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State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America
by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey  Special Offer Buy the set! Order State by State now and receive the acclaimed 38-minute film featuring 19 of the book's contributors. Starring: Daphne Beal, Alison Bechdel, Will Blythe, Charles Bock, Anthony Bourdain, Susan Choi, Joshua Ferris, Dagoberto Gilb...
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The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule
by Thomas Frank Publisher Comments From the author of the landmark bestseller What’s the Matter with Kansas?, a jaw-dropping investigation of the decades of deliberate—and lucrative—conservative misrule In his previous book, Thomas Frank explained why working America...
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The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends: A Very Trippy Miscellany
by Ingo Niermann 
Powells.com Staff Pick You're sitting at a bar with friends, and the conversation hits a lull. Someone excuses herself to get the next round and buy some time. But you don't need it, because you've read The Curious World of Drugs and Their Friends and you're loaded with an...
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Red State Rebels: Tales of Grassroots Resistance in the Heartland
by Jeffrey St Clair Publisher Comments A Red States rebellion is breaking out. Itandrsquo;s been going on for some time. The stakes are high and the odds are long and the battles are waged over the essentials of life: water, food, wilderness, and human liberty.Out here there are no fixed...
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Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop? (08 Edition)
by Goldman Publisher Comments Bishop Juan Gerardi, Guatemala’s leading human rights activist, was bludgeoned to death in his garage on a Sunday night in 1998, two days after the presentation of a groundbreaking church-sponsored report implicating the military in the murders and...
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Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America's Original Vision
by Thom Hartmann Synopsis Millions of working Americans talk, act, and vote as if their economic interests match those of the megawealthy, global corporations, and the politicians who do their bidding. How did this happen? According to Air America radio host Thom Hartmann, the...
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The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict
by Joseph E. Stiglitz Publisher Comments "This is a catalog [of costs] the Bush team never looked at. It's a catalog that they still don't want you to see."—James Galbraith America has already spent close to a trillion dollars on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but there are hundreds of...
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What Is America?: A Short History of the New World Order
by Ronald Wright Publisher Comments In the six years since 9/11, as the bush regime has squandered domestic solidarity and international goodwill, many of the archetypes and ideals with which we’ve traditionally framed the American enterprise now seem endangered, even hollow. This...
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America and the World: Conversations on the Future of American Foreign Policy
by Zbigniew Brzezinski Publisher Comments The status of the United States as a world power, and the nature of power itself, are at a historic turning point. It is essential that we understand and adapt to the new security environment in which we find ourselves. Two of the most respected figures...
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The Lost Daughters of China: Adopted Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past
by Karin Evans Publisher Comments A revised and updated edition of the national bestseller. An instant classic upon publication in hardcover in 2000, The Lost Daughters of China presents both a compelling and informative look at the Chinese adoption process. In this book, Karin Evans...
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Taking on the System: Rules for Radical Change in a Digital Era
by Markos Moulitsas Zuniga Publisher Comments As founder of one of the most influential political blogs, DailyKos, Markos Moulitsas ZAniga establishes the fundamental laws that govern todayas new era of digital activism. The Sixties are overaand the rules of power have been transformed. In order to...
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Money for Nothing: One Man's Journey Through the Dark Side of Lottery Millions
by Edward Ugel Publisher Comments For the better part of a decade, Edward Ugel spent his time closing deals with lottery winners, making a lucrative and legitimate—if sometimes not-so-nice—living by taking advantage of their weaknesses . . . weaknesses that, as a gambler...
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Head and Heart: A History of Christianity in America
by Garry Wills Publisher Comments Gary Wills has won significant acclaim for his bestselling works of religion and history. Here, for the first time, he combines both disciplines in a sweeping examination of Christianity in America throughout the last 400 years. Wills argues that the...
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The Angel of Grozny: Orphans of a Forgotten War
by Asne Seierstad
Powells.com Staff Pick A deeply compassionate and poignant work about the suffering of Chechens, The Angel of Grozny offers a startling look at this troubled region. Norwegian war correspondent Asne Seierstad (author of The Bookseller of Kabul) gives readers an important...
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The Closing of the American Border: Terrorism, Immigration, and Security Since 9/11
by Edward Alden Publisher Comments A provocative, behind-the-scenes investigation into the consequences of America's efforts to secure its borders since 9/11 On September 10, 2001, the United States was the most open country in the world. But in the aftermath of the worst terrorist...
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Black Belt Patriotism: How to Reawaken America
by Chuck Norris Synopsis Norris--hero, icon, and legend--is back, packing a political and cultural punch with his new book. In it, Norris gives a no-holds-barred assessment of American culture and shows how Americans can get involved and change the nation's course for the better....
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The Terror Dream: Myth and Misogyny in an Insecure America
by Susan Faludi Publisher Comments It has become clear over the years that the reaction of America's politicians and media to the attacks of 9/11 was bizarrely misdirected and dangerous to our national security. But no one has fully probed its cultural roots. Until now. Pulitzer Prize...
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The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America
by Ronald Brownstein Publisher Comments A atimely and compellinga analysis of Americaas bitterly divisive partisan politics (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times) In recent years American politics has seemingly become much more partisan, more zero-sum, more vicious, and less able to confront...
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Getting Into Guinness: One Man's Longest, Fastest, Highest Journey Inside the World's Most Famous Record Book
by Larry Olmsted Publisher Comments A fascinating mix of participatory journalism and history, Getting Into Guinness is the never-before-told story of the bestselling copyrighted book of all time. Veteran reporter Larry Olmsted began a personal quest to break an existing world record, then...
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Where War Lives: A Journey Into the Heart of War
by Paul Watson Publisher Comments Paul Watson was born with his right hand missing. To defy people's expectations, he becomes an avid war journalist, traveling to the most dangerous places on earth and staying long after it was wise or safe to do so. Then...
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