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State Legislatures Today: Politics under the Domes
Peverill Squire · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 242
Format: Print book
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A concise and provocative introduction to state legislative politics, this book a supplement for state and local government courses and upper level courses on legislative politics. It examines state legislatures and state lawmakers, putting them in historical context, showing how they have... |
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Behind the Kitchen Door
Saru Jayaraman · ILR Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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"Sustainability is about contributing to a society that everybody benefits from, not just going organic because you don't want to die from cancer or have a difficult pregnancy. What is a sustainable restaurant? It's one in which as the restaurant grows, the people grow with... |
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Law & Disorder: The Chaotic Birth of the NYPD
Bruce Chadwick · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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Nineteenth-century New York City was one of the most magnificent cities in the world, but also one of the most deadly. Without any real law enforcement for almost 200 years, the city was a lawless place where the crime rate was triple what it is today and the murder rate was five or six times... |
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The Road to Camelot: Inside the Kennedy Campaign
Tom Oliphant · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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"A must-read for fans of presidential history." - USA TODAY "Splendid ... a gripping, authoritative campaign history." - The Boston Globe "Terrific ... a tougher and more balanced account of the long campaign than anybody's written yet." - The Christian... |
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The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton
Jefferson Morley · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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CIA spymaster James Jesus Angleton was one of the most powerful unelected officials in the United States government in the mid-20th century, a ghost of American power. From World War II to the Cold War, Angleton operated beyond the view of the public, Congress, and even the president. He unwittingly... |
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Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World
Bill O'Reilly · Crown Archetype; First Ed 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Killing Lincoln and host of Fox News top show The OReilly Factor, the best of Bill OReillys provocative writing—reflecting his ideas, wisdom, and core valuesBill OReilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With an unparalleled... |
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Trump's America: The Truth about Our Nation's Great Comeback
Newt Gingrich · Center Street
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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No one understands the Make America Great Again effort with more insight and more experience than former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Gingrich helped President Ronald Reagan "Make America Great Again" in 1980. He authored the Contract with America and spearheaded the 1994... |
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The Darkening Web: The War for Cyberspace
ALEXANDER KLIMBURG · Penguin Press
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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No single invention of the last half century has changed the way we live now as much as the Internet. Alexander Klimburg was a member of the generation for whom it was a utopian ideal turned reality: a place where ideas, information, and knowledge could be shared and new freedoms found... |
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Trump, the Blue-Collar President
ANTHONY SCARAMUCCI · Center Street
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica} span.s1 {font-kerning: none} Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci writes his story about Trump and his administration. TRUMP, THE BLUE-COLLAR PRESIDENT is the comeback story for America and Americans. Both Wall Street and Main... |
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Young Radicals: In the War for American Ideals
JEREMY MCCARTER · Random House
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From the co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Hamilton: The Revolution, a stunning group portrait of five American radicals fighting for their ideals as the country goes mad around them Where do we find our ideals? What does it mean to live for them - and to risk dying for them?... |
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Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art
Virginia Heffernan · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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Just as Susan Sontag did for photography and Marshall McLuhan did for television, Virginia Heffernan (called one of the "best living writers of English prose") reveals the logic and aesthetics behind the Internet.Since its inception, the Internet has morphed from merely an extension... |
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Freedom of Speech: Mightier Than the Sword
David K. Shipler · Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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A provocative, timely assessment of the state of free speech in America With his best seller The Working Poor, Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times veteran David K. Shipler cemented his place among our most trenchant social commentators. Now he turns his incisive reporting to a critical... |
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