BOOK REVIEWS

 

The Review will be due on: November 8th

 

Recommended

Hate Inc., Matt Taibbi

Propaganda: Edward Bernays

The Power of Geography: Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of our World: Tim Marshall

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World: Tim Marshall

Apocalypse Never: Michael Shellenberger

Communist Manifesto: Karl Marx

Wealth of Nations: Adam Smith

Homo Deus: Yuval Harari

Fossil Future:Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas-Not Less: Alex Epstein

The Hundred Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America,  Michael Pillsbury

Brave New World: Aldous Huxley

Brave New World Revisited: Aldous Huxley

1984: George Orwell

Ishmael: Daniel Quinn

The Monkey Wrench Gang: Edward Abbey

The Diamond Age  Neal Stephenson 

Chung Kuo: Book I: The Middle Kingdom,  David Wingrove

Fahrenheit 451: Ray Bradbury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Criteria:

I. Main Characters (May have to be a generalization for non-fiction titles)

II. Setting and Time Period

III. The Plot/ The Theme

IV. Relevance of the Book to present geopolitical events and concerns

V. Criticism of the Book

VI. Overall Opinion of the Book (and Details to Support Your Opinion)

VII. Three Page Maximum Length