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I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters

Terry Golway - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

A hugely entertaining celebration of one of America's greatest politicians - a source of inspiration for our equally challenging times.... Fiorello LaGuardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicians - on the New York and national stage. He was also quintessentially...
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Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide

Peri Pakroo J.D. - NOLO
Format: Paperback

Build a great nonprofitWhether you're aiming to protect the environment, support the arts, or help people in need, understanding how to set up a solid nonprofit organization is a great foundation for being as effective as you can be.With practical advice, legal information, tips, and step-by-step...
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After Eden: A Short History of the World

John Charles Chasteen - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

To solve the problems of the twenty-first century, historian John Charles Chasteen argues that we must first know our shared human story.In After Eden, prominent Latin American historian John Charles Chasteen provides a concise history of world, in which he explores the origins and persistence...
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The Internationalists: The Fight to Restore American Foreign Policy After Trump

Alexander Ward - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

The inside story of Biden's foreign policy team and their struggle to restore America's global influence in the aftermath of Trump When Joe Biden assumed the United States presidency, he brought with him a team of all-star talent, perhaps the most experienced ensemble of policy...
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The Return of Great Powers: Russia, China, and the Next World War

Jim Sciutto - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

The essential new book by CNN anchor and chief national security analyst Jim Sciutto, identifying a new, more uncertain global order with reporting on the frontlines of power from existing wars to looming ones across the globe. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 dawned what Francis Fukuyama...
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Narcotopia: In Search of the Asian Drug Cartel That Survived the CIA

Patrick Winn - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

The untold story of an indigenous people running the world's mightiest narco-state - and America's struggle to thwart them. In Asia's narcotics-producing heartland, the Wa reign supreme. They dominate the Golden Triangle, a mountainous stretch of Burma between Thailand and China....
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Get It Together: Troubling Tales from the Liberal Fringe

Jesse Watters - Broadside Books
Format: Hardcover

Can the political be way too personal? What if most radical activists are trying to change their lives by changing the whole country? When Jesse Watters set out to interview a few dozen radical activists to find out where their wild ideas came from, he discovered two things that shocked...
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The Washington Book: How to Read Politics and Politicians

Carlos Lozada - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Hardcover

The Pulitzer Prize-winning opinion columnist at The New York Times explores how people in power reveal themselves through their books and writings and, in so doing, illuminates the personal, political, and cultural conflicts driving Washington and the nation.. As a long-time book critic...
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The Alternative: How to Build a Just Economy

Nick Romeo - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

Winners Take All meets Nickel and Dimed: a provocative debunking of accepted wisdom, providing the pathway to a sustainable, survivable economy.Confronted by the terrifying trends of the early twenty-first century - widening inequality, environmental destruction, and the immiseration of millions...
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Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans

Peter Schweizer - Harper
Format: Hardcover

It's often said that China is in a cold war with America. The reality is far worse: the war is hot, and the body count is one-sided.China is killing Americans and working aggres­sively to maximize the carnage while our leaders remain passive and, in some cases, compliant. Why?If anyone...
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