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Invisible in Austin: Life and Labor in an American City
Javier Auyero · University of Texas Press
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover |
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Austin, Texas, is renowned as a high-tech, fast-growing city for the young and creative, a cool place to live, and the scene of internationally famous events such as SXSW and Formula 1. But as in many American cities, poverty and penury are booming along with wealth and material abundance... |
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American Statecraft: The Story of the U.S. Foreign Service
J. Robert Moskin · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 932
Format: Hardcover |
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"This magisterial work on American diplomacy by a veteran journalist and historian is the first complete history of the U.S. Foreign Service American Statecraft is a fascinating and comprehensive look at the unsung men and women of the U.S. Foreign Service whose dedication and sacrifices... |
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Becoming a Citizen Activist: Stories, Strategies, and Advice for Changing Our World
Nick Licata · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 206
Format: Print book |
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Recent waves of social activism like the Occupy movement and Black Lives Matter show that you can fight city hall--or any other powerful entity for that matter. Now comes the playbook for citizen activists wanting to improve the world around them from Nick Licata, admired Seattle city councilmember... |
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Faithless Execution: Building the Political Case for Obama’s Impeachment
Andrew C McCarthy · Encounter Books
Format: Hardcover |
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We still imagine ourselves a nation of laws, not of men. This is not merely an article of faith but a bedrock principle of the United States Constitution. Our founding compact provides a remedy against rulers supplanting the rule of law, and Andrew C. McCarthy makes a compelling case for using... |
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins · Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover |
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Shocking Bestseller: The original version of this astonishing tell-all book spent 73 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, has sold more than 1.25 million copies, and has been translated into 32 languages. New Revelations: Featuring 15 explosive new chapters, this expanded edition... |
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The Brotherhood: America's Next Great Enemy
Erick Stakelbeck · Regnery Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The Muslim Brotherhood, or Ikhwan, has engaged in terrorism, assassinations, and anti-Western, anti-Semitic rhetoric and violence for almost a century - yet few Americans realize how powerful they really are. While we focus on al Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah, it's actually the Muslim... |
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Conform: Exposing the Truth About Common Core and Public Education
Glenn Beck · Threshold editions/Mercury Radio Arts, 2014.
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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PUBLIC EDUCATION IS NEVER MENTIONED IN THE CONSTITUTION. WHY? BECAUSE OUR FOUNDERS KNEW THAT IT WAS AN ISSUE FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS--NOT THE FEDERAL ONE. It's not a coincidence that the more the federal government has inserted itself into public education over the years, the worse... |
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The Shed That Fed a Million Children
Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow · William Collins
Format: Hardcover |
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In 1992, Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow was enjoying a pint with his brother when he got an idea that would change his life and radically change the lives of others.After watching a news bulletin about war-torn Bosnia, the two brothers agreed to take a weeks hiatus from work to help.What neither... |
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Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas
Edward Klein · Regnery Publishing; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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1 New York Times Bestseller In this highly anticipated follow-up to his blockbuster The Amateur, former New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Edward Klein delves into the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons. An old-school reporter with incredible insider contacts, Klein... |
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The Invisible Soldiers: How America Outsourced Our Security
Ann Hagedorn · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover |
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The urgent truth about the privatization of America's national security that exposes where this industry came from, how it operates, where it's heading - and why we should be concerned.Thirty years ago there were no private military and security companies (PMSCs) ; there were only... |
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Killing Machine: The American Presidency in the Age of Drone Warfare
Lloyd C. Gardner · The New Press
Format: Hardcover |
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With Obamas election to the presidency in 2008, many believed the United States had entered a new era Obama came into office with high expectations that he would end the war in Iraq and initiate a new foreign policy that would reestablish American values and the United States leadership... |
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