"confessions of an economic hitman" worth reading?

CarpeDiebold

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Wed Jan-04-06 06:30 PM
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"confessions of an economic hitman" worth reading?

i'm pretty strapped for time, but if it's a Du'er recommended book, i'll go check it out and read it...

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XemaSab

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Wed Jan-04-06 06:32 PM
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1. i liked it

very thought provoking.

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CarpeDiebold

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Wed Jan-04-06 06:33 PM
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3. thanks

Edited on Wed Jan-04-06 06:33 PM by CarpeDiebold

i think i'll get it then

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LeftyMom

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Wed Jan-04-06 06:33 PM
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2. I got a lot out of it. nt

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CanuckAmok

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Wed Jan-04-06 07:01 PM
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4. I enjoyed it, but...

...it's kind of like Michael Moore's books, in that you're not really being told anything you don't already know.

I prefer Howard Zinn, for knock-down, drag-out research and fact-finding.

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CarpeDiebold

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Wed Jan-04-06 07:10 PM
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5. yes! that's teh type of book i'm looking for

which of his books do you recommend? or were you referring to "a people's history"?

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hellbound-liberal

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Wed Jan-04-06 07:12 PM
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6. Read it and share it with at least one other person.

I left a copy on the table at the local library so others could see it too.

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GirlinContempt

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Wed Jan-04-06 07:17 PM
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7. For Zinn, I'd check out

The Zinn Reader, and The People Speak

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CanuckAmok

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Wed Jan-04-06 07:25 PM
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9. A People's History...

That's all I've read by him, as far as full-length books; I haven't seen any of his other books available up here.

I've read enough of his articles to know that I'll enjoy most everything I read by him, though.

As far as the Joh Perkins book, don't let me discourage you. I bought it after listening to him being interviewed on NPR(?) last year.

But what he says just made me go "Right, gotcha, corporations and the governement are in bed together, and exploit much of the developing world for profit... tell me something I don't know".

Some of his personal annecdotes are a little suspect, too, but I don't fault him too much for embellishing a little.

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donheld

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Wed Jan-04-06 07:22 PM
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8. In my opinion it's a must read

I wish the whole country would read it.

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