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All about world finance, the frightening effect of the religious right on American politics, and the end of easy oil. Brilliant. Erudite. Sobering. Should be widely read.
Phillips tries his best to put together three parts of a complex puzzle that (perhaps if we are honest with ourselves) we have all wondered about: oil, religion and the Republican party. His book is chock full of information tying all three together. The book is divided into three parts: 1. Oil and American Supremecy, 2. Too Many Preachers, 3. Borrowed Prosperity, and while all three parts are excellent in themselves, I believe that a better job could have been done in tying them all together. A
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Kevin Phillips is clearly intelligent concerning this country's (and other's)history. Though I did not like the back and forth time line I would highly recommend this to people interested in Religion in Politics and our dependence on oil. There is no shortage of information.
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I'm not one to start a book and not finish it but this one made me do just that. I like political publications but this one did not grab my attention and make me want to read it.
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