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Law & Disorder: The Chaotic Birth of the NYPD
Bruce Chadwick · St Martin'S Press Pages: 384 Format: Print book
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Nineteenth-century New York City was one of the most magnificent cities in the world, but also one of the most deadly. Without any real law enforcement for almost 200 years, the city was a lawless place where the crime rate was triple what it is today and the murder rate was five or six times... |
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Why We Want to Kill You: The Jihadist Mindset and How to Defeat it
Walid Shoebat · Top Executive Media; 1 edition Format: Unabridged]
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The most powerfu and authoritative book written on the causes of terrorism. Walid Shoebat, who is a self-confessed, former Islamic-inspired terrorist, reveals all the reasons why he and his former colleagues commit these acts of violence and genocide while they... |
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Catherine the great & potemkin : the imperial love affair
Simon Sebag Montefiore · Vintage Pages: 688 Format: Print book
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From the author of "The Romanovs" a vivid account of history's most successful political partnership as sensual and fiery as it was creative and visionary. Catherine the Great was a woman of notorious passion and imperial ambition. Prince Potemkin wildly flamboyant and sublimely... |
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Scorched Earth: Restoring America after Obama
Michael Savage · Center Street Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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"New York Times" bestselling author Michael Savage reveals why we have an infected political system, and what we can now do to nurse the country back to health. Michael Savages says that for the past eight years there has been a retrovirus in the White House, and that the last... |
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Big Agenda: President Trump's Plan to Save America
David Horowitz · Humanix Books Pages: 208 Format: Hardcover
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Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 election was more than a historic upset. It was the beginning of a major political, economic, and social revolution that will change America - and the world.One of the nation's foremost conservative commentators, New York Times bestselling author, and a mentor... |
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Age of Anger: A History of the Present
Pankaj Mishra · Farrar Pages: 320 Format: Print book
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One of our most important public intellectuals reveals the hidden history of our current global crisisHow can we explain the origins of the great wave of paranoid hatreds that seem inescapable in our close-knit world - from American 'shooters' and ISIS to Trump, from a rise in vengeful... |
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Rising Star: The Making of Barack Obama
DAVID GARROW · William Morrow Pages: 1472 Format: Hardcover
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As epic in vision and rigorous in detail as Robert Caro's The Years of Lyndon Johnson series, the definitive account of Barack Obama's life before he became the 44th president of the United States - the formative years, confluence of forces, and influential figures who helped shaped an extraordinary... |
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
Al Franken · Grand Central Publishing Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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From the #1 bestselling author - the story of an award-winning comedian who decided to run for office and then discovered why award-winning comedians tend not to do that. AL FRANKEN, GIANT OF THE SENATE is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest... |
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A Good Month for Murder: The Inside Story of a Homicide Squad
Del Quentin Wilber · Henry Holt and Company Pages: 273 Format: Print book
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Bestselling author Del Quentin Wilber tells the inside story of how a homicide squad---a dedicated, colorful team of detectives -- does its almost impossible jobTwelve homicides, three police-involved shootings and the furious hunt for an especially brutal killer--February 2013 was a good... |
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A Bed of Red Flowers: In Search of My Afghanistan
Nelofer Pazira · Free Press; Original edition Format: Deckle Edge]
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Written with compassion, intelligence, and insight, A Bed of Red Flowers is a profoundly moving portrait of life under occupation and the unforgettable story of a family, a people and a country. “The picnic of the red flower” is a traditional time of celebration for Afghans.... |
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