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 The Mantle's Bookshelf at Powell'sReturn to http://www.mantlethought.org
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Books 61 - 70 of 70 by Taslima Nasrin
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"Nasrin's voice is the voice of humanism everywhere."—Wole Soyinka "Taslima Nasrin has spoken out about the oppression of women under Islam, and what she's said needed saying."—Salman Rushdie Revenge is a delicious novel about getting even... (read more) Used - Trade Paper 
by Xiaoda Xiao
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"When it comes to prison literature, China remains a great enigma. Whereas the Soviet Union gave us Alexander Solzhenitsyn, China has, of yet, produced no such comparable international voice in the modern age. Xiao's The Cave Man is... a small start... (read more) New - Trade Paper
by Griselda Gambaro Used - Trade Paper
by Ian Bremmer
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andquot;An essential guide to the future of the world economy.andquot; -David Smick, author of The World is Curved A number of authoritarian governments, drawn to the economic power of capitalism but wary of uncontrolled free markets, have invented... (read more) Your Price $14.00 Used - Hardcover
by Thomas Geoghegan
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The acclaimed labor lawyer and prizewinning author Thomas Geoghegan asks: where are we better off—America or Europe? In an idiosyncratic, entertaining travelogue that plays on public policy, Geoghegan asks what our lives would be like if we lived... (read more) Your Price $14.95 Used - Hardcover
check for availability by Antony Adolf
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How peace has been made and maintained, experienced and imagined is not only a matter of historical interest, but also of pressing concern. Peace: A World History is the first study to explore the full spectrum of peace and peacemaking from prehistoric... (read more) Your Price $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
by Marc H. Ross
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Studies how culture drives ethnic conflict, but can also help mitigate it.... (read more) Your Price $33.00 Used - Trade Paper
by David Foster Wallace
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The Pale King, David Foster Wallace's posthumously published novel, is an awe-inspiring tornado of a book. Even unfinished, it's worlds above what most writers can do: mesmerizing readers with a novel about IRS agents and boredom is a transcendent feat... (read more) Used - Hardcover
by Sam Van Schaik
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Situated north of the Himalayas, Tibet is famous for its unique culture and its controversial assimilation into modern China. Yet Tibet in the twenty-first century can only be properly understood in the context of its extraordinary history. Sam van... (read more) New - Hardcover
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