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Entries from March 2008

Bill Moyers Asks: What Book Would You Recommend to the Next President of the United States?

March 29th, 2008 · 272 Comments

Bill Moyers asked his listeners to tell him which single book the next President of the United States should take into the White House. Here are the top recommendations as of February 8, 2008:

Naomi Klein, THE SHOCK DOCTRINE
Howard Zinn, A PEOPLE’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
Kim Michaels, THE ART OF NON-WAR
Jared Diamond, COLLAPSE
Chalmers Johnson, BLOWBACK […]

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Tags: Books

BookLobby to be Featured on “Too Much Information” Video Blog

March 29th, 2008 · No Comments

BookLobbyist Brian Massey on Sarah Vela’s video blog Too Much Information. Brian will be talking about why BookLobby has been created and how you can change the hearts and minds of our elected officials as a Booklobbyist.
Tune in on Monday, April 14 at 10:00am central time.

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What Book Would You Recommend to Rep Sally Kern

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

I find it odd that people who use the Bible to justify judgement and condemnation just don’t seem to notice the parts written in red. Many behaviors such as homosexuality are forbidden in the Bible. The red text — the parts spoken by Jesus Christ for whom Christianity is named — tells us what to […]

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Tags: Officials and Politicians

Larry Lessig wants to Change Congress

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Why is NOW the right time for us to build an army of Booklobbyists? Because there is a shift that is happening in the populaion. Barack Obama is not creating this change, he is a symptom of the change; he is a symptom of a new generation reaching voting age.
Here’s one example:
Former Lobbyist and Social […]

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Tags: Movements