any thinking person terribly.
1660714
This is an excellent book.  It is an extraordinarily ambitious project to go through the entire human history--starting from the Persian Empire in 559BC to today's USA--looking at the rise and fall of hyperpowers that had/have attained global dominance.  And the author has succeeded admirably in producing a piece of work that is academically rigorous yet gripping to the general reader.

The comprehensiveness and depth of the author's research over the entire span of recorded human history is impressive.  She shows us how history has repeated itself time and again.  More importantly, she offers excellent insight in identifying a thread--the most important single factor--that connects the rise and fall of all the hyperpowers throughout human history.  With the eloquence of the Yale Professor that she is, the author presents a convincing case that tolerance has been a most important and necessary condition in the rise of a hyperpower in each and every case, and the lack of tolerance an evident contributing factor to decline.

I would recommend this book highly to anyone who is interested in learning from history.  This is particularly true in today's context when the United States dominates the world militarily and economically.  The lesson in history is too important to be ignored.
2370144
This is a most important and excellent book, written by a Medical Doctor who researched this important issue of genetically modified wheat for the sake of US, the people out here in the world of doing our best, against  dangerous odds against keeping ourselves and our families healthy!

He and others bring this issue of why going Gluten Free is essential for the health of MANY thousands or more.
When doctors stop blandly treating SYMPTOMS  and look beneath them at the CAUSE, they may find we don't need Lyrica or Ibuprofin or Immodium or steroid ointments for excruciating rashes, and on an on.
Giving up ONE thing from our diets can be the difference between well and hell!  When  all the symptoms go away,
and blood gets healthier and brains stop shuffling along in a fog, you gotta ask:  What's different?  Answer, for those
who are Gluten sensitive or who have Celiac disease AND DIDN'T KNOW IT BECAUSE THEY WERE ONLY BEING TREATED FOR THE SYMPTOMS, they are  not eating the new wheat  that is making us sick! Take wheat away from the diet and get well.  This book is witty, warm and SMART.
There are other excellent books out there, but this one is REALLY good for honest straight talk and clarification.
I gave it 5 stars.!~
4442368
This is a very important book. I'm about halfway through it, and every chapter, even as it talks about ancient history deeply resonates with the most topical news from around the world. It puts the clash of men & women, East and West, city versus rural, traditional and progressive ... all in a personal perspective.
2775661
Can't say enough about this book.  The author really knows her stuff, and the information within is incredibly thought-provoking.  This is a must-read.  It is a great book about an important subject, and belongs in any educator's personal library.
3036869
A very well written book that highlights the uses of defense mechanisms in our daily lives. No one is discussing these issues with such deep knowledge and understanding as Dr. Burgo. This is a very important book, and I urge everyone to read this. You will find many answers to life's habits and questions.
3913333
This book is VERY IMPORTANT. Dr. Ravnskov is an excellent and honest scientist who foregoes the lucrative path of promoting low fat diets and statin drugs and tells the public the truth about the consequences of these very harmful medications and diet recommendations. Thank you! Dr. Ravnskov!
1185470
This book is amazing! Sudevi is  Extremely knowledgeable and touches on so many important topics. She also gives suggestions and lots of references and resources. I love this book and  refer to it often! I will definitely read it again and would defintely recommend  it. This book helps change the quality and integrity of lives, and the world! <3 Namaste.....
4722566
This is a very important book, anyone connected with education in any way should read it. At the same time I spent most of this book grinding my teeth over the fundamentalist evangelical presentation.  If I had been at an education conference as the same polemical mandates for education were being presented in the same way, ... I would put down the Kool-Aid and start edging towards the exit....

I work in adult basic education attempting to re-mediate one final time the abject failure of the our public education system. No one, especially our politicians, are addressing the long term economic consequences resulting from 70% of all high school graduates needing remedial classes before they can enter college. Many of these students will not clear this hurdle. When their numbers are added to 50% our youth who won't graduate from high school at all, the resulting adult illiteracy rate is probably greater than any time in U.S. History! These numbers could make anybody sound like chicken little. I will try to avoid going into my version of a rant, since I'm critiquing this quality in this book.

While the author's point is well taken, there is educational inequity and poor schools under preform at much higher rates than rich ones, but I'm not convinced that this is a result of how teaching needs to be done. Good teaching is good teaching, it doesn't change just because you are addressing low SES students. Yes, you do get less time to do this when most of a teacher's time is spent making sure that your students are not armed or detoxing! When a teacher's time becomes dominated by attempting to repair social injustice, there is little time left for actual teaching.

I disagree with the criticism of this book's teaching style as requiring teachers to become surrogate parents. All teaching is about an individual moving into a portion of a parental role. This changes as a student grows but it is a constant across the domain of teaching. A second grade student strives to learn and grow to attain their teacher's, (as a parental figures) approval. Simultaneously, the best PhD dissertations are produced if members of the student's committee fill some sort of parental role. How a teacher does this changes as a student changes, the doctoral student obviously has vastly more internal attentional modulation than the second grader. But the deep process is the same.

The most important and all pervasive mis-perception about teaching that this book addresses within the context of social justice is the concept that teaching and instruction are the same thing. A book can instruct, TV or a computer program can instruct, but only a person can teach. Unfortunately the politicians and "No Child Left Behind" wonks of the world don't get this. They think that teachers should become instructors, if we can just mandate them into being well trained instructors then we'll fix the education system. We can invent a million ways to test the level of instruction that our teachers provide, the more we invent the more they are forced to spend all their time instructing and none of their time teaching!

The suggestions in this book are how a new teacher would learn to recognize the vital distinction between teaching and instruction. They offer up specialized guidelines for our poorest neighborhood schools of the teacher these students need and actually crave. Yes they describe as set of principles that casts a teacher into a more obviously overt parental role, but this is because many of these students, don't have many adults in their life who do fit into parental roles. Read this book to realize there are people out there that get it, that also recognize that many more new teachers could evolve into great teachers if given the right type of mentoring. Know that there are people on the front lines with great ideas, if they could just survive politicians and school boards we would finally get onto a growth track that hasn't been seen in several decades.
3422437
This is an excellent book and everyone in America, from Obama to middle school children need to read this book and be aware of the threat of Islam in our country. I highly recommend this book!