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American Radical: Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI Agent
TAMER ELNOURY · Dutton
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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The explosive memoir of a Muslim American FBI agent fighting terror from the insideIt's no secret that federal agencies are waging a broad, global war against terror. But for the first time in this memoir, an active, Muslim American federal agent reveals his experience infiltrating and bringing... |
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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 beginningsWhen the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring... |
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Rest in Power: The Enduring Life of Trayvon Martin
Sybrina Fulton · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 331
Format: Print book
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Trayvon Martin's parents take readers beyond the news cycle with an account only they could give: the intimate story of a tragically foreshortened life and the rise of a movement. On a February evening in 2012, in a small town in central Florida, seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking... |
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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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American Like Me: Reflections on Life Between Cultures
America Ferrera · Gallery Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From award-winning actress and political activist America Ferrera comes a vibrant and varied collection of first person accounts from prominent figures about the experience of growing up between cultures.America Ferrera has always felt wholly American, and yet, her identity is inextricably... |
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The Conservative Sensibility
George F. Will · Hachette Books
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, an "astonishing" and "enthralling" (BOOKLIST ) new examination of how the Founders' belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition--"easily one of the best... |
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The Road to Camelot: Inside the Kennedy Campaign
Tom Oliphant · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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"A must-read for fans of presidential history." - USA TODAY "Splendid ... a gripping, authoritative campaign history." - The Boston Globe "Terrific ... a tougher and more balanced account of the long campaign than anybody's written yet." - The Christian... |
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Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond
William Dalrymple · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pages: 335
Format: Hardcover
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The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old Maharajah of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great Fort in Lahore. There,... |
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Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Gordon S Wood · Penguin Press
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
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From the great historian of the American Revolution, New York Times-bestselling and Pulitzer-winning Gordon Wood, comes a majestic dual biography of two of America's most enduringly fascinating figures, whose partnership helped birth a nation, and whose subsequent falling out did much to fix its course.Thomas... |
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The Sultan and the Queen: The Untold Story of Elizabeth and Islam
Jerry Brotton · Viking
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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The gripping story of Queen Elizabeth's bold alliance with the Ottoman sultan by The New York Times bestselling author of A History of the World in Twelve MapsPublished in the UK as This Orient IsleLong before the Barbary Pirates challenged Thomas Jefferson, English merchants travelled... |
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Alienated America: Why Some Places Thrive While Others Collapse
Timothy P Carney · Harper
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Respected conservative journalist and commentator Timothy P. Carney continues the conversation begun with Hillbilly Elegy and the classic Bowling Alone in this hard-hitting analysis that identifies the true factor behind the decline of the American dream: it is not purely the result of economics... |
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The Long Hangover: Putin's New Russia and the Ghosts of the Past
Shaun Walker · Oxford University Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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In The Long Hangover, Shaun Walker provides a deeply reported, bottom-up explanation of Russia's resurgence under Putin. By cleverly exploiting the memory of the Soviet victory over fascism in World War II, Putin's regime has made ordinary Russians feel that their country is great again.Shaun... |
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The Making of the President 2016: How Donald Trump Orchestrated a Revolution
ROGER STONE · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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In the tradition of Theodore White's landmark books, the definitive look at how Donald J. Trump shocked the world to become president From Roger Stone, a New York Times bestselling author, longtime political adviser and friend to Donald Trump, and consummate Republican strategist, comes... |
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Complete Directory for People with Disabilities, 2017
Laura Mars · Grey House Publishing
Pages: 1000
Format: Print book
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A wealth of information, now in one comprehensive sourcebook. Completely updated for 2013, this eighteenth edition contains more information than ever before, including a new separate section on disability groups, from blind & deaf to dexterity to speech |
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