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There’s more than a whiff of ranty-pants about this book. Some points were interesting, some did not coincide with my own opinion. ( )

Maher has good points to make, oversimplifies and sounds alarms needlessly, but it's worth listening to. Solutions are not always as simple as he'd like to think, of course. But it's hard to ignore the insanity of many "solutions" in place today.

Maher offers several suggestions for fighting the "war on terrorism", including, of course, using less oil per person. It's a quick and easy one to hear. I wish I had kept a notebook nearby while listening, however, because it is harder to review points made in an audio CD set than it is with a printed book. ( )

This was an interesting book written post-9/11 that dealt with how culture has changed since WW-II/Vietnam, etc. The premise was that there is much more the common citizen can do than just "shop" to support the troops. Each section was prefaced with an old promotional poster doctored up to become relevant to modern times ("They Hate Us Because We Do Not Know Why They Hate Us", for example) followed by a section that elaborated upon what the poster said.

I enjoyed this book primarily due to its accessibility. Maher assumes that you are an idiot and, due to such, wrote the book in language that was very easy to understand. Each concept was thoroughly described and some funny jokes were had within the explanation. The book was read within an hour or so (there were some interruptions due to people coming into the apartment) but overall I felt that the book only confirmed my already held convictions.

So, it was an ok book, but overall was nothing special. ( )

Pretty good. He makes some good points and tries to keep a sense of humor about it. ( )