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Shock of Gray: The Aging of the World's Population and How it Pits Young Against Old, Child Against Parent, Worker Against Boss, Company Against Rival, and Nation Against Nation

Ted Fishman · Scribner; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of China, Inc. reports on the astounding economic and political ramifications of an aging world. The world’s population is rapidly aging—by the year 2030, one billion people will be sixty-five or older. As the ratio of the old to the young...
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40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation

James Carville · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

<DIV>The number-one New York Times bestselling author and political strategist James Carville offers a rousing call-to-arms to Democrats, whose reclaiming of the White House in 2008 points to the emergence of a Democratic majority that will last for years to come.</div>
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The Way of the Gun: A Bloody Journey into the World of Firearms

Iain Overton · Harper
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

In this compelling and revelatory book, an investigative journalist explores the lifecycle of the gun - following those who make firearms, sell them, use them, and die by them - with a special emphasis on the United States, to make sense of our complex relationship with these weapons.We...
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Carbon Shock: A Tale of Risk and Calculus on the Front Lines of the Disrupted Global Economy

Mark Schapiro · Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Hardcover

In Carbon Shock, veteran journalist Mark Schapiro takes readers on a journey into a world where the same chaotic forces reshaping our natural world are also transforming the economy, playing havoc with corporate calculations, shifting economic and political power, and upending our understanding...
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Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World

Bill O'Reilly · Crown Archetype
Format: Book

O'Reilly offers a classic collection of the most memorable writings from his previous books and columns, topped off with a new introduction, and looks back at how his opinions and ideas have been proven right or wrong by the passage of time.
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Bartlett's Familiar Black Quotations: 5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics, Poems, Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs from Voices Around the World

Retha Powers · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive, all-new collection bringing together the most thoughtful, inspiring, and wisest voices from the Black diaspora across history.BARTLETT'S FAMILIAR BLACK QUOTATIONS paints a rich canvas of Black history through time. Five thousand quotes are culled from the time of Ancient...
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@War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex

Shane Harris · Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A surprising, page-turning account of how the wars of the future are already being fought today
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Living the Simple Life: A Guide to Scaling Down and Enjoying More

Elaine St. James · Hyperion Books; 1st edition
Pages: 350
Format: Hardcover

Written in short, easy-to-read segments, the author of Simplify Your Life shows readers how to simplify the way they manage their household, work, lifestyle, health, finances, and spiritual life. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.
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Doing Social Media So It Matters: A Librarian's Guide

Laura Solomon · Amer Library Assn; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn: it s difficult enough to keep abreast of social media Web sites, let alone understand how they fit into today s library. This practical resource brings together current information on the topic in a concise format that s easy to digest. Laura Solomon...
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Intellectual Freedom Manual

Office for Intellectual Freedom · Amer Library Assn; 8 edition
Format: Print book

Updated for the first time since 2005, this indispensable volume includes revised interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights along with key intellectual freedom guidelines and policies, including Newly amended and updated policiesA new chapter, Interactivity and the Internet, and other...
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Flashpoints: The Emerging Crisis in Europe

George Friedman · Doubleday
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A major new book by New York Times bestselling author and geopolitical forecaster George Friedman (The Next 100 Years) , with a bold thesis about coming events in Europe. This provocative work examines "flashpoints," unique geopolitical hot spots where tensions have erupted throughout...
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Keep It Pithy: Useful Observations in a Tough World

Bill O'Reilly · Crown Archetype; First Ed 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Killing Lincoln and host of Fox News top show The OReilly Factor, the best of Bill OReillys provocative writing—reflecting his ideas, wisdom, and core valuesBill OReilly is one of the most recognized and talked-about journalists of our time. With an unparalleled...
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