Featured Books
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With a lawsuit in King County over what amounts to a "taking" of rural land owners' property, it's timely to revisit the issue of private property. In This Land Is Our Land, Congressman Richard Pombo and Joseph Farah demonstrate how environmental extremists are sacrificing individual land owners in the name of unrealistic and inhumane, often misanthropic beliefs about nature and our place in it.
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"Progressive" writers and filmmakers — multiculturalists like Ward Churchill and Alex Haley, sexual revolutionaries like Kinsey and Margaret Mead, quasi‑Marxists like Noam Chomsky and Michael Moore, and radical naturalists like Paul Ehrlich and Rachel Carson — have used falsehoods and fraud in their assault on traditional American culture. For years, an unconnected squad of literary detectives, anthropologists, scientists, and historians, has been picking off the frauds and their enablers one by one. Taken together, the work of these critics is devastating. Jack Cashill's Hoodwinked synthesizes their dogged research and reveals the depth and breadth of the corruption at the very foundation of contemporary intellectual culture.
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Based on the latest scientific findings, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus argues that most of what we thought we knew about the Americas before Columbus was wrong. During the last 20 years, archaeologists and anthropologists have made far-reaching discoveries about the Americas: Indians did not cross the Bering Strait 12,000 years ago, but were already here. Their numbers were vast, not few. And instead of living lightly on the land, they managed it beautifully and left behind an enormous ecological legacy. In this riveting, accessible work of science, Charles Mann takes us on an enthralling journey of scientific exploration. We learn that the Indian development of modern corn was one of the most complex feats of genetic engineering ever performed. That the Great Plains are a third smaller today than they were in 1700 because the Indians who maintained them by burning died. And that the Amazon rain forest may be largely a human artifact. Compelling and eye‑opening, this book has the potential to vastly alter our understanding of our history and change the course of today's environmental disputes.
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Controversial and exhaustively researched, gender expert Warren Farrell's latest book Why Men Earn More takes as its stunning argument the idea that bias‑based unequal pay for women is largely a myth, and that women are most often paid less than men not because they are discriminated against, but because they have made lifestyle choices that affect their ability to earn. Why Men Earn More argues that while discrimination sometimes plays a part, both men and women unconsciously make trade‑offs that affect how much they earn.
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In the candid, electrifying Right Turns, Michael Medved chronicles the adventures that propelled him from Vietnam protest leader to optimistic promoter of American patriotism, from secularism to religion, from adventurous single guy to doting husband and father. In the process he skewers leftist orthodoxy, revealing why the Right is right and why his former colleagues on the Left remain hopelessly wrong on every cultural, political, and social issue.
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Formal Indian education in America stretches all the way from reservation preschools to prestigious urban universities far away from Indian cultural centers. This educational journey spans two distinct value systems and worldviews. At their meeting is the opportunity for the two cultures to both teach and learn from one another. In Power and Place, Vine, Jr. Deloria and Daniel R. Wildcat examine the issues facing Native American students as they progress through the schools, colleges, and on into professions. This collection of sixteen essays is at once philosophic, practical, and visionary. It is an effort to open discussion about the unique experience of Native Americans and offers a concise reference for administrators, educators, students and community leaders involved with Indian education.
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Political Issues
The Conservative Mind: From Burke to Eliot, Russell Kirk — Most of what Americans believe about Conservatism is wrong. Even most Conservatives don't really know what it is. That's why Kirk's book is must reading for anybody who is interested in modern American politics. Upon reading it, many Libertarians will discover they are actually Liberals, and many Liberals will discover they are really Conservatives, and a few Conservatives will be shocked to learn that they are, in fact, Liberal Republicans.
Power Talk!, Mike Siegel — If it weren't for Mike Siegel, the victims of the Wenatchee child-sex rings would never have found freedom. So why was he gassed at WTO? If it weren't for Mike Siegel, the truth about the Exxon Valdez might never have been exposed. So why was he fired in New York, Miami and Seattle? Find out why Larry King, Bill O'Reilly, Alan Colmes, Gloria Allred and Michael Reagan all agree: read the compelling autobiography of Mike Siegel, the legendary "activist of the airwaves."
Right Turns, Michael Medved — Chronicles the adventures that propelled Michael Medved from Vietnam protest leader to optimistic promoter of American patriotism, from secularism to religion, from adventurous single guy to doting husband and father. In the process he skewers leftist orthodoxy, revealing why the Right is right and why his former colleagues on the Left remain hopelessly wrong on every cultural, political, and social issue.
One World, Ready or Not, Greider
Who Will Tell the People, Greider
Secrets of the Temple, Greider
Fortress America, Greider
All the Trouble in the World, O'Rourke
Give War a Chance, O'Rourke
Parliament of Whores, O'Rourke
Republican Party Reptile, O'Rourke
The Clinton Record, Watson
A Call for Revolution, Gross
Conspiracy of Ignorance, Gross
Social & Cultural Madness in America, Gross
The Government Racket 2000, Gross
Man of Destiny, Gross
The Medical Racket, Gross
Subversive Genealogy, Rogin
Health
Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About, Kevin Trudeau — From the retail supermarket outlets of huge, publicly traded corporations comes processed, manipulated, engineered "food products" — produced by other wings of the same corporation. These artificial, toxic treats are then sold with the blessings of the Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration — government organizations charged with safeguarding the public good — laying the foundations for future disease and chronic ill-health for the consumer, and a guaranteed source of revenue for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors.
The Perricone Promise: Look Younger, Live Longer in Three Easy Steps, Nicholas Perricone — Dr. Perricone claims that his 28‑day program will help stop and even reverse the aging process, making anyone who follows his advice "look and feel ten years younger." Perricone says the brain and the skin both start out as the same embryonic tissue, so it follows that any efforts aimed at improving one's complexion will also improve one's memory and overall sense of well-being.
The Perricone Prescription, Nicholas Perricone — The Perricone Prescription reveals that inflammation at the cellular level, precipitated by poor nutrition, pollution, sunlight, irritating skin-care treatments, and stress, is the single most powerful cause of the signs of aging. Dr. Perricone gives you the knowledge and the tools to fight that inflammation from the inside out, while at the same time decreasing the likelihood of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and a host of other degenerative diseases.
Racial Issues
Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82, Elizabeth A. Fenn
Tonto's Revenge, Strickland
Inventing the Savage, Ross
Mixedblood Messages, Owens
American Indians: Stereotypes & Realities, Mihesuah
American Indian Policy in the Twentieth Century, Deloria
God is Red, Deloria
Where White Men Fear to Tread, Means and Wolf
African—American Men's Right to Vote, Banfield
Quotas in College Admissions, Banfield
Emancipating Slaves, Enslaving Free Men, Hummel
Race and Representation, Rogin
Jackson and the Subjugation of the American Indian, Rogin
Gender Issues
The War Against Boys, Sommers — It is a story of how we are turning against boys and forgetting a simple truth: that the energy, competitiveness, and corporal daring of normal, decent males is responsible for much of what is right in the world.
Women Can't Hear What Men Won't Say, Farrell — This revolutionary, hands—on guide will cast more illumination on relationships and the issues men face than any book since the author's groundbreaking bestseller Why Men Are The Way They Are
Ceasefire, Young — In this stirring rebuke to the doomsday writings of feminist authors such as Susan Faludi (Backlash), Cathy Young provides a commonsense approach to resolving the political and personal war between the sexes.
Equality: A Man's Claim, Millard — A monumental production! Any individual (male or female) who feels the Sisterhood is out of control along with our politically—correct society kowtowing to their agenda will thoroughly enjoy this book.
How to Date Young Women, Steele — Steele pulls no punches as he explains how to attract the young, from dress codes to actions. The honest approach and advice are unusually solid and explicit, from sex and the young woman to analysis of her real motivation to step—by—step courting scenarios, with emphasis on strategy based on understanding.
Sexual Correctness, McElroy — This work gives a critical overview of the ideological shift among many feminists. The issues of sexual correctness are examined in detail, showing how the changing ideology is destroying the principle of "a woman's body, a woman's right" and endangering women's right to choose.
Still a Dad, Prengel — Still a Dad validates the pain, rage and powerlessness often experienced by divorced fathers. However, it also provides hope for a brighter future.
Why Women and Power Don't Mix, McDermott
Sex—Ploytation, Fitzgerald — This is a book about male—female relationships that deals with contemperary female duplicity in our modern society and refutes the false feminist propaganda about equal rights.
Naked at Gender Gap, Baber — Asa Baber reaches millions of men and women every month through his "Men" column in Playboy magazine.
Who Stole Feminism?, Sommers — A patient account of the heavy boots of propaganda crushing truth and stirring the young into a frenzy of anger.
Violence in Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partnerships, Renzetti
Violent Betrayal, Renzetti — Based on a nationwide study of violence in lesbian relationships.
Kisses, Pizzey — Erin Pizzey's writing style is intelligent and enjoyable.
Men and Marriage, Gilder — Gilder's controversial study argues that "sexual liberation" leads inevitably to "social suicide" and that only a return to traditional family values can stem the tide of disaster.
Perspectives on Masculinity, Clatterbaugh — In clear and insightful language, University of Washington's Professor Kenneth Clatterbaugh surveys not just conservative, liberal, and radical views of masculinity, but also the alternatives offered by the men's rights movement, spiritual growth advocates, and black and gay rights activists. Each of these is explored both as a theoretical perspective and as a social movement.
Abused Boys, Hunter — A long overdue book by a psychologist who has extensive clinical experience treating male victims of child sexual abuse, it explodes the myth that sexual abuse of male children is rare, or that the consequences are less serious than for girls.
Sexually Abused Male, Hunter — This sourcebook, the first of two volumes, helps professionals identify and assess male victims effectively.
Victims No Longer : Men Recovering from Incest and Other Sexual Child Abuse, Lew & Bass — A resource manual by a nationally recognized expert for the millions of men who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and for the people who want to offer them support and understanding.
Speaking Our Truth : Voices of Courage and Healing for Male Survivors of Chilhood Sexual Abuse, King — In these deeply moving and inspiring accounts, male survivors of childhood sexual abuse share the stories of their experiences and provide other male survivors with an invaluable source of hope, recognition, and healing.
Betrayed as Boys, Gartner — Examines how sexual abuse affects boys and the ways in which they carry this hurt into adulthood.
Women Respond to the Men's Movement, Hagan & Steinem — This book's sole redeeming value is in demonstrating that there's not a mass men's movement because women won't allow it.
Teen Dads, Lindsay & Crawford — Things dads need to know about, but which are usually considered more moms' domain (prenatal care, birth, breastfeeding, etc.), as well as special problems for young fathers, such as maintaining ties when the baby lives somewhere else with its mother.
Fathers to Daughters, Rabkin — A very well—researched and informative history of the development of the Married Women's Property Acts in the U.S.
Why Men Rule, Goldberg — Neatly exposes the feminist' half—truths and downright untruths concerning supposed "nonpatriarchal" societies.
A Vindication of the Rights of Women, Wollstonecraft
Ahead of Her Time, Wollstonecraft & Mazel
The First Women's Rights Convention, Miller — Miller sees Seneca Falls as a "psychic highway" for all American white males to understand the significance of the abolitionist movement and women's rights.
The Myth of Male Power, Farrell — "A bombshell...Forces us to see our everyday world from a fresh perspective." — Camille Paglia
Why Men Are the Way They Are, Farrell — An absolute must read, for both sexes: things you always suspected were true, but never, ever dared say out loud. Sanity in printed form.
Vamps and Tramps, Paglia — A fiery new collection of essays on everything from art and celebrity to gay activism, Lorena Bobbitt to Bill and Hillary.
Sexual Personae : Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson, Paglia — Sexual Personae explores the provocative connections between art and pagan ritual; between Emily Dickinson and the Marquis de Sade; between Lord Byron and Elvis Presley.
Sex, Art, and American Culture, Paglia
Society & Social Movements
The True Believer, Hoffer
The Ordeal of Change, Hoffer
The Passionate State of Mind, Hoffer
Uncommon People, Hobsbawm
Music — some of my favorites
Classical Gas, Williams
Whaler, Hawkins
Let's Talk About Love, Dion
Shepherd Moons, Enya
Kissed by a Rose, Seal
Midnight Blue, Tucker
Dog & Butterfly, Heart
Velocity of Love, Ciani
Gord's Gold, Lightfoot
Back on the Streets, Iris
Phantom of the Opera, Webber
Grease
Dirty Dancing
Les Miserables
Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein
King & I, Rodgers & Hammerstein
Oklahoma, Rodgers & Hammerstein
South Pacific, Rodgers & Hammerstein
Camelot
Movies — some of my favorites
The Big One — vhs
Bull Durham — vhs
Dances with Wolves — vhs
Silence of the Lambs — vhs
The Jackal — vhs
The Ultimate Matrix Collection — dvd
Li'l Abner — vhs
The Lord Of The Rings — The Motion Picture Trilogy (Widescreen Edition) — vhs
L.A. Story — vhs
Roxanne — vhs
Princess Bride — vhs
Pump Up the Volume — vhs
Hackers — vhs
The Fountainhead — vhs
What Dreams May Come — dvd
Starship Troopers — dvd
Good Will Hunting — dvd
Triumph of the Will — (The power of propaganda!) — video
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