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Field Notes on Democracy
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Arundhati Roy |
Combining fierce conviction, deft political analysis, and beautiful writing, this is the essential new book from Arundhati Roy. This series of essays examines the dark side of democracy in contempora… |
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Climate confusion
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Roy W. Spencer |
The current frenzy over global warming has galvanized the public and cost taxpayers billons of dollars in federal expenditures for climate research. It has spawned Hollywood blockbusters and inspired… |
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The uprising
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David Sirota |
An All-Access Pass to the Populist Insurrection Brewing Across the CountryJob outsourcing. Perpetual busy signals at government agencies. Slashed paychecks. Stolen elections. A war without end, fatal… |
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Statecraft
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Dennis Ross |
Not long after 9/11 brought the free world to our side, U.S. foreign policy is in a shambles. Here, peace negotiator Dennis Ross argues that the Bush administration's problems stem from its inability… |
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Feminists say the darndest things
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Mike S. Adams |
What happens when a conservative Christian white male professor – with a wicked sense of humor --stands up to his "feminazi" colleagues? The darndest things!Professor Mike Adams at the University of … |
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The politics of deceit
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Smith, Glenn, W. |
A compelling indictment of the Bush Administration's cynical, anti-democratic manipulation of the media In this devastating analysis of American politics today, a former Democratic campaign advisor … |
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From slavery to citizenship
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J. R. Ennals |
Citizenship is not a spectator sport; it is all about engagement. From Slavery to Citizenship is part of a bigger picture - a development process which will enable us to gain more control over our ow… |
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The ayatollah begs to differ
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Hooman Majd |
A revealing look at Iran by an American journalist with an insider's access behind Persian wallsThe grandson of an eminent ayatollah and the son of an Iranian diplomat, now an American citizen, Hooma… |
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The pain and the privilege
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Ffion Hague |
'Men's lives are a perpetual conflict. The life that I have mapped out will be so especially – as lawyer and politician. Woman's function is to pour oil on the wounds – to heal the bruises of spirit.… |
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Moving Politics
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Deborah B. Gould |
In the late 1980s, after a decade spent engaged in more routine interest-group politics, thousands of lesbians and gay men responded to the AIDS crisis by defiantly and dramatically taking to the str… |
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The governor
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Rod R. Blagojevich |
In his long-awaited and controversial book, former Illinois Governor, Rod Blagojevich finally details, for the first time ever, the story of the political scandal that continues to rock the nation. T… |
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FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE WHITE HOUSE, A
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Charles Osgood |
Charles Osgood, one of America's favorite news personalities, offers a hilarious compendium of anecdotes from the last seventy years of presidential campaigns. With anecdotes from Harry Truman to JFK… |
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Brian Cowen
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Jason O'Toole |
First biography of Brian Cowen, Ireland's new leader and Taoiseach.Meet Ireland's new Taoiseach, Brian CowenDespite a high profile at the centre of Irish political life for more than twenty years, re… |
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)
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Elliot Aronson,Carol Tavris |
At some point we all make a bad decision, do something that harms another person, or cling to an outdated belief. When we do, we strive to reduce the cognitive dissonance that results from feeling t… |
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Politics of Oil
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Lita Epstein |
Oil makes the world go round. Follow the fascinating story-from the fields of Kuwait to the streets of Venezuela and beyond...An analysis of the role that oil plays in the U.S. and how it has affecte… |
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Hero
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Mike Lupica |
Fourteen-year-old Billy learns he has the same special abilities as his father, who was the President's globe-trotting troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, and now Billy must decide whether to… |
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National suicide
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Martin L. Gross |
The New York Times bestselling author of The Government Racket is back with a scathing indictment of government waste. The government of the United States is a juggernaut of mismanagement, malfeasanc… |
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Celebutards
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Andrea Peyser |
"Andrea Peyser is a godsend, and I can't start my day without her." –Sean HannityCelebutards. A compound of celebrity, debutante, and retard, this blunt term describes lazy and egotistical stars with… |
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Interventions
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Noam Chomsky |
At a time when the United States exacts a greater and greater power over the rest of the world, America's leading voice of dissent needs to be heard more than ever. In over thirty timely, accessible … |
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The Economics of Aging
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David A. Wise |
This volume contains papers presented at an NBER conference on The Economics of Aging, held in New Orleans in March 1987. The conference was part of NBER's Project on the Economics of Aging. The goal… |
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