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Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans
JIM STAVRIDIS · Penguin Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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From one of the most admired admirals of his generation - and the only admiral to serve as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO - comes a remarkable voyage through all of the world's most important bodies of water, providing the story of naval power as a driver of human history and a crucial... |
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Flyover Nation: You Can't Run a Country You've Never Been To
Dana Loesch · Sentinel
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Blaze TV and top radio host Dana Loesch explains that the biggest political problem today is that the people who run this country have no idea what life is really like for ordinary Americans. In fact, they have contempt for the very people they claim to represent. When the owners of a small... |
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Uprooting Racism - 4th edition: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice
Paul Kivel · New Society Publishers
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
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In 2016, the president-elect of the United States openly called for segregation and deportation based on race and religion. Meanwhile, inequalities in education, housing, health care, and the job market continue to prevail, while increased insecurity and fear have led to an epidemic of scapegoating... |
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Destined for War: America, China, and Thucydides's Trap
Graham Allison · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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War with China is much more likely than anyone thinks When Athens went to war with Sparta some 2,500 years ago, the Greek historian Thucydides identified one simple cause: a rising power threatened to displace a ruling one. As the eminent Harvard scholar Graham Allison explains, in the past... |
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Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right
Arlie Russell Hochschild · New Press
Pages: 351
Format: Print book
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2016 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST FOR NONFICTIONA 2016 NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA KIRKUS BEST BOOK OF 2016One of "6 Books to Understand Trump's Win" according to the New York Times the day after the election"This is a smart, respectful and compelling... |
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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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First in Line: Presidents, Vice Presidents, and the Pursuit of Power
KATE ANDERSEN BROWER · Harper
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of the New York Times bestsellers First Women and The Residence, an intimate, news-making look at the men who are next in line to the most powerful office in the world - the vice presidents of the modern era - from Richard Nixon to Joe Biden to Mike Pence.Vice presidents... |
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The Fate of the West: The Battle to Save the World's Most Successful Political Idea
Bill Emmott · The Economist
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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The West has long been a font of stability, prosperity, and security. Yet when faced with global instability and economic uncertainty, it is tempting for states to react by closing borders, hoarding wealth, and solidifying power. We have seen it in Japan, France, and Italy in the past,... |
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"All the Real Indians Died Off": And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz · Beacon Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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Unpacks the twenty-one most common myths and misconceptions about Native AmericansIn this enlightening book, scholars and activists Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz and Dina Gilio-Whitaker tackle a wide range of myths about Native American culture and history that have misinformed generations. Tracing... |
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Overload: Finding the Truth in Today's Deluge of News
BOB SCHIEFFER · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 190
Format: Hardcover
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We are in the midst of a communications revolution. We have access to more information than any people in history. But are we more informed or just overwhelmed by so much information we can't process? In Overload, legendary television journalist Bob Schieffer examines today's journalism... |
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The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America
Timothy Snyder · Tim Duggan Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of On Tyranny comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America.With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy was thought to be final. Observers declared the end of history, confident in a peaceful, globalized... |
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Straight Talk on Trade: Ideas for a Sane World Economy
Dani Rodrik · Princeton University Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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An honest discussion of free trade and how nations can sensibly chart a path forward in today's global economyNot so long ago the nation-state seemed to be on its deathbed, condemned to irrelevance by the forces of globalization and technology. Now it is back with a vengeance, propelled... |
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Unified: How Our Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope for a Divided Country
Tim Scott · Tyndale Momentum
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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In a divided country desperate for unity, two sons of South Carolina show how different races, life experiences, and pathways can lead to a deep friendship -- even in a state that was rocked to its core by the 2015 Charleston church shooting.Tim Scott, an African-American US senator, and Trey... |
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