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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
by Robert D Putnam
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The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq
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The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
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Why Terrorism Works Understanding The
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My War: Killing Time in Iraq
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Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army
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Between the Covers: The Book Babes' Guide to a Woman's Reading Pleasures
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal
by Eric Schlosser
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September 11: A Testimony
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Longitudes and Attitudes: America in the Age of Terrorism
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Report from Ground Zero: The Story of the Rescue Efforts at the World Trade Center
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America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag
by Sarah Palin
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No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah
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Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to Al-Qaeda
by Robert Wallace
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Squandered Victory: The American Occupation and the Bungled Effort to Bring Democracy to Iraq
by Larry Jay Diamond
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