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Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community
by Bill Mckibben  Publisher Comments Drawing on the experience of Step It Up, a national day of rallies held on April 14, McKibben and the Step It Up team provide the facts about what must change to save the climate, and show readers how to build the fight in their community, church, or...
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The Making of Second Life: Notes from the New World
by Wagner James Au Publisher Comments The wholly virtual world known as Second Life has attracted more than a million active users, millions of dollars, and created its own, very real, economy. The Making of Second Life is the behind-the-scenes story of the Web 2.0 revolution's most...
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The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live in
by Hugh Kennedy Publisher Comments Today’s Arab world was created at breathtaking speed. In just over one hundred years following the death of Mohammed in 632, Arabs had subjugated a territory with an east-west expanse greater than the Roman Empire, and they did it in about one-half...
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One Soldier's War
by Arkady Babchenko Publisher Comments One Soldier’s War is a visceral and unflinching memoir of a young Russian soldier’s experience in the Chechen wars that brilliantly captures the fear, drudgery, chaos, and brutality of modern combat. An excerpt of the book was hailed by Tibor...
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The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West
by Niall Ferguson Publisher Comments Astonishing in its scope and erudition, this is the magnum opus that Niall Ferguson's numerous acclaimed works have been leading up to. In it, he grapples with perhaps the most challenging questions of modern history: Why was the twentieth century...
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Never Enough
by Joe McGinniss Publisher Comments At thirty-nine, Nancy Kissel had it all: glamour, gusto, garishly flaunted wealth, and the royal lifestyle of the expatriate wife. Not to mention three young children and what a friend described as "the best marriage in the universe." That marriage &#...
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Long March: True History of Comm... Myth (07 Edition)
by Shuyun Publisher Comments In 1934, the fledgling Chinese Communist Party and its 200,000 soldiers were forced off their bases by Chiang Kai-Shek and his Nationalist troops.They walked more than 8,000 miles over mountains, grasslands, and swamps, ending up in the remote, barren...
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Conspicuous Consumption (06 Edition)
by Thorsten Veblen Publisher Comments The perfect books for the true book lover, Penguins Great Ideas series features twelve more groundbreaking works by some of historys most prodigious thinkers. Each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-driven design that highlights the...
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The China Fantasy: Why Capitalism Will Not Bring Democracy to China
by James Mann Publisher Comments The New York Times bestselling author of Rise of the Vulcans blasts America's policy regarding the world's most populous country One of our most perceptive China experts, James Mann has penned a vital wake-up call to all who are ignorant of America's...
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Shattered Sword: The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway
by Jonathan Parshall Publisher Comments Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony...
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Social Things: An Introduction to the Sociological Life
by Charles Lemert Synopsis The fourth edition of Social Things is as poignant and readable as ever with new material to help introduce sociology as a discipline and a way of life to a new generation of students and readers of all ages. As before, Lemert captivates his readers by...
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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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Independents Day: Awakening the American Spirit
by Lou Dobbs Publisher Comments The bestselling author of War on the Middle Class looks at the critical issues and challenges of the 2008 election In Independents Day, Lou Dobbs examines the public policy choices over the past thirty years that have eroded individual liberties...
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On Empire: America, War, and Global Supremacy
by Eric Hobsbawm Publisher Comments In there four incisive and keenly perceptive essays, one of out most celebrated and respected historians of modern Europe looks at the world situation and some of the major political problems confronting us at the start of the third millennium. With his...
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After Fidel: Raul Castro and the Future of Cuba's Revolution
by Brian Latell Publisher Comments This is a compelling behind-the-scenes account of the extraordinary Castro brothers and the impending dynastic succession of Fidel's younger brother Raul. Brian Latell, the CIA analyst who has followed Castro since the sixties, gives an unprecedented...
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Heroes: From Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar to Churchill and de Gaulle
by Paul Johnson Publisher Comments A galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western history comes to life in this stirring sequel to Intellectuals and Creators. In this enlightening, entertaining work, Paul Johnson continues his engaging history series, approaching the subject of...
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Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class
by Ross Douthat 
Publisher Comments Part memoir, part social critique, Privilege is an absorbing assessment of one of the world's most celebrated universities: Harvard. In this sharp, insightful account, Douthat evaluates his social and academic education — most notably, his...
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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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At the Center of the Storm: The CIA During America's Time of Crisis
by George Tenet Publisher Comments At the Center of the Storm is a revealing look at the inner workings of the most important intelligence organization in the world during the most challenging times in recent history. Based on his unparalleled access to both the highest echelons of...
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The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm
by Juliet Nicolson Publisher Comments The Perfect Summer chronicles a glorious English summer a century ago when the world was on the cusp of irrevocable change. Through the tight lens of four months, Juliet Nicolson's rich storytelling gifts rivet us with the sights, colors, and feelings of...
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