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What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets by Michael J Sandel Publisher Comments Should we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Should we allow corporations to pay for the right to pollute the atmosphere? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover 
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Vintage) by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Staff Pick In this thought-provoking and profoundly inspiring book, Kristof and WuDunn reveal the cruel and maddening reality faced by women who experience violence and oppression. Half the Sky will stir feelings of admiration and discomfort, and hopefully sow the... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Private Empire: Exxonmobil and American Power by Steve Coll Publisher Comments In Private Empire Steve Coll investigates the largest and most powerful private corporation in the United States, revealing the true extent of its power. ExxonMobil’s annual revenues are larger than the economic activity in the great majority of... (read more) Your price: $36.00 New - Hardcover
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo Publisher Comments From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a landmark work of narrative nonfiction that tells the dramatic and sometimes heartbreaking story of families striving toward a better life in one of the twenty-first century's great, unequal cities. In this... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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Rebuild the Dream by Van Jones Publisher Comments In Rebuild the Dream, green economy pioneer Van Jones reflects on his journey from grassroots outsider to White House insider. For the first time, he shares intimate details of his time in government – and reveals why he chose to resign his post... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt Publisher Comments Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens? In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Hardcover
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The Psychopath Test: A Journey through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson Publisher Comments They say one out of every hundred people is a psychopath. You probably passed one on the street today. These are people who have no empathy, who are manipulative, deceitful, charming, seductive, and delusional. The Psychopath Test is the New York Times... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $11.20 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq by George Packer Publisher Comments Named one of the Best Books of 2005 by The New York Times, The Washington Post Book World, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review, The Los Angeles Times Book Review, The New York Times Book Review, USA Today, Time,... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Hardcover
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September 11: West Coast Writers Approach Ground Zero by Jeff Meyers Publisher Comments THE EVENTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, their myriad repercussions, and our varied and often contradictory responses to them have inspired this collection of West Coast writers responses to the terrorist acts. By virtue of history and geographic distance, the... (read more) List Price $16.25 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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