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Cracks in the Pavement: Social Change and Resilience in Poor Neighborhoods

Martin Sanchez-Jankowski
Format: Hardcover


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The Statesman and the Storyteller: John Hay, Mark Twain, and the Rise of American Imperialism

Mark Zwonitzer - Algonquin Of Chapel Hill
Format: Print book

In the tradition of the bestselling historical works of David McCullough, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Stephen Ambrose, and Walter Isaacson, award-winning documentarian Mark Zwonitzer brings two extraordinary American figures--and friends--into the spotlight at a time when their country was taking...
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Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the U.S. Army to Fight Hitler

BRUCE HENDERSON - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Joining the ranks of Unbroken, Band of Brothers, and Boys in the Boat, the little-known saga of young German Jews, dubbed The Ritchie Boys, who fled Nazi Germany in the 1930s, came of age in America, and returned to Europe at enormous personal risk as members of the U.S. Army to play a key role...
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Witch Hunt: The Plot to Destroy Trump and Undo His Election

Gregg Jarrett - Broadside Books
Format: Hardcover

The author of the number-one New York Times bestseller The Russia Hoax picks up where that book ended with this hard-hitting, well-reasoned examination of the latest findings about "collusion" between the Trump Administration and the Russians, offering further proof that Special...
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Indians of the Great Plains

Daniel J. Gelo - Routledge; 1 edition
Format: Print book

Plains Societies and CulturesIndians of the Great Plains, written by Daniel J. Gelo of The University of Texas at San Antonio, is a text that emphasizes that Plains societies and cultures are continuing, living entities. Through a topical exploration, it provides a contemporary view of recent...
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American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House

Jon Meacham - Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle...
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No place to hide : Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. surveillance state

Glenn Greenwald - Metropolitan Books/Henry Holt
Format: Print book

Investigative reporter Glenn Greenwald provides an in-depth look into the National Security Agency scandal that has triggered a national debate over national security and information privacy. With further revelations from documents entrusted to Glenn Greenwald by Edward Snowden himself,...
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Latin Looks: Images Of Latinas And Latinos In The U.s. Media

Clara E Rodriguez - Westview Press
Format: Hardcover

What are "Latin looks"? A Latin look may seem at first blush to be something that everyone recognizes - brunette, sensual, expressive, animated, perhaps threatening. But upon reflection, we realize that these are the images that are prevalent in the media, while the reality in Latino...
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Weak Strongman: The Limits of Power in Putin's Russia

Timothy Frye - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

Media and public discussion tends to understand Russian politics as a direct reflection of Vladimir Putin's seeming omnipotence or Russia's unique history and culture. Yet Russia is remarkably similar to other autocracies -- and recognizing this illuminates the inherent limits to Putin's...
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Live Free Or Die: America

Sean Hannity - Threshold Editions
Format: Hardcover

America's top-rated cable news host and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers his first book in ten years: a look at America's fight against those who would reverse our tradition of freedom - a fight we can't afford to lose in 2020. America is great for a reason. Built...
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