Primary Categories

 

Books (41)

I read a variety of fiction and non-fiction.
Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Social Science)
Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama Bin Laden, Radical Islam and the Future of America  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
The War on Freedom: How and Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science)
Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of the Christmas Truce  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
Christmas Truce: The Western Front December 1914  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
The Manipulated Mind: Brainwashing, Conditioning and Indoctrination  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Social Science)
The U.S. Constitution for Everyone  :: (Books, Critical Texts)
The War Prayer  :: (Books)
Fugitive Writings  :: (Books, Economics, Political)
Squandered Victory : The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq (Hardcover)  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Political, Reading List)
Gilead  :: (Books, Fiction)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
Terrorism and War (Open Media Pamphlet Series)  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Censored 2005  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Media, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Human Zoo  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Prisons We Choose to Live Inside  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Reading Capital Politically  :: (Books, Economics, Non-Fiction, Political)
In Flanders Fields and Other Poems  :: (Books, History)
In Flanders Field: The Story of the Poem  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
Development as Freedom  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List, Social Science)
Voices of a People's History of the United States  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
The Sorrows of Empire  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
The Humbled Anthropologist: Tales from the Pacific  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Non-Fiction, Reading List, Social Science)
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Travelers' Tales China: True Stories  :: (Books, Non-Fiction, Travel)
Al Qaeda  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Political)
Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Political)
Anarcho-Syndicalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Ecology of Commerce  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Environment, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Crimson Petal and the White  :: (Books, Fiction, History)
A Wizard of Earthsea  :: (Books, Fantasy, Fiction)
Parecon: Life After Capitalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Red Star Over China  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction)
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Man Who Shocked the World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Obedience to Authority: Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Fiction, Stageplay)
The Trade Mission  :: (Books, Fiction)
The Polished Hoe  :: (Books, Fiction, History)
A Widow for One Year  :: (Books, Fiction)


Film (14)

I enjoy the epic Hollywood blockbusters as much as the little arthouse indies.
The World According to Bush  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Unprecedented - The 2000 Presidential Election - 2004 Campaign Edition (2002)  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Unconstitutional - The War On Our Civil Liberties  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Uncovered - The Whole Truth About the Iraq War  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear and the Selling of American Empire  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
The Lord of the Rings  :: (Fantasy, Film)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being  :: (Critical Texts, Drama, Film, History)
Blade Runner  :: (Film, Sci-Fi)
Casablanca  :: (Drama, Film)
Dogville  :: (Drama, Film)
The Snow Walker  :: (Drama, Film)
The Company  :: (Drama, Film)
The Corporation  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film)
The Fog of War  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film)


Music (9)

It's easier to say about all I won't seek out is Country and Opera.
The Ultimate O'Jays  :: (Economics, Music)
Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch  :: (Music, Progressive)
The Greatest Natives from the North  :: (Music, Political)
Crafty Hands  :: (Music, Progressive)
Roots in the Sky  :: (Jazz, Music)
New Chautauqua  :: (Jazz, Music)
Songs of the Free  :: (Critical Texts, Music, Political, Rockin')
Anima Mundi  :: (Music, Progressive)
Dark Side of the Moon  :: (Music, Progressive)



Sub Categories

 

Critical Texts (35)

The Blog expansion of the Critical Texts Forum and Critical Texts for Critical Times
Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Social Science)
Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama Bin Laden, Radical Islam and the Future of America  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
The War on Freedom: How and Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science)
The Manipulated Mind: Brainwashing, Conditioning and Indoctrination  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Social Science)
The U.S. Constitution for Everyone  :: (Books, Critical Texts)
Squandered Victory : The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq (Hardcover)  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Political, Reading List)
The World According to Bush  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Unprecedented - The 2000 Presidential Election - 2004 Campaign Edition (2002)  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Unconstitutional - The War On Our Civil Liberties  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
Terrorism and War (Open Media Pamphlet Series)  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Censored 2005  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Media, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Human Zoo  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Uncovered - The Whole Truth About the Iraq War  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Prisons We Choose to Live Inside  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Development as Freedom  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List, Social Science)
Voices of a People's History of the United States  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear and the Selling of American Empire  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
The Sorrows of Empire  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
The Humbled Anthropologist: Tales from the Pacific  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Non-Fiction, Reading List, Social Science)
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Al Qaeda  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Political)
Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Political)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being  :: (Critical Texts, Drama, Film, History)
Anarcho-Syndicalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Ecology of Commerce  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Environment, Non-Fiction, Political)
Songs of the Free  :: (Critical Texts, Music, Political, Rockin')
Parecon: Life After Capitalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Red Star Over China  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction)
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Man Who Shocked the World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Obedience to Authority: Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
The Corporation  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Fiction, Stageplay)
The Fog of War  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film)


Doco (7)

Documentaries. Typically films.
The World According to Bush  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Unprecedented - The 2000 Presidential Election - 2004 Campaign Edition (2002)  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Unconstitutional - The War On Our Civil Liberties  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Uncovered - The Whole Truth About the Iraq War  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear and the Selling of American Empire  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
The Corporation  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film)
The Fog of War  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film)


Drama (6)

Dramatic Films :: Not Sci-Fi, Action, Documentary, Etc.
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being  :: (Critical Texts, Drama, Film, History)
Casablanca  :: (Drama, Film)
Dogville  :: (Drama, Film)
The Snow Walker  :: (Drama, Film)
The Company  :: (Drama, Film)


Economics (8)

A subject I need to learn much more about.
Fugitive Writings  :: (Books, Economics, Political)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
The Ultimate O'Jays  :: (Economics, Music)
Reading Capital Politically  :: (Books, Economics, Non-Fiction, Political)
Development as Freedom  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List, Social Science)
The Humbled Anthropologist: Tales from the Pacific  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Non-Fiction, Reading List, Social Science)
Anarcho-Syndicalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Ecology of Commerce  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Environment, Non-Fiction, Political)


Environment (1)

We are exploiting nature and its resources to a dangerous degree.
The Ecology of Commerce  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Environment, Non-Fiction, Political)


Fantasy (2)

Both films and novels of the swords&sorcery variety.
The Lord of the Rings  :: (Fantasy, Film)
A Wizard of Earthsea  :: (Books, Fantasy, Fiction)


Fiction (8)

Novels, short stories, stageplays...
Gilead  :: (Books, Fiction)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
The Crimson Petal and the White  :: (Books, Fiction, History)
A Wizard of Earthsea  :: (Books, Fantasy, Fiction)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Fiction, Stageplay)
The Trade Mission  :: (Books, Fiction)
The Polished Hoe  :: (Books, Fiction, History)
A Widow for One Year  :: (Books, Fiction)


History (18)

Historical pieces; films or books.
Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Social Science)
The War on Freedom: How and Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science)
Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of the Christmas Truce  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
Christmas Truce: The Western Front December 1914  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
In Flanders Fields and Other Poems  :: (Books, History)
In Flanders Field: The Story of the Poem  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
Development as Freedom  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List, Social Science)
Voices of a People's History of the United States  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
The Sorrows of Empire  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
Al Qaeda  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Political)
Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Political)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being  :: (Critical Texts, Drama, Film, History)
Anarcho-Syndicalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Crimson Petal and the White  :: (Books, Fiction, History)
Red Star Over China  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction)
The Polished Hoe  :: (Books, Fiction, History)


Jazz (2)

Fusion and light jazz, mostly.
Roots in the Sky  :: (Jazz, Music)
New Chautauqua  :: (Jazz, Music)


Media (1)

Explorations of Media, how it works, what it means.
Censored 2005  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Media, Non-Fiction, Political)


Non-Fiction (26)

Texts, biographies, analysis, commentary, essays, history.
Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Social Science)
Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama Bin Laden, Radical Islam and the Future of America  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
The War on Freedom: How and Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science)
Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of the Christmas Truce  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
Christmas Truce: The Western Front December 1914  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
Silent Night: The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
Terrorism and War (Open Media Pamphlet Series)  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Censored 2005  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Media, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Human Zoo  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Prisons We Choose to Live Inside  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Reading Capital Politically  :: (Books, Economics, Non-Fiction, Political)
In Flanders Field: The Story of the Poem  :: (Books, History, Non-Fiction)
Development as Freedom  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List, Social Science)
Voices of a People's History of the United States  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
The Sorrows of Empire  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
The Humbled Anthropologist: Tales from the Pacific  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Non-Fiction, Reading List, Social Science)
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Travelers' Tales China: True Stories  :: (Books, Non-Fiction, Travel)
Anarcho-Syndicalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Ecology of Commerce  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Environment, Non-Fiction, Political)
Parecon: Life After Capitalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Red Star Over China  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction)
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Man Who Shocked the World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Obedience to Authority: Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)


Political (26)

Primarily political in nature whether for the screen, the page or the stereo. A bit of a catch-all, this category includes economic, health and ecological concerns since I recognise the politically charged condition under which we explore them.
Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Social Science)
Through Our Enemies' Eyes: Osama Bin Laden, Radical Islam and the Future of America  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
The War on Freedom: How and Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science)
Fugitive Writings  :: (Books, Economics, Political)
Squandered Victory : The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq (Hardcover)  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Political, Reading List)
The World According to Bush  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Unprecedented - The 2000 Presidential Election - 2004 Campaign Edition (2002)  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Unconstitutional - The War On Our Civil Liberties  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
Terrorism and War (Open Media Pamphlet Series)  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Censored 2005  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Media, Non-Fiction, Political)
Uncovered - The Whole Truth About the Iraq War  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
Reading Capital Politically  :: (Books, Economics, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Greatest Natives from the North  :: (Music, Political)
Development as Freedom  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List, Social Science)
Voices of a People's History of the United States  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear and the Selling of American Empire  :: (Critical Texts, Doco, Film, Political)
The Sorrows of Empire  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
Al Qaeda  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Political)
Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Political)
Anarcho-Syndicalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Ecology of Commerce  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Environment, Non-Fiction, Political)
Songs of the Free  :: (Critical Texts, Music, Political, Rockin')
Parecon: Life After Capitalism  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Political)


Progressive (6)

A catch-all musical category for richly textured and thoughtful music. Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, Ingrid Karklins, Genesis.
The War on Freedom: How and Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
Peter Gabriel 2: Scratch  :: (Music, Progressive)
Crafty Hands  :: (Music, Progressive)
Anima Mundi  :: (Music, Progressive)
Dark Side of the Moon  :: (Music, Progressive)


Reading List (5)

Media Things I haven't quite gotten to...yet.
Squandered Victory : The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq (Hardcover)  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Political, Reading List)
Development as Freedom  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List, Social Science)
Voices of a People's History of the United States  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
The Sorrows of Empire  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List)
The Humbled Anthropologist: Tales from the Pacific  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Non-Fiction, Reading List, Social Science)


Rockin' (1)

Head bangin', foot-stompin' and raucous: guitars and drum kits.
Songs of the Free  :: (Critical Texts, Music, Political, Rockin')


Sci-Fi (1)

Science Fiction novels and films.
Blade Runner  :: (Film, Sci-Fi)


Social Science (10)

Who are we and why do we do the things we do? Scientific method applied to the human condition.
Jihad: The Trail of Political Islam  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Social Science)
The War on Freedom: How and Why America was Attacked, September 11, 2001  :: (Books, Critical Texts, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science)
The Manipulated Mind: Brainwashing, Conditioning and Indoctrination  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Social Science)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
The Human Zoo  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Prisons We Choose to Live Inside  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Development as Freedom  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Reading List, Social Science)
The Humbled Anthropologist: Tales from the Pacific  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Economics, Non-Fiction, Reading List, Social Science)
The Man Who Shocked the World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)
Obedience to Authority: Current Perspectives on the Milgram Paradigm  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Non-Fiction, Social Science)


Stageplay (2)

Scripts written for the screen or stage.
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Drama, Economics, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction, Political, Progressive, Social Science, Stageplay)
The Fever  :: (Books, Critical Texts, Fiction, Stageplay)


Travel (1)

The world in words.
Travelers' Tales China: True Stories  :: (Books, Non-Fiction, Travel)