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On the Back of a Turtle: A Narrative of the Huron-Wyandot People
Lloyd E. Divine Jr. · Trillium
Pages: 440
Format: Hardcover
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On the Back of a Turtle is an all-inclusive history of the Huron-Wyandot people - from before the creation of the Great Island, now called North America, to the present day. No other full-length history of the Huron-Wyandot people exists. Presented in a conversational, easy-to-read style,... |
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The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal
William J. Burns · Random House
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
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From America's "secret diplomatic weapon" (The Atlantic) - a man who served five presidents and ten secretaries of state - comes an impassioned argument for the enduring value of diplomacy in an increasingly volatile world. Over the course of more than three decades... |
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Manual for Survival: A Chernobyl Guide to the Future
Kate Brown · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A chilling exposé of the international effort to minimize the health and environmental consequences of nuclear radiation in the wake of Chernobyl.Governments and journalists tell us that though Chernobyl was the "worst nuclear disaster in human history," a reassuringly small... |
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American Cipher: Bowe Bergdahl and the U.S. Tragedy in Afghanistan
Matt Farwell · Penguin Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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The explosive narrative of the life, captivity, and trial of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier who was abducted by the Taliban and whose story has served as a symbol for America's foundering war in Afghanistan"A riveting journalistic account of Bowe Bergdahl's disastrous--and weirdly... |
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The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose
Chris Wilson · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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The inspiring, instructive, and ultimately triumphant memoir of a man who used hard work and a Master Plan to turn a life sentence into a second chance.Growing up in a tough Washington, D.C., neighborhood, Chris Wilson was so afraid for his life he wouldn't leave the house without a gun.... |
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Fiber: The Coming Tech Revolution?and Why America Might Miss It
Susan Crawford · Yale University Press
Pages: 264
Format: Hardcover
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The world of fiber optic connections reaching neighborhoods, homes, and businesses will represent as great a change from what came before as the advent of electricity. The virtually unlimited amounts of data we'll be able to send and receive through fiber?optic connections will enable... |
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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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A mayor's inspirational story of a Midwest city that has become nothing less than a blueprint for the future of American renewal.Once described by the Washington Post as "the most interesting mayor you've never heard of," Pete Buttigieg, the thirty-six-year-old Democratic... |
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Get What's Yours - Revised & Updated: The Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security
Laurence J. Kotlikoff · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Social Security law has changed! Get What's Yours has been revised and updated to reflect new regulations that took effect on April 29, 2016.Get What's Yours has proven itself to be the definitive book about how to navigate the forbidding maze of Social Security and emerge with... |
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How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
Daniel Immerwahr · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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A pathbreaking history of the United States' overseas possessions and the true meaning of its empireWe are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the United States is an "empire," exercising power around the world. But what... |
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Beyond These Walls: Rethinking Crime and Punishment in the United States
Tony Platt · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A groundbreaking investigation into the roots of the American criminal justice system reveals how the past bleeds into the present. Beyond These Walls is an ambitious and far-ranging exploration that tracks the legacy of crime and imprisonment in the United States, from the historical roots... |
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