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Obscene in the Extreme: The Burning and Banning of John Steinbeck's the Grapes of Wrath
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Summary: Great, but I wish it were longer
Content: Obscene in the Extreme was a natural for me. Steinbeck is my very favorite writer. I remember being shocked the first time I saw that image of farmers burning a copy of The Grapes of Wrath.

Obscene in the Extreme details Kern County's ban on The ...
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The Corpse Walker: Real Life Stories: China from the Bottom Up
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Summary: Disappointing
Content: I wanted the book to be more than it is. It claims to contain the 'real life-stories' of some of China's social outcasts. Are these authentic, first-person accounts of life as it was suffered on the bottom rung? I wish they were. Instead they are recollections ...
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Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays (Complete Works of George Orwell)
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The Crime of Reason: And the Closing of the Scientific Mind
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Censored 2008: The Top 25 Censored Stories of 2006-07 (Censored)
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Summary: Truth is a very powerful thing
Content: As always with the yearbooks of the Project Censored, the edition of 2008 contains a wealth of all important information (not disinformation) which the media monopolies, completely controlled by the few, refuse deliberately to divulge.
Initiatives, like ...
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Religion Gone Bad: The Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right
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Summary: Riveting Exposé but Unbalanced
Content: I was glued to Mel White's exposé of the inner sanctum of America's Christian Right. His writing is superb and his knowledge is expansive. However, his excessive discussion of fundamentalism's front against homosexuality make the book unbalanced. Moreover, ...
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The Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories 1 (Rough Guide Reference)
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Summary: The world of conspiracies in different shades
Content: If science fails to elucidate the nature and mechanism of intrigues, mysteries and conspiracies, perhaps an enlightened mind, or an inquisitive mind can accomplish the task.

This book encompasses multiple facets and aspects of conspiracies of ...
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Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering (Information Revolution and Global Politics)
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Summary: Extraordinary, Beautifully Put Together, Basic Reference
Content: This is a beautifully put together book in terms of brains, content, presentation, and coverage.

An edited work, with ten primary authors, it actually reflects the collaborative efforts of an international network of collaborators, and can safely ...
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The Language Police: How Pressure Groups Restrict What Students Learn
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Summary: not what's advertised
Content: I regret purchasing this book for two sets of reasons:

I. Random House markets this as a general discussion of contemporary "language policing" while it really only deals with the consequences of the lobbying by pressure groups on the publishers ...
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Intellectual Freedom Manual
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Summary: Excellent resource for library professionals
Content: This is a great book that thoroughly examines the ALA's dedication to intellectual freedom. A bit dry in places, certainly, but a wonderful resource for those interested in intellectual freedom and how that concept is represented in libraries. ...
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