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The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies
Jonathan Alter · Simon & Schuster; F First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of The Promise, the thrilling story of one of the most momentous contests in American history, the Battle Royale between Obama and his enemies from the 2010 midterms through the 2013 inauguration. The election of 2012 will be remembered as a hinge of history.... |
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The Egyptian Way of Death: Mummies and the Cult of the Immortal
Ange Pierre Leca · Anchor Books
Format: Hardcover
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This book reveals the secret beliefs, techniques, and rituals that comprise the elaborate process of mummification, as well as scientific information about the living habits of the ancient Egyptians--everything from birth and childhood to old age. |
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First Ladies and American Women: In Politics and at Home
Jill Abraham Hummer · University Press of Kansas
Pages: 269
Format: Hardcover
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Unelected, but expected to act as befits her "office," the first lady has what Pat Nixon called "the hardest unpaid job in the world." Michelle Obama championed military families with the program Joining Forces. Four decades earlier Pat Nixon traveled to Africa as the nation's... |
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One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future
Ben Carson · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Dear Reader, In February 2013 I gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Standing a few feet from President Obama, I warned my fellow citizens of the dangers facing our country and called for a return to the principles that made America great.Many Americans heard and responded, but our nation's... |
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China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa
Howard W French · Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Pages: 285
Format: Paperback
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A New York Times Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year at * The Economist * The Guardian * Foreign AffairsChinese immigrants of the recent past and unfolding twenty-first century are in search of the African dream. So explains indefatigable traveler Howard W. French, prize-winning... |
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Place, Not Race: A New Vision of Opportunity in America
Sheryll Cashin · Beacon Press; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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From a nationally recognized expert, a fresh and original argument for bettering affirmative action Race-based affirmative action had been declining as a factor in university admissions even before the recent spate of related cases arrived at the Supreme Court. Since Ward Connerly... |
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Jonathan Swift: The Reluctant Rebel
John Stubbs · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 752
Format: Print book
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A rich and riveting portrait of the man behind Gulliver's Travels, by a "vivid, ardent, and engaging" author (New York Times Book Review) .Jonathan Swift's world-famous books -- from Gulliver's Travels to A Modest Proposal -- are unparalleled in their piercing critique... |
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The Sociology Book
Christopher Thorpe · DK Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The Sociology Book takes on some of humankind's biggest questions: What is society? What makes it tick? Why do we interact in the way that we do with our friends, coworkers, and rivals? The Sociology Book profiles the world's most renowned sociologists and more than 100 of their biggest... |
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