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Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love
Wendy Ruderman · HarperCollins Canada, Limited
Pages: 242
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In the vein of Erin Brockovich, The Departed, and T. J. English's Savage City comes Busted, the shocking true story of the biggest police corruption scandal in Philadelphia history, a tale of drugs, power, and abuse involving a rogue narcotics squad, a confidential informant, and two veteran... |
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Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca
John McWhorter · Bellevue Literary Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book |
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"One of our sharpest explainers of linguistics." - Steven Pinker"In Talking Back, Talking Black, John McWhorter, the maestro at communicating linguistics to the public, succeeds in helping the reader to 'actually hear Black English in a new way,' while hipping linguists... |
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Gender Failure
Ivan E. Coyote · Arsenal Pulp Press
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Being a girl was something that never really happened for me.—Rae SpoonIvan E. Coyote and Rae Spoon are accomplished, award-winning writers, musicians, and performers they are also both admitted gender failures. In their first collaborative book, Ivan and Rae explore and expose their... |
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Not Cool: The Hipster Elite and Their War on You
Greg Gutfeld · Crown Forum; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Behind every awful, dangerous decision lurks one evil beast: the Cool. From politics to the personal, from fashion to food, from the campus to the locker room, the desire to be cool has infected all aspects of our lives. At its most harmless, it is annoying. At its worst,... |
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How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class
John Hope Bryant · Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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John Hope Bryant, successful self-made businessman and founder of the nonprofit Operation HOPE, says business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize the stalled American economy the poor. If we give poor communities the right tools, policies, and inspiration,... |
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The Georgetown Set: Friends and Rivals in Cold War Washington
Gregg Herken · Knopf
Format: Hardcover |
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A fascinating, behind-the-scenes history of postwar Washington—a rich and colorful portrait of the close-knit group of journalists, spies, and government officials who waged the Cold War over cocktails and dinner.In the years after World War II, Georgetown’s leafy streets were... |
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Breakthrough: The Making of America's First Woman President
Nancy L Cohen · Counterpoint
Pages: 323
Format: Print book |
Why Americans have never elected a woman president, how we changed to make it possible, and why it matters.
From Hollywood to the halls of Congress, a lively conversation about women's leadership, equal pay, and family-work balance is underway. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough... |
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Israel: Is It Good for the Jews?
Richard Cohen · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover |
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A very personal journey through Jewish history (and Cohen's own), and a passionate defense of Israel's legitimacy.Richard Cohen's book is part reportage, part memoir - an intimate journey through the history of Europe's Jews, culminating in the establishment of Israel. A veteran,... |
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The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For
DAVID MCCULLOUGH · SIMON & SCHUSTER
Pages: 176
Format: Print book |
A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States - winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others - that reminds us of fundamental American principles.
Over the course... |
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Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything
Thomas Lake · Melcher Media
Pages: 288
Format: Print book |
Unprecedented's second printing features a new cover for the inauguration, with an exclusive portrait of the president-elect.
Packed with exclusive photojournalism and new revelations straight from the front lines, Unprecedented: The Election That Changed Everything... |
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Colour Bar: A United Kingdom
A Susan Williams · Penguin Books
Pages: 407
Format: Print book |
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London, 1945: the heir apparent to the kingship of Bechuanaland (later Botswana) arrives in Britain to complete his legal studies. Seretse Khama, an urbane 24-year-old, educated like Mandela at Fore Hare, is welcomed into the elite world of the Inner Temple in London. But then, in 1947,... |
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When Awareness Becomes Natural: A Guide to Cultivating Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Sayadaw U Tejaniya · Shambhala
Pages: 186
Format: Print book |
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Finding awareness in any kind of ordinary daily activity--the first book from a Southeast Asian Buddhist monk-teacher who is becoming prominent worldwide, particularly in the Insight Meditation community.The flame of wisdom can be kindled in the midst of any life, even one that might seem... |
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Without a Doubt
Marcia Clark · Graymalking Media
Pages: 489
Format: Print book |
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The most recognized female attorney in America opens up about life during -- and after -- the trial of the centuryWithout a Doubt is not just a book about a trial. It's a book about a woman. Marcia Clark takes us inside her head and her heart with a story that is both sweeping and deeply... |
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