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  • The Columbia History of Post-World War II America

    Edited by Mark Carnes ...
    Beginning with an analysis of cultural themes and ending with a discussion of evolving and expanding political and corporate institutions, The Columbia History of Post-World War II America addresses changes in America's response to the outside world; the merging of psychological states and social patterns in memorial culture, scandal culture, and consumer culture; the intersection of social ... Read more

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    Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation

    The New York Times bestselling investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women is “an informative and thought-provoking book for anyone—not just the single ladies—who want to gain a greater understanding of this pivotal moment in the history of the United States” (The New York Times Book Review).In 2009, award-winning journalist Rebecca Traister started All the Single Ladies ... Read more

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  • Money and Power

    How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World

    The bestselling author of the acclaimed House of Cards and The Last Tycoons turns his spotlight on to Goldman Sachs and the controversy behind its success.From the outside, Goldman Sachs is a perfect company. The Goldman PR machine loudly declares it to be smarter, more ethical, and more profitable than all of its competitors. Behind closed doors, however, the firm constantly straddles the line ... Read more

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  • Worthy Fights

    A Memoir of Leadership in War and Peace

    The New York Times–bestselling autobiography of a legendary political and military leaderIt could be said that Leon Panetta has had two of the most consequential careers of any American public servant in the past fifty years. His first career, beginning as an Army intelligence officer and including a distinguished run as one of the most powerful and respected members of Congress, lasted thirty ... Read more

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  • Borderlands

    Riding the Edge of America

    by Derek Lundy ...
    "The periphery of a place can tell us a great deal about its heartland. along the edge of a nation's territory, its real prejudices, fears and obsessions - but also its virtues - irrepressibly bubble up as its people confront the 'other' whom they admire, or fear, or hold in contempt, and know little about. September 11, 2001, changed the United States utterly and nothing more so than the physical ... Read more

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  • The Silenced Majority

    Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope

    The New York Times–bestselling collection of essays on the power of ordinary people to effect lasting change—from the host and cofounder of Democracy Now!Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan began writing a weekly column, "Breaking the Sound Barrier," for King Features Syndicate in 2006. This timely new sequel to Goodman's New York Times bestseller of the same name gives voice to the many ordinary ... Read more

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  • Thanks for the Memories, George

    What Eight Years of Bush Will Do to a Country

    by Mike Loew ...
    Feeling Bushed, America?In Thanks for the Memories, George, author and Onion contributor Mike Loew takes a humorous–yet furious–look at the last eight years of the Bush administration. From the botched evidence for the war in Iraq to the torture and violation of the Constitution to the economic crisis, this is a scathing, witty review of W’s sorry legacy, including:•How the Taliban is spending ... Read more

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  • The Watchers

    The Rise of America's Surveillance State

    by Shane Harris ...
    Using exclusive access to key insiders, Shane Harris charts the rise of America's surveillance state over the past twenty-five years and highlights a dangerous paradox: Our government's strategy has made it harder to catch terrorists and easier to spy on the rest of us.Our surveillance state was born in the brain of Admiral John Poindexter in 1983. Poindexter, Reagan's National Security Advisor, ... Read more

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  • Humboldt

    Life on America's Marijuana Frontier

    by Emily Brady ...
    In the vein of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and Deborah Feldman's Unorthodox, journalist Emily Brady journeys into a secretive subculture--one that marijuana built.Say the words "Humboldt County" to a stranger and you might receive a knowing grin. The name is infamous, and yet the place, and its inhabitants, have been nearly impenetrable. Until now.Humboldt is a narrative exploration of an ... Read more

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  • Leading from Behind

    The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him

    Barack Obama has never been fully vetted—until now.In the New York Times bestselling Leading from Behind, investigative journalist Richard Miniter presents the first book to explore President Obama's abilities as a leader, by unearthing new details of his biggest successes and failures. Based on exclusive interviews and never-before-published material, Leading from Behind investigates the secret ... Read more

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  • The Last Republicans

    Inside the Extraordinary Relationship Between George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush

    This dual biography offers "a captivating, intimate portrait of one of the country's most important political dynasties"—often in their own words (Doris Kearns Goodwin).In this revealing, often poignant work, presidential historian Mark K. Updegrove tracks the presidents of George Bush and his son George W. Bush from their formative years through their post-presidencies. He also examines the ... Read more

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  • Nixon's White House Wars

    The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever

    From Vietnam to the Southern Strategy, from the opening of China to the scandal of Watergate, Pat Buchanan—speechwriter and senior adviser to President Nixon—tells the untold story of Nixon’s embattled White House, from its historic wins to it devastating defeats.In his inaugural address, Nixon held out a hand in friendship to Republicans and Democrats alike. But by the fall of 1969, massive ... Read more

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