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Franklin Foer: How soccer explains the world (Paperback, 2005, Harper Perennial)

Soccer is much more than a game, or even a way of life. It is …

Review of 'How soccer explains the world' on 'LibraryThing'

Really more about soccer than globalization. Nonetheless, provides a good feel for how soccer is regarded around the world and what an outlet it is for political, religious and general tensions.

John Hodgman: The Areas of My Expertise (2005, E P Dutton)

Review of 'The Areas of My Expertise' on 'LibraryThing'

This is absolutely one of funniest things that I have read recently. If you like the humor on the Daily Show, you'll love this book -- in fact, John Hodgman periodically does guest reports on the Daily Show.

Jamie Whyte: Crimes against logic (2004, McGraw-Hill)

Review of 'Crimes against logic' on 'LibraryThing'

This should be required reading for everyone, especially the current Nintendo/talk radio generation who don't seem to have even a modicum of critical thinking skills and would prefer to have someone else tell them what to think. returnreturnThis book has both a humorous and very pointed, yet concise way of walking the user through the various logic breakdowns and falacies that are encountered in the current spin filled 'news' of the day.