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The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide

Linda R Monk · Hachette Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

With a foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court.An Engaging, Accessible Guide to the Bill of Rights for Everyday Citizens.In The Bill of Rights: A User's Guide, award-winning author and constitutional scholar Linda R. Monk explores the remarkable history of the Bill...
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President Carter: The White House Years

Stuart Eizenstat · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 1024
Format: Hardcover

The definitive history of the Carter Administration from the man who participated in its surprising number of accomplishments -- drawing on his extensive and never-before-seen notes.Stuart Eizenstat was at Jimmy Carter's side from his political rise in Georgia through four years in the White...
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War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence

RONAN FARROW · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

A harrowing exploration of the collapse of American diplomacy and the abdication of global leadership.American diplomacy is under siege. Offices across the State Department sit empty, while abroad the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. We're...
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Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley

Corey Pein · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A scathing, sardonic exploration of Silicon Valley tech culture, laying bare the greed, hubris, and retrograde politics of an industry that aspires to radically transform society for its own benefitAt the height of the startup boom, journalist Corey Pein set out for Silicon Valley with...
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Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found

GILBERT KING · Riverhead Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller Devil in the Grove, a gripping story of sex, race, class, corruption, and the arc of justice twisted and bent straight again in the Florida citrus groves.A small town. A big secret.In December 1957, the wife of a Florida citrus baron...
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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership

JAMES COMEY · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

In his forthcoming book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions....
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The Founders' Revolution: The Forgotten History and Principles of the Declaration of Independence

Michael S Law · Morgan James Publishing
Pages: 215
Format: Paperback

Readers will re-discover the forgotten treasures of the history and principles of the Declaration of Independence, recognizing the dedication of the Founding Fathers to the principles found there. The Founders' Revolution is designed to help readers understand the principles embedded...
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Crisis of Responsibility: Our Cultural Addiction to Blame and How You Can Cure It

David L Bahnsen · Post Hill Press
Pages: 171
Format: Hardcover

The left and right have gone to great lengths to blame the problems plaguing our society but neither Washington DC, Wall Street, Mexico, China, the Feds, nor the media are the cause of our problems - nor are they the cure. Across the globe a "revolt" of sorts is taking place...
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New Power: How Movements Build, Businesses Thrive, and Ideas Catch Fire in Our Hyperconnected World

JEREMY HEIMANS · Doubleday
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From two visionary thinkers and practitioners comes a big idea about how power works differently in our hyperconnected age.Why do some leap ahead while others fall behind in today's chaotic, connected world? In New Power, Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms confront the biggest stories of our age--the...
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Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World

Eileen McNamara · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the life and times of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, arguing she left behind the Kennedy family's most profound political legacy.While Joe Kennedy was grooming his sons for the White House and the Senate, his Stanford-educated daughter Eunice was tapping...
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