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The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care
$25.95
Reid offers a clear perspective on the issues, but he is a writer, not a health care professional. For the views of a real physician in the trenches of private practice, fighting against the insurance companies on behalf of his patients every step of the way, see Losing My Patience: Why I Quit the Medical Game by Mickey Lebowitz, M.D.

The Presidents of the United States of America
$9.99
3 1/2

Straddling the line between jamming and joking is easy if, even with minimal compositional advantages, this silly and energetic hellbilly funk attempts full throttle trio synergy.

The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
$27.00
In "The Big Burn" Timothy Egan has given us an account of the politics of 1910 and the largest wildfire in American history. The fire destroyed entire cities in Montana, Idaho and Washington. Parts of this book are hard to read as so many died horrible deaths in this great fire.

Egan's description of the events of the fire, the many people involved, and the lives lost is well told and an interesting read. Much has been learned from the losses of this fire that led to our fire prevention systems of today. I do not think, however, that much has changed as far as politics go. There will always be people involved in politics who really are not seeking the good of the common people and only looking out for themselves and their friends.

America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story
$26.99
This book is an interesting look into how the story of Moses and the Exodus played a part in our country's progress. It could of left out the mentioning of Obama and Hillary Clinton. I think doing so, did make the book current, however, it was a mistake to do so as it left the sense of timelessness. But, I won't go into any political statements. Anyway, it is interesting to learn how the theme of Moses' and his Exodus from Egypt played a part in many of our leaders and how they viewed our nation in a similar fashion. From the proposal of the nation's seal which would've included Moses and the pillar of Fire, to the Liberty Bell and it's inscription. What was interesting is that the people of those times didn't have a model or an icon to look to when breaking away from England. Equally interesting is that they chose Moses.

If you are a history buff, you may enjoy this book. I myself enjoyed it for the interesting facts on how our nation was developed with the story of Moses and how he led the people from Egypt and into a new land. The parallel between that and our nation breaking away from England is similar.

My question is what made this country leave the model it was built upon?