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The Wrecking Crew
How Conservatives Ruined Government, Enriched Themselves, and Beggared the Nation

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From the most astute political scoffer since H. L. Mencken, the definitive account of the conservative reign of misrule and corruption Hailed as a “hunk of...
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The Big Necessity
The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters

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“One smart book . . . delving deep into the history and implications of a daily act that dare not speak its name.” —Newsweek Acclaimed as “extraordinary” (The...
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The Limits of Power
The End of American Exceptionalism
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“Andrew Bacevich speaks truth to power, no matter who’s in power, which may be why those of both the left and right listen to him.”—Bill Moyers An immediate...
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This Land Is Their Land
Reports from a Divided Nation

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America in the ’aughts—hilariously skewered, brilliantly dissected, and darkly diagnosed by one of the country’s most prominent social critics Now in...
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Blue Dixie
Awakening the South's Democratic Majority

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“A wake-up call . . . Moser’s argument is cogent.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution In Blue Dixie, Bob Moser, an award-winning political reporter for The...
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Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet
The New Geopolitics of Energy

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"Klare’s superb book explains, in haunting detail, the trends that will lead us into a series of dangerous traps unless we muster the will to transform the way...
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The Mind of the Market
How Biology and Psychology Shape Our Economic Lives

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"[A] captivating raconteur of all the greatest hits of behavioral, evolutionary and neuropsychology . . . Fascinating."—Los Angeles Times Book Review How did...
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The Party of the First Part
The Curious World of Legalese

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A “lighthearted but lucid explanation of legalese” that offers something for language lovers and legal eagles alike (William Safire, The New York Times...
  
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Winning the Right War
The Path to Security for America and the World

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“An absolutely brilliant book . . . the most clearly argued critique yet of the Bush administration’s flawed approach to defeating jihadist terrorism.”—Peter...
  
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Tested
One American School Struggles to Make the Grade

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A “vivid, unpredictable, fair, balanced and . . . very entertaining” look at how education reforms have changed one typical American elementary school over the...

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A Night to Remember

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The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition with a new introduction by Nathaniel Philbrick First...
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What's the Matter with Kansas?
How Conservatives Won the Heart of America

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With a New Afterword by the Author The New York Times bestseller, praised as "hilariously funny . . . the only way to understand why so many Americans have...
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Homicide
A Year on the Killing Streets

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From the creator of HBO’s The Wire, the classic book about homicide investigation that became the basis for the hit television show The scene is Baltimore....
  
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Recovering From Rape

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Practical advice on overcoming the trauma and coping with police, hospitals, and the courts - for the survivors of sexual assault and their families, lovers,...
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Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions
Second Edition

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This phenomenally successful book, that has sold nearly a half a million copies since its original publication in 1983, is Gloria Steinem's most diverse and...
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The Absorbent Mind

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The classic book that has inspired generations of teachers to foster each child's drive to learn.
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The Costs and Consequences of American Empire
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Now with a new and up-to-date Introduction by the author, the bestselling account of the effect of American global policies, hailed as “brilliant and...
  
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The Complete Book of Wills, Estates & Trusts, Third Edition

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The best legal guide to wills and estates—with more than 80,000 copies sold—now updated to cover the current asset protection options and estate...
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Failed States
The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy
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“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 The...
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Arc of Justice
A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age

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An electrifying story of the sensational murder trial that divided a city and ignited the civil rights struggle In 1925, Detroit was a smoky swirl of jazz...
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Freethinkers
A History of American Secularism

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"Jacoby accomplishes her task with clarity, thoroughness, and an engaging passion." -Los Angeles Times Book Review At a time when the separation...
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The Short Bus
A Journey Beyond Normal

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“What makes this journey so inspiring is Mooney’s transcendent humor; the self he has become does not turn away from old pain but can laugh at it, make fun of...
  
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Hegemony or Survival
America's Quest for Global Dominance
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"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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The White Cascade
The Great Northern Railway Disaster and America's Deadliest Avalanche

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“Krist does wonders . . . [He] describes the frantic rescue efforts . . . and the malevolent, unending storm. In a thrilling, climactic chapter, he conjures...