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Nasser
The Last Arab
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
Since the death of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1970 there has been no ideology to capture the imagination of the Arab world except Islamic fundamentalism. Any sense of completely secular Arab states ended with him and what we see today happening in the Middle East is a direct result of...
Fighting Words
A Tale of How Liberals Created Neo-Conservatism
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2008
How did a nice, liberal Jewish boy from the Bronx come to be called a conservative?
Ben J. Wattenberg has been at the center of American ideas and events since 1966, when he became a speechwriter for and aide to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Recruited out of the blue, Wattenberg worked closely...
The Emperor's New Clothes
Exposing the Truth from Watergate to 9/11
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2009
Richard Ben-Veniste hates being lied to. He especially hates it when the American people are lied to. Widely respected as a trial lawyer, Ben-Veniste delivers a fascinating insider's tale in his memoir of a career spent fighting hypocrisy and seeking accountability among the highest ranks of government.
A...
The U.S. House of Representatives
Fundamentals of American Government
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
The third book in the Fundamentals of American Government civics series explores the inner workings of this important part of the legislative branch. As with Selecting a President and The U.S. Senate, this book is written for all audiences, but voiced toward high school seniors and college freshmen-or...
Mafia: Inside the Dark Heart
The Rise and Fall of the Sicilian Mafia
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
An, expansive, intriguing and meticulous account of the Sicilian Mafia.
The pre-dawn arrests of the last remaining mafiosi in December 2008 signaled the end of the Sicilian Mafia as we know it. In Mafia: Inside the Dark Heart, A.G.D. Maran charts the complete history of the world's most infamous criminal...
Into the Heart of the Mafia
A Journey Through the Italian South
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
In this investigation into the criminal underworld of the cities and villages of the Italian South, David Lane provides an unrivaled exposé of the operations of the Mafia today
From Naples, home of Mafia-controlled mozzarella and toxic waste, through the no less rotten Calabria, to Sicily,...
Boss of Bosses
A Journey into the Heart of the Sicilian Mafia
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2009
In the 1980s, the broad legal mandate of the RICO act succeeded in crushing much of the backbone of the traditional American Mafia. Across the ocean however, in the ancestral Sicilian homeland of La Cosa Nostra, the Mafia was anything but finished. Possessed of a power thought to rival that of the...
After Iraq
Anarchy and Renewal in the Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2008
"The Iraqi state that was formed in the aftermath of the First World War has come to an end. Its successor state is struggling to be born in an environment of crises and chaos."
*---*Ali Allawi, Iraq's former Minister of Defense
Allawi is not exaggerating. The disastrous American...
Greenpeace Captain
My Adventures in Protecting the Future of Our Planet
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
A Man. A Mission.
GREENPEACE CAPTAIN
PETER WILLCOX has been a Captain for Greenpeace for over 30 years. He would never call himself a hero, but he is recognized on every ocean and continent for devoting his entire life to saving the planet. He has led the most compelling and dangerous Greenpeace...
The Test of Our Times
America Under Siege...And How We Can Be Safe Again
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2009
When our nation called, Tom Ridge answered. Appointed by the President to head up domestic security, Ridge established the Department of Homeland Security. In this probing and surefooted memoir, Ridge takes us through the challenges he and his new department faced, including Anthrax scares and reports...
by Eleanor Clift, Matthew Spieler
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2012
The debut of a brand-new civics series for high school seniors and college freshmen, that clearly, concisely and cleverly explains how the United States elects its president
Selecting a President explains the nuts and bolts of our presidential electoral system while drawing on rich historical...
Letter to a New President
Commonsense Lessons for Our Next Leader
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2008
A legendary Senator advises our next President on the commonsense values necessary to lead our nation
United States Senator Robert C. Byrd is the longest-serving member of the United States Senate in the history of our great Republic. Senator Byrd has served the people of West Virginia, and the nation,...
What A Party!
My Life Among Democrats: Presidents, Candidates, Donors, Activists, Alligators and Other Wild Animals
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2007
"I thought I knew Terry McAuliffe as well as anyone, but this time he surprised even me. Who knew Terry could sit still long enough to give us a book this good? What a Party! is a must-read for all of us who love politics, believe in public service, and know that laughter is often the best survival...
Never Give In
Battling Cancer in the Senate
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
This is not simply the memoir of a cancer survivor. Nor is it just the memoir of a respected senator. This is an unprecedented glimpse into a man who is both. It is inspiration for people of all political persuasions; of how to persevere and succeed---despite what the doctors may say, despite what...