MB Civic

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/books/review/Walker-t.html?pagewanted=print

The Seventh Decade: The New Shape of Nuclear Danger, by Jonathan Schell

Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race, by Richard Rhodes

“Once upon a time, we were on the path to nuclear disarmament. Jonathan Schell and Richard Rhodes ask what happened.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/books/review/McLemee-t.html?pagewanted=print

Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia, by John Gray

“A British philosopher says it’s folly to pursue the notion of a one-size-fits-all value system…In John Gray’s argument, the ideologies of the past 200 years all look like variations on a single misguided theme.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/books/review/Wolfe-t.html?pagewanted=print

Faith in the Halls of Power: How Evangelicals Joined the American Elite, by D. Michael Lindsay

“A religious subculture once on the fringe has moved into the American mainstream…Because evangelicals are so upfront about their faith, should we expect them to act differently from others?”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/books/review/Lewis.html?pagewanted=print

The Confidante: Condoleezza Rice and the Creation of the Bush Legacy, by Glenn Kessler

“A critical assessment of Condoleezza Rice’s career.”

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/books/review/Rosen-t.html?pagewanted=print

Broken Government: How Republican Rule Destroyed the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches, by John W. Dean

“A former Nixon adviser finds that the evil empire is right here at home…When liberals praised executive power, conservatives waved The Federalist.”