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The Fall of American Talibannew

Markos Moulitsas fails to woo liberals with his latest screed.

East Bay Express | Rachel Swan | 09-29-2010 | Nonfiction

Tags: American Taliban, Markos Moulitsas, The Daily Kos

Undercover in 'Christian Country,' Gina Welch Pretended to Be an Evangelicalnew

While preparing for her baptism at Jerry Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist Church, Gina Welch was handed a checklist: She'd need a towel and a change of underwear.

East Bay Express | Anneli Rufus | 03-17-2010 | Nonfiction

Tags: Gina Welch, In the Land of Believers: An Outsider's Extraordinary Journey into the Heart of the Evangelical Church

'Localist Movements in a Global Economy' Explores Localism's Meaning, Potential and Challengesnew

David Hess has marshaled the intellectual arguments for localism using history, present success stories, and economic arguments. It is precisely in answering questions from friends and enemies that Hess' book is important.

East Bay Express | Jay Youngdahl | 09-09-2009 | Nonfiction

Tags: Buy Local, David Hess, localism, Localist Movements in a Global Economy: Sustainability, Justice, and Urban Development in the United States, sustainability, nonfiction, economic issues

'My So-Called Punk' News and Analysisnew

Green Day, Operation Ivy, and Rancid's place in Matt Diehl's new CliffsNotes of Punk.

East Bay Express | David Downs | 05-16-2007 | Nonfiction

Tags: Matt Diehl, My So-Called Punk

Born to Losenew

Born an untouchable, born into a culture that executes rape victims -- sometimes your heritage just hurts.

East Bay Express | Anneli Rufus | 01-30-2006 | Nonfiction

Tags: Ghazal Omid, Living in Hell

The Aeroplane Flies Highnew

Kim Cooper has taken the first real crack at unraveling the mystique of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, the most influential indie-rock record of the past decade, in a tome for Continuum Books' immensely popular 33 1/3 series.

East Bay Express | Rob Harvilla | 12-22-2005 | Nonfiction