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Bush at War

Bob Woodward · Simon & Schuster; 1ST edition
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover

Award-winning author and journalist Bob Woodward turns his attention to the presidency of George W. Bush. Before the acts of terrorism on 11 September, George W. Bush's presidency had been beset by numerous problems. Not only was it in many peoples eyes invalid, very few people took...
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Five Easy Theses: Commonsense Solutions to America's Greatest Economic Challenges

James Martin Stone · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A business leader and esteemed economic thinker outlines simple solutions to America's five most pressing public policy issues, from healthcare to education to inequality. America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable,...
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A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity

Nicholas D. Kristof · Knopf
Format: Hardcover

An essential, galvanizing narrative about making a difference here and abroad—a road map to becoming the most effective global citizens we can be.In their number one New York Times best seller Half the Sky, husband-and-wife team Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn brought to light struggles...
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Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime-from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door

Brian Krebs · Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover

Now a New York Times bestsellerThere is a Threat Lurking Online with the Power to Destroy Your Finances Steal Your Personal Data and Endanger Your LifeIn Spam Nation investigative journalist and cybersecurity expert Brian Krebs unmasks the criminal masterminds driving some of the biggest...
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The Way of Ignorance: And Other Essays

Wendell Berry · Shoemaker & Hoard
Pages: 180
Format: Book

* In a democratic commonwealth, what are the costs and consequences of rugged individualism?* What, in the fullest sense, is involved in our National Security?* When considering Weapons of Mass Destruction, does our inventory include soil loss, climate change, and ground water poisoning?...
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@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex

Shane Harris · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A surprising, page-turning account of how the wars of the future are already being fought today
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Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream

Joshua Davis · FSG Originals
Format: Hardcover

Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest . . . and a major motion pictureIn 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They were born...
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I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids

Kyle Schwartz · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

One day, third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz asked her students to fill-in-the-blank in this sentence: "I wish my teacherknew _____." The results astounded her. Some answers were humorous, others were heartbreaking-all were profoundly moving and enlightening. The results...
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Breaking Through!: Helping Girls Succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math

Harriet S Mosatche · Prufrock Press Inc.
Pages: 250
Format: Print book

Even with increased pressure to involve more girls in STEM areas in education, parents are often left wondering what they can do to encourage their daughter's love of science, math, and technology from fading. In Breaking Through! Helping Girls Succeed in Science, Technology, Engineering,...
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