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Wasik - And Then There's This (2009) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Bill Wasik, And Then There’s This: How Stories Live and Die in Viral Culture (New York: Viking/Penguin Group, June 2009). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on November 9, 2009.

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Faludi - The Terror Dream (2007) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Susan Faludi, The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America (New York: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, October 2007; Picador paperback September 2008, titled The Terror Dream: Myth and Misogyny in an Insecure America). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.o...

11/02/2009
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jensenmk published:

Faludi - The Terror Dream (2007) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Susan Faludi, The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America (New York: Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt and Company, October 2007; Picador paperback September 2008, titled The Terror Dream: Myth and Misogyny in an Insecure America). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.o...

11/02/2009
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Friedman - The Next 100 Years (2009) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of George Friedman, The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century (Doubleday, January 2009). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on October 26, 2009.

10/25/2009
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Reinhart - Israel-Palestine (2nd ed., 2005) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Tanya Reinhart, Israel-Palestine: How to End the War of 1948, 2nd ed. (Seven Stories Press, 2005). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on October 19, 2009.

10/18/2009
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Jarecki - The American Way of War (2008) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Eugene Jarecki, The American Way of War: Guided Missiles, Misguided Men, and a Republic in Peril (Free Press, 2008). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on October 12, 2009.

10/12/2009
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Nader - 'Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!' (2009) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Ralph Nader, "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!" (New York: Seven Stories Press, September 2009). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on October 5, 2009.

10/04/2009
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Sharlet - The Family (2008) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Jeff Sharlet, The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power (New York: Harper/HarperCollins, May 2008; paperback June 2009). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on September 21, 2009.

09/20/2009
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Glenny - McMafia (2009) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Misha Glenny, McMafia: A Journey through the Global Criminal Underground (New York: Vintage Books/Random House, April 2009); originally published 2008. -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on September 14, 2009.

09/13/2009
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Hedges - Empire of Illusion (2009) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle (New York: Nation Books, July 2009). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on September 7, 2009.

09/05/2009
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Mueller - Overblown (2006) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of John Mueller, Overblown: How Politicians and the Terrorism Industry Inflate National Security Threats and Why We Believe Them (New York: Free Press, November 2006). Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on March 30, 2007.

08/21/2009

Mahar - Money-Driven Medicine (2006) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Maggie Mahar, Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much (New York: Collins/HarperCollins, 2006). Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on August 24, 2009.

08/21/2009
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Shipman and Kay - Womenomics (2009) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Claire Shipman and Katty Kay, Womenomics: Write Your Own Rules for Success (HarperCollins, 2009). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper on August 17, 2009.

08/16/2009
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Pappe - The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (2006) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Ilan Pappe, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine (Oxford: Oneworld, 2006; paperback 2007). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on August 3, 2009.

08/04/2009

Brown - Web of Debt, 3rd ed. rev. (2008) - Synopsis

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Synopsis of Ellen Hodgson Brown, Web of Debt: The Shocking Truth about Our Money System and How We Can Break Free, 3rd ed. revised and expanded (Baton Rouge: Third Millennium Press, December 2008; originally published July 2007). -- Discussed at Digging Deeper (www.ufppc.org) on August 10, 2009.

08/04/2009

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Name
Mark K. Jensen
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I've taught at Pacific Lutheran University for 20 years. These sometimes critical synopses are part of my work as an activist leading a weekly stu... (More)
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Associate Professor, Department of Languages and Literatures, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma... (More)
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French literature, Activism
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Annotations to Norman Mailer's 1964 essay on the Republican National Convention, 'In the Red Light'
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