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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) Your price: $24.00 New - Hardcover 
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Greedy Bastards: How We Can Stop Corporate Communists, Banksters, and Other Vampires from Sucking America Dry by Dylan Ratigan Publisher Comments Dylan Ratigan is mad as hell. Infuriated by government corruption and corporate communism, incensed by banksters shaking down taxpayers, and despairing of an ailing health care system, an age-old dependency on foreign oil, and a failing educational... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - 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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Thinking the Twentieth Century by Tony Judt Publisher Comments The final book of the brilliant historian and indomitable public critic Tony Judt, Thinking the Twentieth Century maps the issues and concerns of a turbulent age on to a life of intellectual conflict and engagement. The twentieth century comes to... (read more) List Price $36.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Strategic Vision: America and the Crisis of Global Power by Zbigniew Brzezinski Publisher Comments By 1991, following the disintegration first of the Soviet bloc and then of the Soviet Union itself, the United States was left standing tall as the only global super-power. Not only the 20th but even the 21st century seemed destined to be the American... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - 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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Money Well Spent?: The Truth Behind the Trillion-Dollar Stimulus, the Biggest Economic Recovery Plan in History by Michael Grabell Publisher Comments The 2012 presidential campaign will, above all else, be a referendum on the Obama administrations handling of the financial crisis, recalling the period when Obamas “audacity of hope” met the austerity of reality. Central to this is the... (read more) List Price $28.99 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ameritopia: The Unmaking of America by Mark R. Levin Publisher Comments AN INTELLECTUALLY BRACING NEW VOLUME ON AMERICAS TRANSFORMATION AND THE CLASH BETWEEN CONSTITUTIONALISM AND UTOPIANISM—FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LIBERTY & TYRANNY , MARK R. LEVIN Hailed by Rush Limbaugh as “... (read more) Your price: $26.99 New - Hardcover
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We're with Nobody: Two Insiders Reveal the Dark Side of American Politics by Alan Huffman Publisher Comments In politics, finding the dirt is a multimillion-dollar business. It’s called opposition research—“oppo” to insiders. Few Americans are aware of its existence, yet oppo has become an integral part of the campaign process, hastening... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Tibet: Writings on History and Politics by Parshotam Mehra Publisher Comments Drawing from a wide range of scholarship from mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century, this book looks at the history and politics of Tibet from a fresh perspective. Addressing the current debates on Tibet with intense academic rigor, Parshotam Mehra... (read more) Your price: $53.50 New - Hardcover
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The Crusader: The Life and Tumultuous Times of Pat Buchanan by Timothy Stanley Publisher Comments The Crusader tells the fascinating life story of Pat Buchanan, the three-time presidential candidate, Nixon confidant, White House communications director during Iran-Contra, pundit, and bestselling author. Buchanan is one of Americas most controversial... (read more) Your price: $27.99 New - Hardcover
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The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism by Theda Skocpol Publisher Comments On February 19, 2009, CNBC commentator Rick Santelli delivered a dramatic rant against Obama administration programs to shore up the plunging housing market. Invoking the Founding Fathers and ridiculing "losers" who could not pay their mortgages... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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Mad as Hell: The Crisis of the 1970s and the Rise of the Populist Right by Dominic Sandbrook Publisher Comments “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” The words of Howard Beale, the fictional anchorman in 1976’s hit film Network, struck a chord with a generation of Americans. In this colourful new history, Dominic... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution by Mark Meckler Publisher Comments The definitive history of one of the most radical, revolutionary movements the country has ever seen, from those who started it all In 2009, an unemployed mother of two and a politically inexperienced northern California attorney met on a conference call... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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The Rights of the People: How Our Search for Safety Invades Our Liberties (Vintage) by David K. Shipler Publisher Comments An impassioned, incisive look at the violations of civil liberties in the United States that have accelerated over the past decade—and their direct impact on our lives. How have our rights to privacy and justice been undermined? What exactly have... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Anti-Systemic Movements (Radical Thinkers) by Giovanni Arrighi Publisher Comments Building on an analysis of the dissenting movements to have emerged since the rise of modern capitalism, Anti-Systemic Movements uncovers an international groundswell of resistance still vitally active at the end of the twentieth century. The authors... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The End of Race?: Obama, 2008, and Racial Politics in America by Donald R. Kinder Publisher Comments How did race affect the election that gave America its first African American president? This book offers some fascinating, and perhaps controversial, findings. Donald R. Kinder and Allison Dale-Riddle assert that racism was in fact an important factor... (read more) List Price $33.25 Your price: $30.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Obamas by Jodi Kantor Publisher Comments When Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he also won a long-running debate with his wife. Contrary to Michelle's fears, politics now seemed like a worthwhile, even noble pursuit. Together they planned a White House life that would be as... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs - And Who Will Take It by Sean Trende Publisher Comments In todays fraught political climate, one thing is indisputable: the dream of the emerging Democratic majority is dead. How did the Democrats, who seemed unstoppable only two short years ago, lose their momentum so quickly, and what does it mean for the... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Intel Wars: The Secret History of the Fight Against Terror by Matthew M. Aid Publisher Comments The shock of the 9/11 attacks sent the American intelligence community into hyperactive growth. Five hundred billion dollars of spending in the Bush-Cheney years turned the U.S. spy network into a monster: 200,000-plus employees, stations in 170... (read more) Your price: $28.00 New - Hardcover
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