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Kennedy and King: The President, the Pastor, and the Battle over Civil Rights
Steven Levingston · Hachette Books
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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From journalist and author Steven Levingston, a gripping, detailed account of the contentious relationship between President John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. during the tumultuous early years of the Civil Rights movement. Kennedy and King traces the emergence of two of the twentieth... |
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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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Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?
Karen Dawisha · Simon & Schuster; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The raging question in the world today is who is the real Vladimir Putin and what are his intentions. Karen Dawishas brilliant Putins Kleptocracy provides an answer, describing how Putin got to power, the cabal he brought with him, the billions they have looted, and his plan to restore... |
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The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
Daniel Ellsberg · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, an eyewitness exposé of the dangers of America's Top Secret, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that--chillingly--continues to this day.Here, for the first time, former high level defense analyst Daniel Ellsberg reveals... |
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The Hybrid Tiger: Secrets of the Extraordinary Success of Asian-American Kids
Quanyu Huang · Prometheus Books, Publishers
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
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Why do Asian and Asian-American students consistently perform so well on standardized tests? Why are students of Asian descent disproportionately admitted to America's top colleges? This informative and entertainingly written comparison of educational methods in America and China answers... |
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When the World Seemed New: George H. W. Bush and the End of the Cold War
Jeffrey A Engel · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 608
Format: Hardcover
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Based on unprecedented access to previously classified documents and dozens of interviews with key policymakers, here is the untold story of how George H. W. Bush faced a critical turning point of history - the end of the Cold War. The end of the Cold War was the greatest shock to international... |
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Spent: Exposing Our Complicated Relationship with Shopping
Kerry Cohen · Seal Press
Format: Book
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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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Enough: Our Fight to Keep America Safe from Gun Violence
Gabrielle Giffords · Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords-- disabled from an assassination attempt in Tucson, Arizona-- and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, share their impassioned argument for responsible gun ownership and more responsible gun control laws, despite being gun owners and staunch supporters... |
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Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability: Getting & Keeping Your Benefits
David A Morton · NOLO
Pages: 472
Format: Paperback
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Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability covers the criteria for getting disability benefits for back problems, heart and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases, mental issues like depression and anxiety, and 200 more medical conditions. Learn how to match the medical... |
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The Retreat of Western Liberalism
Edward Luce · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover
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In his widely acclaimed book Time to Start Thinking, Financial Times chief US columnist and commentator Edward Luce charted the course of America's relative decline, proving to be a prescient voice on our current social and political turmoil. In The Retreat of Western Liberalism, Luce... |
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Government against Itself: Public Union Power and Its Consequences
Daniel DiSalvo · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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As workers in the private sector struggle with stagnant wages, disappearing benefits, and rising retirement ages, unionized public employees retire in their fifties with over $100,000 a year in pension and healthcare benefits. The unions defend tooth and nail the generous compensation packages... |
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