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An Introduction to Political Philosophy An Introduction to Political Philosophy Colin Bird Providing a comprehensive introduction to political philosophy, this book combines discussion of historical and contemporary figures, together with numerous real-life examples. It ranges over an unus… OL15190162W
Blood on the tracks Blood on the tracks S. Brian Willson After serving in the Vietnam War, S. Brian Willson became a radical, nonviolent peace protester and pacifist, and this memoir details the drastic governmental and social change he has spent his life … OL16175323W
Khantili Nari Khantili Nari Deepak Pithwa Prestigious & Excellent ‘Khantili Nari’ Book by Mr Deepak Pithwa Prestigious Enterprising Kuchhi Women Issue 2005 stating Lifestory of 60 Women of the Gujarati Kutchhi Community from India. Sur… OL16640871W
The 5th Inning The 5th Inning E. Ethelbert Miller Summary:The 5th Inning is poet and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller's second memoir. Coming a decade after Fathering words: the making of an African American writer, this book finds Miller retur… OL17397297W
Margaret Thatcher The Authorized Biography Margaret Thatcher The Authorized Biography Charles Moore In June 1983 Margaret Thatcher won the biggest increase in a government's Parliamentary majority in British electoral history. Over the next four years, as Charles Moore relates in this central volum… OL17575355W
Tip and the Gipper Tip and the Gipper Christopher Matthews,Matthews, Christopher A personal history of a time when two great political opponents served together for the benefit of the country. The author was a top aide to Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, who waged a principled w… OL17581360W
A diplomat in Japan A diplomat in Japan Satow, Ernest Mason Sir Based on the author’s detailed diary, personal encounters, and keen memory, this book is a record of the inner history of the critical years of social and political upheaval that accompanied Japan’s … OL1780877W
William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison Thomas, William Profiles the life and work of the abolitionist and journalist who published his beliefs about antislavery. OL17849724W
Off the sidelines Off the sidelines Kirsten Gillibrand "Fourteen years before Kirsten Gillibrand succeeded Hillary Rodham Clinton as senator from New York, she heard her future mentor say these life-changing words: 'Decisions are being made every day in … OL18022212W
The Escape Artist The Escape Artist Brad Meltzer "Who is Nola Brown? Nola is a mystery Nola is trouble. And Nola is supposed to be dead. Her body was found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the sky as it left a secret military base in the Alas… OL19356868W
Victorian pain Victorian pain Rachel Ablow "The nineteenth century introduced developments in science and medicine that made the eradication of pain conceivable for the first time. This new understanding of pain brought with it a complex set … OL19746857W
Frog Frog Mo Yan " The author of Red Sorghum and China's most revered and controversial novelist returns with his first major publication since winning the Nobel Prize. In 2012, the Nobel committee confirmed Mo Yan's… OL19991360W
Crippled America Crippled America Donald Trump Donald Trump outlines how a crippled America could be restored to greatness. The book explores Trump's view on key issues including the economy, big CEO salaries and taxes, healthcare, education, nat… OL20015094W
Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton Cynthia Levinson Hillary Rodham Clinton is a true leader. Growing up in Park Ridge, Illinois, Hillary was inspired by the philosophy of John Wesley, who urged his followers to "do all the good you can." Rising to pro… OL20017037W
The lamentations of Zeno The lamentations of Zeno Ilija Trojanow "Bavarian glaciologist Zeno Hintermeier is taking his last voyage to the Antarctic as a lecturer on board an international cruise ship. He attends to the curiosity of a privileged few as they marvel … OL20030299W
Duplicity Duplicity Newt Gingrich "Leading politician and bestselling author Newt Gingrich has teamed with novelist Pete Earley to create a gripping thriller to which Gingrich brings his unparalleled understanding of Washington's cor… OL20038332W
Letting go of the glitz Letting go of the glitz Julia Stephenson Help! I'm Married Alive!Julia Stephenson, struggling to cope with life as a Surrey housewife, grimly welded to her electric floor polisher and fed up with her golf-addicted, BMW-driving husband, bolt… OL22133805W
Ruthless Ambition Ruthless Ambition Louis Michael Manzo In this searing tell-all, former New Jersey State Assemblyman Louis Manzo recounts an extraordinary tale of political ruthlessness, corruption, and greed while also telling the story of being caught … OL24160903W
Envoy to the Terror Envoy to the Terror Melanie Randolph Miller The story of Gouverneur Morris, the brilliant and unconventional Founding Father from New York, is a forgotten jewel in the crown of early American national history. Although he was an important cont… OL5703894W
Barack Obama Barack Obama Heather Lehr Wagner This biography explores the remarkable life of a president with full-color photographs, an index, and updated information. "Did You Know?" fact boxes throughout highlight interesting facts about Obam… OL5816715W
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