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Civilizing Torture: An American Tradition
W. Fitzhugh Brundage · Belknap Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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Most Americans believe that a civilized state does not resort to torture, and yet, as W. Fitzhugh Brundage reveals in this essential and disturbing study, there is a long American tradition of excusing as well as decrying its use.The pilgrims and merchants who first came to America from... |
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We Know All About You: The Story of Surveillance in Britain and America
Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones · Oxford University Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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This is the story of surveillance in Britain and the United States, from the detective agencies of the late nineteenth century to 'wikileaks' and CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden in the twenty-first. Written by prize-winning historian and intelligence expert Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones,... |
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Darkness over Germany: A Warning from History
E AMY BULLER · Interlink Publishing
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
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A lesson from history that is needed today more than ever. Darkness over Germany delivers a stark warning from history of how a man with little political experience rose up as a voice of the people, a voice for the disenfranchised who were suffering the injustices of social inequality and unemployment.... |
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Political Tribes: Group Instinct and the Fate of Nations
Amy Chua · Penguin Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The bestselling author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Yale Law School Professor Amy Chua offers a bold new prescription for reversing our foreign policy failures and overcoming our destructive political tribalism at home Humans are tribal. We need to belong to groups. In many parts... |
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Woodrow Wilson and World War I: A Burden Too Great to Bear
RICHARD STRINER · ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Pages: 310
Format: Print book
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Woodrow Wilson is often considered one of the greatest presidents in American history because, in the first two years of his presidency, he succeeded on many fronts. However, acclaimed author and historian Richard Striner now makes the case that a presidency that is too often idealized... |
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The girl with seven names : a escape from North Korea
Hyeonseo Lee · William Collins
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn extraordinary insight into life under one of the world's most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman's terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom.As a child growing up in North Korea, Hyeonseo... |
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This Fight Is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America's Middle Class
Elizabeth Warren · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 337
Format: Hardcover
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#1 New York Times bestsellerThe fiery U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and bestselling author offers a passionate, inspiring book about why our middle class is under siege and how we can win the fight to save itSenator Elizabeth Warren has long been an outspoken champion of America's... |
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Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life
Jenna Bush Hager · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Elizabeth Warren: Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life.
ANTONIA FELIX · Sourcebooks
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Elizabeth Warren's rise as one of America's most powerful women is a stirring lesson in persistence. From her fierce support of the middle class to her unapologetic response to political bullies, Warren is known as a passionate yet plain-speaking champion of equity and fairness. In the wake... |
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Stolen Girls: Survivors of Boko Haram Tell Their Story
Wolfgang Bauer · The New Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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One night in April 2014, members of the terrorist organization Boko Haram raided the small town of Chibok in northeast Nigeria and abducted 276 young girls from the local boarding school. The event caused massive, international outrage. Using the hashtag "Bring Back Our Girls,"... |
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The Briefing
SEAN SPICER · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Sean Spicer takes readers behind the scenes of his turbulent tenure as President Trump's press secretary, shedding new light on the headline-grabbing controversies of the Trump administration's first year. |
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Messing with the Enemy
CLINT WATTS · Harper
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A former FBI Special Agent and leading cyber-security expert offers a devastating and essential look at the misinformation campaigns, fake news, and electronic espionage operations that have become the cutting edge of modern warfare - and how we can protect ourselves and our country against... |
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The Soul of the First Amendment
Floyd Abrams · Yale University Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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A lively and controversial overview by the nation's most celebrated First Amendment lawyer of the unique protections for freedom of speech in America The right of Americans to voice their beliefs without government approval or oversight is protected under what may well be the most honored... |
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Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America
Vegas Tenold · Nation Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The dark story of the shocking resurgence of white supremacist and nationalist groups, and their path to political powerSix years ago, when Vegas Tenold began reporting from the inner circle of three white power groups in America -- the KKK, the National Socialist Movement, and the Traditionalist... |
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