A People's History of the United States

Here are some books that pop bubbles, but must be read with humility to avoid becoming its own new bubble, as the world is complex and contains contradictions: Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs, and Steel Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma Ayn Rand's the Fountainhead Thomas Sowell's Basic Economics Julian Jaynes's the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind Iain McGilchrist's the Master and his Emmisary Varlam Sharlamov's the Kolyma Tales Jacques Ellul's Propaganda: the Formation of Men's Attitudes (or alternatively Neil Postman's Amusing Ourselves to Death)

Howard Zinn: A People's History of the US

A People’s History of the United States. It opened my eyes to a past I didn’t know existed, which helps me understand the present.

one of the wildest first read throughs you will ever experience especially if you come from an us educational upbringing where songs about oceans being blue(o) are historical place holders stead primary sources the elucidation is immediate.. zinn's first paragraph has an excerpt from christopher columbus' log: They ... brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things, which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks' bells. They willingly traded everything they owned... . They were well-built, with good bodies and handsome features.... They do not bear arms, and do not know them, for I showed them a sword, they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... . They would make fine servants.... With fifty men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want. fuck you chris if you like zinn check out angela davis, her ability as a historian to find substantial sources is incredible (o) http://www.teachingheart.net/columbus.htm

"A People's History of the United States" by Howard Zinn. Very "propagandistic" and politically charged, but that's something the author promptly assumes. Quite interesting (especially for an european) in the way it explains the origins of the american ethos ("land of the free") and how said ethos can be interpreted as a subversive political tactic to further the interests of a selected few.

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_People%27s_History_of_the_Uni... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_People%27s_History_of_the_United_States))

I like the way Zinn details that America was founded upon genocide. This is very glossed over in history classes even here in Europe. Also I agree that you can't be objective in history, all sources have their bias.

A People's History of the United States (Zinn) [http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States-Present/... (http://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States-Present/dp/0060838655/)] There's so much history that isn't taught in school (politically covered up) and Zinn presents many of these little-known history gems. Be warned, there is a light liberal swing.

Sophie's World is a fun novel and a map of the historical development of philosophy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophies_World The first book on philosophy that both blew my hair back and made me realize philosophy is alot more than just academic was You Can Trust the Communists (to be Communists). http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/schwarz-cover.htm... (http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/schwarz-cover.html) My best friend in college was a Russian Jew whose family immigrated to US during the Cold War, and he kept that book on his coffee table. It's the Yin to Howard Zinn's Yang - A People's History of the United States - which even though it's not philosophy is worth reading too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Peoples_History_of_the_United... (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Peoples_History_of_the_United_States)

"A People's History of the United Sates" by Howard Zinn. A decent history book, not exactly uplifting. Reading currently: "The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York" by Robert Caro. Absolutely loving it. That, and my usual climbing books.

1. People's History of the United States: Highlights from the 20th century - Howard Zinn 2. Snow Crash - Neil Stephenson 3. jPod - Douglas Coupland 4. the world is flat 2.0