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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3938908.Patty_s_Got_a_Gun_Patricia_Hearst_in_1970s_America">Patty's Got a Gun: Patricia Hearst in 1970s America (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/355190.William_Graebner">William Graebner</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:02:37 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[This is a really interesting look back and analysis of the sensational trial that marked the end of the &quot;permissive&quot; 1960s and set the stage for the rise of Reagan conservatism in the 1980s. Graebner lays out a compelling case that America could not accept a psycholocially-coerced Patty He...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/This%20is%20a%20really%20interesting%20look%20back%20and%20analysis%20of%20the%20sensational%20trial%20that%20marked%20the%20end%20of%20the%20%22permissive%22%201960s%20and%20set%20the%20stage%20for%20the%20rise%20of%20Reagan%20conservatism%20in%20the%201980s.%20Graebner%20lays%20out%20a%20compelling%20case%20that%20America%20could%20not%20accept%20a%20psycholocially-coerced%20Patty%20Hearst%20and%20had%20to%20view%20her%20as%20acting%20from%20free%20will%20(even%20after%20being%20kidnapped,%20raped,%20trapped%20in%20a%20closet,%20etc.)%20With%20rich%20detail%20(news%20accounts,%20editorials,%20testimony%20from%20the%20trial,%20etc.),%20Graebner%20shows%20how%20PH's%20case%20was%20a%20harbinger%20for%20a%20return%20to%20the%20individualism,%20male%20authority,%20pull%20yourself%20up%20by%20the%20bootstraps%20mentality%20of%20the%20Reagan%20era.%20I%20recommend%20this%20for%20anyone%20who%20is%20a%20student%20of%20history,%20psychology,%20politics,%20media%20or%20has%20an%20interest%20in%20PH's%20case.%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2835980.Know_Your_Power_A_Message_to_America_s_Daughters">Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1232968.Nancy_Pelosi">Nancy Pelosi</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:02:15 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[It is incredible that Nancy Pelosi rose to become Speaker of the House, the first woman to ever do so.  In this book, Speaker Pelosi shares some warm and friendly lessons she learned along the way, like seize your opportunities, enjoy each phase of life you are in, etc.  In a time when we are challe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/It%20is%20incredible%20that%20Nancy%20Pelosi%20rose%20to%20become%20Speaker%20of%20the%20House,%20the%20first%20woman%20to%20ever%20do%20so.%20%20In%20this%20book,%20Speaker%20Pelosi%20shares%20some%20warm%20and%20friendly%20lessons%20she%20learned%20along%20the%20way,%20like%20seize%20your%20opportunities,%20enjoy%20each%20phase%20of%20life%20you%20are%20in,%20etc.%20%20In%20a%20time%20when%20we%20are%20challenging%20whether%20a%20woman%20--%20or%20man%20--%20with%20young%20children%20can%20or%20should%20run%20for%20high%20office,%20it%20is%20really%20interesting%20to%20note%20that%20Speaker%20Pelosi%20did%20not%20run%20for%20Congress%20for%20the%20first%20time%20until%20her%20kids%20were%20in%20college%20and%20the%20last%20one%20was%20a%20senior%20in%20high%20school.%20%20Reading%20this%20book%20is%20like%20having%20Nancy%20sit%20next%20to%20you%20and%20tell%20you%20about%20her%20life,%20which%20is%20really%20nice.%20%20No%20doubt%20she%20learned%20early%20how%20to%20handle%20men,%20being%20the%20only%20girl,%20and%20the%20youngest,%20of%20five!%20%20I%20wish%20she%20would%20have%20shared%20more%20about%20how%20important%20fundraising%20is%2Fwas%20to%20her%20rise%20to%20leadership.%20%20Clearly,%20she%20is%20the%20best%20of%20the%20best%20in%20that%20category%20and%20I'm%20sure%20it%20didn't%20hurt%20that%20her%20husband%20was%20wealthy%20and%20that%20allowed%20her%20to%20travel%20in%20the%20upper-crust%20circles%20of%20San%20Francisco%20life.%20%20It's%20a%20good%20read%20and%20I've%20loaned%20it%20to%20my%20mom!%20%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3237588.Taking_On_the_System_Rules_for_Radical_Change_in_a_Digital_Era">Taking On the System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/364084.Markos_Moulitsas_Zuniga">Markos Moulitsas Zuniga</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32144836</link>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:01:40 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Kos is the best chronicler of modern history we have.  ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5069275.The_Huffington_Post_Complete_Guide_to_Blogging">The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2100886.The_editors_of_the_Huffington_Post">The editors of the Huffington Post</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:00:57 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[An awesome, thorough book for anyone who wants to get started in blogging or who already blogs but wants to improve their posts or attract more readers. ]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2048336.Will_You_Die_for_Me">Will You Die for Me (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/931201.Tex_Watson">Tex Watson</a>]]></action_text>
    <link>http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41953456</link>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:59:53 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I was six years old at the time of the Manson murders, but, like many Americans, I have spent a lifetime wondering how ordinary college kids could be turned into brutal killers.  This book finally answers that question with extraordinary honesty and rich detail.  Either Tex Watson, or his co-author,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20was%20six%20years%20old%20at%20the%20time%20of%20the%20Manson%20murders,%20but,%20like%20many%20Americans,%20I%20have%20spent%20a%20lifetime%20wondering%20how%20ordinary%20college%20kids%20could%20be%20turned%20into%20brutal%20killers.%20%20This%20book%20finally%20answers%20that%20question%20with%20extraordinary%20honesty%20and%20rich%20detail.%20%20Either%20Tex%20Watson,%20or%20his%20co-author,%20is%20an%20incredible%20writer.%20It%20is%20written%20about%20the%20level%20of%20a%20young%20adult%20reader%20and%20you%20will%20not%20be%20able%20to%20put%20it%20down.%20%20%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 4 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6062744.Here_Comes_Everybody_The_Power_of_Organizing_Without_Organizations">Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/442126.Clay_Shirky">Clay Shirky</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:59:09 -0700</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I'm about halfway through this book, the latest in the long line of &quot;Golly, gee, the internet is changing everything&quot; books. There's a fair bit of conventional wisdom in here, but some interesting points about how the internet, because people can organize themselves without institutions, i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I'm%20about%20halfway%20through%20this%20book,%20the%20latest%20in%20the%20long%20line%20of%20%22Golly,%20gee,%20the%20internet%20is%20changing%20everything%22%20books.%20There's%20a%20fair%20bit%20of%20conventional%20wisdom%20in%20here,%20but%20some%20interesting%20points%20about%20how%20the%20internet,%20because%20people%20can%20organize%20themselves%20without%20institutions,%20is%20leading%20to%20greater%20collaboration%20without%20the%20attendant%20costs%20of%20managers,%20gatekeepers,%20profit,%20bureacracy,%20etc.%20I%20was%20impressed%20by%20the%20rave%20reviews%20all%20over%20the%20back%20cover,%20but%20so%20far,%20I%20haven't%20found%20anything%20more%20earth-shattering%20than%20what%20I%20would%20hear%20at%20a%20Progressive%20Communicators%20of%20Washington,%20D.C.%20lunch%20on%20the%20topic.%20%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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    <action_text><![CDATA[is currently reading: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5375814.The_Inheritance_The_World_Obama_Confronts_and_the_Challenges_to_American_Power">The Inheritance: The World Obama Confronts and the Challenges to American Power (Hardcover)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2314800.David_E_Sanger">David E. Sanger</a>]]></action_text>
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    <updated_at>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:25:06 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[Have been listening to Sanger on Diane Rehm and it is certainly an important topic. But will he make it easy for me to read? Anyone seen it or read it?]]></body>
        
    
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