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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Jeffrey Toobin · Anchor; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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In The Nine acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most importantand secretlegal body in our country the Supreme Court revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land An institution at a moment of transition the Court now stands... |
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Alexander Hamilton: A Life
Willard Sterne Randall · Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Pages: 476
Format: Paperback
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From his less than auspicious start in 1755 on the Caribbean Island of Nevis to his untimely death in a duel with his old enemy Aaron Burr in 1804, Alexander Hamilton, despite his short life, left a huge legacy. Orphaned at thirteen and apprenticed in a counting house, Hamilton learned... |
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American Radical: Inside the World of an Undercover Muslim FBI Agent
TAMER ELNOURY · Dutton
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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The explosive memoir of a Muslim American FBI agent fighting terror from the insideIt's no secret that federal agencies are waging a broad, global war against terror. But for the first time in this memoir, an active, Muslim American federal agent reveals his experience infiltrating and bringing... |
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I Is for Infidel: From Holy War to Holy Terror: 18 Years Inside Afghanistan
Kathy Gannon · PublicAffairs
Pages: 186
Format: Hardcover
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In early 1986 Kathy Gannon sold pretty much everything she owned (which wasn't much) to pursue her dream of becoming a foreign correspondent. She had the world to choose from: she chose Afghanistan. She went to witness the final humiliation of a superpower in terminal decline as the Soviet... |
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A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity
Nicholas D. Kristof · Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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An essential, galvanizing narrative about making a difference here and abroad—a road map to becoming the most effective global citizens we can be.In their number one New York Times best seller Half the Sky, husband-and-wife team Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn brought to light struggles... |
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Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill
Candice Millard · Doubleday
Pages: 381
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author of Destiny of the Republic and The River of Doubt, a thrilling narrative of Winston Churchill's extraordinary and little-known exploits during the Boer War At age twenty-four, Winston Churchill was utterly convinced it was his destiny to become prime... |
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Outsider in the White House
Bernie Sanders · Verso
Pages: 346
Format: Print book
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The political autobiography of the insurgent presidential candidate Bernie Sanders's campaign for the presidency of the United States has galvanized people all over the country, putting economic, racial, and social justice into the spotlight, and raising hopes that Americans can take their... |
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Sisters First: Stories from Our Wild and Wonderful Life
Jenna Bush Hager · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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How Democracies Die
STEVE LEVITSKY · Crown
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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For readers of On Tyranny and Why Nations Fail, a bracing look at the demise of liberal democracies around the world - and a roadmap for rescuing our own. Donald Trump's presidency has raised a question that many of us never thought we'd be asking: Is our democracy in danger? Harvard... |
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The Doing Good Model: Activate Your Goodness in Business
Shari Arison · BenBella Books
Format: Hardcover
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There is now proof that business and philanthropy form a powerful platform for positive change. Shari Arison has shown this through her leadership in over three decades of philanthropy and 15 years of running her own global business, the Arison Group. In her previous New York Times bestseller,... |
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We Were Eight Years in Power: A Journey Through the Obama Era
TA-NEHISI COATES · One World
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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In these "urgently relevant essays,"* the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me "reflects on race, Barack Obama's presidency and its jarring aftermath"* - including the election of Donald Trump."We were eight years in power" was the lament... |
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Stop the Coming Civil War: My Savage Truth
Michael Savage · Center St
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In his trademark in-your-face style, bestselling author and top conservative talk-show host, Michael Savage has a lot to say about the state of the country in STOP THE COMING CIVIL WAR. According to Michael Savage, OUR NATION IS IN REAL TROUBLE and the seeds of a second conflagration have... |
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Michelle Obama: A Life
Peter Slevin · Vintage
Pages: 432
Format: Print book
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This is the inspiring story of a modern American icon, the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle Obama. With disciplined reporting and a storyteller's eye for revealing detail, Peter Slevin follows Michelle to the White House from her working-class childhood... |
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