MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/books/review/Schillinger.t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories From History and the Arts,
by Clive James

“To summarize the 20th century takes guts and some irrational – or, as James puts it – ‘desolate’ exuberance.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/books/Paul.t.html?pagewanted=print

Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole,
by Benjamin R. Barber

“Barber argues that consumer culture hurts America’s democracy…Children’s lives, Barber says, are reduced to shopping excursions; their identities are brand names.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/books/review/Fairbanks.t.html?pagewanted=print

Framing the Debate: Famous Presidential Speeches and How Progressives Can Use Them to Change the conversation (and Win Elections),
by Jeffrey Feldman

“How Democrats can win by using terms that resonate with voters.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/08/books/review/Heilbrunn2.t.html?pagewanted=print

Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower,
by Zbigniew Brzezinski

“Brzezinski assesses post-cold war leaders.”