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Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life
Jenna Bush Hager · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Book
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Former first daughters Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush share intimate stories and reflections from the Texas countryside to the storied halls of the White House and beyond.
Born into a political dynasty, Jenna and Barbara Bush grew up in the public eye. As small children, they... |
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Elizabeth Warren: Her Fight. Her Work. Her Life.
ANTONIA FELIX · Sourcebooks
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Elizabeth Warren's rise as one of America's most powerful women is a stirring lesson in persistence. From her fierce support of the middle class to her unapologetic response to political bullies, Warren is known as a passionate yet plain-speaking champion of equity and fairness. In the wake... |
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Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found
GILBERT KING · Riverhead Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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"Compelling, insightful and important, Beneath a Ruthless Sun exposes the corruption of racial bigotry and animus that shadows a community, a state and a nation. A fascinating examination of an injustice story all too familiar and still largely ignored, an engaging and essential read."... |
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Bloomberg: A Billionaire's Ambition
Chris McNickle · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
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Examine the Bipartisan Legacy of a Remarkable Billionaire PoliticianBloomberg: A Billionaire's Ambition tells the story of how one of America's most successful entrepreneurs was elected mayor of New York City and what he did with the power he won. Bloomberg's stunning victory... |
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Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America
Amy Goodman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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A celebration of the revolutionary change Amy and David Goodman have witnessed during the two decades of their acclaimed television and radio news program Democracy Now! - and how small individual acts from progressive heroes have produced lasting results.In 1996 Amy Goodman began hosting... |
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Why We Fight: Recovering America's Will to Win
Sebastian Gorka · Regnery Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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America needs a clear, unifying doctrine if we are to succeed in the war on terror says security, strategy, and counterterrorism expert Sebastian Gorka, author of national bestseller Defeating Jihad and former Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States. |
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Pillars of Justice: Lawyers and the Liberal Tradition
Owen M Fiss · Harvard University Press
Pages: 209
Format: Hardcover
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Pillars of Justice explores the purpose and possibilities of life in the law through moving accounts of thirteen lawyers who shaped the legal world during the past half century.Some, such as Thurgood Marshall, were Supreme Court Justices. Others, like John Doar and Burke Marshall, set the civil... |
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Unwarranted: Policing Without Permission
Barry Friedman · Farrar
Pages: 448
Format: Print book
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As the debate about out-of-control policing heats up, an authority on constitutional law offers a provocative account of how our rights have been erodedIn June 2013, documents leaked by Edward Snowden sparked widespread debate about secret government surveillance of Americans. Just over... |
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The Girl Who Escaped ISIS: This Is My Story
Farida Khalaf · Atria Books
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Named a "Best Book of the Year" by New York Post "Farida Khalaf's story is harrowing but crucial - especially when it comes to understanding what ISIS actually is and does." - Glamour "As gripping as it is appalling ... a compelling testament to the suffering of ordinary... |
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Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Time Home Entertainment
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Bestselling author, basketball legend and cultural commentator Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explores the heart of issues that affect Americans today.Since retiring from professional basketball as the NBA's all-time leading scorer, six-time MVP, and Hall of Fame inductee, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has become... |
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