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Life During Wartime: Resisting Counterinsurgency
Life During Wartime: Resisting Counterinsurgency
by Kristian (edt) Williams
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"Together, the writers sound a sobering warning: the American government is an iron fist in a velvet glove whose purpose remains preserving the status quo and enriching the rich."— Publishers Weekly What happens when the techniques of... (read more)

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The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs
The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs
by David C Unger
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From the New York Timess veteran foreign policy editorialist, a lucid analysis of the harm caused by Americas increasingly misdirected national security state America is trapped in a state of war that has consumed our national life since before Pearl... (read more)

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The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats Into Americans
The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats Into Americans
by Mickey Edwards
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“In ‘The Parties Versus the People’, Mr. Edwards gets to the heart of what most troubles Americans about our government today. Nothing gets done, our elected representatives play the blame game, and the operative word is gridlock. .... (read more)

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Glass Houses: Privacy, Secrecy, and Cyber Insecurity in a Transparent World
Glass Houses: Privacy, Secrecy, and Cyber Insecurity in a Transparent World
by Joel Brenner
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A chilling and revelatory appraisal of the new faces of espionage and warfare on the digital battleground Shortly after 9/11, Joel Brenner entered the inner sanctum of American espionage, first as the inspector general of the National Security Agency... (read more)

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The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted
The Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted
by Mike Lofgren
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The New York Times–bestselling manifesto about Americas broken political system and how it got that way Mike Lofgren was once a proud Republican. When he came to Washington in the early 1980s, the party was controlled by what was mostly a rational... (read more)

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Common Credo: The Path Back to American Success
Common Credo: The Path Back to American Success
by John E Schwarz
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Today, bitter partisanship has sunk our politics into unending stalemate, millions of Americans are struggling to get ahead financially, and cynicism about the effectiveness and fairness of our political processes grows continually deeper. The country... (read more)

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The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election
The Gamble: Choice and Chance in the 2012 Presidential Election
by John Sides
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"Conventional campaign books portray a fantasy world shaped by brilliant strategists and dramatic events. Sides and Vavreck have invented a new genre--in-the-moment electoral analysis grounded in first-rate political science. Read their book to... (read more)

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Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike That Changed America
Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike That Changed America
by Joseph Anthony Mccartin
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In August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike. The new president, Ronald Reagan, fired the strikers, establishing a reputation for both decisiveness and hostility to organized labor. As Joseph A... (read more)

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Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work
Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, an Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work
by Jeanne Marie Laskas
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An Oprah.com "Must-Read Book" In Hidden America, award-winning journalist Jeanne Marie Laskas dives deep into her subjects and emerges with character-driven stories about the people who make our lives run every day—and yet we barely think of them... (read more)

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Integrated Activism: Applying the Hidden Connections Between Ecology, Economics, Politics, and Social Progress
Integrated Activism: Applying the Hidden Connections Between Ecology, Economics, Politics, and Social Progress
by Alexis Zeigler
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Activists of all kinds will be drawn to this impassioned, broad-sweeping treatise examining not only the hidden cause of all social progress, but also the hidden connections between ecology, economy, and policy--and showing how to use this information to... (read more)

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The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory
The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory
by Jesse Walker
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A history of America's demons 1693: Cotton Mather suggests that the spirits attacking Salem are allied with the colony's human enemies. At their "Cheef Witch-meetings," he writes, "there has been present some French canadians, and... (read more)

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Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 To the Next Election Meltdown (12 Edition)
Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 To the Next Election Meltdown (12 Edition)
by Richard L. Hasen
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"Just in time for the election, Rick Hasen brings this essential reminder of all the lessons never learned after Bush v. Gore. If we don't course-correct our partisan voting systems and ever more partisan efforts to remedy them, Hasen reminds us that we... (read more)

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The Message: The Reselling of President Obama
The Message: The Reselling of President Obama
by Richard Wolffe
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American Coup: How a Terrified Government Is Destroying the Constitution
American Coup: How a Terrified Government Is Destroying the Constitution
by William M Arkin
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Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Feds
Government Bullies: How Everyday Americans Are Being Harassed, Abused, and Imprisoned by the Feds
by Rand Paul
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Boy Scouts of America: A Centennial History [With DVD]
Boy Scouts of America: A Centennial History [With DVD]
by Chuck Wills
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