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by Ryszard Kapuscinski (Author)"Insightful and important.... A readable, timely and valuable contribution to the understanding of the revolutionary forces at work in Iran.... The reader almost becomes a participant." --The New York Times Book Review In Shah of Shahs Kapuscinski brings a mythographer's perspective and a novelist's virtuosity to bear on the overthrow of the last Shah of Iran, one of the most infamous of the United States' client-dictators, who resolved to transform his country ...

Europe, Europe: Forays Into a Continent - Paperback

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by Hans Magnus Enzensberger (Author), Martin Chambers (Translator)In this highly acclaimed and entertaining book, already "among the touchstones of the new travel writing" (Newsweek), one of West Germany's leading authors takes us on an insider's tour of Europe in the recent past. Focusing on Italy, Poland, Hungary, Sweden, Spain, and Portugal, he describes how Europe has been moving toward a new identity. Enzensberger makes a witty and knowledgeable traveling companion, delving into surprisi...

Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town - Paperback

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by Pete Earley (Author)Author BiographyFormerly a reporter for The Washington Post, Pete Earley is the author of Family of Spies: Inside the John Walker Spy Ring and Circumstantial Evidence: Death, Life, and Justice in a Southern Town, winner of the Edgar Award and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. Number of Pages: 528 Dimensions: 1.07 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: August 01, 1995

Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War - Paperback

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by Pete Earley (Author)When the Cold War ended, the spying that marked the era did not. An incredible true story from the Pulitzer Prize-nominated New York Times bestselling author of Crazy. Between 1995 and 2000, "Comrade J" was the go-to man for SVR (the successor to the KGB) intelligence in New York City, overseeing all covert operations against the U.S. and its allies in the United Nations. He personally handled every intelligence officer in New York. He knew the names of foreign diplomat...

Out of Weakness: Healing the Wounds That Drive Us to War - Paperback

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by Andrew Bard Schmookler (Author)"A wide-ranging and deeply thoughtful meditation on the psychological sources of the danger to humanity created by the advent of weapons of mass destruction. It draws on a vast range of sources including psychology, anthropology, literature, philosophy, and religion, and is expressed with eloquence and grace."--Dr. Jerome Frank, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins Medical School, author of Sanity and Survival "A remarkably thorough analysis of the...

India Unbound: The Social and Economic Revolution from Independence to the Global Information Age - Paperback

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by Gurcharan Das (Author)India today is a vibrant free-market democracy, a nation well on its way to overcoming decades of widespread poverty. The nation's rise is one of the great international stories of the late twentieth century, and in India Unbound the acclaimed columnist Gurcharan Das offers a sweeping economic history of India from independence to the new millennium. Das shows how India's policies after 1947 condemned the nation to a hobbled economy until 1991, when the government ins...

The Book of Honor: The Secret Lives and Deaths of CIA Operatives - Paperback

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by Ted Gup (Author)A national bestseller, this extraordinary work of investigative reporting uncovers the identities, and the remarkable stories, of the CIA secret agents who died anonymously in the service of their country. In the entrance of the CIA headquarters looms a huge marble wall into which seventy-one stars are carved-each representing an agent who has died in the line of duty. Official CIA records only name thirty-five of them, however. Undeterred by claims that revealing the ident...

Courage is Contagious: Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things to Change the Face of America - Paperback

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by John Kasich (Author)A modern-day Profiles in Courage about twenty people who are doing heroic things to improve the lives of their fellow Americans. Now available in trade paperback, Courage Is Contagious is a remarkable document about everyday people helping to reshape America. Written by Congressman John Kasich, the book profiles twenty men and women from across the country who have, through their own courage, determination, and generous hearts, attempted to improve the lot of their fell...

The Rainbow People of God: The Making of a Peaceful Revolution - Paperback

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by Desmond Tutu (Author)The Rainbow People Of God traces South Africa's glorious victory over apartheid in the writings and speeches of one its central figures, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. From the graveside of Steven Biko to the triumphant inauguration of Nelson Mandela as President of South Africa, Tutu's words and presence helped shape events and led South Africa toward justice and freedom. This astonishing tapestry of narrative is not only a valuable historical document of those significant ...

The Leaderless Revolution: The Leaderless Revolution: How Ordinary People Will Take Power and Change Politics in the 21st Century - Paperback

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by Carne Ross (Author)"It's been a long time since I've read a more interesting, informing, and inspiring book."--Bill Moyers What can we do beyond Occupy Wall Street? Political and economic systems are failing us, and it's time for citizens to create change--individually and collaboratively. In The Leaderless Revolution, Carne Ross sounds a call to action. With dramatic stories from the United States and around the world, Ross's analysis contrasts with the na ve, Panglossian optimism of glo...

What Every American Should Know about the Rest of the World: Your Guide to Today's Hot Spots, Hot Shots and Incendiary Issues - Paperback

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by Melissa Rossi (Author)Confused about the news? Slip out of the room when friends talk current events? Now you can keep up with ease and learn to talk like a diplomat.Among the things you'll soon be able to slip into everyday conversation: What is the difference between Kurdistan and Kazakhstan? Why did North Korea's leader kidnap his favorite actress? Why is Osama bin Laden so mad? Which countries still have slaves? Why is Kashmir "the most dangerous place in the world?" What country has ...

Dreamland: Travels Inside the Secret World of Roswell and Area 51 - Paperback

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by Phil Patton (Author)A journey into the most secret place in AmericaA story of secrecy, suspicion, and conspiracyA history of a place that does not legally exist Dreamland zooms in on Area 51--the nearly four million acres of Nevada airspace that has been a base for experimental military aircraft, the fount of UFO rumors, and the alleged site of alien insurrection. How this real-life legend came to exist is Phil Patton's tale. He explores the mystery and fantasy surrounding the place, peeks...

The Naked Crowd: Reclaiming Security and Freedom in an Anxious Age - Paperback

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by Jeffrey Rosen (Author)In The Naked Crowd, acclaimed author Jeffrey Rosen makes an impassioned argument about how to preserve freedom, privacy, and security in a post-9/11 world. How we use emerging technologies, he insists, will be crucial to the preservation of essential American ideals. In our zeal to catch terrorists and prevent future catastrophic events, we are going too far--largely because of irrational fears--and violating essential American freedoms. That's the contention at the c...

Cold New World: Growing Up in Harder Country - Paperback

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by William Finnegan (Author)From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Barbarian Days, this narrative nonfiction classic documents the rising inequality and cultural alienation that presaged the crises of today. "A status report on the American Dream that] gets its power from] the unpredictable, rich specifics of people's lives."--Time " William] Finnegan's real achievement is to attach identities to the steady stream of faceless statistics that tell us America's social problems are more ...

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by Janet Malcolm (Author)" N]o other writer tells better stories about the perpetual, the unwinnable, battle between narrative and truth." --The New York Times Book Review The Crime of Sheila McGough is Janet Malcolm's brilliant expos of miscarriage of justice in the case of Sheila McGough, a disbarred lawyer recently released from prison. McGough had served 2 1/2 years for collaborating with a client in his fraud, but insisted that she didn't commit any of the 14 felonies she was convicted....

When Does Gender Matter?: Women Candidates and Gender Stereotypes in American Elections - Paperback

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by Kathleen Dolan (Author)As the number of women candidates for office in the U.S. increases each election cycle, scholars are confronted with questions about the impact of their sex on their chances for success. Chief among these questions involves the influence of gender stereotypes on the decisions voters make in elections in which women run against men. While previous research has claimed that gender stereotypes undermine women's chances of success, Kathleen Dolan, through an original nat...

Asymmetric Killing: Risk Avoidance, Just War, and the Warrior Ethos - Hardcover

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by Neil C. Renic (Author)This book offers an engaging and historically informed account of the moral challenge of radically asymmetric violence -- warfare conducted by one party in the near-complete absence of physical risk, across the full scope of a conflict zone. What role does physical risk and material threat play in the justifications for killing in war? And crucially, is there a point at which battlefield violence becomes so one-directional as to undermine the moral basis for its use? ...

The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements - Paperback

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by Donatella Della Porta (Editor), Mario Diani (Editor)The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements is an innovative volume that presents a comprehensive exploration of social movement studies, mapping the field and expanding it to examine the recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. This volume brings together the most distinguished social and political scientists working in this field, each writing thought-provoking essays in their area ...

The Way of the Knife: The Cia, a Secret Army, and a War at the Ends of the Earth - Paperback

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by Mark Mazzetti (Author)"The new American way of war is here, but the debate about it has only just begun. In The Way of the Knife, Mr Mazzetti has made a valuable contribution to it." --The Economist A Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter's riveting account of the transformation of the CIA and America's special operations forces into man-hunting and killing machines in the world's dark spaces: the new American way of war The most momentous change in American warfare over the past decade has tak...

Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Diaries of an Unfinished Revolution: Voices from Tunis to Damascus - Paperback

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by Layla Al-Zubaidi (Editor), Matthew Cassel (Editor), Robin Moger (Translator)An English PEN Award-winning collection of personal testimony from participants in the Arab Spring As revolution swept through the Arab world in spring of 2011, much of the writing that reached the West came via analysts and academics, experts and expats. We heard about Facebook posts and tweeted calls to action, but what was missing was testimony from on-the-ground participants--which is precisely what Layla Al-Zu...

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by Arundhati Roy (Author)From the award-winning author of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness and The God of Small Things comes a searing frontline exposé of brutal repression in India In this fiercely reported work of nonfiction, internationally renowned author Arundhati Roy draws on her unprecedented access to a little-known rebel movement in India to pen a work full of earth-shattering revelations. Deep in the forests, under the pretense of battling Maoist guerillas, the Indian government is ...

Chasing the Flame: One Man's Fight to Save the World - Paperback

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by Samantha Power (Author)Now a Netflix biopic, Sergio, with Narcos star Wagner Moura playing diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello. "The best way to understand today's messy world is to read about the inspiring life and diplomatic genius of Sergio Vieira de Mello." -Walter Isaacson Before his death in 2003 in Iraq's first major suicide bomb attack, Sergio Vieira de Mello--a humanitarian and peacemaker with the United Nations--placed himself at the center of the most significant geopolitical crises...

Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life - Paperback

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by Marshall Frady (Author)"a quick introduction to the life of a great American" -- The New York TimesAn inspiring portrait of the incredible life and lasting influence of Dr. Martin Luther King Marshall Frady, the reporter who became the unofficial chronicler of the civil rights movement, here re-creates the life and turbulent times of its inspirational leader. Deftly interweaving the story of King's quest with a history of the African American struggle for equality, Frady offers fascinating...

Against Us: The New Face of America's Enemies in the Muslim World - Paperback

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by Jim Sciutto (Author)"A solid job of reporting, a personal journey of discovery, and a wake-up call for all who read it." --Charles Gibson, ABC News After nearly one hundred assignments for ABC News in Muslim countries, Jim Sciutto brings back this disturbing truth: the Al-Qaeda--inspired view of an evil America bent on destroying Islam has moved from the fringes to the mainstream. Sciutto profiles a cross-section of people in the Arab world, including a former Al-Qaeda jihadi turned electr...

Peace Is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End - Paperback

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by Deepak Chopra (Author) "There is no way to peace, peace is the way." This statement has never been more true. Now, Deepak Chopra expands on A. J. Muste's insight, teaching us how to expand awareness, stop reacting out of fear, and reject war--one person at a time. As Dr. Chopra says, "Violence may be innate in human nature, but so is its opposite: love. The next stage of humanity, the leap we are poised to take, will be guided by the force of that love."Author BiographyDeepak Chopra is one...

The World That Never Was: A True Story of Dreamers, Schemers, Anarchists and Secret Agents - Paperback

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by Alex Butterworth (Author)In the late nineteenth century, nations the world over were mired in economic recession and beset by social unrest, their leaders increasingly threatened by acts of terrorism and assassination from anarchist extremists. In this riveting history of that tumultuous period, Alex Butterworth follows the rise of these revolutionaries from the failed Paris Commune of 1871 to the 1905 Russian Revolution and beyond. Through the interwoven stories of several key anarchists ...

Lies, Incorporated: The World of Post-Truth Politics - Paperback

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by Ari Rabin-Havt (Author), Media Matters for America (Author)A stunning investigation of the history of organized misinformation in politics. In today's post-truth political landscape, there is a carefully concealed but ever-growing industry of organized misinformation that exists to create and disseminate lies in the service of political agendas. Ari Rabin-Havt and Media Matters for America present a revelatory history of this industry--which they've dubbed Lies, Incorporated--and show how ...

FSOT Study Guide - FSOT Prep Secrets, Full-Length Practice Exam, Step-by-Step Review Video Tutorials for the Foreign Service Officer Test: [4th Editio - Paperback

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by Mometrix (Editor) Mometrix Test Preparation's FSOT Study Guide - FSOT Prep Secrets is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass their Foreign Service Officer Test. The exam is extremely challenging, and thorough test preparation is essential for success. Our study guide includes: * Practice test questions with detailed answer explanations * Step-by-step video tutorials to help you master difficult concepts * Tips and strategies to help you get your best test performance * A com...

The American Counterculture: A History of Hippies and Cultural Dissidents - Paperback

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by Damon Bach (Author)Restricted to the shorthand of "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll," the counterculture would seem to be a brief, vibrant stretch of the 1960s. But the American counterculture, as this book clearly demonstrates, was far more than a historical blip and its impact continues to resonate. In this comprehensive history, Damon R. Bach traces the counterculture from its antecedents in the 1950s through its emergence and massive expansion in the 1960s to its demise in the 1970s and p...

Making Money: Coin, Currency, and the Coming of Capitalism - Paperback

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by Christine Desan (Author)Money travels the modern world in disguise. It looks like a convention of human exchange - a commodity like gold or a medium like language. But its history reveals that money is a very different matter. It is an institution engineered by political communities to mark and mobilize resources. As societies change the way they create money, they change the market itself - along with the rules that structure it, the politics and ideas that shape it, and the benefits that...

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by Noam Chomsky (Author)The Chomsky Reader brings together for the first time the political thought of American's leading dissident intellectual--"arguably the most important intellectual alive" (The New York Times). At the center of practically every major debate over America's role in the world, one finds Noam Chomsky's ideas--sometimes attacked, sometimes studiously ignored, but always a powerful presence. Drawing from his published and unpublished work, The Chomsky Reader reveals the awes...

Becoming a Knowledge-Sharing Organization: A Handbook for Scaling Up Solutions Through Knowledge Capturing and Sharing - Paperback

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by Steffen Soulejman Janus (Author)This volume offers a simple, systematic guide to creating a knowledge sharing practice in your organization. It shows how to build the enabling environment and develop the skills needed to capture and share knowledge gained from operational experiences to improve performance and scale-up successes. Its recommendations are grounded on the insights gained from the past seven years of collaboration between the World Bank and its clients around the world ministr...