Has anyone here read this book? It's quite good. It's written by an economist who used to do contracts for the International Monetary fund. If you haven't read it, I highly suggest it. It reveals the inner workings and motives behind U.S. foreign policy.
You can download the audio-book here:
http://files.filefront.com/Confessions+of+an+Econominzip/;9915390;/fileinfo.html
(sorry, it's compressed in .zip format)
Or buy the book here:
http://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Economic-Hit-John-Perkins/dp/0452287081/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206971330&sr=8-1
(Note that there is a pdf of the book in the zip file of the audio book)