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Citizen: My Life After the White House

Bill Clinton - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks like after the presidency: triumphs, tribulations, and all.. On January 20, 2001, after nearly thirty years in politics - eight of them as president of the United States - Bill Clinton was suddenly...
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Combing Through the White House: Hair and Its Shocking Impact on the Politics, Private Lives, and Legacies of the Presidents

Theodore Pappas - Harper Celebrate
Format: Hardcover

Discover a fascinating and novel look at the U.S. presidents, the first families, and American history - all through the lens of hair. With meticulous detail, engaging storytelling, and full-color visuals, encyclopedia editor Theodore Pappas combs through American history, teasing out long-forgotten...
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World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century

Dmitri Alperovitch - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

The leading national security expert who predicted Putin's intention to invade Ukraine argues that China's Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan in the coming years - with dire stakes for America and the world if he is not deterred. We are fully in the midst of Cold War II, this...
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Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn

Christopher Cox - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A timely reassessment of Woodrow Wilson and his role in the long national struggle for racial equality and women's voting rights.. More than a century after he dominated American politics, Woodrow Wilson still fascinates. With panoramic sweep, Woodrow Wilson: The Light Withdrawn reassesses...
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Lies that Kill: A Citizen's Guide to Disinformation

Elaine Kamarck - Brookings Institution Press
Format: Hardcover

"Everyone, whether they work in the public sector or are private citizens, will find this book invaluable." - BOOKLIST , Starred ReviewDisinformation made possible by rapid advances in cheap, digital technology, and promoted by organized networks, thrives in the toxic political...
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The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph Over China

Jonathan D.T. Ward - Diversion Books
Format: Hardcover

With a focus on the economic battlefront and in-depth analysis of the diplomatic, military, and ideological arenas, the world's foremost expert on US-China global competition offers a rousing, strategic call to action and playbook -- harvesting all of our nation's ingenuity, confidence,...
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Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

Brian Tyler Cohen - Harper
Format: Hardcover

From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler Cohen takes a step back from the day-to-day news cycle to explain how American politics has turned into such a dumpster fire - and what Democrats need to do to get us out of it.In Shameless,...
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The Home I Worked to Make: Voices from the New Syrian Diaspora

Wendy Pearlman - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

War forced millions of Syrians from their homes. It also forced them to rethink the meaning of home itself.In 2011, Syrians took to the streets demanding freedom. Brutal government repression transformed peaceful protests into one of the most devastating conflicts of our times, killing...
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What Does Israel Fear From Palestine?

Raja Shehadeh - Other Press
Format: Paperback

A poignant, incisive meditation on Israel's longstanding rejection of peace, and what the war on Gaza means for Palestinian and Israeli futures.. When apartheid in South Africa ended in 1994, dismantled by internal activism and global pressure, why did Israel continue to pursue its own apartheid...
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The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights

Joshua A. Douglas - Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover

An urgent and gripping look at the erosion of voting rights and its implications for democracy, told through the stories of 9 Supreme Court decisions - and the next looming case. In The Court v. The Voters, law professor Joshua Douglas takes us behind the scenes of significant cases in voting...
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