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How Democracy Ends
DAVID RUNCIMAN · Basic Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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How will democracy end? And what will replace it? A preeminent political scientist examines the past, present, and future of an endangered political philosophySince the end of World War II, democracy's sweep across the globe seemed inexorable. Yet today, it seems radically imperiled,... |
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Social Insecurity: 401
James W. Russell · Beacon Press
Format: Hardcover
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How 401(k) s have gutted retirement security, from charging exorbitant hidden fees to failing to replace the income of traditional pensionsNamed one of PW's Top 10 for Business & Economics A retirement crisis is looming. In 2008, as the 401(k) fallout rippled across the country,... |
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Blood in the water : the Attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy
Heather Ann Thompson · Pantheon
Pages: 752
Format: Print book
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The first definitive account of the infamous 1971 Attica prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victims' decades-long quest for justice - including information never released to the public - published to coincide with the forty-fifth anniversary of this historic event.On... |
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Indian America from 1890 to the Present
DAVID TREUER · Riverhead Books
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping history--and counter-narrative--of Native American life from the Wounded Knee massacre to the present.The received idea of Native American history--as promulgated by books like Dee Brown's mega-bestselling 1970 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee--has been that American Indian history... |
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The Restless Wave: Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights, and Other Appreciations
John McCain · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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A candid new political memoir from Senator John McCain - his most personal book in years - covering everything from 2008 up to the present.In a time when Washington, DC and the country is more polarized than it has been for decades, John McCain is the rare public figure who has earned the respect... |
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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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Barron's Police Officer Exam, 10th Edition
Donald Schroeder Ph.D. · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 672
Format: Print book
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This updated manual presents information, practice tests, and strategies for the different question types used by police departments throughout the country. It includes:Four full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explainedTwo official exams given by a large metropolitan... |
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The Burning Shores: Inside the Battle for the New Libya
Frederic Wehrey · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting, beautifully crafted account of Libya after Qadhafi.The death of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi freed Libya from forty-two years of despotic rule, raising hopes for a new era. But in the aftermath, the country descended into bitter rivalries and civil war, paving the way for the Islamic... |
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Invisible Countries: Journeys to the Edge of Nationhood
Joshua Keating · Yale University Press
Pages: 282
Format: Hardcover
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A thoughtful analysis of how our world's borders came to be and why we may be emerging from a lengthy period of "cartographical stasis" What is a country? While certain basic criteria - borders, a government, and recognition from other countries - seem obvious, journalist... |
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There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir
Casey Gerald · Riverhead Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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The testament of a boy and a generation who came of age as the world came apart--a generation searching for a new way to live.Casey Gerald's story begins at the end of the world: Dallas, New Year's Eve 1999, when he gathers with the congregation of his grandfather's black evangelical church... |
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Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us
Sara E. Gorman · Oxford University Press
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover
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Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some people keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they cannot possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science... |
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Making Sense of the Alt-Right
George Hawley · Columbia University Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
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During the 2016 election, a new term entered the mainstream American political lexicon: "alt-right," short for "alternative right." Despite the innocuous name, the alt-right is a white-nationalist movement. Yet it differs from earlier racist groups: it is youthful and tech... |
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I Work At A Public Library: A Collection of Crazy Stories from the Stacks
Gina Sheridan · Adams Media Corporation
Pages: 157
Format: Paperback
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Straight from the library--the strange and bizarre, ready to be checked out!From a patron's missing wetsuit to the scent of crab cakes wafting through the stacks, I Work at a Public Library showcases the oddities that have come across Gina Sheridan's circulation desk. Throughout... |
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