MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/review/Manjoo-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are, by Rob Walker

“Today’s savvier consumers are said to be more impervious to advertising. Rob Walker says: nope.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/review/Blackburn-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-Up Idealists, by Susan Neiman

“Moral clarity…consists of the ability to see life as infused with happiness, reason, reverence and hope.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/review/Taylor-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

Say You’re One Of Them, by Uwem Akpan

“Stories of poverty, addiction, human trafficking and ethnic cleansing: ‘The world is not lookng,’ the author has said.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/review/Edge-t.html?ref=books&pagewanted=print

The End of Food, by Paul Roberts

“With a notch in his belt for the oil crisis, a forecaster turns his attention to the food supply.”