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by Greg Spotts

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Spotts takes you behind the scenes for the planning of a truly unprecedented campaign. He shows how individuals and groups can force even the largest corporations to change to better serve the interests of the countries and communities in which they do business....(read more)
 
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Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War
by Joe Bageant

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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
by Barack Obama

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“A government that truly represents these Americans–that truly serves these Americans–will require a different kind of politics. That politics will need to reflect our lives as they are actually lived. It won’t be pre-packaged... (read more)
 
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Infidel
by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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United States Politics

The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
by Jane Mayer

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"The Dark Side" is a dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the U.S. has made self-destructive decisions in the pursuit of terrorists around the world--decisions that have not only violated the Constitution and American values, but... (read more)
 
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United States Foreign Policy

The Post-American World
by Fareed Zakaria

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One of our most distinguished thinkers argues that the "rise of the rest" is the great story of our time. "This is not a book about the decline of America, but rather about the rise of everyone else." So begins Fareed Zakaria's important new work on... (read more)
 
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich

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The Revolution: A Manifesto
by Ron Paul

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This much is true: you have been lied to, robbed and used by your own government — the people you elected into office and the people you should be able to trust... In a nation thirsty for change, The Revolution is Ron Paul's call to arms. Moving... (read more)
 
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Human Rights

A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide
by Samantha Power

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Military Industrial Complex

The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes

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Here for the first time, in rich, human, political, and scientific detail, is the complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan.... (read more)
 
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The Creature from Jekyll Island
by G. Edward Griffin

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Leftist Studies

A People's History of the World: From the Stone Age to the New Millennium
by Chris Harman

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United States Culture

The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things
by Barry Glassner

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There has never been another era in modern history, even during wartime or the Great Depression, when so many people have feared so much. Three out of four Americans say they feel more fearful today then they did twenty years ago. The Culture of Fear... (read more)
 
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Conservatism

America: The Last Best Hope, Volume I: From the Age of Discovery to a World at War
by William J. Bennett

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America, how well do you know your history? Who quelled a coup d'etat by putting on a pair of reading glasses? Which U.S. senator was nearly caned to death on the Senate floor? Which first lady refused to serve alcohol in the White House? What... (read more)
 
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War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning
by Chris Hedges

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"War is seductive," Hedges tells readers in this powerful and intelligent book. Throughout our history, it has appealed to the human mind by providing a false sense of purpose and the opportunity to rise above everyday life. Using examples from his... (read more)
 
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