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The Age of American Unreason
by Susan Jacoby  Publisher Comments Combining historical analysis with contemporary observation, Susan Jacoby dissects a new American cultural phenomenon--one that is at odds with our heritage of Enlightenment reason and with modern, secular knowledge and science. With mordant wit, she...
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America
by Chris Hedges 
Powells.com Staff Pick Radical religion has been a source of destruction for many nations throughout history. In Hedges's powerful critique of the political forces that seek to rule — and imperil — the United States he traces the alarming path of the emerging...
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The Assault on Reason: How the Politics of Fear, Secrecy, and Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision Making, Degrade Our Democracy, and Put Our Country and Our World in Peril
by Al Gore
Powells.com Staff Pick More astute and timely observations from my favorite candidate who isn't running for President. Recommended by Ted, Powells.com...
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Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
by Jeremy Scahill
Publisher Comments Meet Blackwater USA, the powerful private army that the U.S. government has quietly hired to operate in international war zones and on American soil. With its own military base, a fleet of twenty aircraft, and twenty-thousand troops at the ready...
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Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project)
by Chalmers Johnson Publisher Comments The long-awaited final volume of Chalmers Johnson's bestselling Blowback trilogy confronts the overreaching of the American empire and the threat it poses to the republic. In his prophetic book Blowback, Chalmers Johnson linked the CIA's clandestine...
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American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America
by Chris Hedges
Powells.com Staff Pick Radical religion has been a source of destruction for many nations throughout history. In Hedges's powerful critique of the political forces that seek to rule — and imperil — the United States he traces the alarming path of the emerging...
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1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina
by Chris Rose
Publisher Comments 1 Dead in Attic is a collection of stories by Times-Picayune columnist Chris Rose, recounting the first harrowing year and a half of life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Celebrated as a local treasure and heaped with national praise, Rose...
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The Assault on Reason
by Albert Gore
Powells.com Staff Pick More astute and timely observations from my favorite candidate who isn't running for President. Recommended by Ted, Powells.com...
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Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership
by Madeleine Albright Publisher Comments The next president, whether Democrat or Republican, will face the daunting task of repairing America's core relationships and tarnished credibility after the damage caused during the past seven years. In Memo to the President Elect, former secretary of...
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Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Troubled Times
by Studs Terkel Publisher Comments Hope Dies Last is Studs Terkel's inspiring new oral history of social action in America. An alternative, more personal history of the "American century," Hope Dies Last forms a legacy of the indefatigable spirit that Studs has always embodied, and an...
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The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile: Conversations with Arundhati Roy
by Arundhati Roy Publisher Comments A skillful interviewer can reveal aspects of a writer's voice in simple yet telling ways. As a novelist, Arundhati Roy is known for her lush language and intricate structure. As a political essayist, her prose is searching and fierce. All of these...
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What's So Great about America
by Dinesh Dsouza Publisher Comments With What's So Great About America, Dinesh D'Souza is not asking a question, but making a statement. The former White House policy analyst and bestselling author argues that in the aftermath of September 11, 2001, American ideals and patriotism should...
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The Second Plane: September 11: Terror and Boredom
by Martin Amis Publisher Comments A master not only of fiction but also of fiercely controversial political engagement, Martin Amis here gathers fourteen pieces that constitute an evolving, provocative, and insightful examination of the most momentous event of our time. At the heart...
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102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers
by Jim Dwyer Publisher Comments “Searing, poignant, and utterly compelling—102 Minutes does for the September 11 catastrophe what Walter Lord did for the Titanic in his masterpiece, A Night to Remember.” —Rick Atkinson, author of In the Company of Soldiers and...
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The Price of Loyalty: George W. Bush, the White House, and the Education of Paul O'Neill
by Ron Suskind Publisher Comments Updated with a new afterword and including a selection of key documents, this is the explosive account of how the Bush administration makes policy on war, taxes, and politics — its true agenda exposed by a member of the Bush cabinet. This vivid,...
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The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America
by Susan Faludi Publisher Comments From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Backlash — an unflinching dissection of the mind of America after 9/11 In this most original examination of America's post-9/11 culture, Susan Faludi shines a light on the country...
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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 New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War
by Andrew J Bacevich Publisher Comments In this provocative book, Andrew Bacevich warns of a dangerous dual obsession that has taken hold of Americans, conservatives, and liberals alike. It is a marriage of militarism and utopian ideology--of unprecedented military might wed to a blind faith...
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Dreaming War: Blood for Oil and the Cheney-Bush Junta
by Gore Vidal
Publisher Comments When Gore Vidal's recent New York Times bestseller Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace was published, the Los Angeles Times described Vidal as the last defender of the American republic. In Dreaming War, Vidal continues this defense by confronting the...
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Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell (Vintage)
by Karen Deyoung Publisher Comments The first full biography of Colin Powell, from his Bronx childhood to his military career to his controversial tenure as secretary of state, with a new afterword detailing his life after the Bush White House. Over the course of a lifetime of service to...
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