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Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2014
Biographer Steven J. Holmes once wrote that John Muir was "one of the patron saints of twentieth-century American environmental activity." In his lifetime, the engineer, author, biologist, and activist worked alongside powerful men such as President Theodore Roosevelt, railroad executive E. H. Harriman,...
by Benjamin Franklin
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2007
Benjamin Franklin's classic book is full of timeless, thought-provoking insights that are as valuable today as they were over two centuries ago. With more than 700 pithy proverbs, Franklin lays out the rules everyone should live by and offers advice on such subjects as money, friendship, marriage,...
The Gatekeepers
Inside Israel’s Internal Security Agency
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2015
The companion to the Oscar-nominated documentary—six former heads of Shin Bet honestly assess their attempts to stop Palestinian terror in Israel.
Imagine the following situation: You have just received a tip that six suicide bombers are making their way into the heart of Israel’s major cities,...
by Wilson Casey
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
101 REASONS TO VOTE FOR HILLARY CLINTON
As the 2016 elections approach, Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy is one of the hottest topics among voters and the media. Clinton has worn many hats in congress and is a well-respected leader--voters consider her one of the best female candidates...
Malcolm X
The FBI File
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
This revealing look at the slain civil rights leader offers “invaluable information about his activities and progress as an activist and thinker” (The New York Times).
From March, 1953 forward, shortly after he was released from a Boston prison, the FBI watched every move Malcolm Little—aka...
Spinning History
Politics and Propaganda in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
An “original and insightful” look at World War II through the lens of theater, propaganda, and the most important performances in human history (Richard Cole, PhD).
In this fascinating book, more relevant than ever in today’s political climate of “fake news” and “alternative facts,”...
The Benghazi Report
Review of the Terrorist Attacks on U.S. Facilities in Benghazi, Libya, September 11-12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2014
On September 11, 2012, a squad of armed militants in Libya attacked the American diplomatic mission at Benghazi, killing U.S. ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other American diplomats. Although the vicious attack was initially reported as a protest against an anti-Islamic video, later evidence...
The Selfie Generation
How Our Self-Images Are Changing Our Notions of Privacy, Sex, Consent, and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
Whether it's Kim Kardashian uploading picture after picture to Instagram or your roommate posting a mid-vacation shot to Facebook, selfies receive mixed reactions. But are selfies more than, as many critics lament, a symptom of a self-absorbed generation?
Millennial Alicia Eler's The Selfie...
by Justin Krebs
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
There are hundreds of ways to lead a more environmentally friendly, socially conscious, and liberally minded life-ways that can even be enjoyable. What readers will find in this friendly inclusive book are simple steps, lifestyle adjustments, and ideas that entertain:
Watching MSNBC instead of...
Blood, Money, & Power
How L.B.J. Killed J.F.K.
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
A shocking exposé of the secret, high-level conspiracy in Texas that led to John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the succession of Lyndon B. Johnson.
In Blood, Money, & Power: How L.B.J. Killed J.F.K., attorney Barr McClellan, a former member of L.B.J.’s legal team, uses hundreds of...
Encyclopedia of Assassinations
More than 400 Infamous Attacks that Changed the Course of History
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
The most comprehensive handbook on over four hundred assassinations, attempts, and plots against political figures—from Abraham Lincoln to Gandhi and more.
This A–Z compilation of history’s most turbulent moments, includes the date, location, and full description of each incident, as...
The American Freedoms Primer
A Citizen's Guidebook to the Most Celebrated Declarations of American Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
The American Freedoms Primer is a compilation of the most historically significant speeches and writings on liberty, from the seventeenth century to the present day. Many of the declarations contained in these pages have influenced and inspired legislation, shaping United States policies on human...
The Lessons of Ubuntu
How an African Philosophy Can Inspire Racial Healing in America
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
A roadmap to healing America’s wounds, bridging the racial divide, and diminishing our anger.
Mathabane touched the hearts of millions of people around the world with his powerful memoir, Kaffir Boy, about growing up under apartheid in South Africa and was praised by Oprah Winfrey and Bill...
Whitewash
The Report on the Warren Report
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Harold Weisberg’s Whitewash was originally self-published in 1965, at a time when few publishing houses would consider a book challenging the Warren Report. Written in Harold’s fiercely passionate yet scrupulously honest style, and relying on the government’s own evidence and documentation,...