"Excellent new biography …. [Hoffer’s] name has gradually faded from view. Yet, as his biographer points out, Hoffer continues to contribute insightful ideas and opinions to society, which is why we ought to look to his writings once again.” - The … [Continue reading] about American Iconoclast: The Life and Times of Eric Hoffer
“Shachtman is like a maestro, masterfully conducting an orchestra of history, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and journalism together in a harmonious and evocative symphony of all things Amish.” – Christian Science Monitor. Now in … [Continue reading] about Rumspringa, To Be Or Not To Be Amish
"This is one of the few 'coffee table' books I own. But it covers all the gems and must-see villages ... and provides plenty of information on the history and architecture of each .... In the depth of a New England winter this is a book I take to bed … [Continue reading] about The Most Beautiful Villages of New England
“A perceptive and disturbing book .... Our inability to use language articulately has consequences beyond aesthetics, says Shachtman. It threatens the survival of democracy ..... Loss of analytic capacity makes us easy prey for Big Brother and his … [Continue reading] about The Inarticulate Society
THE FORTY YEARS WAR, THE RISE AND FALL OF THE NEOCONS FROM NIXON TO OBAMA, by Len Colodny and Tom Shachtman. Now in paperback. "An eye-opening, provocative history of the neoconservative movement from its little-known role in Richard Nixon's … [Continue reading] about The Forty Years War