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Falling in Love with America Again
Jim DeMint · Center Street, 2014.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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Serving within the supposed pinnacles of power as a respected and influential U. S. Senator from South Carolina, Jim DeMint often felt frustrated and powerless to fight against the frightening growth of the federal bureaucracy and refute the mistaken idea that ever-bigger government is the solution... |
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President Carter: The White House Years
Stuart Eizenstat · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 1024
Format: Hardcover
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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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Written Out of History: The Forgotten Founders Who Fought Big Government
Mike Lee · Sentinel
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Senator Mike Lee tells the story of the Founders whose warnings about the dangers of an all-powerful federal government helped shape our Constitution--but are being ignored today. Today, most Americans are familiar only with the "big names" associated with the Founding - Washington,... |
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The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office
Jeremi Suri · Basic Books
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Why have recent presidents failed to bring promised change?In The Impossible Presidency, celebrated historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the American presidency, from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as the most powerful job in the world.... |
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A Fine Mess: A Global Quest for a Simpler, Fairer, and More Efficient Tax System
T R REID · PENGUIN Books
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Bestselling author T. R. Reid voyages around the world to solve the urgent problem of America's failing tax code, unraveling a complex topic in plain English and telling a rollicking story along the way.The U.S. tax code is a total write-off. Overstuffed with loopholes and special interest... |
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The Pentagon Papers: The Secret History of the Vietnam War
Neil Sheehan · Racehorse Publishing
Pages: 810
Format: Paperback
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"The WikiLeaks of its day" (Time) is as relevant as ever to present-day American politics. "The most significant leaks of classified material in American history." -The Washington Post Not Fake News! The basis for the 2018 film The Post by Academy Award-winning director... |
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Scalia's Court: A Legacy of Landmark Opinions and Dissents
Antonin Scalia · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 448
Format: Print book
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The sudden passing of Justice Antonin Scalia shook America. After almost thirty years on the Supreme Court, Scalia had become as integral to the institution as the hallowed room in which he sat. His wisecracking interruptions during oral arguments, his unmatched legal wisdom, his unwavering... |
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Obama: An Oral History
Brian Abrams · Little A
Format: Hardcover
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The first ever comprehensive oral history of President Obama's administration and the complex political machine that created and powered a landmark American presidency.In this candid oral history of a presidential tenure, author Brian Abrams reveals the behind-the-scenes stories that illuminate... |
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Squeezed: Why Our Families Can't Afford America
ALISSA QUART · Ecco
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Squeezed weaves together intimate reporting with sharp and lively critique to show how the high cost of parenthood and our increasingly unstable job market have imploded the middle-class American Dream for many families, and offers surprising solutions for how we might change thingsFamilies... |
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The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life
LAUREN MARKHAM · Crown
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The deeply reported story of identical twin brothers who escape El Salvador's violence to build new lives in California - fighting to survive, to stay, and to belong.Growing up in rural El Salvador in the wake of the civil war, Ernesto Flores had always had a fascination with the United... |
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The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis
Patrick Kingsley · Liveright Publishing Corp
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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In the humane tradition of Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers comes a searing account of the international refugee crisis. Intrepid and empathetic, Patrick Kingsley has traveled through seventeen countries to bear witness to the largest forced migration since the end of World... |
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