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The Creature from Jekyll Island
by G. Edward Griffin
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Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A dry and boring... ( read more)
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Rules for Radicals : a Practical Primer for Realistic Radicals (71 Edition)
by Saul D. Alinsky
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The father of modern community organization, Saul Alinsky taught a generation of activists and politicians how to effectively construct social change. In Rules for Radicals, Alinsky writes with passion and intelligence, carefully outlining the difference... ( read more)
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Glenn Beck's Common Sense: The Case Against an Ouf-Of-Control Government, Inspired by Thomas Paine
by Glenn Beck
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If you believe it's time to put principles above parties, character above campaign promises, and Common Sense above all -- then I ask you to read this book.... In any era, great Americans inspire us to reach our full potential. They know with conviction... ( read more)
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Pedagogy of the Oppressed 30TH Anniv Edition
by Paulo Freire
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With an new introduction to Freire's life and the impact of this book by writer and Freire confidant and authority Donaldo Macedo, this anniversary edition will inspire a new generation of educators, students, and general readers.... ( read more)
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (04 Edition)
by John Perkins
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From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an exposof international corruptionand an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations With a presidential election around the corner... ( read more)
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Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy
by Leslie H. Gelb
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From one of the nation's leading foreign-policy minds comes a provocative new account of how to think about—and use—America's power in the twenty-first century. Inspired by Machiavelli's classic The Prince, Leslie H. Gelb offers illuminating... ( read more)
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Embedded with Organized Labor: Journalistic Reflections on the Class War at Home
by Steve Early
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Collected for the first time, the essays that comprise Embedded With Organized Labor present a unique and informed perspective on the class war at home from a longtime organizer and aparticipatory labor journalist.a Steve Early tackles the most pressing... ( read more)
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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
by Joseph J Ellis
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In a landmark work of history, the National Book Award-winning author of "American Sphinx" explores how a group of greatly gifted but deeply flawed men--Hamilton, Burr, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Adams, and Madison--set the course for our nation. A... ( read more)
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Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
by Susan Jacoby
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In impassioned, elegant prose, celebrated author Jacoby traces more than 200 years of secularist activism, beginning with the fierce debate over the omission of God from the Constitution.... ( read more)
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What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
by Thomas Frank
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With a new afterword by the author
The New York Times bestseller, praised as "hilariously funny...the only way to understand why so many Americans have decided to vote against their own economic and political interests" (Molly Ivins)
Hailed as... ( read more)
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Original Essays | June 22, 2009
By Bethany Moreton
"In the 'culture wars' narrative of the Republican ascendancy, this slippage represents the greatest con in recent history: while you rush to defend marriage or protect the unborn, please pay no attention to the financier behind the curtain."
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Review-a-Day | June 17, 2009
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Blood and Politics: The History of the White Nationalist Movement from the Margins to the Mainstream by Leonard Zeskind Reviewed by Art Winslow Los...
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Review-a-Day | June 15, 2009
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Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth (Massey Lectures) by Margaret Eleanor Atwood Reviewed by John Gray New York Review of Books A...
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Review-a-Day | June 4, 2009
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Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe by Arianna Huffington Reviewed by...
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Book to Film | May 20, 2009
By Chris Bolton
Kirk Ellis, who recently oversaw the award-winning HBO miniseries John Adams (based on the David McCullough biography), will follow that project...
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