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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
In the land of invisible women In the land of invisible women Qanta Ahmed The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones. Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, becomes an outcast in mot… OL11902918W
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
The corpse walker The corpse walker Yiwu Liao The Corpse Walker is a compilation of twenty-seven extraordinary oral histories that opens a window, unlike any other, onto the lives of ordinary, often outcast, Chinese men and women. Liao Yiwu (one… OL12023234W
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
Jag dör, men minnet lever Jag dör, men minnet lever Henning Mankell A powerful, moving and tragic account of the families shattered and children abandoned as a result of the spread of HIV and, through the Memory Books project, a hope for the future. Henning Mankel… OL13629224W
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
Rhetoric for radicals Rhetoric for radicals Jason Del Gandio Radicals have important messages to deliver, but they are often so caught up in the passion of their causes that they lose sight of effective communication-which is their most powerful tool. The abil… OL13763777W
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
The last best hope The last best hope Joe Scarborough In this groundbreaking book, Joe Scarborough tells Republican Party bosses what they don't want to hear, explains why Democrats are making matters so much worse, and then shows leaders of both partie… OL14932757W
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
Internet censorship Internet censorship Christine Zuchora-Walske Americans are sharply divided on the issue of Internet censorship. This book examines the history of censorship in the United States as well as current federal, state, and local laws. It provides the… OL15050994W
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
Prisoners of hope Prisoners of hope Dayna Curry,Heather Mercer,Stacy Mattingly,Stacey Mattingly The gripping and inspiring story of two extraordinary women--from their imprisonment by the Taliban to their rescue by U.S. Special Forces. When Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer arrived in Afghanistan,… OL15149789W
Imperio con imperialismo: La dinamica globalizante del capitalismo neoliberal Imperio con imperialismo: La dinamica globalizante del capitalismo neoliberal James F. Petras Este libro brinda un analisis profundo de la relacion entre el imperialismo de Estados Unidos, Europa y Japon y la construccion de un imperio global. Al enfocarse en la relacion entre el estado imper… OL15169727W
Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill Gloria Degaetano,Dave Grossman,Gloria DeGaetano There is perhaps no bigger or more important issue in America at present than youth violence. Jonesboro; Paducah; Pearl, Mississippi; Stamps, Arkansas; Conyers, Georgia; and, of course, Littleton, Co… OL15172288W
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