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Inshallah: (God Willing) Based on a true story

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Report copyright infringementby Dana Catoe (Author)Chaos and hope collide in this unforgettable book on the horrors of war, cultural tensions, and the development of a fledgling democracy during Bush-era Iraq. Authored by Interim Iraqi Head of Security Dana Catoe.Step inside a tumultuous era of global history in this powerful memoir where Iraq's former head of security, tells the true story of the Iraq War. As a pivotal player in Iraq's interim democratic government from its inception in 2003...

Bringing Hope to Life: (A memoir) Creating pathways out of poverty for youth through the beloved YouthBuild community

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Report copyright infringementby Dorothy Stoneman (Author)In Bringing Hope to Life, Stoneman beautifully weaves together the story of YouthBuild's growth and success over 45 years and her own story of moving from Harvard to Harlem as a young woman in the Civil Rights movement, being schooled and broadened through deep cross-racial relationships, learning to navigate government to obtain lasting funding, building a dynamic national movement, and enlisting the help of thousands of allies in all ...

Crazy Epic Courage: How a 'Nobody' Challenged Brutal Dictators and Moved a Nation.

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Report copyright infringementby Evan Mawarire (Author)From Zimbabwe's oppressive regime to the global stage of freedom and civil rights advocacy, Crazy Epic Courage tells the extraordinary story of one man's stand against tyranny. When Pastor Evan Mawarire draped the Zimbabwean flag around his shoulders and recorded a heartfelt plea for justice and change, he sparked the #ThisFlag movement, uniting hundreds of thousands against Robert Mugabe's brutal dictatorship.In this gripping memoir, Mawa...

Gendered Peace Through International Law - Paperback

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by Louise Arimatsu (Author), Christine Chinkin (Author)Two leading feminist lawyers reflect on gender in international law to set out what a gendered peace might look like and its impact on international law in this open access book. In order to challenge orthodoxies, the book takes an unconventional approach, merging personal reflections, expert essays, and interviews. It throws the disciplinary net wide, drawing on international law, gender studies, international relations and history. The ...

The Purposeful Warrior: Standing Up for What's Right When the Stakes Are High

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Report copyright infringementby Jocelyn Benson (Author), Amanda Seyfried (Foreword by)From Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a road map for shattering the status quo and standing up for ourselves, our communities, and our country. AN OPEN FIELD BOOK FROM MARIA SHRIVER As Michigan's Secretary of State and chief election official, Jocelyn Benson has overseen several of the highest turnout, most secure elections in the state's history. But her life changed one snowy evening in December...

A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre

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Report copyright infringementby Garrett Felber (Author), Robin D. G. Kelley (Foreword by)The first biography of the revolutionary political prisoner who laid the foundation for contemporary abolitionist struggles and Black anarchism.A Continuous Struggle is a political biography of one of the most important--if since forgotten--revolutionary figures of the twentieth century in the United States. Martin Sostre (1923-2015) was a Black Puerto Rican from East Harlem who became a politicized priso...

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Report copyright infringementby Alexei Navalny (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER - BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: THE NEW YORKER, THE ATLANTIC, NPR - The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. "Patriot is by turns funny, fiery, reflective and tragic, laced with Navalny's trademark wry humor and idealism....a gutting personal account from a husband and father facing the reality tha...

The City Is Up for Grabs: How Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Led and Lost a City in Crisis

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Report copyright infringementby Gregory Royal Pratt (Author) "Gregory Pratt had a rare front-row seat to the passions, problems, peculiarities, hopes, disappointments, shenanigans, and pettiness in the drama and farce that was Lori Lightfoot's uneasy tenure on the fifth floor at City Hall. What he delivers on these pages takes us backstage to give us a powerful, incisive portrait of the woman, the details of her mayoralty, and the many players who shared the stage." --Rick Kogan, Chicago Trib...

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Report copyright infringementby Matthew Motyka (Author)American Misfit: In Search of Reality interweaves personal experience with key historical events from the past half-century, showing how they shape individual consciousness. Grounded in Paul Ricoeur's theory of narrative-which sees storytelling as essential to understanding our world-Matthew Motyka recounts his multicultural journey. Raised in communist Poland, he spent his twenties in France before moving to the United States. Though he ...

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life in American History

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Report copyright infringementby Keri F. Dearborn (Author), Peg A. Lamphier (Editor), Rosanne Welch (Editor)Using her own words, personal documents, past perspectives, and new biographical research, this book introduces readers tothis American influencer within her own historical context .Explore the intimate story of a real woman who struggled with a lack of self confidence but built a supportive network of like-minded activist women to realize change. Roosevelt was drawn into politics and pu...

Guardian of the Presidency: The Legacy of Richard E. Neustadt

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Report copyright infringementby Matthew J. Dickinson (Editor), Elizabeth A. Neustadt (Editor), Doris Kearns Goodwin (Foreword by)As America's leading expert on the Presidency and an adviser to presidents from Harry S. Truman to Bill Clinton, Richard E. Neustadt was "the most penetrating analyst of power since Machiavelli,"as Guardian of the Presidency makes clear. In this inspirational book, Neustadt's former colleagues and students celebrate the rich and diverse contributions he made to poli...

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Report copyright infringementby Ernest B. Furguson (Author) Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: October 17, 2008

Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt

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Report copyright infringementby Jack Olsen (Author)Jack Olsen's Last Man Standing is the gripping story of Geronimo Pratt, war hero and community leader, who was framed by the FBI in one of the greatest travesties of justice in American history. Geronimo Pratt did not commit the murder for which he served twenty-seven nightmarish years. As a UCLA student, though, he had led the Los Angeles Chapter of the Black Panther Party, and became a target of the FBI. Here is the spellbinding saga of Pra...

A Kingdom of Their Own: The Family Karzai and the Afghan Disaster

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Report copyright infringementby Joshua Partlow (Author)The key to understanding the calamitous Afghan war is the complex, ultimately failed relationship between the powerful, duplicitous Karzai family and the United States, brilliantly portrayed here by the former Kabul bureau chief for The Washington Post. The United States went to Afghanistan on a simple mission: avenge the September 11 attacks and drive the Taliban from power. This took less than two months. Over the course of the next de...

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Report copyright infringementby Taufiq Rahim (Author)The inauguration of President Donald J. Trump on January 20, 2025, marked the beginning of a new era in politics. Since then, the world has been immersed in a relentless stream of announcements, sudden developments, and policy shifts. Beyond the headlines and the controversy, there is a need for a clear-eyed view of what is already one of the most consequential administrations in American history.Trump 2.5: A Primer charts the context, char...

The Greatest Comeback Ever: Inside Trump's Big Beautiful Campaign

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Report copyright infringementby Joe Concha (Author)VIBE SHIFT! National Bestselling author Joe Concha hip checks the mainstream media to deliver the juicy truth about this important moment in history. Lawfare. Assassination attempts. Kamala's coronation. Nearly $3 billion in campaign cash. Liberals were so scared of Trump that they threw everything they had at him. They're even more scared now. In The Greatest Comeback Ever, Concha roasts the wildest anti-Trump flops from the prediction race....

Teacher by Teacher: The People Who Change Our Lives

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Report copyright infringementby John B. King (Author)Teacher By Teacher traces the remarkable journey of the 10th U.S. Secretary of Education and is a deeply personal love letter to all the teachers in our lives. The story of John B. King Jr.'s inspiring path to President Obama's Cabinet begins the day that his mother died. He insisted on going to school that day, knowing he would find comfort in his classroom. As he navigated living alone with a father dying from undiagnosed Alzheimer's, it...

Say More: Communicating at Work, at Home, and in the World

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Report copyright infringementby Jen Psaki (Author)INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons she's learned on her path to success and offers unique yet universal advice about how to be a more effective communicator in any situation. Not many White House Press Secretaries capture the nation's interest the way Jen Psaki did. Refreshingly candid and clear, Psaki quickly became known for her ability to break ...

The Politics of Skin Tone: African American Experiences, Identity, and Attitudes

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Report copyright infringementby Nicole D. Yadon (Author)A nuanced examination of the salience of skin tone within African American politics. Research shows that skin tone is associated with significant differences in life experiences. On average, African Americans with darker skin earn lower wages, suffer worse health outcomes, and endure more negative criminal justice experiences than lighter-skinned African Americans. Nicole D. Yadon conceptualizes skin tone as one facet of the multidimensi...

Surviving the United Nations: A true story of violence, corruption, betrayal, and redemption

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Report copyright infringementby Robert Bruce Adolph (Author)The astonishing true story of a US Army Special Forces soldier who became a warrior for peace. In his humanitarian and peacekeeping missions for the United Nations he dealt with child-soldiers, blood diamonds, a double hostage-taking, an invasion by brutal guerrillas, an emergency aerial evacuation, a desperate hostage recovery mission, tribal gun ghts, refugee camp violence, suicide bombings, and institutional corruption. His UN car...

Becoming Kim Jong Un: A Former CIA Officer's Insights into North Korea's Enigmatic Young Dictator

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Report copyright infringementby Jung H. Pak (Author)A groundbreaking account of the rise of North Korea's Kim Jong Un--from his nuclear ambitions to his summits with President Donald J. Trump--by a leading American expert "Shrewdly sheds light on the world's most recognizable mysterious leader, his life and what's really going on behind the curtain."--Newsweek When Kim Jong Un became the leader of North Korea following his father's death in 2011, predictions about his imminent fall were rife...

Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Reisinger (Author)The hidden history of an economic and cultural catastrophe that is threatening our very food supply--the disappearance of the American farmer. Taking on this story of heart and hardship, award-winning writer Brian Reisinger weaves forgotten eras of American history with his own family's four-generation fight for survival in Midwestern farm country. Readers learn the truth about America's most detrimental and unexplained socioeconomic cr...

Courage in the People's House: Nine Trailblazing Representatives Who Shaped America

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Report copyright infringementby Joe Neguse (Author)Featuring the remarkable stories of nine US Representatives who helped shape America, Courage in the People's House is a "reminder of how courage can make a difference, and how, especially in the darkest of times, the lessons of history are most needed" (Booklist). In this "well-written addition to the history of Congress" (Kirkus Reviews), Courage in the People's House tells the "accessible and well-researched" (Booklist) stories of nine ind...

Battle for the Museum: Cultural Institutions in Crisis

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Report copyright infringementby Rachel Spence (Author)Culture and power have been bedfellows since ancient times. But now, more than ever, exhibits and the organizations responsible for them have become part of our troubled politics. Protests force out problematic patrons and curators, and pressure museums to abandon fossil fuel sponsorship. Campaigners demand equality and diversity, and condemn exploitation, of artists and staff alike. Those confronting racism and imperial legacies call for ...

Book Repair and Restoration: A Manual of Practical Suggestions for Bibliophiles

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Report copyright infringementby Alfred Bonnardot (Author), Mitchell Starrett Buck (Author)This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we ...

When in Doubt, Stop the Bout: A Revolutionary Approach to Boxing Safety and Reform

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Report copyright infringementby Mike Silver (Author)In When in Doubt, Stopthe Bout, renowned boxing historian Mike Silver presents a shocking expos?of the sordid underbelly of professional boxing, and uncovers the sport'scriminally flawed infrastructure and those responsible for it.From compromised refereesto poorly trained ringside physicians to an insidious cartel of "sanctioningorganizations" approving dangerous mismatches, Silver lays bare the corruption, the negligence, and the incompete...

How Ethiopia and Al-Shabaab Crippled Western Efforts in Somalia: A Senior Somali Commander's Perspective

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Report copyright infringementby Abdirahman O. Warsame Jeeniqaar (Author)❝This book is nothing short of a landmark work by a living witness and senior Somali commander.❞- Shaykh Hassan DhooyeActivist imam firmly knowledgeable on current Ethio-Somali affairs.❝Somalia's untold insider story in an authentic voice.❞- Kamaal Marjaan AliSenior journalist and author of several published books ❝Explosive revelations of hidden agendas.❞- General Abdi QeybdiidFormer Somali Police Force Commissioner❝Cour...

The First Brexiteer: The Diaries of Sir Neil Marten, 1970 - 79

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Report copyright infringementby Tim Aker (Editor), Anthony Marten (Foreword by)These diaries are of a parliamentarian devoted to the cause of parliamentary sovereignty. Sir Neil Marten was a soldier, spy, politician, husband, father, and grandfather. The First Brexiteer provides an incredible insight into the worlds of politics and Parliament during the tumultuous Heath administration and the early Thatcher years in opposition. The Heath years were dominated by two issues that haunted the cou...

Madeleine Albright and the New American Diplomacy

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas W. Lippman (Author)Selected by President Clinton as the first woman to be Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright rode into office on a wave of popularity. She was an instant celebrity in Washington and around the world, recognized everywhere and widely admired for her blunt style and dramatic personal history. Facing a Congress controlled by the opposition and an unruly world where the rules of the Cold War no longer applied, this tough-talking grandmoth...

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Report copyright infringementby Bill Turque (Author)Why did Al Gore, after angry opposition to the Vietnam War, submit to the draft? What happened in Vietnam that made him sullen and bitter? After renouncing politics, what set him back on the track mapped out for him? What made him claim (falsely) that he invented the Internet? How closely is he allied with the tobacco industry? What is the real nature of his partnership with Bill Clinton? How was it altered by the Lewinsky affair? INVENTING ...

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Report copyright infringementby Benjamin M. Schierer (Author), Lori Sturdevant (With), Mark Dayton (Foreword by)The story of Minnesota's longest-serving governor and his role in propelling the state to the global stage, woven together from interviews with influential civic leaders.Rudy Perpich was one of a kind. As Minnesota's longest-serving governor, he built bridges where others saw impassible divides: between rural and urban life, labor and business interests, local politics and internati...

Socialism: The Real History from Plato to the Present: How the Deep State Capitalizes on Crises to Consolidate Control [With Paperback Book] - Paperback

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by William J. Federer (Author)SOCIALISM: THE DREAM OF AN IDEAL SOCIETY? Is it a wonderful "utopia" or a totalitarian nightmare? Will everything be free or will deep-state bureaucrats decide who gets what? Did Plato, Thomas More, & Francis Bacon propose social ownership of property? Is there a difference between socialism and communism? Did Pilgrims attempt "a communistic plan of life"? What happened? How did the Pilgrims' covenant under God become the Age of Enlightenment's social contrac...