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Moral Purity and Persecution in History
by Barrington Moore  Publisher Comments The intellectual scope and courage to contend with the largest puzzles of human existence and organization distinguish great social thinkers. Barrington Moore's Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy was a foundational work of historical sociology...
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Locked in the Cabinet
by Robert B Reich Publisher Comments Locked in the Cabinet is a close-up view of the way things work, and often don't work, at the highest levels of government--and a uniquely personal account by the man whose ideas inspired and animated much of the Clinton campaign of 1992 and who became...
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Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back
by Amy Goodman Publisher Comments In this incisive, riveting book, the Goodmans present the voices of political dissidents, activists, and others who demand accountability from their government leaders, but who are too often frozen out of official debates....
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Will They Ever Trust Us Again?: Letters from the War Zone
by Michael Moore Publisher Comments Personal letters to Michael Moore from soldiers, veterans and their families — published for the first time — sharing their thoughts and feelings about the war in Iraq, with an Introduction by Moore. Fahrenheit 9/11, the #1 documentary of...
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Running on Empty: How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do about It
by Peter G. Peterson Publisher Comments When Bush came to office in 2001, the 10-year budget balance was officially projected to be at a surplus of $5.6 trillion. But after three big tax cuts, the bursting of the stock-market bubble, and the devastating effects of 9/11on the economy, the...
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No One Left to Lie to: The Triangulations of William Jefferson Clinton
by Christophe Hitchens Publisher Comments A Washington journalist follows the rise of Bill Clinton and proposes that, if successful, the Clinton machine will become the model of pseudo-democracy for the coming century....
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Culture War? the Myth of a Polarized America
by Morris P Fiorina Publisher Comments Part of the "Great Questions in Politics" series, "Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America" combines polling data with a compelling narrative to debunk commonly-believed myths about American politics-particularly the claim that Americans are deeply...
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Right Wing Justice: The Conservative Campaign to Take Over the Courts
by Herman Schwartz Publisher Comments Schwartz raises the alarm about the creeping conservative campaign to "pack" America's courts with judges more identified with their ideological affiliation than their skill or regard for the Constitution....
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Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of America's Power
by David Rothkopf Publisher Comments Never before in the history of mankind have so few people had so much power over so many. The people at the top of the American national security establishment, the President and his principal advisors, the core team at the helm of the National Security...
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Avoiding Politics: How Americans Produce Apathy in Everyday Life (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies)
by Nina Eliasoph Publisher Comments Vivid study of American civic life, contrasting private politics and public apathy....
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The Myth of Homeland Security
by Marcus J Ranum Publisher Comments The Department of Homeland Security promises a safer world--a theory that Ranum debunks in this book as mostly a marketing bandwagon for special interests....
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Uncertain Shield (06 Edition)
by Posner Publisher Comments This new book from Richard Posner brings the story up to date. He argues that the emerging structure of that reformed intelligence system-heavily influenced by the report of another commission on the intelligence failure related to Saddam Hussein's...
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Caught in the Middle: Border Communities in an Era of Globalization
by Demetrios G Papademetriou Publisher Comments Caught in the Middle provides a fascinating look into the inner workings and realities of border communities along five international bordersUnited States-Canada, United States-Mexico, Germany-Poland, Russia-China, and Russia-Kazakhstan....
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The Truth: With Jokes
by Al Franken 
Powells.com Staff Pick Still disgruntled over Election 2004? Let the irrepressible Al Franken salve your wounds with his sharp-edged commentary and piercing humor. Fans of Lies need this book now more than ever! Recommended by Bolton, Powells.com...
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Welcome to the Board: Your Guide to Effective Participation (Jossey-Bass Nonprofit Sector)
by Fisher Howe Publisher Comments In easy-to-understand language, Howe answers the most common questions and concerns of prospective board members, and details their rights, obligations, and liabilities.Drawing on a lifetime of experience on nonprofit boards, Howe details the seven key...
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Taking the Hill: From Philly to Baghdad to the United States Congress
by Patrick J Murphy Publisher Comments A moving and inspiring memoir from the first Iraq war veteran to be elected to the United States Congress Congressman Patrick J. Murphy, the Irish American son of a Philadelphia policeman and a former nun who raised their family in a tough-but...
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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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For Common Things: Irony, Trust, and Commitment in America Today
by Jedediah Purdy Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references and index....
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Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court
by Jan Crawf Greenburg Publisher Comments Drawing on unprecedented access to the Supreme Court justices and their inner circles, acclaimed ABC News legal correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg offers an explosive, newsbreaking account of one of the most momentous political watersheds in recent...
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The Second Bill of Rights: FDR's Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need It More Than Ever
by Cass Sunstein Publisher Comments In 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a State of the Union Address that was arguably the greatest political speech of the twentieth century. The speech began what Cass R. Sunstein calls the Second American Revolution by giving form and specificity, for...
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