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The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation
David Brion Davis · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 422
Format: Hardcover |
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Winner of the 2014 National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction Shortlisted for the 2014 Cundill Prize in Historical LiteratureFrom the revered historian, the long-awaited conclusion of the magisterial history of slavery and emancipation in Western culture that has been nearly... |
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The Roberts Court: The Struggle for the Constitution
Marcia Coyle · Simon & Schuster |
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The Roberts Court seven years old sits at the center of a constitutional maelstrom Through four landmark decisions Marcia Coyle one of the most prestigious experts on the Supreme Court reveals the fault lines in the conservative-dominated Court led by Chief Justice John Roberts JrSeven... |
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Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America
Ari Berman · Picador Usa
Pages: 384
Format: Print book |
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Named a Notable Book of the Year by The New York Times Book Review and The Washington PostNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR, The Boston Globe, and Kirkus Reviews (Best Nonfiction) Countless books have been written about the civil rights movement, but far less attention has been... |
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Rise of ISIS: A Threat We Can't Ignore
Jay Sekulow · Howard Books; annotated edition edition |
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THE DEFINITIVE BOOK ON ISISJay Sekulow, one of Americas most influential attorneys, closely examines the rise of the terrorist groups ISIS and Hamas, explains their objectives and capabilities and how, if left undefeated, their existence could unleash a genocide of historic proportions.Recently,... |
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Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery: Where War Comes Home
Robert M. Poole · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover |
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While On Hallowed Ground chronicled the history of the cemetery, Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery is the powerful contemporary biography of a five-acre plot where many of those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan have been laid to rest alongside service members from earlier wars. Gifted... |
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Bush
Jean Edward Smith · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 808
Format: Print book |
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Distinguished presidential biographer Jean Edward Smith offers a critical yet fair biography of George W. Bush, showing how he ignored his advisors to make key decisions himself - most disastrously in invading Iraq - and how these decisions were often driven by the President's deep religious... |
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