Is it the End of America?
New Books at MeanMore.com
 The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
As we head to the election, we need to ponder this question and how we can create the NEW America. No matter who is elected, massive change to our basic systems is necessary. Naomi Wolf clearly makes the case for how America has been destroyed from the top down and how we all need to understand what has happened. She establishes the point from which we can build from in making fundamental, positive changes.
"You will be shocked and disturbed by this book. Most Americans reject outright any comparison of post 9/11 America with the fascism and totalitarianism of a Nazi Germany or a Pinochet's Chile. Sadly, the parallels and similarities, what Wolf calls the 'echoes' between those societies and the America of today are all too compelling. Wolf explores the underlying 'ten steps' that allow dictatorships to emerge and crush dissent and democracy. She fears, as do I, that we are well on our way to repeating history. By the end of this 'Letter to a Patriot' you will be driven to action; it's late but as Naomi Wolf admonishes us, we can and must act to save our democracy." —Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights and co-author of Guantanamo: What the World Should Know
Omnivore's Dilemma / In Defense of Food
 We would suggest there's no better place to start then with our food source. Michael Pollan has written two great books, Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, that suggest ways we can not only be healthier, but fundamentally change our culture by getting much closer to our food source.
“With the skill of a professional detective, Michael Pollan explores the worlds of industrial farming, organic and sustainable agriculture, and even hunting and gathering to determine the links of food chains: how food gets from its sources in nature to our plates. The findings he reports in this book are often unexpected, disturbing, even horrifying, but they are facts every eater should know. This is an engaging book, full of information that is most relevant to conscious living.” —Dr. Andrew Weil, author of Spontaneous Healing and Healthy Aging
 “Michael Pollan is a voice of reason, a journalist/philosopher who forages in the overgrowth of our schizophrenic food culture. He’s the kind of teacher we probably all wish we had: one who triggers the little explosions of insight that change the way we eat and the way we live.” —Alice Waters, owner of Chez Panisse restaurant
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The Mean More Crew
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