This is a good book - and timely
931755
This is a good book - and timely.  It was interesting to read about politics in the 1980s &90s into the  period of the 9/11 tragedy.  I had read the first volume but missed the second.  Giving  the family tree in the beginning helped me to remember who is who.  It would be more interesting to read the 1st and 2nd volumes before the third.
100036
This book was a good read. Very timely to the present world that we live in. The characters were well developed for a novel of 240 pages.  It told how far some politicians would go to get what they wanted and how they could be tamed if there perception was anti future.
I liked it very much.
3442773
I love this book- and so timely!!

Jack and Lake want to make a difference in our world that is being threatened by climate change, and they do.....take note of their methods and innovative strategies- they're quite clever.  They leave their teaching jobs to make some literary wake-up calls- on billboards, and their messages are spot on and invigorating! I was cheering them on as I iimagined leaving some supplies along the road for them.

 I love the real characters from the Midwest with their renegade attitudes, yet all the while peaceful intentions sprinkled with some edginess.  They proceed with 'large' graphics that artistically sound the alarm that we all need to hear.  The Native American characters in the Southwest are committed to the same earthly journey, and McGee's writing reveals a personal connection with the region that's well researched and comforting for the reader.

Chris McGee writes in a style that embodies the true concern that we have about climate change (combined with a natural wit), and his activist spirit gets his characters out the door and on the road, which I think many of us would love to do in one way or another.  I could relate to Mr. Green Jeans and found the dialogue easy to read and poignant.  A creative novel, that will make you think, question, smile, and may generate some sour-searching activism, even if only in the mind of the reader.

I wonder if the sequel will be out soon?  Mr. Green Jeans gives us a little hope in that vicarious kind of way.  I think it should be read and enjoyed as we try to figure out our own role and journey on this ever-changing planet.

As a teacher myself, I can see assigning this book in a high school or college class to generate conversations about social change or as a spring-board into issues around social activism and environmental issues.
Thanks for a great read, and I'm looking forward to more adventures with Jack and Lake!
433776
Great book!  This book may have been written years ago but its information is very timely!
4392182
Very timely that I discovered this book at this moment. God in the works, IMHO.
2526422
I found this book most timely, as the gap between the wealthy and poor continues to grow here in the U.S. and the Democratic Party and progressives seem to be struggling to define a positive message and path forward. A senior reporter and senior editor of The Washington Monthly and author of several books examining our political system, the writer brings important insights into the political and cultural situation in our country today.

As a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer myself I appreciated his involvement setting up the Peace Corps and serving as its first director of evaluationhe definitely appreciates the importance of global service. We Do Our Part seems an appropriate title as it was the slogan of FDRs National Recovery Administration which mobilized the can-do spirit that allowed the U.S. to not only survive the Great Depression and win World War II, but to establish a number of monumental and historic infrastructure projects as well as basic democratic institutions which serve us well to this day.
He touches on some of the most crucial issues impacting, and even threatening, our countrys democratic institutions like whats become a money making culture in which 40% of the wealth is in the hands of only 1% of the populationwhere firing workers to increase profits has become more than acceptable and where the ratio of CEO to worker wages had gone from 42-1 in 1960 to 531-1 by the year 2,000.

Peters provides concrete solutions to our countrys growing divisions by insisting our businesses go beyond focusing on corporate profits to whats good for the workers and the public. He provides concrete solutions such as disallowing stock buy backs such as the $6.5 billion a year in buybacks by Walmart, which would have been enough to give each of its 1.4 billion U.S. workers a $4,642 raise for each of those years.

He makes a call for public servants again focused on the needs of the public and not simply personal gain and going beyond the Reagan politics of selfishness.  He also comes up with some provocative predictions, such as the role former President Barack Obama will have based on his choice of a future career which will have a symbolic impact, and finally he exhorts liberals to abandon their elitist snobbery which resulted in the abandonment of so many hard-working Americans looking for solutions to a dwindling manufacturing market and viable jobs for the future.
The author has obviously witnessed drastic changes in our country firsthand. Ranging from the history of lobbying to the explosion of high-end fashion and travel reporting, this impressive book explains how we can consolidate the gains we have made while recapturing the generous spirit we have lost.
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In these dire times of civilization...this book is on point
1155553
Great book and a timely read. The news if filled with people talking about racism and riots. This is a great read to reset our focus and move forward as a country.
1228509
I purchased two additional copies of the book to give to friends.  It is a very timely, well-written book.  Get one before it's banned!  Canada is trying to prevent it's sale there.  It is enlightening and frightening at the same time.  Regardless of where you stand on the issues, this book will get a reaction from you.

It's a time of change, take time to review Mark Steyn's perspective.
2691259
David Siegel's new book provides timely and importantinformation regarding the web site creation process and both thedesigner's and client's role in all of this. As a publishing/book designer of twenty years I am now beginning to apply some of my skills to this new medium. The third generation concept should make this possible. I wish I had had this information/David's thoughts a year ago. David offers a lot of things to think about, some pitfalls to avoid, and some concrete ways of helping the process.
2597197
A timely and excellent book that not only separates the propaganda from the reality of the Sharing Economy, but connects the dots between it and the unfolding tidal wave of job loss from global work exporting and automation.  He reminds of us of the obvious: falling wages means falling consumption which means an imploding economy in a potential runaway feedback loop.  Unlike many books like this Mr. Hill offers a number of interesting and reasonable solutions.  My only beef with "Raw Deal" is that I wish he had covered Worker and producer cooperatives as a solution to sharing economy inequities and to our broader problems of inequality.  Uber like all sharing economy companies should be owned and operated by its drivers.  I look forward to Mr. Hill writing more about this and related topics.
2814646
This is an excellent, timely book. I have just finished re-reading it in light of the current Ebola epidemic. You could say this was book prophetic.  Not only does it deal with Ebola, but other filoviruses, their evolution and emergence. If you read this in 2012, you should read it again - now.
I also strongly suggest Mr. Quammen's very recent book entitled simply Ebola. It explains much that has happened since Spillover was published and is so current it seems like it could have been updated yesterday. If you want more than passing knowledge on everything Ebola, and other emerging infectious diseases, read these two books. You will be amazed at the dedication of researchers involved in both field work and lab work.
3638171
What a timely book.  History does and is repeating itself.  The political issues (and divisions) challenging our nation today are NOT new.  It's fascinating to see the parallels between 'history' and current events. One reviewer described this book as an "academic tome".  Yes, it is over 700 pages, with massive levels of documentation/references  - appropriate for an academic tome.  It is also well written and very entertaining.  I prefer it to the current novel I am reading.  I especially appreciate that Kloppenberg is not afraid to express his opinions/views and to creatively attack other academics for their intellectual short-comings.  Definitely a 5-star tome.
4521428
A timely, well written, insightful book that we should all read and take to heart.  Each chapter Includes good suggestions for applying the insights and lessons.
4652826
This is an important and timely book, the author being not only a participant in the shaping of Londons rail network but also able to present the subject in a readable, thoughtful, useful manner.
Make no mistake, this is not a book that can be read in one sitting. It possesses a substantial Thump Factor, and is therefore best taken in little bites; but the layout of the book makes it equally useful for people preferring a skim to a deep dive, as the graphics and text work well together. The book should therefore appeal to a broad range of readers, from economists to engineers to historians. And for policy types, the Lessons Learned alone should save the time and cost of many a consultants study.
As the city is one of the world's most dependent on rail infrastructure, it is fortunate that Michael Schabas is both an insider and a writer; his book does this complex subject justice.
Henry Posner III
Chairman
Railroad Development Corp.
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
2888480
This was a timely book to read now in the current economy & emphasis on taking better care of our environment.  I've heard of these uses before but had not committed the formulas to memory so this is a good resource with all the info in the same convenient location.  Thanks.
2247027
This is an extremely timely book.  The serious presentation of the historic growth and development of our industrial strength and economic well-being and the leadership that brought us to it is outstanding.  It deserves the attention of our elected leaders in the Congress and Executive branches  -- the decision makers we look to to regain our industrial and economic strength, create jobs and stop the decline of our middle class.  The book's publicity emphasizes that it takes issue with the writings of Thomas Friedman's "The World is Flat," and "That Used to Be Us."  For me that is unfortunate because it distracts one from Martin Sieff's effective presentation of hundreds of years of documented economic history at odds with assumptions and strategies our leaders are currently implementing.  These, including concepts such as free-trade have been put into play with the ideological goals of creating the ideal "Flat World" and helping us regain our own economic prosperity.  The author clearly shows that many of the assumptions on which these strategies are based are bad and the strategies are not workable.  He strives for the reader to recognize how we became the world's greatest industrial economic power and suggests how, understanding that history and regaining our use of those same strategies, we can regain the leadership that we have been losing, indeed, throwing away!