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Yalta: The Price of Peace
S. M. Plokhy · Viking Adult; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A major new history of the eight days in February 1945 when FDR, Churchill, and Stalin decided the fate of the world Imagine you could eavesdrop on a dinner party with three of the most fascinating historical figures of all time. In this landmark book, a gifted Harvard historian puts you in the room... |
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The Fate of Gender: Nature, Nurture, and the Human Future
Frank Browning · Bloomsbury
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Frank Browning takes us into human gender geographies around the world, from gender-neutral kindergartens in Chicago and Oslo to femminielli weather casters in Naples, from conservative Catholics in Paris fearful of God and Nature to transsexual Mormon parents in Utah. As he shares specific... |
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Brave New Weed: Adventures into the Uncharted World of Cannabis
Joe Dolce · Harperwave
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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The former editor-in-chief of Details and Star adventures into the fascinating "brave new world" of cannabis, tracing its history and possible future as he investigates the social, medical, legal, and cultural ramifications of this surprisingly versatile plant.Pot. Weed. Grass.... |
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The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America
Michael Eric Dyson · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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A provocative and lively deep dive into the meaning of America's first black presidency, from "one of the most graceful and lucid intellectuals writing on race and politics today" (Vanity Fair) . Michael Eric Dyson explores the powerful, surprising way the politics of race have... |
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Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America's Founding Document
Mike Lee · Sentinel
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The still-unfolding story of America's Constitution is a history of heroes and villains - the flawed visionaries who inspired and crafted liberty's safeguards, and the shortsighted opportunists who defied them. Those stories are known by few today.In Our Lost Constitution, Senator... |
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
Al Franken · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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From the #1 bestselling author - the story of an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that. AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest... |
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Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?
Thomas Frank · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 305
Format: Print book
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From the bestselling author of What's the Matter With Kansas, a scathing look at the standard-bearers of liberal politics -- a book that asks: what's the matter with Democrats?It is a widespread belief among liberals that if only Democrats can continue to dominate national elections, if only... |
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Expert Searching in the Google Age
Terry Ann Jankowski · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 89
Format: Print book
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How do expert searchers fit into the Google age? Is there still a role for them? How can you be the best searcher you can be? What tools can you use to develop your skills and build better searches? These questions and more are covered by Jankowski. After making a case for the value librarians... |
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WHAT WE DO NOW: Standing Up for Your Values in Trump's America
Dennis Loy Johnson · Melville House
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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An inspiring handbook for people troubled by the election of Donald Trump, by some of the biggest names in progressive politics. Meant to give people heart and actual strategies about how to advance a variety of causes. |
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The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Edward Luce · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover
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In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Financial Times chief US columnist and commentator Edward Luce charted the course of America's relative decline, proving to be a prescient voice on our current social and political turmoil. In The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Luce... |
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Scorched Earth: Restoring America after Obama
Michael Savage · Center Street
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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"New York Times" bestselling author Michael Savage reveals why we have an infected political system, and what we can now do to nurse the country back to health. Michael Savages says that for the past eight years there has been a retrovirus in the White House, and that the last... |
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The Chairman: The Rise and Betrayal of Jim Greer
Peter Golenbock · NewSouth Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Chairman, a Shakespearean tale of friendship and betrayal to rival Hamlet, is the harrowing story of Jim Greer, a man loyal to a fault to Florida governor Charlie Crist, his benefactor. From 2006 to 2010, Greer served as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida. In 2010, controversies... |
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