Private Empire: ExxonMobil and Power by Steve Coll
The London Review of Books [8 Nov, 2012] reviews Steve Coll’s new, indispensable volume, Private Empire: ExxonMobile and Power. Coll will be …
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Although All Quiet on the Western Front is the best known, and possibly the best written, novel of soldiers …
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The First Grader: Multiple Inspirations in this British-Kenyan Film
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To End All Wars: A Movie: A Moral Claim: Mercy Unimaginable
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Heist: Who Stole the American Dream
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Michael Lewis on Barak Obama: Good Men
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