What book, published in 2006, has influenced the US the most?
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Given the results of the midterm elections, and given the fact that large groups of American evangelical Christians seem to have changed voting patterns and abandoned Republican candidates, I'd nominate David Kuo's book, _Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction_.\n\nIt was on the NY Times Bestseller list the month before the elections, and even folks who don't read much heard about this book, since it got mass media coverage.
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not an easy answer, I would recommend reading "The Status Seekers" by Vance Packard, or the scaled down version (it is just selections from the book) "American Social Classes in the 1950's", edited by Daniel Horowitz
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She's Come Undone By Wally Lamb.  It was on Oprah's book club several years ago.  Ya know, before she cancelled it and started it again.  It is an excellent book about the woman who has a dysfunctional life all starting as a child whose paren't divorce back when it wasn't socially acceptable.  Her dad is a cheating as s and then 2 tragic things happen that shaper her into an overweight teen.  She emds up in a Mental Hospital and other interesting things...don't wanna give the whole book away.  But it is just so amazing.  It deals with a lot of esttem issues women have.  And the fact that a man wrote it still blows my mind.  It is a great book!
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New York times has a bestseller list.  Try their online newspaper.
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The Princess Bride. (Although The Chronicles of Narnia has definitely made a more recent impact.)
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Watson, Julie. "J.K. Rowling And The Billion-Dollar Empire ." Forbes Online. 26 Febryary 2004. 17 Nov 2006 <http://www.forbes.com/maserati/billionaires2004/cx_jw_0226rowlingbill04.html>.\n\n\nYou can plug things in on this website and get the citations easily.\nGreat Web Site!!!
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wow, never thought of that before! I don't know about books, but I do know that the prevailing thought is that we should be careful what we let ourselves/our children watch on TV or play when it comes to videogames. I mean, there are all those cases, especially in America, where teenagers, and even younger children, have killed their families, strangers or fellow students. And have admitted that their behaviour was influenced by the violent videogames/playstation games they play. It's a modern phenomenon, and one we need to combat.\nBut I think books could definitely have the same effect, especially on the impressionable young mind. We should be careful.
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Read Jon Stewart's "America: The Book."\n\nOK, it might not be appropriate for 6th grade, but it is a heck of a lot more accurate than the normal civics or social studies text book. (Do any of those mention lobbyists?) And, America The Book is a lot funnier than most school text books.
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I haven't heard of this particular book, but this past summer I had the pleasure of reading "Twitch and Shout: A Touretter's Tale" by Lowell Handler.\n\nIt's Handler's memoir of a trip looking for people as unique as himself. It's not destined to be a classic, but it sounds like you might find it interesting.
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probably right now, World Trade Center by oliver stone.\nstv
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"Presidential material, through and through!\nAfter reading the enclosed story "The Pet Goat," I was stunned by its lyrical beauty and easy cadence. The tempo, the choice of words, and the layout on each page captured my imagination so much that it took me about seven minutes to recover my bearings."\n\n---Amazon Reviewer "Lolla Fallujah" (FIVE STARS!)\n\ncopy/paste
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what i think is interesting is the war.  It's been awhile since I've read the book, but "we've always been at war with Eurasia"  then it suddenly turns to "we've always been at war with Indoasia(or whatever it was called, like I said it's been awhile).\n\nany-hoot, this reminds me of the war in Afghanistan....we were at war there, then all of a sudden we were in a war in Iraq.  it was like we were always at war in Iraq.  \n\n"Afghanistan?  no, we've always been in Iraq"
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I studied marketing at university, and I have to admit that the best book on the vulnerability of the masses to marketing is Influence, by Robert Cialdini. Billionaire Charlie Munger refers to it as the book to read to understand how people are deceived by marketing techniques.\n\nIt is really, really powerful. The book is an eye-opener I recommend to everyone.\n\nGood luck on your speech!
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Blackwell Synergy, Journal of American Culture, excellent reading.  Go the the web site.  type it in at search
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That book is deep, it is amazing in fact. YOu should do yourself a favor and read the whole thing. YOu will find so much in it that speaks to todays culture and society. In school I wrote a whole paper on how the song hotel california could have been used in that book as they traveled. Good luck.
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Generally speaking, yes it has had an impact on the image of the US.  I'm in the USA.  But many people outside the US are quite upset with us over Iraq.   Outside of the Islamic world, not many are too upset with us over Afghanistan-- that was considered justified given the taliban, OBL and 9/11.\n\nAfter 9/11 the US supposedly had much support over being attacked.  Even from some countries one wouldn't expect.\n\nInvading Iraq based on faulty info has been seen as a mistake especially in light of ignoring the UN position on this.  We had broad support in the first Gulf war but not in the second.\n\nI do speak with friends and colleagues from other countries-- generally they're ok US people, but quite upset about our policies around the world.  I've also seen opinions from some that indicate we're too leanient in some cases-- that is, we need to just demolish people who mess with us.\n\nIn one converstation, I was discussing freedom of speech etc. with a foreign student (from Europe).  When I mentioned protests, it surprised him that we protest against our own government.  In his country, most of the protests are against the US and less so against their own goverment.\n\nI think we (the US) are often seen as trying to impose our wishes on everybody else regardless of what they want or think.\n\nOh, I'll echo the comment below me-- many outside the US think "americans" are generally ignorant.  Not agreeing with that but that's the perception.
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I'm not sure I was heavily influenced by a president, but I'd have to go with George (the 1st).\n\nThat cherry tree story really affected me in kindergarten.