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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
the shock doctrine (11/16/2010)
This is a great example of leftist thinking gone horribly wonky. This writer sees right-wing capitalist evil in every move of the lefts, by now, boring and non-existent demons. Where is her rage at 50 million murdered in the Chinese communist's revolution? No, far worse ismore
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Lessons in Chemistry
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Praised by Parade and The New York Times Book Review, this debut features a 1960s scientist turned TV cooking star.

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