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The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War

Craig Whitlock - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Unlike the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, the US invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 had near-unanimous public support. At first, the goals were straightforward and clear: to defeat al-Qaeda and prevent a repeat of 9/11. Yet soon after the United States and its allies removed the Taliban from power,...
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Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship

Michelle Kuo - Random House
Format: Hardcover

A memoir of race, inequality, and the power of literature told through the life-changing friendship between an idealistic young teacher and her gifted student, jailed for murder in the Mississippi Delta "Reading with Patrick could be the most affecting book you'll read this year."...
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The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution

David A Kaplan - Crown
Format: Hardcover

In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, shows how the justices subvert the role of the other branches of government - and how we've...
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The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir

John Bolton - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump for 519 days. A seasoned public servant who had previously worked for Presidents Reagan, Bush #41, and Bush #43, Bolton brought to the administration thirty years of experience in international issues and a reputation...
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Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason

Dave Rubin - Sentinel
Format: Hardcover

From host of The Rubin Report, the most-watched talk show about free speech and big ideas on YouTube right now, a roadmap for free thinking in an increasingly censored world.The left is no longer liberal. Once on the side of free speech and tolerance, progressives now ban speakers from...
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The Women of NOW: How Feminists Built an Organization That Transformed America

Katherine Turk - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

The history of NOW -- its organization, trials, and revolutionary mission -- told through the work of three members.. In the summer of 1966, crammed into a DC hotel suite and passing paper cups of liquor, twenty-eight women hatched a revolutionary plan. Betty Friedan, the well-known author...
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Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution

Amber Tamblyn - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover

A passionate and deeply personal exploration of feminism during divisive times from one of the founders of Times Up: actor, filmmaker, and activist Amber Tamblyn."A work of personal upheaval and political reckoning." - Rebecca Traister, New York Times bestselling author of Good...
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The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song

Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Format: Hardcover

For the young Henry Louis Gates, Jr., growing up in a small, segregated West Virginia town, the church was his family and his community's true center of gravity. Within those walls, voices were lifted up in song to call forth the best in each other, and to comfort each other when times...
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An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Changing Yourself and the World

Patrisse Cullors - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

In , Cullors charts a framework for how everyday activists can effectively fight for an abolitionist present and future. Filled with relatable pedagogy on the history of abolition, a reimagining of what reparations look like for Black lives and real-life anecdotes from Cullors offers a bold,...
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Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump

Jennifer Rubin - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Shattered and Game Change, Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin provides an insider's look at how women across the political spectrum carried a revolution to the ballot box and defeated Donald Trump, based on interviews with key figures such as Kamala Harris,...
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