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The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right

MAX BOOT · Liveright
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Warning that the Trump presidency presages America's decline, the political commentator recounts his extraordinary journey from lifelong Republican to vehement Trump opponent.As nativism, xenophobia, vile racism, and assaults on the rule of law threaten the very fabric of our nation, The Corrosion...
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The New Urban Crisis: How Our Cities Are Increasing Inequality, Deepening Segregation, and Failing the Middle Class—and What We Can Do About It

Richard Florida · Basic Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In recent years, the young, educated, and affluent have surged back into cities, reversing decades of suburban flight and urban decline. And yet all is not well, Richard Florida argues in The New Urban Crisis. Florida, one of the first scholars to anticipate this back-to-the-city movement...
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WHAT WE DO NOW: Standing Up for Your Values in Trump's America

Dennis Loy Johnson · Melville House
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

An inspiring handbook for people troubled by the election of Donald Trump, by some of the biggest names in progressive politics. Meant to give people heart and actual strategies about how to advance a variety of causes.
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Money Rock: A Family's Story of Cocaine, Race, and Ambition in the New South

Pam Kelley · The New Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Meet Money Rock -- young, charismatic, and Charlotte's flashiest coke dealer -- in a riveting social history with echoes of Ghettoside and Random Family Meet Money Rock. He's young. He's charismatic. He's generous, often to a fault. He's one of Charlotte's most successful cocaine dealers,...
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Psychiatrists-- the Men Behind Hitler: The Architects of Horror

Thomas Ro?der · Freedom Publ.
Format: Hardcover

ADOLF HITLER-a man whose name will live forever in infamy, synonymous with racism, hatred and genocide. Over the years, much attention has been focused on this madman and his partners in crime. How could such a phenonmenon have come to be, and how could it possibly have brought an entire...
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Bethlehem: Biography of a Town

Nicholas Blincoe · Nation Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

An unforgettable history of the beloved little town published in time for the holidays Bethlehem is so suffused with history and myth that it feels like an unreal city even to those who call it home. For many, Bethlehem remains the little town at the edge of the desert described in Biblical...
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We Wear the Mask: 15 True Stories of Passing in America

Brando Skyhorse · Beacon Press
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Fifteen writers reveal their diverse experiences with passing - including racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, gender, and economic forms of passing.American history is filled with innumerable examples of "passing." Why do people pass? The reasons are manifold: opportunity, access,...
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The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics

DAN KAUFMAN · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The untold story behind the most shocking political upheaval in the country.For more than a century, Wisconsin has been known nationwide for its progressive ideas and government. It famously served as a "laboratory of democracy," a cradle of the labor and environmental movements,...
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The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Control & Gun Rights

Grey House · Salem Press
Pages: 600
Format: Print book

With public debate of gun violence at an all-time high, this new third edition of The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Control & Gun Rights is a must-have resource for all libraries.* Over 350 entries provide in-depth coverage of both sides of the gun debate.* Updated and expanded...
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My Country, My Life: Fighting for Israel, Searching for Peace

Ehud Barak · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

The definitive memoir of one of Israel's most influential soldier-statesmen and one-time Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, with insights into forging peace in the Middle East.In the summer of 2000, the most decorated soldier in Israel's history -- Ehud Barak -- set himself a challenge as daunting...
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Killing the Deep State: The Fight to Save President Trump

JEROME R CORSI · Humanix Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Donald Trump beat 16 Republican challengers and Hillary Rodham Clinton to win the presidency. Now he must beat the Deep State to keep his presidency. Here's how!#1 New York Times bestselling author of UNFIT FOR COMMAND and THE OBAMA NATION Jerome Corsi uncovers the secret conspiracy to destroy...
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Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights

Steven Levingston · Hachette Books
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

From journalist and author Steven Levingston, a gripping, detailed account of the contentious relationship between President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. during the tumultuous early years of the Civil Rights movement. Kennedy and King traces the emergence of two of the twentieth...
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A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order

Richard Haass · Penguin Press
Pages: 339
Format: Hardcover

"A valuable primer on foreign policy: a primer that concerned citizens of all political persuasions - not to mention the president and his advisers - could benefit from reading." - The New York TimesAn examination of a world increasingly defined by disorder and a United States...
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The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic

Mike Duncan · PublicAffairs
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

The creator of the massively popular, award-winning podcast series The History of Rome brings to life the story of the tumultuous years that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic.The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After...
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Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America's Founding Document

Mike Lee · Sentinel
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

The still-unfolding story of America's Constitution is a history of heroes and villains - the flawed visionaries who inspired and crafted liberty's safeguards, and the shortsighted opportunists who defied them. Those stories are known by few today.In Our Lost Constitution, Senator...
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