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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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The Road to Democracy in Iran (Boston Review Books)
by Akbar Ganji Publisher Comments Akbar Ganji, called by some andquot;Iran's most famous dissident,andquot; was a commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. But, troubled by the regime's repressive nature, he became an investigative journalist in the 1990s, writing for Iran's...
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What a Party!: My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators, and Other Wild Animals
by Terry Mcauliffe Publisher Comments New York Times Bestseller “I’ve often said Terry’s energy could light up a city, and readers of his book will know why. Terry’s excitement for politics—and life—is evident on every page.” –Senator Hillary...
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Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa
by Robert L. Paarlberg Publisher Comments Heading upcountry in Africa to visit small farms is absolutely exhilarating given the dramatic beauty of big skies, red soil, and arid vistas, but eventually the two-lane tarmac narrows to rutted dirt, and the journey must continue on foot. The farmers...
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Fabrication: Essays on Making Things and Making Meaning
by Susan Neville Publisher Comments We are a nation of consumers. But where does what we buy come from? And how are these things made? In this meditation on manufacture, Susan Neville journeys to factories and plants in the heart of Indiana, looking for the sources of things. From...
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Chechen Jihad: Al Qaeda's Training Ground and the Next Wave of Terror
by Yossef Bodansky Publisher Comments One of the most respected experts on radical Islamism returns to alert readers to the future course of Islamic extremism--by turning the spotlight on the troubled region of Chechnya....
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Savage Mules: The Democrats and Endless War
by Dennis Perrin Publisher Comments Renowned satirist with a mordant dissection of the Democrats' record on war. Americans see the Democratic Party as the anti-war party: vacillating flip-floppers in the eyes of conservatives; or, in the liberal view, restrained, measured wagers of war as "...
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Defending Identity: Its Indispensable Role in Protecting Democracy
by Natan Sharansky Publisher Comments Who is better prepared to confront challenges and defend principles in a volatile modern world? Those with strong national, religious, ethnic, or tribal identities who accept democracy, or democrats who renounce identity as a kind of divisive prejudice...
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The Case for Hillary Clinton
by Susan Estrich Publisher Comments As the country prepares for the 2008 political season, one Democratic candidate has risen above the rest as a legitimate contender for the presidency: Hillary Rodham Clinton. In this passionate exploration of Hillary Clinton's political career, longtime...
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Al Qaeda in Its Own Words
by Gilles (edt) Kepel Publisher Comments Despite the frequent appearances of Osama Bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri on television screens worldwide, Al Qaeda remains an elusive entity. As the world has grown increasingly familiar with the spectacle of Islamist terrorism, Al Qaedaandrsquo;s...
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Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror
by Frederick A. O., Jr. Schwarz Publisher Comments The single best account of the current executive branch's grab for power, with a new introduction on recent developments. The abuses of the Bush White House—old news? Far from it. The work of the next administration will be to undo the damage that's...
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The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30)
by Mark Bauerlein Publisher Comments This shocking, lively exposure of the intellectual vacuity of today's under thirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately, incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is turning us into a nation of know-nothings. Can a nation continue to enjoy political and...
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Who Really Cares: the Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism (06 Edition)
by Brooks Publisher Comments We all know we should give to charity, but who really does? In his controversial study of America’s giving habits, Arthur C. Brooks shatters stereotypes about charity in America-including the myth that the political Left is more compassionate than...
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Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party
by Glenn Hurowitz Book News Annotation The problem is not that the Democratic Party doesn't support a progressive agenda, according to Hurowitz (president, Democratic Courage, "a political action committee dedicated to electing a progressive, courageous, and winning president"), but that...
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The Three Trillion Dollar War: The True Cost of the Iraq Conflict
by Joseph E Stiglitz Publisher Comments The true cost of the Iraq War is $3 trillion—and counting—rather than the $50 billion projected by the White House. Apart from its tragic human toll, the Iraq War will be staggeringly expensive in financial terms. This sobering study by Nobel...
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When You Ride Alone You Still Ride with Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism and Still Isn't
by Bill Maher Publisher Comments Political provocateur Bill Maher updates his useful and hilarious guide for the many Americans who want to do more here at home to help the war effort, but are at a loss as to what. One of our leading pundits and cutting-edge comedians has created the...
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The Voice of Hope
by Aung San Suu Kyi Publisher Comments "The dialogues [in The Voice of Hope] express Aung San Suu Kyi's humor, erudition, wisdom and accessibility, and demonstrate why she has become a world spiritual leader."-The New York Times Book Review "Reading this book, one can well understand why...
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Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?
by Morgan Spurlock Publisher Comments Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and director Morgan Spurlock, who volunteered his body as a guinea pig for the fast food industry in the hit documentary Super Size Me, now sets his sights even higher in Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? Spurlock...
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Follow the Money: How George W. Bush and the Texas Republicans Hog-Tied America
by John Anderson Publisher Comments With its barbecues, new Cadillacs, and $4,000 snakeskin cowboy boots, Texas is all about power and money -- and the power that money buys. This detailed and wide-scope account shows how a group of wealthy Texas Republicans quietly hijacked American...
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