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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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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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The Republican Brain: The Science of Why They Deny Science--And Reality by Chris Mooney Publisher Comments Praise for the Republican War on Science "Nothing short of a landmark in contemporary political reporting." —Salon.com "Mooney has bravely tackled a gigantic and complex topic." —The Washington Post "The Republican War on Science does score... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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The Occupy Handbook by Janet Byrne PW Review "Assembled in an astonishing three months by editor and author Byrne (A Genius for Living: The Life of Frieda Lawrence), this hefty tome tackles the mercurial Occupy movement that has spread from Wall Street across the world via 55 essays from writers of... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - 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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White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You by Simon Johnson Publisher Comments America is mired in debt—more than $30,000 for every man, woman, and child. Bitter fighting over deficits, taxes, and spending bedevils Washington, D.C., even as partisan gridlock has brought the government to the brink of default. Yet the more... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.95 Used - 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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Trickle Down Tyranny: Crushing Obama's Dream of the Socialist States of America by Michael Savage Publisher Comments This One Book Can Stop Obama's Tyranny The USA or the USSA? The United States of America or the Union of Socialist States of America? That is the question. Will President Obama transform the greatest engine of freedom the world has ever known into a... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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No, They Can't: Why Government Fails-But Individuals Succeed by John Stossel Publisher Comments The government is not a neutral arbiter of truth. It never has been. It never will be. Doubt everything. John Stossel does. A self-described skeptic, he has dismantled societys sacred cows with unerring common sense. Now he debunks the most sacred of... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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China Airborne by James Fallows Publisher Comments More than two-thirds of the new airports under construction today are being built in China. Chinese airlines expect to triple their fleet size over the next decade and will account for the fastest-growing market for Boeing and Airbus. But the Chinese are... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do about It by Richard A. Clarke Publisher Comments Richard A. Clarke warned America once before about the havoc terrorism would wreak on our national security—and he was right. Now he warns us of another threat, silent but equally dangerous. Cyber War is a powerful book about technology, government,... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Tyranny of Cliches: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas by Jonah Goldberg Publisher Comments The bestselling author of Liberal Fascism dismantles the progressive myths that are passed-off as wisdom in our schools, media and politics. According to Jonah Goldberg, if the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t... (read more) Your price: $27.95 New - Hardcover
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Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives by Robert Draper Publisher Comments The U.S. House of Representatives—a large, often unruly body of men and women elected every other year from 435 distinct microcosms of America—has achieved renown as “the peoples House,” the worlds most democratic... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed--And Why It Still Matters by Andrew Gumbel Publisher Comments In the early morning of April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh drove into downtown Oklahoma City in a rented Ryder truck containing a deadly fertilizer bomb that he and his army buddy Terry Nichols had made the previous day. He parked in a handicapped-parking... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Great Divergence: America's Growing Inequality Crisis and What We Can Do about It by Timothy Noah Publisher Comments For the past three decades, America has steadily become a nation of haves and have-nots. Our incomes are increasingly drastically unequal: the top 1% of Americans collect almost 20% of the nations income—more than double their share in 1973... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Better, Stronger, Faster: The Myth of American Decline... and the Rise of a New Economy by Daniel Gross Publisher Comments Daniel Gross, Yahoo! financial columnist and author of Dumb Money, offers a refreshingly optimistic take on our nation’s economic prospects, examining the positive trends that point to a better, stronger future. Financial meltdown, a deep recession,... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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On China by Henry Kissinger Publisher Comments andquot;Fascinating, shrewd . . . The book deftly traces the rhythms and patterns of Chinese history.andquot; andmdash;Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times In this sweeping and insightful history, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book length... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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That Should Still Be Us: How Thomas Friedman's Flat World Myths Are Keeping Us Flat on Our Backs by Martin Sieff Publisher Comments Just a few of the destructive, ludicrous fantasies of Thomas Friedman, Exposed at Last! Americans would be better off building free iPhone apps than cars. The only workers who innovate are the ones in IT or with PhDs. Facebook & Twitter create lots of... (read more) Your price: $22.95 New - Hardcover
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63 Documents the Government Doesn't Want You to Read by Jesse Ventura Publisher Comments The official spin on numerous government programs is flat-out bullsh*t, according to Jesse Ventura. In this incredible collection of actual government documents, Jesse Ventura, the ultimate non-partisan truth-seeker, proves it beyond any doubt. He... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Of Thee I Zing: America's Cultural Decline from Muffin Tops to Body Shots by Laura Ingraham Publisher Comments From #1 New York Times bestseller and radio phenomenon Laura Ingraham a sharp-witted, comic romp through the culture and habits of everyday U.S. citizens—now available in paperback. While walking through a Northern Virginia shopping mall one... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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