Remember Neo's choice in The Matrix: choose the red pill and find out the truth or choose the blue pill and lead an ignorant but happy life? For all those "red pill" people out there, which books have given you empowering but disturbing truths?
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message 1: by Jerome (new)

Jerome Otte The Constitution and the Declaration? Huh?

And David Ray Griffin, ugh, please.


message 2: by September (new)

September Agreed, Jerome. Why is a solid third of this list books supporting Christianity and declaring the evils of jihadist Islam. Hardly disturbing truths--hardly truths at all! Were this list a book, it would get 1 star, for incongruity and bias. (Doesn't even include "Blowback"!)


Loveliest Evaris The Dirty Truth by T.J. Anderson is listed here twice.


message 4: by Linda (new)

Linda Lots of tantalizing conspiracy theory here in place of history. And quite a bit of fiction.


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