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Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights
Katha Pollitt · Picador Format: Hardcover
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A POWERFUL ARGUMENT FOR ABORTION AS A MORAL RIGHT AND SOCIAL GOOD BY A NOTED FEMINIST AND LONGTIME COLUMNIST FOR THE NATIONForty years after the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, "abortion" is still a word that is said with outright hostility by many, despite the fact that one in three... |
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Called to Rise
DAVID O BROWN · Ballantine Books Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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The Dallas police chief who inspired a nation with his compassionate, community-focused response to the killing of five of his officers shares his uplifting personal story and a blueprint for the future of policing. |
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The Saboteur: The Aristocrat Who Became France's Most Daring Anti-Nazi Commando
PAUL KIX · Harper Pages: 320 Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Agent Zigzag comes this breathtaking biography, as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the very best spy thrillers, which illuminates an unsung hero of the French Resistance during World War II - Robert de La Rochefoucald, an aristocrat turned anti-Nazi saboteur... |
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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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Rules for Rulebreakers: A Pussy Riot Guide to Revolution
Nadya Tolokonnikova · HarperOne Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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From artist, activist, and Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova, a guerilla guide to radical protest and joyful political resistanceThe face of modern protest is wearing a brightly colored ski mask. Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot, is a creative... |
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Enough: Our Fight to Keep America Safe from Gun Violence
Gabrielle Giffords · Scribner Format: Hardcover
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Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords-- disabled from an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona-- and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, share their impassioned argument for responsible gun ownership and more responsible gun control laws, despite being gun owners and staunch supporters... |
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Into the Hands of the Soldiers: Freedom and Chaos in Egypt and the Middle East
DAVID D KIRKPATRICK · Viking Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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A candid narrative of how and why the Arab Spring sparked, then failed, and the truth about America's role in that failure and the subsequent military coup that put Sisi in power--from the Middle East correspondent of the New York Times.In 2011, Egyptians of all sects, ages, and social... |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life
ROBERT DALLEK · Viking Pages: 704 Format: Hardcover
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A one-volume biography of Roosevelt by the #1 New York Times bestselling biographer of JFK, focusing on his career as an incomparable politician, uniter, and deal maker In an era of such great national divisiveness, there could be no more timely biography of one of our greatest presidents... |
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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
JAMES COMEY · Flatiron Books Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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In his forthcoming book, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest-stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like, and how it drives sound decisions.... |
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A Colony in a Nation
Chris Hayes · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning news anchor Chris Hayes argues that there are really two Americas: a Colony and a Nation.America likes to tell itself that it inhabits a postracial world, yet nearly every empirical measure -- wealth, unemployment, incarceration,... |
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From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation
Keeanga Taylor · Haymarket Books Pages: 270 Format: Print book
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The eruption of mass protests in the wake of the police murders of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and Eric Garner in New York City have challenged the impunity with which officers of the law carry out violence against Black people and punctured the illusion of a postracial America.... |
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When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War
Jeffrey A Engel · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 608 Format: Hardcover
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Based on unprecedented access to previously classified documents and dozens of interviews with key policymakers, here is the untold story of how George H. W. Bush faced a critical turning point of history - the end of the Cold War. The end of the Cold War was the greatest shock to international... |
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Minority Leader: How to Lead from the Outside and Make Real Change
STACEY ABRAMS · Henry Holt & Company Pages: 272 Format: Hardcover
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Minority Leader is a guide to harnessing the strengths of being an outsider by Stacey Abrams, slated to become the first black female governor in the U. S. Networking, persistence, and hard work are the crucial ingredients to advancing a career, but for people like Stacey Abrams, and many... |
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The Future of War: A History
Lawrence Freedman · PublicAffairs Pages: 400 Format: Hardcover
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Questions about the future of war are a regular feature of political debate, strategic analysis, and popular fiction. Where should we look for new dangers? What cunning plans might an aggressor have in mind? What are the best forms of defense? How might peace be preserved or conflict resolved?From... |
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Run for Something: A Real-Talk Guide to Fixing the System Yourself
AMANDA LITMAN · Atria Books Pages: 240 Format: Paperback
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From the email marketing director of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and the co-founder of Run for Something comes an essential and inspiring guide that encourages and educates young progressives to run for local office, complete with contributions from elected officials and political... |
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