Reading is one of America's biggest pastimes across all age groups. However, not everyone finds it easy to decide on what book to read next. Do you solely scan the New York Times Bestsellers' List and make your choice based upon it? What if the New York Times Bestsellers' List leaves you reading a
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The Covenant with Black America is the brainchild of Tavis Smiley. For the past seven years, the talk show host has had his own "State of the Black Union" symposium. Seeing that simply exchanging opinions with the nation's top black leaders was not sufficient, he decided to chart a course for the
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Buddha is Hiding by Aihwa Ong shows the perils of multicultural policy compounded by multiculturalist thought. Ong's book follows the lives of 50,000 Cambodian refugees we accepted in the 1970s. During the reign of Pol Pot in Cambodia approximately one third of the population was killed. Many of
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A fictional history is a portion of a book endearing to readers, becoming popular and timeless in a way that people can't forget it; and thus, it is somehow thought to be real. There are various stories and books that fall under this category such as the story of Merlin, Mary Magdalene and The Da
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The United States has always been considered the great melting pot, as folks from all over the world have left their countries to come here and build up this great nation. There are so many mixed cultures in America, it's almost impossible to count them all or all the variations. With each family
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It is always interesting to read other people's thoughts about the country you live in. You generally find the things that matter to you the most, are often the things others find least interesting. Or to put it another way, the things you take for granted; those things you live with everyday, and
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The Berlitz "Discover Israel" by Carlton Reid
Since I have been leading Tours and Pilgrimages to Israel this is one of the books I have consulted most often to keep me up to date with the latest developments, and any major changes in the nation. Its 300 pages are packed with valuable information
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It is always interesting to read other people's thoughts about the country you live in. You generally find the things that matter to you the most, are often the things others find least interesting. Or to put it another way, the things you take for granted; those things you live with everyday, and
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In Review: Road Trip USA, by Jamie Jensen
"Road Trip USA...takes you as close to the real America as you are ever likely to get."
Here's a question for you. If you had the time and the money to undertake just one extensive trip by road on any continent on the planet, which one would you choose,
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The Berlitz "Discover Israel" by Carlton Reid
Since I have been leading Tours and Pilgrimages to Israel this is one of the books I have consulted most often to keep me up to date with the latest developments, and any major changes in the nation. Its 300 pages are packed with valuable information
[ read more ]