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Roosevelt's Second ACT: The Election of 1940 and the Politics of War - Paperback

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by Richard Moe (Author)"In Roosevelt's Second Act Richard Moe has shown in superb fashion that what might seem to have been an inevitable decision of comparatively little interest was far from it."--David McCullough On August 31, 1939, nearing the end of his second and presumably final term in office, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was working in the Oval Office and contemplating construction of his presidential library and planning retirement. The next day German tanks had crossed the P...

James Madison and the Struggle for the Bill of Rights - Paperback

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by Richard Labunski (Author)Today we hold the Constitution in such high regard that we can hardly imagine how hotly contested was its adoption. In fact, many of the thirteen states saw fierce debate over the document, and ratification was by no means certain. Virginia, the largest and most influential state, approved the Constitution by the barest of margins, and only after an epic political battle between James Madison and Patrick Henry. Now Richard Labunski offers a dramatic account of a ti...

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by Michael Hardt (Author), Antonio Negri (Author)In recent years "leaderless" social movements have proliferated around the globe, from North Africa and the Middle East to Europe, the Americas, and East Asia. Some of these movements have led to impressive gains: the toppling of authoritarian leaders, the furthering of progressive policy, and checks on repressive state forces. They have also been, at times, derided by journalists and political analysts as disorganized and ineffectual, or suppr...

The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames - Paperback

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by Kai Bird (Author)The Good Spy is Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird's compelling portrait of the remarkable life and death of one of the most important operatives in CIA history - a man who, had he lived, might have helped heal the rift between Arabs and the West. On April 18, 1983, a bomb exploded outside the American Embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people. The attack was a geopolitical turning point. It marked the beginning of Hezbollah as a political force, but even more important...

Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul - Paperback

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by Eddie S. Glaude (Author)A powerful polemic on the state of black America that savages the idea of a post-racial society. America's great promise of equality has always rung hollow in the ears of African Americans. But today the situation has grown even more dire. From the murders of black youth by the police, to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, to the disaster visited upon poor and middle-class black families by the Great Recession, it is clear that black America faces an emergenc...

Globalismo: Ingeniería Social Y Control Total En El Siglo XXI - Paperback

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by Agustin Laje (Author)Desvela los mecanismos ocultos de la dominación mundial con Globalismo: Ingeniería social y control total en el siglo XXI. El exitoso autor Agustín Laje desentraña magistralmente la malvada realidad de nuestro mundo moderno e ilumina las tinieblas de las fuerzas de poder que tratan de controlar a la humanidad. El globalismo no es globalización, sino una demoledora ideología que supone el más ambicioso proyecto de ingeniería social y control total en curso. Instituciona...

How to Be an Anticapitalist in the Twenty-First Century - Paperback

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by Erik Olin Wright (Author)What is wrong with capitalism, and how can we change it? Capitalism has transformed the world and increased our productivity, but at the cost of enormous human suffering. Our shared values--equality and fairness, democracy and freedom, community and solidarity--can provide both the basis for a critique of capitalism and help to guide us toward a socialist and democratic society. Erik Olin Wright has distilled decades of work into this concise and tightly argued ma...

Cambie Su Mundo: Todos Pueden Marcar Una Diferencia Sin Importar Dónde Estén - Paperback

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by John C. Maxwell (Author), Rob Hoskins (Author)Dos de los líderes más respetados hoy en día y que han cambiado al mundo, el experto en liderazgo John C. Maxwell y el líder de desarrollo global Rob Hoskins, comparten sus experiencias en el mundo real ayudando a transformar millones de vidas, comunidades y empresas en todo el mundo para mostrar a la gente cómo ser el cambio que el mundo necesita y ayudar a otros a hacer lo mismo. Vemos la pobreza, la falta de vivienda, la violencia, las enfer...

Wealth, Poverty and Politics - Hardcover

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by Thomas Sowell (Author)In Wealth, Poverty, and Politics, Thomas Sowell, one of the foremost conservative public intellectuals in this country, argues that political and ideological struggles have led to dangerous confusion about income inequality in America. Pundits and politically motivated economists trumpet ambiguous statistics and sensational theories while ignoring the true determinant of income inequality: the production of wealth. We cannot properly understand inequality if we focus ...

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by Bruce Hoffman (Author)Bruce Hoffman's Inside Terrorism has remained the seminal work for understanding the historical evolution of terrorism and the terrorist mind-set. In this revised third edition of his classic text, Hoffman analyzes the latest developments in global terrorism, offering insight into new adversaries, motivations, strategies, and tactics. He focuses on the rise of ISIS and the resilience of al-Qaeda; terrorist exploitation of the Internet and embrace of social media; radi...

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States - Paperback

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by Pauline Maier (Introduction by)Together in one book, the two most important documents in United States history form the enduring legacy of America's Founding Fathers including Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. The Declaration of Independence was the promise of a representative government; the Constitution was the fulfillment of that promise. On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued a unanimous declaration: the thirteen North American colonies would be ...

The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War - Hardcover

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by Jim Sciutto (Author)Instant New York Times Bestseller "An absorbing account of 21st-century brinkmanship . . . . one that should be read by every legislator or presidential nominee sufficiently deluded to think that returning America to its isolationist past or making chummy with Putin is a viable option in today's world." -New York Times Book Review The essential new book by CNN anchor and chief national security analyst Jim Sciutto, identifying a new, more uncertain global order with rep...

The Invention of Sicily: A Mediterranean History - Paperback

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by Jamie MacKay (Author)Whether you're vacationing in Italy or simply an armchair traveler, this guide to the Mediterranean island of Sicily is a dazzling introduction to the region's rich 3,000-year history and culture. A rich and fascinating cultural history of the Mediterranean's enigmatic heart Sicily is at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and for over 2000 years has been the gateway between Europe, Africa and the East. It has long been seen as the frontier between Western Civilizati...

Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy

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Report copyright infringementby Julia Ioffe (Author)LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDAcclaimed journalist Julia Ioffe tells the story of modern Russia through the history of its women, from revolution to utopia to autocracy.In 1990, seven-year-old Julia Ioffe and her family fled the Soviet Union. Nearly twenty years later, Ioffe returned to Moscow--only to discover just how much Russian society had changed while she had been living in America. The Soviet women she had known growing up--d...

Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines

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Report copyright infringementby Karine Jean-Pierre (Author)A groundbreaking, revelatory assessment of America's broken two-party system. Rachel Maddow calls it "a brave firecracker of a book." In a country obsessed with blind loyalty to a two-party democratic system, Karine Jean-Pierre, former White House press secretary to the Biden-Harris administration, shares why Americans must step beyond party lines to embrace life as Independents. Jean-Pierre didn't come to her decision to be an Inde...

Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America - Paperback

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by Rick Perlstein (Author)"Perlstein...aims here at nothing less than weaving a tapestry of social upheaval. His success is dazzling." --Los Angeles Times "Both brilliant and fun, a consuming journey back into the making of modern politics." --Jon Meacham "Nixonland is a grand historical epic. Rick Perlstein has turned a story we think we know--American politics between the opposing presidential landslides of 1964 and 1972--into an often-surprising and always-fascinating new narrative." --Jef...

The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution

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Report copyright infringementby Benjamin Schneider (Author)Consider your surroundings. Maybe you're in a house or in an apartment building. Maybe you're at a desk in an office building, or in a café looking out on a lively main street. The urban landscape is not simply the backdrop to your life. It determines, to a remarkable degree, what kind of life you're able to live. Today, the horizons of American life are constrained by a built environment that has not significantly changed since the 1...

Today's African Woman!: Human Rights Champion and Single Mother

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Report copyright infringementby Suzanne Jambo (Author)Suzanne's story is one of constant, unrelenting struggle against a tide of discrimination, greed and corruption. At a young age, she finds herself labelled as being religiously and racially "incorrect."This sparks her lifetime quest to champion the cause of human rights. It is a journey that sets her against not only the ruling powers of Sudan at the time, but also finds her opposing the practices of the South Sudanese LiberationMovement.T...

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Report copyright infringementby Claude Lewenz (Author), Stewart Udall (Contribution by), Michael Henderson (Contribution by)Sometimes the most effective way to talk about a good idea is to write a story. This book tells the story of Ed Rice, a semi-retired senior town planner who spent 50 years planning the suburban developments of the town of Blandville, the place that could be anywhere. When the judge takes away his drivers license, he discovered what an absolute mess he and his peers creat...

Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World - Paperback

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by Anne Applebaum (Author)From the Pulitzer-prize winning, New York Times bestselling author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat them We think we know what an autocratic state looks like: There is an all-powerful leader at the top. He controls the police. The police threaten the people with violence. There are evil collaborators, and maybe some brave dissidents. But in the 21st century, that bears little...

Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans - Paperback

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by James Stavridis (Author)From one of the most admired admirals of his generation--and the only admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO--comes a remarkable voyage through all of the world's most important bodies of water, providing the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial element in our current geopolitical path. From the time of the Greeks and the Persians clashing in the Mediterranean, sea power has determined world power. To an extent that is ofte...

The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens - Hardcover

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by Richard Haass (Author)A New York Times Bestseller A provocative guide to how we must reenvision citizenship if American democracy is to survive The United States faces dangerous threats from Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, terrorists, climate change, and future pandemics. The greatest peril to the country, however, comes not from abroad but from within, from none other than ourselves. The question facing us is whether we are prepared to do what is necessary to save our democracy. The Bil...

Constitution of the United States - Hardcover

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by Founding Fathers (Created by)The landmark legal document of the United States, the U.S. Constitution comprises the primary law of the Federal Government. Signed by the members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, the Constitution outlines the powers and responsibilities of the three chief branches of the Federal Government, as well as the basic rights of the citizens of the United States. This beautiful gift edition contains the complete text of the Unite...

Private Revolutions: Four Women Face China's New Social Order - Hardcover

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by Yuan Yang (Author)"As powerfully intimate as it is politically incendiary." --Vogue A sweeping yet intimate portrait of modern China told through the lives of four ordinary women striving for a better future in a highly unequal society While serving as the deputy Beijing bureau chief of the Financial Times, Chinese-British journalist Yuan Yang began to notice common threads in the lives of her Chinese peers--women born during China's turn toward capitalism in the 1980s and 1990s, who, desp...

Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town - Hardcover

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by Charles L. Marohn (Author)Discover insider secrets of how America's transportation system is designed, funded, and built - and how to make it work for your community In Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town, renowned speaker and author of Strong Towns Charles L. Marohn Jr. delivers an accessible and engaging exploration of America's transportation system, laying bare the reasons why it no longer works as it once did, and how to modernize transportation to b...

On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy - Paperback

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by Lee McIntyre (Author)A powerful, pocket-sized citizen's guide on how to fight back against the disinformation campaigns that are imperiling American democracy, from the bestselling author of Post-Truth and How to Talk to a Science Denier. The effort to destroy facts and make America ungovernable didn't come out of nowhere. It is the culmination of seventy years of strategic denialism. In On Disinformation, Lee McIntyre shows how the war on facts began, and how ordinary citizens can fight b...

The Price We Pay: What Broke American Health Care--And How to Fix It - Paperback

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by Marty Makary (Author)New York Times bestsellerBusiness Book of the Year--Association of Business Journalists From the New York Times bestselling author comes an eye-opening, urgent look at America's broken health care system--and the people who are saving it--now with a new Afterword by the author. "A must-read for every American." --Steve Forbes, editor-in-chief, FORBES One in five Americans now has medical debt in collections and rising health care costs today threaten every small busin...

The Selected Works of Edward Said, 1966 - 2006 - Paperback

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by Edward W. Said (Author), Moustafa Bayoumi (Editor), Andrew Rubin (Editor)The renowned literary and cultural critic Edward Said was one of our era's most provocative and important thinkers. This comprehensive collection of his work, expanded from the earlier Edward Said Reader, now draws from across his entire four-decade career, including his posthumously published books, making it a definitive one-volume source. The Selected Works includes key sections from all of Said's books, includin...

Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations - Hardcover

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by Ronen Bergman (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The first definitive history of the Mossad, Shin Bet, and the IDF's targeted killing programs, hailed by The New York Times as "an exceptional work, a humane book about an incendiary subject." WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD IN HISTORY NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY JENNIFER SZALAI, THE NEW YORK TIMES NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Economist - The New York Times Book Review - BBC History Magazine - ...

Revolutions in Reverse: Essays on Politics, Violence, Art, and Imagination - Paperback

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by David Graeber (Author)Capitalism as we know it appears to be coming apart. But as financial institutions stagger and crumble, there is no obvious alternative. There is good reason to believe that, in a generation or so, capitalism will no longer exist for the simple reason that it's impossible to maintain an engine of perpetual growth forever on a finite planet. Yet faced with this prospect, the knee-jerk reaction is often to cling to what exists because they simply can't imagine an altern...

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Report copyright infringementby Heiwai Tang (Editor), Brian Wong Yue Shun (Editor)Economic powerhouse or geopolitical experiment? A critical look at BRICS+ in the twenty-first century. As the BRICS bloc expands beyond its original five members to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, and the UAE--with Saudi Arabia invited to join--the influence of BRICS+ in global trade and geopolitics is growing. The question remains: what does this shifting balance of power mean for the world? Towards ...

Sea Change: Unlikely Allies and a Success Story of Oceanic Proportions

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Report copyright infringementby James Workman (Author), Amanda Leland (Author)Sea Change is the captivating, deeply-human tale of how fishermen-along with some unlikely allies-helped carry out the biggest conservation success story you've never heard of.Exploring a victory for the world's most vital ecosystem, Sea Change tells the story of unlikely partnerships and surprising solutions that are quietly revolutionizing the fishing industry. Like in other ocean areas, the Gulf Coast fisheries w...