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The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us
by Robyn Meredith  Publisher Comments "A comprehensive primer on the development of these Asian tigers."—Noam Lupu, San Francisco Chronicle The Elephant and the Dragon is the essential guide to understanding how India and China are reshaping our world. With labor now unbound from...
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Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy
by Michael Klare Publisher Comments From the author of the now-classic Resource Wars, an indispensable account of how the world's diminishing sources of energy are radically changing the international balance of power. Recently, an unprecedented Chinese attempt to acquire the major...
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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project)
by Chalmers Johnson Publisher Comments < div> < div> < b> A < i> New York Times < /i> bestseller, < i> Nemesis < /i> is Chalmers Johnson& #8217; s & #8220; fiercest book& #8212; and his best& #8221; (Andrew J. Bacevich)< /b> <...
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The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America
by Jim Wallis Publisher Comments With the success of his God's Politics national tour — where book signings turned into large town meetings — Jim Wallis started a nationwide movement that ended the Religious Right's monologue on faith and politics. After speaking with people...
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Declaring Independence: The Beginning of the End of the Two-Party System
by Douglas Schoen Publisher Comments • A 2006 survey revealed that two thirds of Americans consider themselves “dissatisfied with the way things are going in the U.S.” • In recent polls, 60 to 80 percent of registered voters say they want an independent presidential...
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Machiavelli's Shadow: The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove
by Paul Alexander Publisher Comments Karl Rove has come to personify scorched earth political tactics and merciless, win-at-any-cost trickery. His status as the so-called architect behind Bush’s election victories has elevated him to a mythic kingmaker in the...
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Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East
by Robin Wright Publisher Comments A magnificent reckoning with the extraordinary changes engulfing the Middle East, by one of our greatest reporters on the region Robin Wright first landed in the Middle East on October 6, 1973, the day the fourth Middle East war erupted. She has covered...
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Hard Call: The Art of Great Decisions
by John Mccain Publisher Comments In Hard Call, acclaimed authors John McCain and Mark Salter describe the anatomy of great decisions in history by telling the remarkable stories of men and women who have exemplified composure, wisdom, and intellect in the face of life's toughest...
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Takeover: The Return of the Imperial Presidency and the Subversion of American Democracy
by Charlie Savage Synopsis Praised everywhere as a stunning work of reportage, TAKEOVER lays bare a hidden agenda, three decades in the making, to allow the White House to wield enormous powers, unchecked by Congres or the courts--an agenda that links warrantless wiretapping and...
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A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity
by Jan Egeland Publisher Comments Called "the world's conscience" and one of the 100 most influential people of our time by Time magazine, Jan Egeland has been the public face of the United Nations. As Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, he was in charge of the Office for...
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The New American Story
by Bill Bradley Publisher Comments Politics is stuck, writes Bill Bradley, in this insightful, informative, and provocative book about America at a crossroads, but idealism isn't dead. It can be reawakened. What will it take to make America a better, stronger, truer country? asks the...
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No End in Sight: Iraq's Descent Into Chaos
by Charles Ferguson Publisher Comments The first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, No End In Sight is a shocking story of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. Culled from over 200 hours of...
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Free Ride: John McCain and the Media
by David Brock Publisher Comments We live in a gotcha media culture that revels in exposing the foibles and hypocrisies of our politicians. But one politician manages to escape this treatment, getting the benefit of the doubt and a positive spin for nearly everything he does: John McCain....
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The World of Mexican Migrants: The Rock and the Hard Place
by Judith Adle Hellman Publisher Comments By the acclaimed author of the bestselling Mexican Lives, a surprising, behind-the-headlines look at the lives of Mexican migrants, in the tradition of Oscar Lewis's classic Five Families "Either you work, or you work. Those are the two choices!"—...
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Coming Economic Collapse: How You Can Thrive When Oil Costs $200 a Barrel (07 Edition)
by Stephen Leeb Publisher Comments A noted economist predicts a rapid rise in oil prices and a resulting economic crisis, demonstrating how this disaster will affect consumers and how to invest wisely to insure financial gain, even in the midst of economic turmoil. Reprint....
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Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve
by Bernard Goldberg Publisher Comments "New York Times" bestselling author Goldberg is at it again, this time skewering both sides of the cultural and political debate in America: the lunatic liberals on the left and the spineless Republicans on the right....
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Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy, and the West
by Benazir Bhutto Publisher Comments Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan in October 2007, after eight years of exile, hopeful that she could be a catalyst for change. Upon a tumultuous reception, she survived a suicide-bomb attack that killed nearly two hundred of her countrymen. But she...
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Revolution!: South America and the Rise of the New Left
by Nikolas Kozloff Publisher Comments In the past few years, South America has witnessed the rise of leftist governments coming into power on the heels of dramatic social and political unrest. From Hugo Chávez in Venezuela to Evo Morales, the indigenous head of state of Bolivia, and...
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Your Government Failed You: Breaking the Cycle of National Security Disasters
by Richard A Clarke Publisher Comments Richard Clarke's dramatic statement to the grieving families during the 9/11 Commission hearings touched a raw nerve across America. Not only had our government failed to prevent the 2001 terrorist attacks, but it has proven itself, time and again...
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The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration
by Jack L Goldsmith Publisher Comments Goldsmith, head legal counsel to President Bush, found many legal opinions, especially those regulating the treatment of prisoners, were deeply flawed. His analysis shows why Bushs apparent indifference to human rights has damaged his presidency and...
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