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The Intimidation Game: How the Left Is Silencing Free Speech

Kimberley Strassel · Twelve
Pages: 396
Format: Print book

From Kim Strassel-one of the preeminent political columnists writing today and member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board-comes an insightful, alarming look at how the Left, once the champion of civil liberties, is today orchestrating a coordinated campaign to bully Americans out of free...
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Why Philanthropy Matters: How the Wealthy Give, and What It Means for Our Economic Well-Being

Zoltan J. Acs · Princeton University Press

Philanthropy has long been a distinctive feature of American culture, but its crucial role in the economic well-being of the nation--and the world--has remained largely unexplored. Why Philanthropy Matters takes an in-depth look at philanthropy as an underappreciated force in capitalism,...
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Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas

Edward Klein · Regnery Publishing; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

1 New York Times Bestseller In this highly anticipated follow-up to his blockbuster The Amateur, former New York Times Magazine editor-in-chief Edward Klein delves into the rocky relationship between the Obamas and the Clintons. An old-school reporter with incredible insider contacts, Klein...
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Power Grab: Obama's Dangerous Plan for a One-Party Nation

Dick Morris · Humanix Books
Format: Hardcover

New York Times best-selling authors Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, in their upcoming release by Humanix Books, contend that President Obama is at war with the Constitution and its provisions that provide forchecks and balances. President Obama s style of leadership is proof that he is willing...
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Latino America: How America’s Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation

Matt Barreto , · PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

Sometime in April 2014, somewhere in a hospital in California, a Latino child tipped the demographic scales as Latinos displaced non-Hispanic whites as the largest racial/ethnic group in the state. So, one-hundred-sixty-six years after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought the Mexican...
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The Generosity Network: New Transformational Tools for Successful Fund-Raising

Jennifer McCrea · Deepak Chopra
Format: Hardcover

The Generosity Network is the essential guide to the art of activating resources of every kind behind any worthy cause. Philanthropist Jeff Walker and fund-raising expert Jennifer McCrea offer a fresh new perspective that can make the toughest challenges of nonprofit management and development...
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ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States 2014

Bernan Press , · Bernan Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Questions come across the reference desk on all topics: How many hate crimes were there in 2008? Are there many book clubs in the U.S.? Do you have the GDP for the U.S. for the past 10 (or so) years? How many people use Facebook? All of these questions can be answered by the ProQuest Statistical...
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The High Druid's Blade: The Defenders of Shannara

Terry Brooks · Random House Inc
Pages: 305
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERLegend has it that Paxon Leah is descended from the royals and warriors who once ruled the Highlands and waged war with magical weapons. But those kings, queens, and heroes are long gone, and there is nothing enchanted about the antique sword that hangs above Paxon's...
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The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty

Timothy Sandefur · Cato Institute; First Edition edition

Is liberty or democracy the primary constitutional value? At a time when Americans are increasingly facing violations of their civil liberties, Timothy Sandefur's insightful new book explains why the Declaration of Independence, with its doctrines on the primacy of liberty, the natural...
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Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests, 7th Edition

Cynthia Orr · Libraries Unlimited; 7 edition
Format: Hardcover

For readers advisory librarians with patrons looking for their next great read, professors teaching readers advisory service, or even enthusiastic readers who prefer to help themselves, Genreflecting A Guide to Popular Reading Interests serves all of their needs. A new introductory section...
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