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A Rumor of War

Philip Caputo Holt Paperbacks

The classic Vietnam memoir, as relevant today as it was almost thirty years ago. In March of 1965, Marine Lieutenent Philip J. Caputo landed at Da Nang...

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Trade Paperback : $49.50 Buy	A History of Germany 1815-1990 William Carr Bloomsbury USA "This book remains the best single-volume history of modern Germany."—*Teaching History*

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White House Diary

Jimmy Carter Farrar, Straus and Giroux

The edited, annotated diary of President Jimmy Carter—filled with insights into his presidency, his relationships with friends and foes, and his lasting impact...

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The Girl from Purple Mountain

Love, Honor, War, and One Family's Journey from China to America

May-lee Chai and Winberg Chai St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books

"This is an intricately orchestrated cross-generational memoir, and one that is particularly successful in linking the world of China in the first half of the twentieth century to the opportunities and ambiguities of those Chinese who grew up as Americans. It is a subtle book that resonates in the mind as well as being a true family history that spans moods and generations."—Jonathan Spence, author of The Search for Modern China and Sterling Professor of History, Yale University

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Meltdown

The Inside Story of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis

Mike Chinoy St. Martin's Griffin

“A tour de force of reporting . . . Chinoy clearly sympathizes with administration officials who favored engagement with North Korea. But he lets officials who wanted to isolate Pyongyang make their case. More than 100 people granted him interviews, and the list is a who's who of both senior and junior U.S. players on North Korea policy.”—Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post

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Trade Paperback : $18.00 Buy	Deterring Democracy Noam Chomsky Hill and Wang From World War II until the 1980s, the United States reigned supreme as both the economic and the military leader of the world. The major shifts in global...

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Hegemony or Survival

America's Quest for Global Dominance

American Empire Project

Noam Chomsky; With a New Afterword by the Author Holt Paperbacks

"Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet."...

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Imperial Ambitions

Conversations on the Post-9/11 World

American Empire Project

Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian Metropolitan Books

"Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet."—The New York Times Book Review

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Failed States

The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy

American Empire Project

Noam Chomsky A Metropolitan/Holt Paperbacks Book

"It's hard to imagine any American reading this book and not seeing his country in a new, and deeply troubling, light."—The New York Times Book Review

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What We Say Goes

Conversations on U.S. Power in a Changing World

American Empire Project

Noam Chomsky and David Barsamian Metropolitan Books

"Linguist, philosopher, and political activist Chomsky has long been critical of U.S. foreign policy . . . This latest book gathers 2006-07 interviews with radio journalist Barsamian . . . Presented in chronological order, these conversations cover many topics frequently in the news, including the Middle East and Iraq, Latin America, trade and globalization, and Israel. Despite the format, statements are extensively footnoted, with references to both mainstream media and the web sites of relevant organizations . . . Chomsky's points are challenging."—Library Journal

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The American Creed

A Biography of the Declaration of Independence

Forrest Church St. Martin's Griffin

What makes us all Americans--whatever our differences--is adherence to a creed, a creed based upon cornerstone truths the founders believed "self-evident."...

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Hardcover : $23.00 Buy	The Substance of Hope Barack Obama and the Paradox of Progress William Jelani Cobb Walker & Company For acclaimed historian William Jelani Cobb, the historic election of Barack Obama to the presidency is not the most remarkable development of the 2008...

Trade Paperback : $18.00 Buy	Chasing the Red, White, and Blue A Journey in Tocqueville's Footsteps Through Contemporary America David Cohen Picador Using Democracy in America as his model, acclaimed British and South African journalist David Cohen retraces Alexis de Tocqueville’s journey around the...

Trade Paperback : $16.99 Buy	Live from the Campaign Trail The Greatest Presidential Campaign Speeches of the Twentieth Century and How They Shaped Modern America Michael A. Cohen Walker & Company Publishing into the teeth of the 2008 election, a selection of the best, most rousing presidential stump speeches, with essential critical context relating the...

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Israel Is Real

An Obsessive Quest to Understand the Jewish Nation and Its History

Rich Cohen Picador

"Rich Cohen's book accomplished the miraculous. It made a subject that has vexed me since early childhood into a riveting story. Not by breaking new ground or advancing a bold peace plan, but by narrating the oft-told saga of the Jews in a fresh and engaging fashion."—Tony Horwitz, The New York Times

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Beyond America's Grasp

A Century of Failed Diplomacy in the Middle East

Stephen P. Cohen Picador

Middle East expert Stephen P. Cohen traces U.S. policy in the region from the breakup of the Ottoman Empire to the present. A century ago, there emerged two...

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Trade Paperback : $16.99 Buy	It Can Happen Here Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush Joe Conason St. Martin's Griffin/Thomas Dunne Books "[Conason] ably catalogs the Bush administration’s attempts to subvert civil liberties.”—The New York Times Book Review

Trade Paperback : $18.00 Buy	Disaster Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security Christopher Cooper and Robert Block Holt Paperbacks "A clear, coherent, weirdly compelling narrative . . . Cooper and Block have provided a considerable public service in tracing the institutional failures of the Department of Homeland Security."—*Susan Larson, The Times Picayune* (New Orleans)**

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The Price of Motherhood

Why the Most Important Job in the World Is Still the Least Valued

Ann Crittenden Picador

"This exemplary book covers the economic myths of motherhood through the stark testimonies of childcare hardships and financial inequality in marriage . . . A wonderful resource for students of economics, women's studies, politics . . . this book should be a wake-up call to America."—Kay Meredith Dusheck, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Library Journal

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Hardcover : $26.00 Buy	They Fight Like Soldiers, They Die Like Children The Global Quest to Eradicate the Use of Child Soldiers Roméo Dallaire Ishmael Beah Walker & Company \u0022It is my hope that through the pages of this remarkable book, you will discover groundbreaking thoughts on building partnerships and networks to enhance...

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Harry S. Truman

The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953

The American Presidents

Robert Dallek; Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., and Sean Wilentz, General Editors Times Books

The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century In April 1945,...

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Guarding the Golden Door

American Immigration Policy and Immigrants since 1882

Roger Daniels Hill and Wang

"Ambitious . . . Both an introductory survey of immigration policy and a masterful assessment of the state of the field by one of its founders . . . [Daniels] provides a much-needed perspective on both the continuities and changes in the United States' efforts to regulate immigration . . . Guarding the Golden Door is rich with details, statistics, and the author's own unique viewpoint. The book is exemplary."—Erika Lee, Reviews in American History

Trade Paperback : $13.00 Buy	Prisoners Without Trial Japanese Americans in World War II Roger Daniels; Revised Edition Hill and Wang "An outstanding resource that provides a clear and concise history of the mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II."—Alice Yang Murray, University of California, Santa Cruz

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Getting It Done

How Obama and Congress Finally Broke the Stalemate to Make Way for Health Care Reform

Senator Tom Daschle with David Nather Thomas Dunne Books

Senator Tom Daschle's narrative of what went on behind the scenes in the making of the new health care legislation delivers a powerful lesson in the workings...

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