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Internet Censorship: A Reference Handbook

Bernadette H. Schell Ph.D. · ABC-CLIO
Format: Hardcover

Combining reference entries with perspective essays, this timely book undertakes an impartial exploration of Internet censorship, examining the two sides of the debate in depth. On the one side are those who believe censorship, to a greater or lesser degree, is acceptable; on the other...
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Choosing a Good Life: Lessons from People Who Have Found Their Place in the World

Ali Berman · Hazelden
Format: Kindle Edition

"Ever wonder why some people seem to be at peace despite the ups and downs daily life can bring, while others are restless even in seemingly ideal circumstances? In Choosing a Good Life, Alyson Berman explores what it means to be at peace with ourselves, our choices, and the world...
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Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?

Thomas Frank · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 305
Format: Print book

From the bestselling author of What's the Matter With Kansas, a scathing look at the standard-bearers of liberal politics -- a book that asks: what's the matter with Democrats?It is a widespread belief among liberals that if only Democrats can continue to dominate national elections, if only...
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Conspiracies of the Ruling Class: How to Break Their Grip Forever

Lawrence Lindsey · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

An audacious and desperately needed primer on how America's Ruling Class have upended the Constitution and taken over our country - and how we must unite to regain control of our liberty.A Ruling Class have emerged in America against the hopes and designs of our Founding Fathers. Over...
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Why We Lost: A General's Inside Account of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

· Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A high-ranking general's gripping insider account of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how it all went wrong.Over a thirty-five-year career, Daniel Bolger rose through the army infantry to become a three-star general, commanding in both theaters of the U.S. campaigns in Iraq...
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Spent: Exposing Our Complicated Relationship with Shopping

Kerry Cohen · Seal Press

In Spent, editor Kerry Cohen opens the closet doors wide to tales of women’s true relationships with shopping, from humorous stories of love/hate relationships with the mall to heartbreaking tales of overspending to fix relationships. With a contributor list that includes notable...
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Letter to a Future Lover: Marginalia, Errata, Secrets, Inscriptions, and Other Ephemera Found in Libraries

Ander Monson · Graywolf Press
Format: Hardcover

An exuberant, expansive cataloging of the intimate physical relationship between a reader and a bookA way to leave a trace of us, who we were or wanted to be, what we read and could imagine, what we did and what we left for you. Readers of physical books leave traces: marginalia, slips...
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Cut Adrift: Families in Insecure Times

Marianne Cooper · University of California Press
Pages: 296
Format: Print book

Cut Adrift makes an important and original contribution to the national conversation about inequality and risk in American society. Set against the backdrop of rising economic insecurity and rolled-up safety nets, Marianne Cooper's probing analysis explores what keeps Americans up at night....
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Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love

Wendy Ruderman · HarperCollins Canada, Limited
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover

In the vein of Erin Brockovich, The Departed, and T. J. English's Savage City comes Busted, the shocking true story of the biggest police corruption scandal in Philadelphia history, a tale of drugs, power, and abuse involving a rogue narcotics squad, a confidential informant, and two veteran...
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Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education

Jennifer De Leon · University of Nebraska Press
Pages: 223
Format: Paperback

College can be a complex time for Latinas, who are traditionally expected to leave home when they get married. In her essay "Only Daughter," author Sandra Cisneros remarks, "After four years in college and two more in graduate school, and still no husband, my father shakes...
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