The following books, audiobooks, periodicals and websites are things I've been reading recently.  I'll be using the reading list to provide reviews and recommendations, as well as to help me keep in mind important information I've drawn from this material.  I'd also like to use it to serve as the basis for discussions and I invite comments.  Also, if you have a recommendation for a book, pass it along.

Books

Politics

Imperial Hubris - Anonymous
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Forbidden Truth: U.S.-Taliban Secret Oil Diplomacy and the Failed Hunt for Bin Laden - Jean-Charles Brisard and Gillaume Dasquié
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The Republican Noise Machine - David Brock
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Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror - Richard Clarke
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Ghost Wars - Steve Coll
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Worse Than Watergate - John Dean
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Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them - Al Franken
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The Culture of Fear - Barry Glassner
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Abuse Your Illusions: The Disinformation Guide to Media Mirages and Establishment Lies - edited by Rusk Kick
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You Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths - edited by Russ Kick
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They Buying of the President 2004 - Charles Lewis
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The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About Corporate Cons, Globalization and High-Finance Fraudsters - Greg Palast
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American Dynasty - Kevin Phillips
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The Price of Loyalty - Ron Suskind
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Non-fiction

How To Be Alone - Jonathan Franzen
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The Partly Cloudy Patriot - Sarah Vowell
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Literature

The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay - Michael Chabon
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Science Fiction

The Light Fantastic - Terry Pratchett
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Equal Rights - Terry Pratchett
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Cryptonomicon - Neal Stephenson
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The Diamond Age - Neal Stephenson
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A Good Old Fashioned Future - Bruce Sterling
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Websites

While LoopyNews carries over 300 feeds, not all publications on carry headline feeds.  Some of the ones I can't do without I've listed below.  Some have feeds, but I think they deserve mention anyway.

BuzzFlash - Another good alt news source, but without a headline feed
Counterpunch - Alexander Cockburn was always my favorite writer for the nation.  He and Jeffrey St. Claire have their own publication and it's hard hitting.
FactCheck.org - a project of the Annenburg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.  Get the straight, spin-free version to the controversial topics of the day.
Greg Palast - A muckraker of fine caliber, Mr. Palast digs up what the US mainstream outlets don't.  If you've read his book, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, then you'll want to follow up on his continuing research on the website.  If you haven't, reading his website will make you want to read the book.
Information Clearinghouse - A one-man operation to ferret out.  Is it always accrurate?  Mmm, dunno, but I've been led to a lot of good information from it.  IC specializes in discussions of the real story behind and reasons for the war, and the neo-cons who fed us that con job.
Ironic Times - A weekly broadsheet that consists of hilarious topical headlines.
The Memory Hole - Russ Kick (of Disinfo.com and Everything You Know is Wrong).  The Memory Hole will give you some pretty unique leads, but Russ' standard for reporting isn't always the strictest.  Like the Disinfo books, not everything will always pass muster, but it can often lead you to find lots on which you can find good backup.  One of the specialties of the site is rescued materials that other's have tried to remove from the web. 
The Nation - The oldest lefty mag in America.  You can subscribe online or in print.
The Onion - Along with Jon Stewart of The Daily Show, the one of the best "fake" news outlets on the planet.
Salon - They have feeds available, but Salon is one of the finest online publications.  Give them some money for a subscription.
This American Life - My favorite radio show.  Ira Glasser is Mr. Radio.  He can put together the most intriguing tales of ordinary life, perfectly cast for radio.  Almost every episode of the series is available online for listening.
Tom Tomorrow - political cartoonist, satirist... and blogger.