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On AlterNet: books

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "books"

Love Bites: An Interview With Toby Barlow

Love Bites: An Interview With Toby Barlow

Tony DuShane, Mother Jones. July 12, 2008.
The author of the future cult novel Sharp Teeth talks about his tale of werewolves in Los Angeles.

Shock Jocks: Hate Speech and Talk Radio

Shock Jocks: Hate Speech and Talk Radio

Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. July 10, 2008.
Author Rory O'Connor takes on Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Don Imus, Michael Savage, and the rest in his latest book.

Your Summer Reading List for Water

Your Summer Reading List for Water

Jared Simpson, Waterblogged.Info AlterNet: Water. July 10, 2008.
The good folks at Waterblogged provide part 1 of their summer reading list.

Cutting Through the News Noise

Cutting Through the News Noise

David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. June 27, 2008.
Three books tackle issues rarely explored by the media: McCain's flip-flopping, America's political divide and the real story behind globalization.

Bold Face Progressives: Jeremy Scahill's Blackwater Book Big Hit at Giant Book Expo in L.A.

Bold Face Progressives: Jeremy Scahill's Blackwater Book Big Hit at Giant Book Expo in L.A.

Don Hazen, AlterNet. June 3, 2008.
The enormous popularity of progressive authors like Scahill bodes well for the election.

Conservative Hypocrites Exposed

Conservative Hypocrites Exposed

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet: PEEK. April 14, 2008.
Conservatives have one ideology and that's hypocrisy

If You Could Write a Memoir in Six Words, What Would It Say? [VIDEO]

If You Could Write a Memoir in Six Words, What Would It Say? [VIDEO]

Larry Smith, SMITH Magazine AlterNet: Video. February 8, 2008.
When the online storytelling magazine SMITH asked readers to submit six-word memoirs, it proved that a whole, real life can be told this way too.

Land of Curiosities: A New Children's Book Could Create Another Generation of Environmentalists [VIDEO]

Land of Curiosities: A New Children's Book Could Create Another Generation of Environmentalists [VIDEO]

David Neil, Ecoseekers AlterNet: Video. January 31, 2008.
A great gift to teach environmental history and promote eco-values for younger readers.

The Funniest 'Green' Book You'll Read

The Funniest 'Green' Book You'll Read

Tara Lohan, AlterNet AlterNet: Environment. January 14, 2008.
Finally a book about greening your life that will make you laugh.

Books That Will Change the World

Books That Will Change the World

Rebecca Solnit, Tomdispatch.com. January 2, 2008.
Twelve authors on war and peace, dissent, the environment and the empowerment of the poor provide inspiration to transform the world in 2008.

Dystopian Sci-Fi Shapes White House Stem-Cell Policy

Dystopian Sci-Fi Shapes White House Stem-Cell Policy

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. December 27, 2007.
Apparently, Bush's entire stem cell research policy was swayed by a few passages of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".

Karl Rove’s Book Gets Marked Down--Before It’s Written

Karl Rove’s Book Gets Marked Down--Before It’s Written

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. December 24, 2007.
One publisher was particularly uncharitable, saying Rove "doesn't have the personality" to land a major deal.

How Naomi Klein's

How Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" Explains The Taser Death of a Polish Man

Cliff Schecter, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. November 22, 2007.
Cliff Schecter: Klein really has put together one of the most dangerous trends gripping our world and our political culture.

McClellan Goes From Coming Clean to Getting Dirty

McClellan Goes From Coming Clean to Getting Dirty

Richard Blair, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. November 22, 2007.
Richard Blair: Scott McClellan is now hedging on his own accusations, who got to him?

The Smoking Gun in the Form of Scott McClellan

The Smoking Gun in the Form of Scott McClellan

GottaLaff, Brave New Films AlterNet: PEEK. November 21, 2007.
GottaLaff: This is of Nixonian proportions...where is the media?

Olbermann on McClellan's Revelations: "Where Does the Buck Stop?" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. November 21, 2007.
Former White House press secretary's bombshell book exposes Bush's direct involvement in the criminal leak of Valerie Plame's identity and much, much more. Will McClellan be John Dean to Bush's Richard Nixon?

Scott McClellan: I Passed Along “False Information” For Bush

Scott McClellan: I Passed Along “False Information” For Bush

Jason Linkins, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. November 20, 2007.
Jason Linkins: The former White House press secretary is set to release what is rumored to be a "tell-all" book in April of '08.

Is Reason Magazine Afraid of Naomi Klein's Book?

Is Reason Magazine Afraid of Naomi Klein's Book?

Alexander Zaitchik, The eXile AlterNet: PEEK. November 19, 2007.
Alexander Zaitchik: Klein's book is a serious one, a monster shot across the bow of staunch Friedmanites like the ones at Reason.

Norman Mailer Brawled With Bush to the Bitter End

Norman Mailer Brawled With Bush to the Bitter End

John Nichols, The Nation AlterNet: PEEK. November 12, 2007.
John Nichols: Mailer did not hesitate to suggest that Bush and his compatriots were setting up "a pre-fascistic atmosphere in America."

Will Digital Books Replace Ink and Paper?

Will Digital Books Replace Ink and Paper?

Clayton Collins, Christian Science Monitor. November 8, 2007.
Even as companies both large and small digitize print, books exhibit a remarkable resilience to the forces of technology.

O'Reilly's Homophobia Runs Rampant Over Dumbledore's Outing

Matt Corley, AlterNet: Video. October 24, 2007.
Matt Corley: On his Fox News show, O'Reilly joins the chorus of right wingers obsessed with a fictional character's sexual preference.

Right Winger Incensed Because Harry Potter Character Dumbledore Is Gay

Right Winger Incensed Because Harry Potter Character Dumbledore Is Gay

Clif, AlterNet: PEEK. October 22, 2007.
Clif: Don Surber hasn't been this enraged since he heard the Dukes of Hazzard was being canceled.

John Cusack Interviews Naomi Klein About "The Shock Doctrine" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. October 2, 2007.
Cusack to Klein: "What [your] book rightly asks is...shouldn't we make a moral choice that you either make defense policy or you profit from it?"

Jimmy Carter: Ex-President, Humanitarian...Movie Star?

Jimmy Carter: Ex-President, Humanitarian...Movie Star?

Adam Howard, AlterNet: PEEK. September 11, 2007.
Adam Howard: A new documentary starring Carter shows him at his most outspoken and passionate on the crisis in the Middle East.

High Adventure Is Hard to Find in This Explored-Already World

High Adventure Is Hard to Find in This Explored-Already World

Anneli Rufus, East Bay Express. August 3, 2007.
Writers looking for adventure these days are having a hard time exploring new ground -- should we be excited by a book on life as a dishwasher in all 50 states?