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What a Party!: My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators and Other Wild Animals by Terry McAuliffe and Steve Kettmann Publisher Comments New York Times Bestseller “Ive often said Terrys energy could light up a city, and readers of his book will know why. Terrys excitement for politics—and life—is evident on every page.” -Senator Hillary Clinton ... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right by Arthur Goldwag Publisher Comments From "Birthers" who claim that Barack Obama was not born in the United States to counter-jihadists who believe that the Constitution is in imminent danger of being replaced with Sharia law, conspiratorial beliefs have become an increasingly common... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.57 Sale - Hardcover
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals by Jane Mayer Staff Pick Mayer offers a riveting account of the Bush administration's reaction to 9/11 and its war on terrorism and civil liberties. Gripping and appalling in equal measure, The Dark Side details how and why our country stooped to torture and unlawful wiretapping... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Age of Austerity: How Scarcity Will Remake American Politics by Thomas Byrne Edsall Publisher Comments One of our most prescient political observers provides a sobering account of how pitched battles over scarce resources will increasingly define American politics in the coming years — and how we might avoid, or at least mitigate, the damage from... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.47 Sale - Hardcover
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American Conspiracies: Lies, Lies, and More Dirty Lies That the Government Tells Us by Jesse Ventura Publisher Comments In this explosive account of wrongful acts and on-going cover-ups, Jesse Ventura takes a systematic look at the wide gap between what the American government knows and what it reveals to the American people. For too long, we the people have sat by and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Blue Grit: True Democrats Take Back Politics from the Politicians by Laura Flanders Publisher Comments A searing attack on the Democrats from one of today's most engaging political voices, and an incisive strategy for victory over the Republican party Air America Radio host, Laura Flanders, the best-selling author of "Bushwomen," believes there are no... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $3.25 Sale - Hardcover
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The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy by T R Reid Publisher Comments To Americans accustomed to unilateralism abroad and social belt-tightening at home, few books could be more revelatory—or controversial—than this timely, lucid, and informative portrait of the new European Union. Now comprising 25 nations... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.25 Sale - Trade Paper
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Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries by Naomi Wolf Staff Pick In Give Me Liberty, author Naomi Wolf follows up her 2007 must-read The End of America: A Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot with a handbook designed to teach each of us how to take back our democracy. As we citizens yield more of our rights to a... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, and Beggared the Nation by Thomas Frank Publisher Comments From the most astute political scoffer since H. L. Mencken, the definitive account of the conservative reign of misrule and corruption Hailed as a “hunk of dynamite” (Salon) and celebrated for its “satiric wit” (The New York Times... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics by Joe Biden Publisher Comments "Nearly forty years after I first got involved, I remain captivated by the possibilities of politics and public service. In fact, I believe that my chosen profession is a noble calling. That's why I wanted to be a part of it." — Joe Biden As a... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism by Cindy Sheehan Publisher Comments "Writing this book is the second most difficult thing I have ever done, next to burying Casey." On April 4, 2004, Cindy Sheehan learned that Casey, the eldest of her four children, had been killed in Iraq, where he was serving in the United States... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie by Rachel Corrie Publisher Comments Rachel Corrie's determination to make a better, more peaceful world took her from Olympia, Washington, to the Middle East, where she died in 2003 as she tried to block the demolition of a Palestinian family's home in the Gaza Strip. A twenty-three-year... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Michelle: A Biography by Liza Mundy Publisher Comments She can be funny and sharp-tongued, warm and blunt, empathic and demanding. Who is the woman Barack Obama calls "the boss"? In Michelle, Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait, taking us inside the marriage of the most... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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After 9/11: America's War on Terror (2001- ) by Sid Jacobson Publisher Comments Having made The 9/11 Commission Report understandable for everyone, the award-winning, bestselling graphic novel team of Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colón use all their considerable talents to explain the post-9/11 world. Working from news reports drawn... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Untied States of America: Polarization, Fracturing, and Our Future by Juan Enriquez Publisher Comments Can a country be like a marriage that has run out of cash and steam, resulting in the inevitable frank discussions about just who is pulling his or her own weight? Eventually, even those who love each other sometimes conclude they cannot stay together... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $4.25 Sale - Hardcover
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Second Chance: Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower by Zbigniew Brzezinski Publisher Comments Former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski offers a reasoned but unsparing assessment of the last three presidential administrations foreign policy. Though they cover less than two decades, these three administrations span a vitally important... (read more) List Price $15.25 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception by Scott McClellan Publisher Comments Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history. Drawn to Bush by his commitment to... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $4.75 Sale - Hardcover
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Of Paradise and Power: America and Europe in the New World Order by Robert Kagan Publisher Comments At a time when relations between the United States and Europe are at their lowest ebb since World War II, this brief but cogent book is essential reading. Robert Kagan, a leading scholar of American foreign policy, forces both sides to see themselves... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Rules for Radicals by Saul D Alinsky Publisher Comments First published in 1971, Rules for Radicals is Saul Alinsky's impassioned counsel to young radicals on how to effect constructive social change and know “the difference between being a realistic radical and being a rhetorical one.” Written in... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Nuclear Family Vacation by Nathan Hodge Publisher Comments In A Nuclear Family Vacation, husband-and-wife journalists Nathan Hodge and Sharon Weinberger hit the road to explore the secretive world of nuclear weaponry. Weaving together first-class travel writing and crack investigative journalism, the pair... (read more) Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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