|
American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andrew Cuomo
|
|
When COVID-19 besieged the United States, New York State emerged as the global "ground zero" for a deadly contagion that threatened the lives and livelihoods of millions. Quickly, Governor Andrew Cuomo provided the leadership to address the threat, becoming the stand |
|
| |
|
|
 |
|
America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
Robert B. Zoellick · Twelve
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Ranging from Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson to Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan, and James Baker, AMERICA IN THE WORLD tells the vibrant story of American diplomacy.Recounting the actors and events of U.S. foreign policy, Zoellick identifies five traditions that... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Bravo Company: An Afghanistan Deployment and Its Aftermath
Ben Kesling · Abrams Press
Format: Book
|
|
A timely and searing account of the American war in Afghanistan In Bravo Company, journalist and combat veteran Ben Kesling tells the story of the war in Afghanistan through the eyes of the men of one unit, part of a combat-hardened parachute infantry regiment in the 82nd Airborne Division.
A... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Civilian Lives of U.S. Veterans: Issues and Identities
Louis Hicks · Praeger
Format: eBook
|
|
In this book, 50 experts study the lives of U.S. veterans at work, at home, and in American society as they navigate issues regarding health, gender, public service, substance abuse, and homelessness.* Considers the changing demographics of U.S. veterans as compared to previous generations... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Democracy Awakening: Notes on the State of America
Heather Cox Richardson · Viking
Format: Paperback
|
|
From historian and author of the popular daily newsletter LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN, a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy -- and how we can turn back.. In the midst of the impeachment crisis of 2019, Heather Cox Richardson... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Don't Forget Us Here: Lost and Found at Guantanamo
Mansoor Adayfi · Hachette Books
Format: Book
|
|
At the age of 18, Mansoor Adayfi left his home in Yemen for a cultural mission to Afghanistan. He never returned. Kidnapped by warlords and then sold to the US after 9/11, he was disappeared to Guantnamo Bay, where he spent the next 14 years as Detainee #441
.Don't Forget... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer
Fred Kaplan · Harper
Format: Book
|
|
As he did for Abraham Lincoln and John Quincy Adams, award-winning biographer Fred Kaplan offers a fresh, illuminating look at the life of Thomas Jefferson and his contributions as a writer.In this unique biography, Fred Kaplan emphasizes Thomas Jefferson's genius with language and his ability... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
