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The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution
David A Kaplan · Crown
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, shows how the justices subvert the role of the other branches of government - and how we've... |
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Barack and Joe: The Making of an Extraordinary Partnership
Steven Levingston · Hachette Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid and inspiring account of the "bromance" between Barack Obama and Joe Biden.The extraordinary partnership of Barack Obama and Joe Biden is unique in American history. The two men, their characters and styles sharply contrasting, formed a dynamic working relationship that... |
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Libraries in the Information Age: An Introduction and Career Exploration, 3rd Edition
Denise K Fourie · Libraries Unlimited
Pages: 349
Format: eBook
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Since the second edition of this must-have book was published in late 2009, libraries have undergone profound changes, primarily linked to advances in technology. We've seen the debut of RDA, the release of new Pew Research library and Internet use data, and the establishment of digital... |
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Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse , and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide
Josh Katz · Houghton Mifflin
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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From the creator of the New York Times dialect quiz that ignited conversations about how and why we say the words we say, a stunning and delightful exploration of American language
Did you know that your answers to just a handful of questions can reveal where you grew up? In December... |
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Appeasement: Chamberlain, Hitler, Churchill, and the Road to War
Tim Bouverie · The Bodley Head Ltd
Format: Paperback
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A gripping new history of the British appeasement of Hitler on the eve of World War II
On a wet afternoon in September 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain stepped off an airplane and announced that his visit to Hitler had averted the greatest crisis in recent memory. It was,... |
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The Truth About Trump
Michael D'Antonio · St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pages: 504
Format: Print book
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Who is the man shaking up the GOP?What does he really stand for?How far will he go in his pursuit of power?This isTHE TRUTH ABOUT TRUMPHe is one of the world's most successful businessmen -- and a man who many Americans love to hate. So how did Donald Trump become a serious contender... |
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We Shall Bury You!: The Hunt for the Spies Who Changed the World
HOWARD BLUM · Harper
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times bestselling author of Dark Invasion and The Last Goodnight once again illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America's history as he chronicles the incredible true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence... |
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100 Amazing Facts About the Negro
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. · Pantheon
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover
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The first edition of Joel Augustus Rogers's now legendary 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof, published in 1957, was billed as "A Negro 'Believe It or Not.'" Rogers's little book was priceless because he was delivering enlightenment and pride, steeped... |
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Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History
Bill O'Reilly · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller (October 2018) Confronting Nazi evil is the subject of the latest installment in the mega-bestselling Killing series As the true horrors of the Third Reich began to be exposed immediately after World War II, the Nazi... |
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The Feminism Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained
DK · DK
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Discover more than 85 of the most important ideas, movements, and events that have defined feminism and feminist thought throughout history with this original, graphic-led book.
Using the Big Ideas series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics,... |
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What Happened
HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 494
Format: Hardcover
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"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I was up on a wire without a net. Now I'm letting my guard down." - Hillary Rodham Clinton, from the introduction of What Happened
For the first time, Hillary Rodham... |
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The Poisoned City: Flint's Water and the American Urban Tragedy
Anna Clark · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The first full account of the Flint, Michigan, water scandal, an American tragedy, with new details, from Anna Clark, the award-winning Michigan journalist who has covered the story from its beginnings
When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014,... |
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The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America
Arthur C. Brooks · Broadside Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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The prominent economist and president of the American Enterprise Institute - the leading intellectual think tank on the right - offers a bold new vision for conservatism as a movement for social and economic justice.In The Conservative Heart, Arthur C. Brooks contends that after years of focusing... |
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Shortest Way Home: One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
Pete Buttigieg · Liveright
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"The best American political autobiography since Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father." -- Charles Kaiser, The Guardian
A mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American... |
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Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America
David Horowitz · Humanix Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 election was more than a historic upset. It was the beginning of a major political, economic, and social revolution that will change America - and the world.
One of the nation's foremost conservative commentators, New York Times bestselling... |
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