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The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations
John McCain · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain - his most personal book in years - covering everything from 2008 up to the present.In a time when Washington, DC and the country is more polarized than it has been for decades, John McCain is the rare public figure who has earned the respect... |
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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
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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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The Covenant with Black America - Ten Years Later
Tavis Smiley · Hay House, Inc.
Pages: 296
Format: Print book
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In 2006, Tavis Smiley teamed up with other leaders in the Black community to create a national plan of action to address the ten most crucial issues facing African Americans. The Covenant with Black America, which became a #1 New York Times bestseller, ran the gamut from health care to criminal... |
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The Feminist Revolution: The Struggle for Women's Liberation
BONNIE J MORRIS · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Explores the global history and contributions of the feminist revolution.The Feminist Revolution offers an overview of women's struggle for equal rights in the late twentieth century. Beginning with the auspicious founding of the National Organization for Women in 1966, at a time when women... |
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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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Poetry and Power: John F. Kennedy's Vision for America
STEPHEN KENNEDY SMITH · Harper
Pages: 493
Format: Hardcover
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Published in commemoration of the centennial of President John F. Kennedy's birth, here is the definitive compendium of JFK's most important and brilliant speeches, accompanied by commentary and reflections by leading American and international figures - including Senator Elizabeth Warren,... |
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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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A Colony in a Nation
Chris Hayes · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning news anchor Chris Hayes argues that there are really two Americas: a Colony and a Nation.America likes to tell itself that it inhabits a postracial world, yet nearly every empirical measure -- wealth, unemployment, incarceration,... |
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Caged Eyes: An Air Force Cadet's Story of Rape and Resilience
Lynn K Hall · Beacon Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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An insider's account of misogyny and rape in the US military and her extraordinary path to recovery and activismIn one of the worst scandals ever faced by the military, in 2003, six women went public with their accounts of sexual assault and harassment at the Air Force Academy. The relentless... |
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Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat to the Craziest Campaign in American History
KATY TUR · Dey Street Books
Pages: 291
Format: Hardcover
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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER"Compelling ... this book couldn't be more timely." - Jill Abramson, New York Times Book Review FROM THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2017 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in JournalismCalled "disgraceful," "third-rate," and "not nice"... |
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Radicalization: Why Some People Choose the Path of Violence
Farhad Khosrokhavar · New Press
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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In the wake of the Paris, Beirut, and San Bernardino terrorist attacks, fears over "homegrown terrorism" have surfaced to a degree not seen since September 11, 2001 - especially following the news that all of the perpetrators in Paris were European citizens. A sought-after commentator... |
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