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Locke: Two Treatises of Government Student Edition (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by John Locke Publisher Comments This is a new revised version of Dr. Laslett's standard edition of Two Treatises. First published in 1960, and based on an analysis of the whole body of Locke's publications, writings, and papers. The Introduction and text have been revised to... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right by Thomas Frank Publisher Comments From the bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, a wonderfully insightful and sardonic look at why the worst economy since the 1930s has brought about the revival of conservatism Economic catastrophe usually brings social protest and... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Vultures' Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores by Greg Palast Publisher Comments The New York Times bestselling author of Armed Madhouse offers a globetrotting, Sam Spade-style investigation that blows the lid off the oil industry, the banking industry, and the governmental agencies that aren't regulating either. This is the story... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Ecomind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want by Frances Moore Lappe Publisher Comments In EcoMind, Frances Moore Lappe — a giant of the environmental movement—confronts accepted wisdom of environmentalism. Drawing on the latest research from anthropology to neuroscience and her own field experience, she argues that the biggest... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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That Used to Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back by Thomas L. Friedman and Michael Mandelbaum Publisher Comments America has a huge problem. It faces four major challenges, on which its future depends, and it is failing to meet them. In That Used to Be Us, Thomas L. Friedman, one of our most influential columnists, and Michael Mandelbaum, one of our leading foreign... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein Staff Pick To be honest, I could not finish this book. It made me too angry. These are the stories about our country you don't want to know. Naomi Klein has cast a spotlight on the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the American dream. The Shock Doctrine... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer--And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class by Jacob S. Hacker Publisher Comments A groundbreaking work that identifies the real culprit behind one of the great economic crimes of our time— the growing inequality of incomes between the vast majority of Americans and the richest of the rich. We all know that the very rich... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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Amistad: The Story of a Slave Ship: Station Stop 3 (All Aboard Reading) by Patricia C. Mckissack Publisher Comments In Spanish, Amistad means friendship. It was also the name of a slave ship. In 1838, the Amistad took hundreds of kidnapped Africans on a long journey across the Atlantic, but the brave captives would not give up their freedom, taking over the ship so... (read more) Your price: $3.99 New - Trade Paper
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Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy by Bill Clinton Publisher Comments President Bill Clinton gives us his views on the challenges facing the United States today and why government matters—presenting his ideas on restoring economic growth, job creation, financial responsibility, resolving the mortgage crisis, and... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Hardcover
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Aftershock: Next Economy and America's Future (10 Edition) by Robert B. Reich Publisher Comments Updated for paperback publication, Aftershock is a brilliant reading of the causes of our current economic crisis, with a plan for dealing with its challenging aftermath. When the nation’s economy foundered in 2008, blame was directed almost... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Kant: Political Writings (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Immanuel Kant Publisher Comments This edition includes two important texts illustrating Kants??'s view of history along with notes and a comprehensive bibliography.... (read more) Your price: $26.25 New - Trade Paper
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Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--And a Plan to Stop It by Lawrence Lessig Publisher Comments @font-face { font-family: Times; }@font-face { font-family: Geneva; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman; color: black; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } In an era when... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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Playbook for Progressives: 16 Qualities of the Successful Organizer by Eric Mann Publisher Comments An organizing manifesto for the twenty-first century, Playbook for Progressives is a must-have for the activist’s tool kit. This comprehensive guide articulates pragmatically what is required in the often mystifying and rarely explained on-the... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Presidential Difference: Leadership Style from FDR to Barack Obama by Fred I. Greenstein Publisher Comments Praise for Princeton's previous editions: "A wonderful book. . . . For journalists, it is a great checklist as to what we ought to be--but probably are not likely to be--looking for in a presidential candidate."--David Broder Praise for Princeton's... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Throw Them All Out: How Politicians and Their Friends Get Rich Off Insider Stock Tips, Land Deals, and Cronyism That Would Send the Rest o by Peter Schweizer Publisher Comments THE BOOK WASHINGTON DOES NOT WANT YOU TO READ As Ben Franklin knew, ambition and avarice, the love of power and the love of money, “when united in view of the same object . . . have in many minds the most violent effects.” In Throw Them All... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Letters to a Young Contrarian (Art of Mentoring) by Christopher Hitchens Publisher Comments In the book that he was born to write, provocateur and best-selling author Christopher Hitchens inspires future generations of radicals, gadflies, mavericks, rebels, angry young (wo)men, and dissidents. Who better to speak to that person who finds him or... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope by Gabrielle Giffords Publisher Comments AS INDIVIDUALS, CONGRESSWOMAN GABRIELLE GIFFORDS and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, showed Americans how optimism, an adventurous spirit, and a call to service can help change the world. As a couple, they became a national example of the healing... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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End of Growth (11 Edition) by Richard Heinberg Publisher Comments Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Lincoln by David Herbert Donald Publisher Comments David Herbert Donald's Lincoln is a stunningly original portrait of Lincoln's life and presidency. Donald brilliantly depicts Lincoln's gradual ascent from humble beginnings in rural Kentucky to the ever- expanding political circles in Illinois, and... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West by Stephen Ambrose Staff Pick At the heart of the immense and growing interest in Lewis and Clark in recent years stands this book. WWII historian Stephen Ambrose had long harbored a private obsession for the Expedition of the Corps of Discovery, and in Undaunted Courage he was able... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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