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U.S. Marshals: Inside America's Most Storied Law Enforcement Agency
Mike Earp · William Morrow; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Blending history and memoir, retired U.S. Marshal Mike Earp—a descendant of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp—offers an exclusive and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the most storied law enforcement agency in America, illuminating its vital role in the nations development for more... |
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Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History
Kurt Andersen · Random House
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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A razor-sharp thinker offers a new understanding of our post-truth world and explains the American instinct to believe in make-believe, from the Pilgrims to P. T. Barnum to Disneyland to zealots of every stripe . . . to Donald Trump. In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, one of our sharpest... |
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Idiot's Guides: U.S. Government and Politics, 2E
Franco Scardino · Alpha Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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Do you really know how the U.S. government operates? Most Americans have simply forgotten what they learned in their high school government class. Providing an updated history and comprehensive overview, Idiot's Guides: U.S. Government & Politics, Second Edition, is written to help... |
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The Revolution Where You Live: Stories from a 12,000-Mile Journey Through a New America
Sarah van Gelder · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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Discover the Real Revolution Unfolding across AmericaAmerica faces huge challenges - climate change, social injustice, racist violence, economic insecurity. Journalist Sarah van Gelder suspected that there were solutions, and she went looking for them, not in the centers of power, where... |
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The Briefing
SEAN SPICER · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Sean Spicer takes readers behind the scenes of his turbulent tenure as President Trump's press secretary, shedding new light on the headline-grabbing controversies of the Trump administration's first year. |
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Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
Kate Clifford Larson · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted away made all the difference. Joe and Rose Kennedy's strikingly beautiful daughter Rosemary attended exclusive schools, was presented as a debutante to the Queen of England, and traveled the world... |
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Known and Strange Things: Essays
Teju Cole · Random House
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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A transcendent first book of essays from the award-winning author of Open City and Every Day Is for the Thief Teju Cole is the rare writer whose work can stir conversation among opinion makers and become a viral sensation with the general public. Cole's debut essay collection is sure... |
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Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas
Edward Klein · Regnery Publishing; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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1 New York Times Bestseller In this highly anticipated follow-up to his blockbuster The Amateur, former New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Edward Klein delves into the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons. An old-school reporter with incredible insider contacts, Klein... |
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My Country, My Life: Fighting for Israel, Searching for Peace
Ehud Barak · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive memoir of one of Israel's most influential soldier-statesmen and one-time Prime Minister, Ehud Barak, with insights into forging peace in the Middle East.In the summer of 2000, the most decorated soldier in Israel's history -- Ehud Barak -- set himself a challenge as daunting... |
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The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia
MASHA GESSEN · Riverhead Books
Pages: 515
Format: Hardcover
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WINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTIONThe essential journalist and bestselling biographer of Vladimir Putin reveals how, in the space of a generation, Russia surrendered to a more virulent and invincible new strain of autocracy. Hailed for her "fearless indictment of the most... |
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The Handbook for Storytime Programs
Judy Freeman · ALA Editions
Pages: 597
Format: Print book
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Librarians, teachers, parents, and caregivers can energize storytimes and curricula with this informative and entertaining resource filled with engaging and creative ways to integrate storytelling and story-related materials into programs for children, ages birth-12. Readers will find a treasure... |
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The Ghosts of Langley: Into the CIA's Heart of Darkness
John Prados · The New Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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From the writer Kai Bird calls a "wonderfully accessible historian," the first major history of the CIA in a decade, published to tie in with the seventieth anniversary of the agency's foundingDuring his first visit to Langley, the CIA's Virginia headquarters, President Donald... |
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