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Collapse by Jerad Diamond (UC Davis professor) An analysis of the factors that cause a civilization to collapse and those that help some survive (ancient & modern societies).
Torture Team by Phillipe Sands (An attorney) An detailed accounting of how torture became authorized at Guantanamo and elsewhere.
Takeover by Charles Savage (Boston Globe reporter) A thorough analysis of how the radical escalation of the power of the Executive Branch of government was accomplished.
Process Relational Philosophy by C. Robert Mesley (Professor of philosophy) The first truly accessible introduction to Alfred North Whitehead's process philosophy.
Process Theology: A Basic Introduction by C. Robert Mesley An exellent place to start for process theology.
Process Theology: An Introductory Exposition by John C. Cobb Jr and David Ray Griffin More advanced and more demanding; an essential classic.
The Crisis by David Harris An excellent account of the 1979 revolution in Iran that provides insight into the prior US role and the Iran of today.
Shooting the Moon by David Harris The almost unimaginable events that culminated in the arrest and incarcaration of Panama's Manuel Antonio Noriega in 1989.