[Billthedrill]

Where are the books? Here's one I'm just now finishing - it's a long, horrifying read and I suspect that many who did not live through this have little idea of the magnitude and consistency of the evil - there is no other word for it - involved in this ideology.

The Black Book of Communism.

Highly recommended - it' well-footnoted for the skeptical.

[Capitalism2003]

you may want to check out one called "The Gulag Archipelago"

look for the abridged version...about 300 pages, down from several thousand...It really shows the inner workings of Stalin's terror regime...makes Hitler look like a boy scout.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Actually I'm supposed to be in class, and not here online(allergies);however I think I'm going to boycott Amazon after following your link.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743222245/qid=1053017717/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_1/104-2872311-4171914

The problem is that us FReepers gave all kinds of excellent books to go along with Hillary Clinton's "living history". Amazon deleted everything, and replaced it with pablum.

The book you recommend sound excellent. I'll look for it on another site ;-)