The World in 1984 : Volume 2 - The Complete New Scientist Series Nigel Calder ( Editor )
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A series of articles written in the 1960's by almost a hundred leading international authorities in many different fields literally to look into the future of 1984. The result was a series of articles as facinating as the best science fiction shorn of the

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century Thomas L. Friedman
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When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, and they come to the chapter "Y2K to March 2004," what will they say was the most crucial development? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence o

The World's Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions Huston Smith
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Originally titled The Religions of Man, this completely revised and updated edition of Smith′s masterpiece, now with an engaging new foreword, explores the essential elements and teachings of the world′s predominant faiths, including:; ; Hinduism,; ; Budd

The Wrath of Nations: Civilization and the Furies of Nationalism William Pfaff
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Calling nationalism the most powerful force in the world, the author of Barbarian Sentiments (a National Book Award nominee) traces its origins and shows how it divides, threatens, and dominates the post-Cold War world.

The Wretched of the Earth Frantz Fanon
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A distinguished psychiatrist from Martinique who took part in the Algerian Nationalist Movement, Frantz Fanon was one of the most important theorists of revolutionary struggle, colonialism, and racial difference in history. Fanon's masterwork is a classic

The Xenophobe's Guide to the Americans Stephanie Faul
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Highlights the unique character and behavior of the nation. Frank, irreverent, funny--almost guaranteed to cure Xenophobia.