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The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Control & Gun Rights
Grey House · Salem Press
Pages: 600
Format: Print book |
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With public debate of gun violence at an all-time high, this new third edition of The Gun Debate: An Encyclopedia of Gun Control & Gun Rights is a must-have resource for all libraries.* Over 350 entries provide in-depth coverage of both sides of the gun debate.* Updated and expanded... |
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Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry
Robert W. Thurston · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover |
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Coffee: A Comprehensive Guide to the Bean, the Beverage, and the Industry offers a definitive guide to the many rich dimensions of the bean and the beverage around the world. Leading experts from business and academia consider coffee’s history, global spread, cultivation, preparation,... |
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A Great Place to Have a War: America in Laos and the Birth of a Military CIA
Joshua Kurlantzick · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 323
Format: Print book |
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The untold story of how America's secret war in Laos in the 1960s and 1970s transformed the CIA from a loose collection of spies into a military operation and a key player in American foreign policy.In 1960, President Eisenhower was focused on Laos, a tiny Southeast Asian nation few Americans... |
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The Long Game: How Obama Defied Washington and Redefined America's Role in the World
Derek Chollet · PublicAffairs
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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Authoritative and original, The Long Game is a controversial assessment of President Obama's foreign policy legacy. Too often, critical discussions concerning American foreign policy are divorced from the political reality in which leaders face choices and make decisions. Here, consummate... |
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I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids
Kyle Schwartz · Da Capo Lifelong Books
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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One day, third-grade teacher Kyle Schwartz asked her students to fill-in-the-blank in this sentence: "I wish my teacherknew ." The results astounded her. Some answers were humorous, others were heartbreaking-all were profoundly moving and enlightening. The results... |
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Audacity: How Barack Obama Defied His Critics and Created a Legacy That Will Prevail
Jonathan Chait · Custom House
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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An unassailable case that, in the eyes of history, Barack Obama will be viewed as one of America's best and most accomplished presidents. Over the course of eight years, Barack Obama amassed an array of historic achievements. His administration saved the American economy from collapse,... |
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Cast Away: True Stories of Survival from Europe's Refugee Crisis
Charlotte Mcdonald-Gibson · New Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book |
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In 2015, more than one million migrants and refugees, most fleeing war-torn countries in Africa and the Middle East, attempted to make the perilous journey into Europe. Around three thousand lost their lives as they crossed the Mediterranean and Aegean in rickety boats provided by unscrupulous... |
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The New Arabs: How the Millennial Generation is Changing the Middle East
Juan Cole · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover |
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Renowned blogger and Middle East expert Juan Cole takes us inside the youth movements in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, showing us how activists used technology and social media to amplify their message and connect with like-minded citizens The New York Times in this rousing study of the Arab... |
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The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force
Eliot A Cohen · Basic Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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In The Big Stick, Eliot A. Cohen argues that the United States must use military power in support of its foreign policy, but that doing so will be increasingly difficult. The United States must continue to assume primary responsibility for maintaining world order, or risk a chaotic international... |
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The road to global prosperity
Michael Mandelbaum · Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Pages: 245
Format: Print book |
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Describes the forces driving the next stage of globalization, which the author predicts will be a period of expanding wealth, opportunity, and international cooperation. |
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A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
Jimmy Carter · Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback |
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In the highly acclaimed bestselling A Call to Action, President Jimmy Carter addresses the world’s most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: the ongoing discrimination and violence against women and girls.President Carter was encouraged to write this book... |
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Beyond Blurred Lines: Rape Culture in Popular Media
Nickie D Phillips · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 220
Format: Print book |
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From its origins in academic discourse in the 1970s to our collective imagination today, the concept of "rape culture" has resonated in a variety of spheres, including television, gaming, comic book culture, and college campuses. Beyond Blurred Lines traces ways that sexual violence... |
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