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Sputnik Sputnik Paul Dickson "On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launced the first man-made object into space, a 184-pound satellite carrying only a radio transmitter. Wh… OL108513W
The Cost of "Choice&quot The Cost of "Choice&quot Erika Bachiochi ncluding essays by eminent figures such as Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and Elizabeth Fox Genovese, Eleonore Raoul Professor of the Humanities at Emory Unive… OL15169825W
Paying the human costs of war Paying the human costs of war Christopher Gelpi The book finds that the most important consideration for the public is the expectation of success. If the public believes that a mission will succeed, the public will support it even if the costs are… OL15517566W
The AIDS conspiracy The AIDS conspiracy Nicoli Nattrass Since the early days of the AIDS epidemic, many bizarre and dangerous hypotheses have been advanced to explain the origins of the disease. In this compelling book, Nicoli Nattrass explores the social… OL16263702W
The performative presidency The performative presidency Jason L. Mast "The Performative Presidency brings together literatures describing presidential leadership strategies, public understandings of citizenship and news production and media technologies between the pre… OL16672380W
Crossing boundaries Crossing boundaries Jeffrey John Kripal,G. William Barnard "The contemporary study of religion has witnessed a consistent interest in and concern about the relationship between the unitive, ascetic, and ecstatic tendencies of mystical traditions and the more… OL18208529W
Gay and lesbian rights in the United States Gay and lesbian rights in the United States Walter L. Williams The movement for gay and lesbian rights in America is a response to long-held beliefs that have, at times throughout the history of the United States, made homosexuality legally, politically, and soc… OL18377259W
Indian work Indian work Daniel H. Usner 202 pages : 25 cm OL1888712W
Tides of Consent Tides of Consent James A. Stimson Politics is a trial in which those in government - and those who aspire to be - make proposals, debate alternatives, and pass laws. Then the jury of public opinion decides. It likes the proposals or … OL1951483W
Why America misunderstands the world Why America misunderstands the world Paul R. Pillar A host of social, economic, and geographical advantages has coarsened America's attitude toward other, less fortunate countries. Being insulated by two immense oceans makes it hard for Americans to a… OL19663390W
Part of our lives Part of our lives Wayne A. Wiegand,Wayne A. Wiegand "Part of Our Lives challenges the conventional idea that public libraries are valuable mostly because they are essential to democracy. Instead, this book uses the voices of generations of public libr… OL19671052W
All the truth is out All the truth is out Matt Bai "The former chief political correspondent for The New York Times Magazine brilliantly revisits the Gary Hart affair and looks at how it changed forever the intersection of American media and politics… OL19986569W
The war beat, Europe The war beat, Europe Steven Casey "Broadcasting pioneers like Ed Murrow and Walter Cronkite, unpretentious reporters like Ernie Pyle, and dashing photographers like Robert Capa and Margaret Bourke-White are remembered for their coura… OL20052856W
The Gallup Poll The Gallup Poll Frank Newport,Alec Gallup 1 online resource OL20458202W
Understanding public opinion Understanding public opinion Clyde Wilcox,Barbara Norrander "Understanding Public Opinion, edited by Barbara Norrander and Clyde Wilcox, is a collection of original essays that explores the sources, content, and effects of American public opinion at the close… OL20568421W
Plain folk and gentry in a slave society Plain folk and gentry in a slave society J. William Harris In 1861, only about one-quarter of white southern families owned slaves, yet the vast majority of nonslave-owning whites followed southern planters into a long and bloody war to defend slavery. In do… OL2743142W
Black Faces in the Mirror Black Faces in the Mirror Katherine Tate "Katherine Tate examines the significance of race in the U.S. system of representative democracy for African Americans. Presenting important new findings, she offers the first empirical study to take… OL3500989W
Bearing witness Bearing witness Philip M. Kayal BEARING WITNESS IS A STORY ABOUT HOPE, a statement of faith in the human spirit. By dint of circumstance, it is two stories rolled into one. On the one hand, it is the tale of how volunteerism became… OL4312272W
Government and public trust Government and public trust John C. Whitehead Forum. xxi, 51 p. ; 22 cm OL5961435W
The Amish in the American imagination The Amish in the American imagination David Weaver-Zercher "Enveloped in mystery, Amish culture has remained a captivating topic within mainstream American culture. In The Amish in the American Imagination, David Weaver-Zercher explores how Americans through… OL7795665W
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