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Etremely fast shipping and a great book series to read. Would recommend the book to anybody!
Consolidating Democracy in South

I had seen the book in the bookstore but decided not to buy it until I found a copy for $ .50. I loved it. I have read it and listened to it on CD now several times and still find myself laughing out loud. The characters are likeable and complex, the plot is smooth but keeps you on your toes. The technology that he has developed is amazing and very cool. Even more, the technology is based on environmentally sound ideas that are subtle but do make you think. I read my first copy until it fell apart and then bought a hard back (I hardly ever buy hard back.) I have bought this book several times as a gift and even had my mother read it. FANTASTIC BOOK!
Constitutional Democracy

I bought the Wii to get in shape and do something physical. Living in colder weather where it snows and is very cold outside makes it difficult to get in daily walking. I have found the Wii gives me plenty of exercise and it is fun! I would recommend a Wii to everyone. In fact, I encouraged my sister to purchase a Wii and now we meet once a week to do our yoga together. Wii is a system that is easy to put together and easy to use. No, it does not have all the special graphics that today’s computer games have, but it is perfect for any age that just wants to move. When I can’t go outside I can run, walk, bowl, play games, and keep busy all day in my house.
Engines of Democracy Politics

I bought this product with high expectation but I did not realize that the scale that I have is not really step-on because you have to tap on it first before you can use it

UPDATE 9/22/2010:
EatSmart customer service FTW! the same day I posted my review above, I got contacted by William Geronimo, VP of EatSmart. He explained that there might be some confusion in the product description but regardless, he sent me a new scale with step-on technology. That gesture alone is enough to earn them 5 stars. I would give them another 5 stars for the scale.
Parliamentary Democracy in Crisis

This COULD be a good book. I can’t say with this AUDIO version. The narrator is the WORST ever. She reads the book like a kids book. No emotion, no character development – just READ from the pages; with an almost apathetic, condensing “sing-songy” style. Couldn’t stomach more than a chapter. UGH. Worst AUDIO book reading ever!

Now I am going to have to return it for the actual book instead. I hope it’s better when read with some EMOTIONS.
Democracy and Local Governance

This product works great, the only thing I would change would be the size of the text on the screen. Otherwise this is a great product I would recommend it to anyone. I like the fact that I can see how many calories that I have burned off.
Education in a democracy

Warmed over Weber. The usual “nice” distinctions between liberalism and democracy, and the endorsement of populism a la the neocons and Leo Strauss. You can almost mistake it for a postmodern lefty critique. And in many ways there are overlaps in the conservative agenda which celebrates localism and tradition, and the post-modern left which celebrates the same thing under different and catchier names. But there’s a few early tip-offs that the map given in the intro is not the territory covered in the book.

There’s the apparent acceptance of the bad science behind the “The Bell Curve” coming early on. It seems like muddy thinking or maybe just a slip. But then there’s the discussion of Carl Schmitt’s ideas. Gottfried’s discussion of Schmitt makes him seem like an interesting theorist, but he never mentions Schmitt was a poster boy for the Nazis of the “good intellectual.” Not an automatic disqualifier, but still something Gottfried should have mentioned. Then, the very careful discussion of Le Pen. Which I enjoyed and thought had some good insights, but still was not completely honest in its assessment of Le Pen.

I picked up this book partly because of the positive blurb by John Lukacs on the cover (and also quoted here I see.) I like John Lukacs as an historian and read his autobiography. One of the things I was attracted to in Lukacs was that he (as a European conservative) truly despised Reagan’s policies.

I can see therefore why Lukacs would like some parts of this book, especially Gottfried’s characterization of the therapeutic managerial state as an entity that both the Left and Right endorse and use to advance their agendas. In Reagan’s case, the welfare part of the welfare state was squeezed, and the military-industrial part of the managerial state was given a big bonus. In either case, he used the mechanism of the managerial state to enforce his will regardless of ends — the means of the managerial state is the same.

There’s some thought-provokin
After Liberalism Mass Democracy

My mother has one of these and so I knew what I was getting into when purchasing it. Miles (my dog) has a shepard coat and sheds ALL THE TIME! This little brush works magic on him. Sure, he still sheds but the house isnt covered in hair in 12 hours. I just spend 10 minutes brushing him every other day and it is shocking how much hair this brush takes off. Highly recommend.
Democracy and Ethnic Conflict

I recently purchased a WII because I thought I would get great value for my money and I was right! I love the interactive feature of this console! You really feel as if u are in the game! Gotta love it! And while buying online does come with the worry that something may not be working or maybe broken I could definitely say Amazon is a site that offers great products. I am happy that I made this purchase.
No Party Parliamentary Democracy

Arrived in good shape and in a timely manner. Installed with no problems. Have used the free upgrade to Office 2010 via download. All is well!
Democracy and the Market