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Abortion in the United States Abortion in the United States Dorothy E. McBride Abortion in the United States: A Reference Handbook offers a balanced, objective look at the ultimate iwedgei issue in American culture. This volume offers a revealing history of abortion politics an… OL10410090W
Illegal people Illegal people David Bacon For two decades photojournalist David Bacon has documented the connections between labor, migration, and the global economy. In Illegal People Bacon exposes the many ways globalization uproots people… OL11914365W
The Nine The Nine Jeffrey Toobin Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important--and secret--legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people wh… OL119176W
Heavy metal Islam Heavy metal Islam Mark LeVine "We play heavy metal because our lives are heavy metal."--Reda Zine, one of the founders of the Moroccan heavy-metal scene"Music is the weapon of the future."--Fela KutiAn eighteen-year-old Moroccan … OL12376852W
Network power Network power David Singh Grewal For all the attention globalization has received in recent years, little consensus has emerged concerning how best to understand it. For some, it is the happy product of free and rational choices; fo… OL12479760W
Every vote counts Every vote counts Chris Katsaropoulos The 2000 Presidential election was decided by a margin of only 269 votes, but nearly 100 million eligible Americans did not cast a ballot. This year, don't sit on the sidelines - make your voice hear… OL133444W
Idiot America Idiot America Charles P. Pierce The Culture Wars Are Over and the Idiots Have WonA veteran journalist's acidically funny, righteously angry lament about the glorification of ignorance in the United States.In the midst of a career-l… OL13647053W
The cell The cell John Miller ABC’s John Miller has been tracking this story since his coverage of the first World Trade Center bombing in 1993. He was the first American journalist to interview Osama bin Laden. He has a sophis… OL13733794W
Renegade Renegade Richard Wolffe Before the White House and Air Force One, before the TV ads and the enormous rallies, there was the real Barack Obama: a man wrestling with the momentous decision to run for the presidency, feeling t… OL13815959W
Black hearts Black hearts Jim Frederick This is the story of a small group of soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division's fabled 502nd Infantry Regiment--a unit known as "the Black Heart Brigade." Deployed in late 2005 to Iraq's so-called … OL13856590W
Long time leaving Long time leaving Roy Blount Jr. "I left the South in search of the Enlightenment. I'm pro-choice, in favor of gay marriage, and against creationism and the war in Iraq. But both my parents' people are deep Southern from many genera… OL14852825W
Belching Out the Devil Belching Out the Devil Mark Thomas A dangerously entertaining trip with Mark Thomas in search of the real story behind Coca-ColaCoca-Cola and its logo are everywhere. In our homes, our workplaces, even our schools. It is a company tha… OL14961191W
In the President's Secret Service In the President's Secret Service Ronald Kessler Never before has a journalist penetrated the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service, that elite corps of agents who pledge to take a bullet to protect the president and his family. Af… OL14993740W
The Yosemite murders The Yosemite murders Dennis McDougal Since he was seven, Cary Stayner had dreamed of capturing women . . . and killing themThey were crimes that grabbed headlines around the world and stunned America. Four women dead, their bodies charr… OL15103222W
When the Press Fails When the Press Fails Regina G. Lawrence A sobering look at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, When the Press Fails argues the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of d… OL15110699W
A Very British Revolution A Very British Revolution Martin Bell The revelations over MPs' expenses that began in May 2009 ranged from petty thieving to outright fraud and sparked a crisis in confidence unprecedented in modern times. This was a 21st-century Peasan… OL15171340W
Five Ring Circus Five Ring Circus Christopher A Shaw The shiny rings of the Olympic Games have grown tarnished over the years as doping, corruption, and other scandals rise to the surface. Those scandals are the tip of the iceberg, according to author … OL15171467W
Accelerating out of the Great Recession Accelerating out of the Great Recession David Rhodes,Daniel Stelter From the world's leading business strategy consultancy comes this essential guide to prospering in the aftermath of what is being called the Great Recession.Accelerating Out of the Great Recession, b… OL15175236W
Piecework Piecework Pete Hamill In a new volume of journalistic essays, the eclectic author of A Drinking Life offers sharp commentary on diverse subjects, such as American immigration policy toward Mexico, Mike Tyson, television, … OL1818331W
If Democrats had any brains, they'd be Republicans If Democrats had any brains, they'd be Republicans Ann H. Coulter "Uttering lines that send liberals into paroxysms of rage, otherwise known as 'citing facts,' is the spice of life. When I see the hot spittle flying from their mouths and the veins bulging and pulsi… OL1922428W
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