Aileen Female, 27, Single. San Jose, CA, USA

It is the story of America's march to dominate world politics and commerce told by an insider, a man who was there when the deals were struck.
In the end, he helps us see a way to realize America's Founding Fathers' dream of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" for all people everywhere. A chilling, yet ultimately positive and encouraging, narrative.

想要更深入了解美國政客怎麼和大企業, 大銀行, 顧問公司合作, 利用世界銀行組織來經濟侵略其他國家嗎? 想知道大眾媒體, 和美國中情局在這些經濟侵略的故事裡所扮演的角色嗎? 想要知道為甚麼美國會有 911 攻擊, 為何要攻打伊拉克嗎? 想知道美國怎麼控制其他國家的經濟, 怎麼製造假象, 策反人民,推翻不聽話的政府, 成立百依百順的魁儡政府策嗎?
如果有興趣的人, 一定不能錯過這本以小說形式告白的書 -- 從歷史的經驗來看, 帝國主義都會有盡頭的, 這本書更加深了我對 "美國還能撐多久" 的疑慮 !! 推薦給大家~ ... (continue)

I think that the perception that Fermina is not in love with her husband is wrong.
The book shows us over and over that she loves him, and besides a couple of hard times in their marriage (which do occur in almost all long marriages), they were happy.
She may be angry when he dies, but it is apart of grief to be angry at the one that has left you behind.
Her depth of grief in the novel showed, to me, how much she did love him.
As the novel states, she may have not loved him in the beginning but it did become that-for both husband and wife. ... (continue)

"One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia," one can only think well, she certainly knows where to look! Also, upon learning that this is her chosen way of recovering from a particularly acrimonious divorce and a trying-to-make-up-for-that-loss romance that didn't work, we might think how fortunate she is to able to seek solace in such intriguing places.
No Viva Italia for Italy because of Messina, a port town in Sicily that she describes as "scary and suspicious." Perhaps that's one reason why she's lonely and depressed there. But things definitely take a turn for the better in India and Indonesia, although her meditation needs a little more work.

Did Gilbert find what she was searching for?
Listeners may not be too sure but they'll certainly enjoy the trip! ... (continue)